Bhí na sluaite amach ar an R336 an Chéadaoin seo caite, agus beidh amárach, ag glacadh páirt i siúlóid agóide mar gheall ar cé chomh contúirteach is atá an bóthar sin agus an easpa muiníne atá ag tuismitheoirí a bpáistí a ligint dul ar scoil ag siúl nó ar rothar. Tá a fhios agam gur faoi dhualgas na comhairle contae atá an tsábháilteacht bóthair, ach ba mhaith liom aird a tharraingt ar an dul chun cinn mall atá déanta againn ar an scéim um bealaí sábháilte chun na scoile. Some 421 schools were included in the original safe routes to school scheme in 2021 and of those 421, only 96 have had work completed on them. This is impeding children who wish to walk or cycle to school safely and the impact of the scheme is not meeting its desire. The scheme is overly cumbersome from my perspective, as it includes the Department of Transport, NTA, An Taisce, local authorities and schools.

Thank you, Deputy.

There are nine phases of approval through the scheme. We need to look at it again.

I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue of safety in the context of the safe routes to school scheme. I take on board what he has said. I will ask the Ministers responsible to look at the scheme. The Deputy has said it is taking too long. He mentioned that 421 schools are involved.

Of the 421 schools, just 96 have had their work completed.

We will see what we can do to expedite that.