Oireachtas Committee hears that lack of infrastructure hindering uptake of cycling

“We are particularly conscious that in many parts of Ireland - and in rural Ireland especially - that the numbers of children cycling to school have fallen off a cliff.”

Poor infrastructure, the abuse of cyclists, and a lack of a single authority with responsibility for transport are all factors that hinder the uptake of cycling in Ireland, an Oireachtas Committee has heard.

The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport held a meeting on national cycling policy and heard submissions from cycling advocates as well as officials from the National Transport Authority and the Department of Transport.