Kieran’s Comments at Cork City Council Meeting, 22 February 2010

Re: Cork City Public Transport Plan:

We need to change the culture/ the way of life that exists with regard to public transport. We need to educate the younger generations to use public transport. The City Council’s civic awareness schemes are weak. I would also call for City Council to work more closely with Bus Éireann. I’m very disappointed that there is no member of Bus Éireann on the Roads and Transport Strategic Policy Committee. I propose that this Council arrange to meet Bus Éireann, Cork and actively work with them with regard to the city’s public transport.

Clamping:

The reports note three means of making enforcement – towaway, clamping and fixed charge. However with towaway, there are added enforcement measures – the removal of your car, inconvenience, fixed penalty charge and the mental shock. There are also hidden enforcement measures in clamping. If someone challenged the sub-enforcement measures in a legal sense, it would be interesting to see a response. I wish to support Cllr. Finn’s motion to remove clamping.