Emissions from transport remains very high within Ireland.
Cork City in particular suffers from poor air quality on a regular basis - much of this spans from an over-reliance on the private car, mainly due to poor public transport systems, and a poor/non existent cycling network, leaving people with little alternatives.
Cork City Council needs to ensure Climate Change remains a prominent feature and concern in all plans going forward, particularly in relation to transport planning and infrastructure.
Cycling infrastructure like cycleways and public transport infrastructure like bus lanes, bus gates should be prioritised over all future roads projects. Any roads being built into the future should have bus priority and safe, separated walking and cycling infrastructure as standard.
Climate Change is a very real concern, and it is very important it remains a prominent feature in all planning by Cork City Council both now and going into the future.