The 145 bus route is an essential transport link for the UCD community, providing direct access from Heuston Station to campus. Its removal jeopardises the ability of students, staff, and other UCD members to easily and affordably access the university. Many students rely on this route as their primary means of commuting, and without it, they face increased travel times, additional costs, and greater barriers to participating in campus life. By joining this campaign, you are standing up for fair access to education and work, as well as for better public transport. Whether you use the bus or not, the loss of this route affects the entire UCD community and will have a knock-on impact on other users of public transport in Dublin City Centre.

Background: Statistics from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry indicate that over 50% of new petrol and diesel cars, bought in 2023, were SUVs [1]. According to the Financial Times, sales of SUVs in Ireland are amongst the highest in the EU [2]. These vehicles, largely driven in urban areas, contribute disproportionately to greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, and traffic congestion. Their larger size and weight result in increased fuel consumption and road wear, further exacerbating these issues. Their electric counterparts, due to their excessive size are contributing to global shortages of critical metals such as lithium, causing significant environmental degradation & reshaping global politics. Crash data from Belgium from 2017 to 2021 also shows that a 10cm increase in the height of vehicle fronts raises the risk of death by 30% when a car hits a pedestrian or cyclist, according to a study by the Vias Institute, previously the Belgian Institute for Road Safety [3]. By imposing an additional VRT on the sale of non-commercial heavy vehicles, we can encourage manufacturers to stop increasing the size of their cars, and incentivize consumers to choose more environmentally friendly options, such as smaller, more fuel-efficient cars or public transportation. This would help to reduce our carbon footprint, meet our legally binding climate targets and improve air quality. A higher VRT on heavy non-commercial vehicles is a necessary and effective measure to protect our environment and promote sustainable transportation and public health improvements. “The Irish transport system is car dependent by design, is high in greenhouse gas emissions and does not support improved well-being.” — OECD 2022 report Promoting Equity: By taxing non-commercial vehicles that disproportionately contribute to emissions, a sales weight tax could create a more equitable system where the costs of environmental damage are more fairly distributed between urban and rural dwellers. This could free up resources for other groups such as farmers to be rewarded for investing in sustainable practices.

The use of these super bright headlights will if not already cause severe accidents and possibly loss of life.

We would like Fingal County Council to make our Seabury pathways safer by fixing the damaged pathway areas outside houses  number 8 and number 9 Estuary Road Malahide. The raised areas and potholes at this location are a dangerous tripping hazard for pedestrians. They have caused many young children to fall off of their bikes and scooters while on their way to school or to the local playground. Location: (53.4538894, -6.1819346). There are also many elderly residents living near this location who are at risk of falling.  It is so easily preventable. Just a bit of concrete here and the path will be made safe. I have contacted the county council months ago and have not had any proper response. Please sign our petition to get this fixed and make Seabury a safer place for all! :)

The people of Beara are at a disadvantage for work, for education, for basic services and for accessing amenities / social events. Young people and elderly people rely heavily on public transport and thus are at a particular disadvantage.  Tourists using public transport are unable to visit this area, and those visiting here have no public transport options to avail of local restaurants or bars.   We also want to have the option to leave the car at home and to play our part in reducing carbon emissions.  Recent experience shows that when public transport is provided, people use it. The National Transport Authority has reported a five-fold increase in the use of public transport in rural areas since it was increased. When they are given a reliable and affordable alternative to the car, they’ll take it. So please add your name to this petition and help us campaign for change.  (Image courtesy of Lauragh Community Council)

.This would help allow those in need to have easier access to places such as hospitals 

The development of all weather Astro turf pitch  is an essential and badly needed sporting infrastructure in the locality and will serve our growing and diverse community. https://www.pleanala.ie/en-ie/case/320912

Road deaths are rising year on year in Ireland, and the government's response is to disband the Road Safety Authority (RSA).  This is outrageous. They should be putting more money into preventing road deaths, not stripping vital funding from the people who are trying to make our roads safer.  Please sign this petition if you think the Road Safety Authority should remain in place. It's essential that we keep the RSA if we want to keep people safe on our roads. 

We kindly ask for your support in this matter. Signing this petition would greatly strengthen our case for increased safety measures, speed limit enforcement, and special speed designations on the approaches to the school gate.

The climate and biodiversity emergency (and the wider global polycrisis it represents) is entirely different from all other issues in this general election campaign. It is global in scope, raising genuine existential risk for the stability of all human civilisation within the lifetime of young people already of voting age. It transcends and dwarfs the other “conventional” political issues: there can be no enduring solution to housing, healthcare, education, emigration, economic development, peace or justice unless there is a successful response to the climate and biodiversity emergency. For Ireland to play even its minimal fair share in such a global response would now require fundamental and disruptive changes in current political priorities. It is utterly impossible to do justice to this issue without a full debate devoted exclusively to it, and driven by an audience selected explicitly to represent future generations who are entirely reliant on the decisions being made now. "We need to focus every inch of our being on climate change. Because if we fail to do so, then all of our achievements and progress will be for nothing. And all that will remain of our political leaders’ legacy will be the greatest failure of human history. And they will be remembered as the greatest villains of all time because they have chosen not to listen and not to act." - Greta Thunberg, speech to the European Economic and Social Committee, February 2019. [Note: This initiative follows on a previous petition during the #GE2020 election campaign. Image credit: sculpture by Isaac Cordal, "Follow the leaders".] 

The roads in Ardee are not adequate to handle the volumes of traffic passing through the town. This causes serious congestion and severe delays, environmental pollution and increased risk of accidents. 

Installing a pedestrian crossing/traffic lights would improve safety for pedestrians of all ages, including children, seniors, and individuals with disabilities, when crossing the busy roads in Kilmuckridge. Drivers are more likely to pay attention to and yield to pedestrians at a designated crossing.  Advocating for this would help encourage a culture of mutual respect among pedestrians and drivers, so we can all contribute to a safer community for residents and visitors in Kilmuckridge, Co. Wexford.