‘The local community is dangerous for children and young people – drinking, bonfires, cars being burned out, no security.’ -Group of 16-18 year old boys and girls

• ‘Many little children don’t come out because they wouldn’t be allowed because of all the robbed cars that are around going too fast. There isn’t much places for cars to park just outside the houses and it makes the road smaller. Kids would all the time run out in front of the cars and would get hurt.’ -Young girl, Dublin

• ‘The roads aren’t very safe. There should be more footpaths to get places, a pedestrian crossing outside the school, zebra crossings, traffic lights and the hedges along the roads should be cut in case cars hit someone’. -Group of boys and girls, Clare

• ‘There needs to be more traffic lights and lollipop ladies to manage traffic so roads are safer, including around the school. Traffic lights should change more slowly.’ -Group of boys and girls, Dublin

• ‘The pipes and drains in parts of the town need to be fixed to prevent overflow of sewage and flooding.’ – Group of girls and boys, Dublin

• ‘More bins are needed on the street and on the beach.’ -Young person, Dublin

• ‘We are happy living in the countryside – the fresh air, fields and wild animals, lots of space and nature around, having big lands and fields to play in. Living in the country is good for our animals too – a lot of space for my dog to run; I like the way my cat can climb trees, run everywhere and dig.’ – Group of boys and girls, Tipperary

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