Surely the residents slow down where their children are playing - district engineer

Cllr Finola Armstrong- McGuire asked that the housing estate at Tir Na Sí, Lisnagot in Carrick-on- Shannon be visited and safety measures for children playing are implemented by Leitrim County Council.
At a meeting of Carrick-on-Shannon Municipal District on Monday, she said that there are a “growing number of families now in that area and playing outside should be as safe as possible. I believe there are improvements that could be made for the safety of all.”
A report by the Roads office said that the council carried out an audit on Tir Na Sí (public cul de sac) and noted that all public lights are working, 30km/h signs are up and visible along with warning 'Children at Play' signs.
Cllr Armstrong-McGuire asked if there was “anything new on the market to say that children are at play in an area” stressing that “people tend not to pay attention to the Children at Play signs anymore” as they have been around for so long.
District engineer Darragh O'Boyle repeated what was said in the official response and said the only traffic that drives through the estate are residents, “so surely the residents slow down if their children are playing,” he remarked.
He added the main road through an Cluain Sí Bán has a 50km/h speed limit. “We've put up signs and done all the right things there; there's a ramp on the far side of an Cluain Sí Bán; it's fully lit; there's a brand new footpath; I don't know what else we could do there; we can get the Gardaí to go out and stop them from speeding,” he suggested.
He also suggested erecting a driver feedback sign. “It's all local traffic there; it's not like there are heavy goods vehicles coming in and it's not a through road. We can look at putting up more signage.”
Cllr Des Guckian supported the motion. The motion was supported by the other members.