A Laois County Councillor has called for an update on a pedestrian crossing on a dangerous road that was promised four years ago.

Independent Durrow Cllr Ollie Clooney has fought for a pedestrian crossing at the community centre in Cullohill.

Laois County Council's Road Design team have said that they have previously carried out a preliminary inspection, and that subject to a funding allocation, they will contact the Department of Transport in coming weeks for an assessment of works, with a view to progress these works.

"Subject to funding- there was a small grant awarded to it, between €25,000 and €30,000, that's not going to cover it," Cllr Clooney said.

The Cllr questioned when these works will be done, and what the next steps will be.

"This issue is ongoing for over four years," Cllr Clooney said.

"Sixty kilometres is the speed limit there, and there are cars doing 100kmph. We have kids crossing at the community centre coming home from school, we know about road death figures and we won't get into them today," Cllr Clooney said.

"The figures are of an alarming rate, even for this year alone they are setting new records in road fatalities. This has to be done fairly soon. The waiting is over-we have to have action on this as soon as possible," Cllr Clooney said.

His motion was supported by Rathdowney Fine Gael Cllr John King.

"This is a shockingly busy road, there was a loss of life there some years ago," Cllr King said.

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"Any works to save a life is no money," he finished.

This motion was tabled at the February sitting of Laois County Council's Borris in Ossory / Mountmellick Municipal District.