Dublin City Councillors have agreed to increase the length of time for pedestrians to cross roads.

The motion, from Green Party Councillor Ciarán Cuffe, is extending the 'green man' at traffic lights around the city by one second.

Mr Cuffe has said this will better facilitate more vulnerable road users, who will "benefit from additional crossing time".

Following the vote on Wednesday, Mr Cuffe said Sinn Féin "interestingly enough" voted to add an extra second to the 'orange man' as well.

So we agreed the motion to add a second to ‘green man’ pedestrian times. Sinn Féin interestingly enough voted to add a second to the ‘orange man’ as well. These changes won’t happen overnight, we’ll receive a report on what can be achieved at a future date. pic.twitter.com/DvnZbIE7jm

— Ciarán Cuffe (@CiaranCuffe) November 14, 2018

The Dublin Cycling Campaign earlier welcomed the idea.

In a tweet, the advocacy group said: "This may seem like a small thing, but extending the green pedestrian signal time will make a huge difference to people with disabilities, the elderly, and young families."

This may seem like a small thing, but extending the green pedestrian signal time will make a huge difference to people with disabilities, the elderly, and young families. We strongly support this proposal from @CiaranCuffe. https://t.co/Zqj0fhXwQC

— Dublin Cycling ?? (@dublincycling) November 14, 2018