Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 20:

In page 15, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:"Amendment of section 2 of Road Traffic Act 2004

18. The Road Traffic Act 2004, is amended in section 2, by the insertion of the following definitions:

" 'housing estate' means an area consisting of a self-contained group of dwellings with a single or multiple entry points for mechanically propelled vehicles;

'residential road' means a road, whether public or private, within an area defined as a housing estate.".".

It is good the Bill includes provision for a 20 km/h speed limit but we know that at present local authorities are less inclined to implement a low speed limit of 20 km/h, even if it is on the Statute Book, unless they are compelled to do so. It is important, particularly with regard to Jake's law and its legacy and for pedestrian safety and resident safety within housing estates, that we legislate for it to ensure local authorities enforce the 20 km/h speed limit within built up residential areas.