Mr. Sam Waide:

The Deputy asked what are the things that need to happen. We are surrounded by research and evidence to confirm the effectiveness of the 30 km/h speed limit. As the Deputy has rightly pointed out, various cities have introduced it, and the infrastructure is mixed. In essence, there needs to be a determination to implement 30 km/h. One of the witnesses referred to the inconsistency, with it being in some towns and some areas and not in others. There needs to be consistency, and we come back again to the action required. There is a plan to form a working group within the strategy to actually progress and bring forward recommendations on how this can be implemented. Yes, it needs to be implemented in a pragmatic way, but it also needs to be implemented in a transformational way, or we will not achieve that 50% reduction. We will achieve a 50% reduction if it is done in a timely manner and at pace. That working group will be set up and the expectation is that it will report to Ministers and others on progress. We intend to bring forward recommendations to implement the 30 km/h limit.

My colleague Mr. Rowland has carried out extensive research in this area. I will ask Mr. Rowland to share what others have done in implementing 30 km/h speed limits and, most importantly, some of the lessons learned from other EU member states and other countries where we have gathered insight and research.