Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 1 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion

Photo of Ruairi Ó MurchúRuairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Cultural transformation is possible, which is the big thing here. Active travel will allow for a greater amount of public transport. We can also deal with the issue of e-scooters, e-bikes etc. I noticed commentary online a second ago. When I spoke about the time-limited speed limits around schools, I was speaking as a devil's advocate. Sometimes, planners do not necessarily want limits all the time. I agree with Mr. Waide that there is a moral obligation for us to introduce those speed limits and to accept that different things happen at different times in schools, on different days. There is a moral imperative to ensure safety. We can build the rest of the planning rules around that.

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