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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: If they go beyond a 12-month period, does the RSA revise the old report on the system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: So the figures would change in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am going to go back to my colleagues. The situation seems straightforward. We are going to write to the Department to find out where the working group is at and inquire as to its membership. We will be encouraging the Department to bring in Love 30 as part of that membership because it has a role to play. The fact that there is now a definitive structure in place and a reporting date by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am assuming the local authorities are members of this review group. I think there is a body of work to be done. It is important that proper due diligence is conducted. I take Ms Swift's point that she would like to see the report sooner rather than later. However, if it takes an extra few months to get everyone on board and we can ensure we will get it right, that is the most important...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does the €260 million in funding set aside for active travel fall under that heading?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Senator Sherlock has seven minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is in September.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: How much is the allocation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: This is what we need to hear. Will the €18 million come through the Department of Transport?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is the €18 million specifically mentioned in the strategy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: The committee will follow up on the working group. Delivery is obviously key, as is the availability resources. Will Mr. Waide come back to us on when that statement of resources was submitted? That is something we, as a committee, can follow up on. Our role is to support initiatives. There are a number of components involved. It is great that the working group is being set up but it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Let us start at this point. When you speak about 50, what do you mean?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: And now you are not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I have an observation. The terms of reference of this working group will be key because they will determine the outcomes. What is needed is almost an implementation plan coming out of the working group. If it was straightforward, it would have been done. However, it involves myriad local authorities. We can take up the terms of reference of the working group. It is there and it is up and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: The RSA specifically mentioned the 30 km/h default in the framework for the recommendations for the working group that was established.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I understand the need for legislation but what does Mr. Waide mean when he speaks about data? Where will the difficulties be in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Could Mr. Waide give me an example?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: If we take the sharing of information between the Garda and the RSA in terms of fatalities coming through and where there may be reclassifications. The initial data from An Garda Síochána would refer to a fatality or a non-fatality, or it could be the case that it stated a person died of a heart attack and now the death is being attributed to a car crash. Can the RSA show the live...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: The question is about getting an accurate figure on road fatalities. That will inform the data, which will inform policy and so forth.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Urban Area Speed Limits and Road Safety Strategy: Discussion (1 Mar 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is from the RSA to the Garda. What form would that take? Is there an example the RSA can share?