Terry Brennan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In February 2012 the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport proposed to conduct a nationwide audit of speed limits on national and county roads. This is an important issue. Many speed limits on country roads are inappropriate, with the result that accidents are taking place on roads that have 80 km/h limits even though they are not wide enough to permit vehicles to pass. The NRA and all local authorities were asked to participate in this audit and there was an emphasis on the participation of local people, who are most familiar with speed limits in their respective areas. I ask for a progress report on this audit. How have local authorities responded to the Minister's request? Perhaps the Leader can arrange for him to come to the House to outline the proposed changes and indicate when speed limits are likely to be changed.