Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The speed limit review was published a couple of months ago. The first action will be the removal of the 80 km/h signs on boríns and small roads, which, unfortunately, some people see as a target rather than a limit. We will go back to the future and bring back the old white sign with the grey slash with underneath the words “drive slowly”. This will remind drivers to be careful on these roads and not to regard the speed limit as a target. One should always drive at a safe speed even if that is lower than the speed limit. It may take a year or two to implement the recommendations of the review. We will need the co-operation of the local authorities and the NRA in doing so. Not everyone will be happy with it because very often speed limits that appear inappropriate are in fact appropriate for reasons that are not always apparent. The people on the implementation group come from the top of their organisations, an assistant commissioner from the Garda Síochána, the chief executive officers of the RSA and the NRA. The same applies to the County and City Managers Association.