Written answers

Thursday, 3 November 2005

Department of Health and Children

Road Safety

5:00 pm

Photo of Róisín ShortallRóisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 111: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the status of the interdepartmental review of road safety expenditure; when this review commenced and when it was completed; the recommendations that arose for her Department; and the actions she intends taking to meet implementation of these recommendations. [32348/05]

Photo of Mary HarneyMary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Department of Transport chaired a steering group overseeing a cross-departmental review of road safety expenditure which examined expenditure incurred over the lifetime of the first road safety strategy, 1998-2002. This review seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of all public spending on road safety and to establish the impact of road safety performance on other areas, such as health and emergency services.

The steering committee consisted of representatives from the Departments of Transport, Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Health and Children, Finance and the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. The committee for public management research was also represented in order to examine processes and outcomes of the review for future cross-departmental reviews and to provide general expert assistance.

The steering group commenced the review in mid-2003 and the consultants engaged to carry out an analysis of identified expenditure submitted their report earlier this year. The report has been submitted to the committee for public management research for quality assessment before publication.

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