Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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Question 458: To ask the Minister for Transport if he envisages that in accordance with the guidelines he has issued in respect of the application of a special speed limit of 30 km/h, local authorities can properly designate 30 km/h speed limits in new areas, to take effect as soon as the area is opened to the public or taken in charge or declared a public road, or if the guidelines are intended to prevent such decisions to designate in advance of construction. [6558/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The making of special speed limit by-laws to apply a special speed limit of 30 km/h must be carried out in accordance with the guidelines that I issued in April 2005 and the procedural steps for consultation, notice, etc., set out in the Road Traffic Act 2004. The speed limit structures under the 2004 Act only apply to public roads so the timing of the making of special speed limit by-laws and the commencement date for the application of a 30 km/h special speed limit in any particular area are matters for determination by the individual city council or county council.