Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 500: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of road safety officers employed nationally; if they are located in each local authority area; if each local authority area has a road safety strategy; the key components of the latter; the amount allocated to each local authority for road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7744/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Overall responsibility for road safety legislation and policy at national level is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Transport. I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 426 and 427 of 14 February 2006.

The appointment of road safety officers, the development of local road safety strategies and associated funding for road safety are matters for the relevant local authority. My Department does not have details of the number of road safety officers employed across all local authorities. I recently announced allocations of some €558 million to local authorities for the non-national roads programme to meet a range of objectives including non-national roads development, restoration and improvement. Work in this regard also contributes generally towards enhancing the safety of the network.