Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 112: To ask the Minister for Transport the action he proposes to take to consolidate regulations with the aim of curbing the proliferation of road traffic signage in urban areas, particularly in relation to bus lane and cycle lane signage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16245/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Under section 95 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 road authorities may provide regulatory traffic signs and non-regulatory traffic signs such as information, direction and warning signs as they consider desirable. Such signs must be in accordance with the Traffic Signs manual.

At locations where bus lanes or cycle tracks are provided the relevant regulatory traffic signs including roadway marking signs must be provided to inform road users of the existence of the facility in question and to support the operation and enforcement of these regulatory measures.

As stated already responsibility for the provision of traffic signs is vested in each individual road authority and I have no proposals to impose restrictions on the exercise of this function and in particular to require that less signage be provided in relation to bus lane or cycle track facilities.