Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 422: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to whether the appropriate national speed limits are displayed at the exit points of each airport and sea port nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20433/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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On the exit roads from the locations referred to a default speed limit applies automatically under the Road Traffic Act 2004 to the relevant class of road at the location unless a local city or county council has intervened to apply a special speed limit in lieu of a default speed limit or unless a road works speed limit order is being applied on a temporary basis.

The provision of speed limit signs to indicate the speed limit that is in force is a matter for the relevant road authority. Information signs have been provided since January 2005 on the exit roads from airports, ferry ports, major urban areas and at border crossings to inform road users that the unit of measurement in use for speed limits is kilometres per hour. The speed limit that may be applied to a public road is 120, 100, 80, 60, 50 or 30 km/h. The speed limit that applies is that displayed on traffic signs and road users are required not to exceed whatever posted speed limit they encounter on their journey.