Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 129: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason the recommendation of the Metricification Review Group that the speed limit on all non-national roads should be 50 km/h, and which according to his Department would as a result reduce the speed limit on roads where 60 per cent of fatal crashes are taking place, (details supplied) has not been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21956/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The Report of the Working Group on the Review of Speed Limits contained a recommendation that a default speed limit of 80 km/h (50 mph) be introduced for non-national roads. I can confirm that this recommendation was taken on board in the new speed limit structures contained in the Road Traffic Act 2004. From 20 January 2005 a default speed limit of 80 km/h (replacing the previous limit of 60 mph) applies to rural regional and local roads.