Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 107: To ask the Minister for Transport when he expects to publish a new rules of the road booklet; his plans to improve other information for drivers on road traffic law and driver training material. [30054/06]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The current Rules of the Road Booklet was first published in June 1995. My Department has been working on the revision of that publication. There has been a very considerable amount of work involved in that many significant changes in the overall area of road traffic law have to be reflected in the revised booklet. The draft document was placed on the Department's website for consultation in June 2006.

Submissions received have now been considered and a draft of the new booklet is being finalised for transmission within the next few weeks to the Road Safety Authority for design and publication.

Design and printing will of itself take a number of weeks to complete but the updated document will be made available on the Department's website during this period.

In addition to the new booklet being made available for sale, it will also be made available on-line by the Road Safety Authority. The Authority will ensure that, in the future, the booklet will provide up-to-date information on changes in traffic law and other requirements on an ongoing basis.

With regards to driver training material, the Road Safety Authority, which has taken over responsibility for the functions of the National Safety Council in relation to advertising, education and recommendations regarding road safety policy, launched the "Better, Safer, Driver" campaign in April 2006, which seeks to educate road users on various aspects within the rules of the road booklet.