Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 192: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will use the opportunity of the impending Roads Bill to close the loop-hole whereby no urban speed limits apply to housing estates not yet taken in charge by the local authority. [8191/07]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Road Traffic Act 2004 a speed limit applies to every public road across the country. A public road is one that has been taken in charge by a local authority and as a result the local authority has statutory responsibility for any improvement and maintenance works.

I do not propose to extend the application of the Road Traffic Acts to apply a default speed limit to non-public roads in private residential developments or to provide that local authorities can make special speed limit bye-laws in respect of such private roads.