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Tuesday, 3 April 2007

10:00 pm

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 129: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will introduce regulations to lower or raise speed limits on designated national roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12690/07]

Photo of Martin CullenMartin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Section 7 of the Road Traffic Act 2004 provides that a default speed limit of 100 km/h will apply to all national roads outside built-up areas, save where a county council applies an alternative lower speed limit or where a county manager makes an order applying an alternative lower speed limit at a road works site. Section 8 of the 2004 Act provides for a default speed limit of 120 km/h on motorways.

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