Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 267: To ask the Minister for Transport if he plans to undertake a review on the use of global positioning in-vehicle information systems; his views on all safety aspects of human-machine interface aspects of satellite navigation and other route guidance systems for drivers and hence for other road users; if the guidance offered by such systems is designed in order to avoid inappropriate routing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26052/07]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Road Safety Authority Act 2006 (Conferral of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 477 of 2006) the issue of vehicle standards on construction, equipment and use including the use of global positioning in-vehicle information systems and the consideration of road safety aspects in that regard is a matter for the Road Safety Authority.