Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Question 103: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will allocate responsibility to a Minister of State for reviewing and updating the various Road Traffic Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3488/09]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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I already have responsibility for the road safety functions within the Department, which includes the Road Traffic Acts, corporate governance of the Road Safety Authority and the Medical Bureau of Road Safety, and the making of secondary legislation on issues such as driver testing and licensing, vehicle standards and the regulation of traffic.

The Road Traffic Acts are kept under review and amended from time to time, and my Department is in regular contact with all the agencies involved in road safety and traffic, including my colleague the Minister for Justice, Equality & Law Reform, An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority.

The text of a Road Traffic Bill is currently being drafted for publication in the coming months.