Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 306: To ask the Minister for Transport the way he envisages the recently announced 30 km/h speed limit for certain parts of Dublin city affecting transport costs if replicated throughout the country in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6813/10]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Statutory responsibility for the application of special speed limits through the making of special speed limit bye-laws is vested in the elected members of county councils and city councils. In setting a special speed limit a local authority must assess various factors with the primary focus being on road safety. It is, quite appropriately, a matter for the local authority to assess the various local factors at play in setting a special speed limit including any potential transport costs.