Michael McNamara (Clare, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

1702. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to review the speed limit on the N67 as part of the new appeals mechanism for inappropriate speed limits and the recommendation that every speed limit will be audited every five years contained in the speed limits working group's 2013 recommendations. [33884/14]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

The Road Traffic Act 2004 established default speed limits that apply to defined categories of roads. These limits may, however, be amended by the Elected Members of local authorities by means of Special Speed Limit Orders, and Section 9 of the 2004 Act sets out the range of special speed limits available to local authorities for that purpose.  To assist in setting Special Speed Limits, my Department issued Guidelines for the Application of Special Speed Limits to all local authorities in January 2011 and the onus is on all local authorities to take the Guidelines into account when setting special speed limits.

The Speed Limits Review was published by my predecessor on the 21st November 2013. It contains eighteen actions designed to address a number of matters relating to the operation of speed limits on Irish roads. The recommendations contained in the Report will be implemented over a two year period. Specific provision for the updating of speed limits on the National road network, including the N67, is included in action point 4 of the Review.