Written answers

Tuesday, 31 March 2015

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Road Safety

Photo of Michael Healy-RaeMichael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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721. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to imposing a compulsory speed reduction on a main road where a school (details supplied) in County Kerry is located; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13212/15]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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In a case such as that cited by the Deputy, local authorities already have the necessary powers under section 9 of the Road Traffic Act 2004 to provide for a Special Speed Limit if they deem such a limit to be appropriate and necessary. Special speed limits may also include periodic speed limits which can be designed to apply and operate at specified periods, for example when children are arriving at, or leaving, a school. The consent of the NRA is required when special speed limits are being applied on national roads To assist local authorities in the application of Special Speed limits, I launched my Department's updated Guidelines for Setting and Managing Speed Limitson 19 March last and these are now available on the Department's website. These Guidelines reiterate that the making of bye-laws for Special Speed Limits is a matter for the Elected Members of local authorities, subject to following Department Guidelines and to the consent of the NRA in the case of national roads. Matters such as the case referred to by the Deputy can be best addressed locally through discussions between all interested parties including council officials and elected members, community groups, An Garda and the NRA.

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