Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the report of the findings of the consultation process on the road safety strategy 2021-2030 will be published. [39858/21]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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Under the terms of the Road Safety Authority Act, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is responsible for drawing up the nation's multiannual Road Safety Strategies (RSS), which must then be submitted to me as Minister for approval. The RSA is currently working to finalise a submission to me of a new draft RSS to run from 2021 to 2030.

Consultation is an essential part of the development of the RSS, and I understand that the RSA has engaged in a widespread consultation process as part of its work to develop a new RSS for the coming decade.

Findings of the consultation will feed into the final RSS and this will, when approved, be published.  It is entirely a matter for the RSA to decide on publishing the results of the consultation itself.  I understand from the Authority that it does intend to publish a summary of the consultation process after the RSS has been approved by me.