Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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40. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 118 of 14 June 2022 and 34 of 22 September 2022, the position with respect to the need for legislative measures for the introduction of red-light cameras (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55904/22]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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As stated in my response to Parliamentary Question 34 on 22 September 2022, the legislation required is in place.

Section 81 of the Road Traffic Act 2010 provides for the use of camera apparatus to capture 'the constituent of an offence' in the case of a number of offences under the Road Traffic Acts. Failure to obey a red light is a contravention of Article 30 of the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 182 of 1997). These regulations are made under section 35 of the 1994 Act, and, in accordance with section 35(5) of that Act, contravention of regulations made under section 35 is an offence. The offence of not obeying a red light is therefore an offence under section 35 of the 1994 Act, and therefore covered by the provisions of section 81 of the 2010 Act.

As a consequence, the law is already clear in providing for the use of cameras to provide evidence of violation of red light rules.

Under Action 67 of my Government's Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030, we are committed to 'further develop camera-based enforcement by the Gardaí, including at junctions and for management of bus/cycle lanes, building on existing and recent legislation through establishing suitable cross-agency administrative arrangements; and, where any legislative issues are identified, to consider and develop agreed proposals to remedy them.' This Action is progressed by the relevant Departments and agencies.