Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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11. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 142 of 5 July 2022, if he will provide an update on the standards working group; the number of times that the group has met; when the group is expected to report.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61076/22]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The National Standards and Guidelines Oversight Group is a group set up by officials from my Department in conjunction with officials from Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), National Transport Authority (NTA) and the City and County Management Association (CCMA) to oversee and co-ordinate in relation to Roads, Greenways and Active Travel.  It commenced its work in autumn 2021 and has met 8 times.  Although its remit covers all guidelines and standards it is concentrating its work on the areas of road safety, climate and environment, and Active Travel.

The Working Group seeks to co-ordinate guidelines and identify any gaps or contradictions between various guidance documents in designed a safe network.  The work of the group is ongoing and has so far issued a number of circulars relating to Guidelines and Standards usage procedures, quality and audits and the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets (DMURS).  These are published on the Government website.  Further development is under way in a number of these areas and in other related areas.