Written answers
Thursday, 30 November 2023
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Road Safety
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement he has had with his EU counterparts on restricting the sale of vehicles in the EU with advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) technologies that assist drivers in driving and parking functions, which can dramatically reduce road traffic accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51460/23]
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement he has had with Transport Infrastructure Ireland and local authorities with regard to the provision of road markings on non-national roads to ensure that they can meet the requirements of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) technologies which are being rolled out by vehicle manufacturers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51462/23]
Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 46 and 53 together.
Under the revised EU General Safety Regulation 2019/2144, advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS) technologies have been mandatory for all new types of car placed on the market in the EU since July 2022. These requirements will apply to all new cars sold in the EU from July 2024 onwards, with later dates of implementation for some components and systems to 2029.
Engagement for the preparation of delegated and implementing acts through the EU Commission's Technical Committee for Motor Vehicles is undertaken on behalf of the State by the Road Safety Authority, with oversight from the Department. I have not had any direct engagement on this Regulation, as there is already a legal requirement in place to restrict the sale of new cars without such systems installed.
In respect of road signs and markings, at the request of the EU Commission my Department engaged with Transport Infrastructure Ireland and local government in 2021 to prepare a catalogue of road signs and markings deployed on Irish roads. This catalogue was prepared with a view to ensuring that the ADAS technologies installed in vehicles manufactured in the EU would operate correctly in Ireland from the entry into force of the Regulation in July 2022.
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