Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 was recently signed into law by the President on 23 June 2023. This is a large piece of legislation which covers a multitude of topics.

In the Programme for Government, we committed to addressing a number of concerns, such as the use of e-scooters and e-bikes, variable speed limits, the roll-out out of zero and low-emission vehicles and supporting infrastructure, delivery of BusConnects, and prohibiting the anti-social use of scramblers and quads. The Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 supports these commitments.

Work on the relevant commencement orders has already started. To date there have been three commencement orders signed into law covering the anti-social use of scramblers, provisions relating to the Irish Motor Insurance Database, BusConnects, and traffic management on National Roads.

Work is ongoing on the remaining provisions to be commenced. It is anticipated that most these will come into effect in the first quarter of 2024.