Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the remaining sections of the Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 will come into effect. [44854/24]

James Lawless (Kildare North, 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, variable speed limits, rollout out of zero to low emissions vehicles and the necessary infrastructure, BusConnects Projects, E-Bikes, and prohibiting the anti-social use of scramblers and quads. The Road Traffic and Roads Act 2023 will aid in the implementation of these commitments.

Work on the relevant commencement orders is ongoing. To date there have been six commencement orders signed into law, these covers topics such as 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 over the remainder of the year and in the first quarter of 2025.