Colm Burke (Cork North-Central, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

152. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department plans to amend the automatic implementation of penalty points to include driving offences such as breaking red lights at junctions, and other offences that create a danger to other road users including pedestrians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9503/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

The expanded use of cameras for road safety and enforcement purposes will be a key focus of the Phase 2 Action Plan of the Government’s Road Safety Strategy to 2030. Increased camera deployment will be guided by the first National Safety Camera Strategy to be published later this year, the development of which is being led by Transport Infrastructure Ireland.

Pending the finalisation of this strategy and framework, however, there are a number of recent positive developments that should be highlighted:

• The number of hours of monitoring carried out by GoSafe vans is now 9,000 each month, 20% up on this time two years ago.
• In recent months, average speed camera zones have entered operation in Mayo and Cavan and a further zone will begin to operate in Meath very shortly. This is in addition to existing and successful average speed systems in the Port Tunnel and on the M7.
• An Garda Síochána is also in the process of rolling out twelve static camera locations across the country, and the Minister for Justice announced funding for further deployment of such cameras as part of Budget 2025.
• The National Transport Authority is working with Dublin City Council and An Garda Síochána to deploy red light cameras at a small number of pilot locations in Dublin this year, which is particularly relevant to the Deputy's query.