Marie Sherlock (Dublin Central, Labour)
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280. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the locations of the new speed camera detection system on traffic lights, to be introduced this summer. [25038/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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Road safety is a shared responsibility. The whole of Government response is led by the Department of Transport and is taken very seriously across Government.

The development and implementation of road traffic legislation and policy, including the Government's Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030, and the promotion and advancement of road safety, falls within the remit of my colleague Mr Darragh O'Brien TD, the Minister for Transport. I continue to engage with colleagues across Government to ensure that every effort is made to increase safety on our roads.

Road traffic laws are enforced by Gardaí assigned to Roads Policing and as part of the day-to-day duties of uniformed Gardaí nationwide. This includes a programme of high-visibility road safety and enforcement operations carried out in partnership with other state agencies.

The use of camera technology for the detection of offences is a priority action in the first phase of the Government's Road Safety Strategy.

Speed vans are currently operated by the service provider GoSafe under the direction of An Garda Síochána. Road safety cameras operate in areas where there is a history of speed-related collisions, known as speed enforcement zones. Ongoing surveys are conducted to ascertain whether existing zones continue to represent locations where speeding is happening.

I am informed by the Garda authorities that An Garda Síochána currently have no plans to introduce new speed detection cameras on traffic lights this summer. All static and average speed cameras utilised by An Garda Síochána are installed on poles and not on traffic lights.