Written answers

Tuesday, 29 July 2025

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Road Safety

Photo of Ruairí Ó MurchúRuairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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570. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on progress made on his Departments work plan for 2025, in conjunction with other agencies and Departments, to improve road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43533/25]

Photo of Seán CanneySeán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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The current national framework for road safety is set out in the Government’s fifth Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030. The Strategy was launched in December 2021 and follows international best practice, aligns with EU and UN targets, and is based on the Safe Systems approach. It is being delivered in partnership by key road safety stakeholders including my Department, the Department of Justice, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána. The Strategy has the target of reducing road deaths and serious injuries by 50% this decade, and to achieving Vision Zero—as close as possible to no deaths or serious injuries on Irish roads—by 2050.

Phase 1 of the Road Safety Strategy ran until the end of 2024, with 169 concrete actions complete or on track at its conclusion. The Phase 2 Action Plan 2025-2027 was published on 16 July. This next phase of the Road Safety Strategy identifies 12 primary actions that are transformative in nature and which are themed across the overarching, internationally recognised safe systems approach. Each of these actions will be delivered through partnership and collaborative working with a range of road safety stakeholders.

To support and supplement the primary actions, the action plan includes a suite of 77 supporting actions which reflect a wider range of ongoing important activities currently being delivered by road safety partners. There is also much important ongoing work within partner agencies that is not fully captured in the action plan.

The Road User Safety forum was established last year to ensure that road safety advocates from a diverse range of perspectives had an opportunity to contribute to the Phase 2 Action Plan. The Forum will continue for the duration of Phase 2 to advise me as Minister and the Department on Action Plan implementation and emerging road safety concerns.

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