Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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291. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when cameras to enforce red-light breaking will be installed. [51859/25]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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292. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when cameras to enforce illegal usage of bus lanes will be installed. [51860/25]

Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 291 and 292 together.

Building on expanded camera enforcement hours provided by mobile vans since late 2023 and the rollout of additional average speed camera zones and fixed cameras nationwide since late 2024, the Programme for Government commits to further expansion of cameras to encourage safer driving. This commitment is reaffirmed by Primary Action 6 of the new Phase 2 Action Plan of the Government’s Road Safety Strategy to 2030, which was published on 16 July.

The framework for this future rollout will be guided by the first National Safety Camera Strategy, the development of which has been led by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) in partnership with all key road safety agencies and departments.

The Strategy is focused on speeding, red light running and bus lane violations in the first instance but has been designed to accommodate other offences over time. Work on the Strategy is at an advanced stage and it is expected to be completed shortly. It is important to note that finalisation of the Strategy has not prevented the rollout of additional cameras, with nine fixed camera locations added since late 2024 and there are now five Average Speed Cameras in place. I also understand that the National Transport Authority and Dublin City Council are currently working together on the introduction of a small number of red light camera locations within Dublin, and this may serve as a template for expanded use of such cameras in urban areas across the country in the future.