Jim O'Keeffe
Question:77 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport when the fifth progress report on the road to safety will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15765/04]
View answerThursday, 27 May 2004
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The Programme for Government states that a three year road safety strategy will be developed and will target speeding, drink driving, seatbelt wearing and pedestrian safety in order to reduce deaths and injuries. At my request, the high level group on road safety has prepared a draft new strategy for the period 2004 to 2006 and I have received approval from Government to publish it. Arrangements are being put in place to provide for printing and publishing of the document, including its translation into Irish, as soon as possible.
The preparation of the new strategy has taken account of the achievements in meeting the targets set out in the road to safety strategy 1998-2002, a comprehensive review of that strategy and further positive trends established in 2003, and the evolving developments in relation to the EU third road safety action plan. The strategy, which includes a report on progress achieved during the term of the previous strategy, will outline a range of issues that it is intended will be pursued over the period in question. In overall terms, measures will focus on the areas of education, enforcement, engineering and legislation and will target the key areas of speeding, driving while intoxicated and seatbelt wearing.
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