Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 April 2007
59 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the arrangements in place to update the Rules of the Road book in tandem with reform of the driver licensing system; the amount of funding set aside for this in 2007; the revenue that is expected to be raised from sales of the book in a full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12651/07]
View answer106 Mr. English asked the Minister for Transport the reason the new Rules of the Road is not downloadable in English on the RSA’s website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12736/07]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 59 and 106 together.
Following a two-year comprehensive review of the Rules of the Road by my Department, which culminated in a public consultation process last Summer and the redesign and printing of the publication by the Road Safety Authority (RSA), I formally launched the new edition of Rules of the Road on 21 March 2007.
The Road Safety Authority has now taken over responsibility for the Rules of the Road, as part of its overall duties. The new Rules of the Road is available on the Road Safety Authority website and a link to the publication will be available on my Department's website shortly.
The new publication is an evolving document and will change as new initiatives come on stream. The intention is that an electronic version of the document will be up-dated by the RSA to clearly indicate information that issues in relation to any changes as they are made. Road users will in the future have access to an updated document on a regular basis.
Decisions regarding the allocation of specific funding as part of that process is a matter for the RSA. The expected revenues to be raised from the sale of the publication will depend on the demand for hard copies of the publication and is also a matter for that Authority.
