Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 May 2011
115 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the legal obligations of local authorities regarding road makings, signage and so on for primary and second level schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13100/11]
View answerThe new Traffic Signs Manual was published in January of this year. The Traffic Signs Manual constitutes a direction given to road authorities under section 95(16) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 in relation to the provision of traffic signs, other than regulatory signs.
Regulations will be required to give legal effect to some elements of the new Manual. These Regulations are being prepared by my Department at present and I expect to approve them in the near future. In the meantime, while there is no statutory obligation for road authorities to provide any warning signs, speed limit signs or road markings at or adjacent to a school, the Traffic Signs Manual provides guidance and details of the traffic signs which may be used at or near schools, including their layout and symbols, and the circumstances in which the signs may be used and the rules for positioning them.
