Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 September 2015
1656. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a campaign by residents of Bohola, County Mayo, to have speed limits on a primary road in their village reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32080/15]
View answerWhere it is considered necessary and appropriate, road authorities have the necessary power to vary the default speed limits on any roads, or sections of road, within their functional areas. Section 9 of the 2004 Road Traffic Act sets out the range of special speed Limits that may be set by such authorities through by-laws.
To assist local authorities in the application of special speed limits, I launched my Department's updated guidelines for setting and managing speed limits in March last and these are available on the Department's website. These guidelines reiterate that the making of by-laws for special speed limits is a matter for the elected members of local authorities, subject to following Department guidelines and to the consent of the NRA in the case of national roads.
At the time of the issuing of these guidelines, local authorities were requested to review and update all speed limits in their administrative areas in accordance with the guidelines and this is currently ongoing. In the case of national roads, local authorities were requested to undertake this review in conjunction with the NRA (now part of Transport Infrastructure Ireland).
