Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 September 2016
901. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the road speed at a location (details supplied); if he will consider reducing this speed due to the volume of lorries that travel on the road and the residential nature of the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26925/16]
View answerThe Road Traffic Act 2004 provides that elected members of County and City Councils may make by-laws setting Special Speed Limits on public roads in their administrative areas. Any proposed alteration of the existing speed limit applying to the stretch of road in question is a matter for the local authority, which in this case is Kildare County Council.
To assist local authorities in the application of Special Speed Limits, my Department's updated Guidelines for Setting and Managing Speed Limits in Ireland are available on the Department's website at www.dttas.ie. These Guidelines reiterate that the making of Special Speed Limit by-laws is a matter for the elected members of local authorities, subject to following Department Guidelines and to the consent of TII 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 on-going. In the case of national roads, local authorities were requested to undertake this review in conjunction with TII.
