Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 December 2018
35. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce legislation in order to permit the use of CCTV to monitor the usage of bus lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52200/18]
View answerThe use of CCTV to monitor the use of bus lanes, both during their hours of operation and otherwise, for traffic flow purposes is entirely a matter of the local authorities in whose functional areas the bus lanes are located.
For the purposes of enforcing road traffic legislative requirements, on the other hand, there is already provision in the Road Traffic Acts for the use of cameras as an aid to such enforcement. Under section 81 of the Road Traffic Act 2010, electronic apparatus, including cameras, may be used to provide evidence in relation to offences under a number of the provisions of the Road Traffic Acts. Section 35 of the Road Traffic Act 1994 is one such provision, under which the Traffic and Parking Regulations are made and which set out the requirements governing use of bus lanes. Section 81 provides the vires for the use of cameras and other electronic apparatus to be used to provide evidence in relation to these offences.
