Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 September 2023
82. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport how often the Joint Interdepartmental Justice and Transport Road Safety Committee met since July 2020; and if he will outline the attendance at each of those meetings. [39632/23]
View answerThe current framework for road safety is set out in the Government’s fifth Road Safety Strategy 2021 – 2030. I am working closely with key partners, including the Road Safety Authority and An Garda Síochána, on delivery of Phase 1 of the Strategy.
The Strategy has the target of reducing road deaths and serious injuries by 50% by 2030, and to achieve Vision Zero on Irish roads by 2050. Vision Zero is a United Nations and European Union aspiration to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2050.
Implementation of the Strategy is the ultimate oversight of the Ministerial Committee on Road Safety, jointly chaired by the Ministers for Transport and for Justice. Below this level there is the Road Safety Transformation Partnership Board comprising senior officials from bodies including the RSA, AGS, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, National Transport Authority, the Courts Service and others responsible for delivering the actions detailed in the strategy.
The Road Safety Transformation Partnership Board reports quarterly to the Ministerial Committee on Road Safety on implementation progress. The Ministerial Committee also meets quarterly and Ministers are joined by senior officials representing the key road safety agencies in addition to relevant Department officials. There have been ten meetings to date since 2020.
