Speed Limits.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 April 2005

Wednesday, 27 April 2005

Ceisteanna (189)

Paul Connaughton

Ceist:

219 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Transport when the guidelines for the erection of speed limits outside rural national schools will be published; if his attention has been drawn to the problems confronting the pupils, staff and parents of a school (details supplied) in County Galway, that this school is situated on the busy N63, that the school playground is situated on the opposite side of the road and that if this school is to use the school warden system, the speed limit approaching the school from both sides will have to be reduced considerably; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13633/05]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Transport (Mr. Cullen)

Since the passage of the Road Traffic Act 1994 the power to apply special speed limits has been vested in the elected members of county and city councils through the making of special speed limit by-laws.

On 18 April 2005, I issued Guidelines on the Application of Special Speed Limits to the county and city managers. Copies of the document have been placed in the Oireachtas Library and the guidelines are also available on my Department's website www.transport.ie under roads/publications.

The decision as to whether to deploy a school warden service at any particular location is also a matter that falls to be determined by the local authority.