Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 July 2015
272. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Department, agency, authority or local authority that is responsible for safety on motorways, national primary, national secondary, local primary, local secondary, local tertiary and any undesignated roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28063/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Road Safety Authority have overall responsibility for the Road Safety Strategy 2013 - 2020 and are charged with increasing awareness of safety on our roads, promoting safer driving, improving vehicle standards, driver testing, driver licensing and undertaking certain enforcement activities as well as undertaking accident and road safety research in order to develop measures and recommendations to improve road safety. The RSA also advise me on road safety policy. The National Roads Authority and each local authority is responsible for the improvement and maintenance of the roads network be they national primary, secondary or tertiary.
An Garda Síochána are responsible for ensuring road traffic enforcement where necessary across all public roadways.
