210. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport whether a transfer of staff occurred following the transfer of responsibility for overall strategy development and coordination of the Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 from the RSA to his Department; if so, the roles transferred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21338/26]
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211. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport to detail the additional staffing and resources provided to his Department following the transfer of responsibility for overall strategy development and coordination of the Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 from the RSA to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21339/26]
212. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the structure of the road safety division within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21340/26]
213. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport to provide a list of the engagements his Department has had with the Road Safety Authority, and the dates and nature of these engagements, since the transfer of responsibility for overall strategy development and coordination of the Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 from the RSA to his Department, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2…
187. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the plans his Department has to reform wider road safety governance given that many different road safety responsibilities are spread across many different agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18249/26]
197. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the reason regional and local roads in North Clare (specifically L5248, L1098, R476) remain in poor condition despite overall funding increases; if he is satisfied with the value-for-money of repeated patching versus full resurfacing on high-traffic local roads; the contingency funding which exists for roads where residents are undertaking basic maintenanc…
219. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Transport the status of the National Safety Camera Strategy; when it will be published; the number of average-speed camera zones planned for deployment; on which road classifications they will be located; the projected timeline for full operational deployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18526/26]
223. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views on the merits of creating delineated regulations within the existing road traffic act that would differentiate between someone who broke the speed limit by 20% or less and someone who went over that threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18537/26]
224. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views on the merits of requiring the provision of a specific location where a fixed charged notice for speeding was incurred as part of the issuance of the fine by An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18538/26]
236. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding his plans to improve road safety and decrease road deaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18667/26]
252. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has identified the highest-risk road sections for fatal and serious collisions on the national and regional network; whether a targeted safety redesign programme is planned for these locations; the funding allocated for such works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18971/26]
253. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport the accountability mechanisms are in place to ensure delivery of the Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 across relevant agencies; whether performance reporting against the 2030 fatality reduction target will be published regularly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18973/26]
264. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has assessed the potential benefits of deploying average speed camera technology on high risk routes across the State within the next twelve months as part of efforts to reduce road fatalities and serious injuries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19105/26]
265. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline any plans to introduce a funded national programme to identify and redesign the most dangerous sections of the road network, including the fifty road locations associated with the highest number of fatal or serious collisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19106/26]
273. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the total annual expenditure on road safety by the RSA and Transport Infrastructure Ireland respectively, in each of the past five years; the way in which this compares with equivalent expenditure in Finland, Norway, and Sweden on a per-capita basis; and whether the Government has assessed the cost-effectiveness of deploying a national network of automated spe…
277. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the progress to commence and update relevant regulations and codes of practice in respect of the seizure of scramblers and use of drones in respect of same. [19225/26]
280. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Transport the body is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Road Safety Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19288/26]
281. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport the measures his Department is taking to address road safety; whether her Department will support the creation of a statutory road safety commissioner; deploy average-speed cameras on high risk routes; review and high risk road sections for redesign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19298/26]
305. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport the actions he is taking to reduce road deaths aside from the RSA Vision Zero Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19559/26]
308. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any reforms being considered to the coordination structures for road safety governance to further strengthen implementation of the Road Safety Strategy 2021–2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19641/26]
313. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the frequency which the ministerial committee on road safety meets; and to provide a list of the dates of meetings in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [19685/26]
344. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport the steps he will take to ensure the deployment of average speed cameras on high-risk routes as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19882/26]
347. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of times and the dates the issue of capturing driver numbers in court for penalty point or disqualification offences has been on the agenda at the Ministerial Committee on Road Safety or meetings of the Road Safety Transformation Partnership Board over the past five years. [19910/26]
348. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views in relation to calls to declare a public health crisis in relation to the number of deaths on Irish roads (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19916/26]
349. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the action he is taking to address record number of deaths on Irish Roads in 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19917/26]