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Road Safety

533 questions from 109 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.

533
questions
528 written, 5 oral
109
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
6
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20257
February 20259
March 202510
April 202510
May 202515
June 202518
July 202524
August 20250
September 202515
October 20259
November 202532
December 202522
January 202652
February 202644
March 202682
April 202663
May 202627
June 202615
July 202629
August 20260
September 202641
October 20269

Who asks, by party

The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.

  • Aontú13 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil106 from 27 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael144 from 18 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party15 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent34 from 9 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland17 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party52 from 9 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity13 from 2 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin114 from 27 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 51
  2. 30
  3. 26
  4. 23
  5. 21
  6. 18
  7. 15
  8. 13

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Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Aidan Farrelly Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Transport
280. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the amount requested, broken down by each local authority, from the safety improvement works grant and specific improvement grant, to include project detail and or name and or location in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 [51593/25]
Paul Murphy Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Transport
286. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will reverse the decision not to implement default 30 kilometre an hour speed limits in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51847/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Transport
291. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport when cameras to enforce red-light breaking will be installed. [51859/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Transport
292. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport when cameras to enforce illegal usage of bus lanes will be installed. [51860/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 25 Sep 2025 · to Transport
200. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the work his Department is undertaking to address the dangers associated with the use of e-scooters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50956/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Transport
175. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to protect motorcyclists on our roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49930/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Transport
182. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport whether he has had any engagement with the Road Safety Authority, An Garda Síochána or the Department of Justice, |Home Affairs and Migration on the Crowe Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49353/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Justice
304. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he has had any engagement with An Garda Síochána on the Crowe Report; the way in which the issues raised within the report are being addressed to ensure a high standard of roads policing, with the ultimate goal of reducing illegal behaviour and making roads safer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49354/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Transport
195. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on progress made on the work plan for 2025 by his Department, in conjunction with other agencies and Departments, to improve road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47691/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Transport
198. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to include traffic calming measures and a speed reduction at a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47694/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Transport
199. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to include traffic calming measures and a speed reduction to ensure safety at Station Road in Castlebellingham, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47695/25]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Transport
233. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport when the application process for the safe routes to school programme will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48492/25]
Barry Ward Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Justice
875. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of recorded cases involving prosecutions for the illegal use of e-scooters and electric bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48190/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Transport
393. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the regulations in place that set the national standards for pedestrian crossings; if any of these standards could preclude the design of pedestrian crossings whereby crossings are painted in the pride colours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46834/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Transport
417. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if he has concerns about the future impact on road safety standards arising from Paragraph 8 of the Joint Statement on a United States-European Union Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair and Balanced Trade ("With respect to automobiles, the United States and the European Union intend to accept and provide mutual recognition to each other's standar…
Barry Heneghan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Transport
410. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if phase 2 of the Road Safety Strategy 2025-2027 will include specific measurable targets aimed at reducing road deaths among 16- to 25-year-olds; if he will outline the youth-focused actions included in the forthcoming action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41401/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Transport
411. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of any dedicated youth engagement or education programmes being supported under phase 2 of the road safety strategy; if such programmes have been informed by the road user safety forum or recent European Transport Safety Council findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41402/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Transport
412. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which the Road User Safety Forum has shaped the development of phase 2 of the road safety strategy; if youth road safety advocates were represented on the forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41403/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Transport
466. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the number of road deaths in Wicklow between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42218/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Transport
570. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on progress made on his Departments work plan for 2025, in conjunction with other agencies and Departments, to improve road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43533/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Transport
574. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport his plans to include traffic calming and speed reduction measures at a School in County Louth (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43537/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Transport
575. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if there are any plans to include traffic calming and a speed reduction measures to ensure safety at Station Road in Castlebellingham in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43538/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Transport
596. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport the number of school zone road safety installations, their coverage and any measured accident reduction impact in the Dublin north-west area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44066/25]
Robert Troy Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Transport
36. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that urgent safety and speed reduction measures on the N4 at Ballinalack and Rathowen, County Westmeath are prioritised for funding by the NTA (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39990/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Transport
306. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport when the second phase of the proposed speed limit changes, that will see the introduction of a 30km/h speed limit in urban areas, will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39234/25]