Road Safety
An official questions-paper heading. 483 questions (5 oral, 478 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
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| Month | Questions |
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| Jan 2025 | 7 |
| Feb 2025 | 9 |
| Mar 2025 | 10 |
| Apr 2025 | 10 |
| May 2025 | 15 |
| Jun 2025 | 18 |
| Jul 2025 | 24 |
| Sep 2025 | 15 |
| Oct 2025 | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | 32 |
| Dec 2025 | 22 |
| Jan 2026 | 52 |
| Feb 2026 | 44 |
| Mar 2026 | 82 |
| Apr 2026 | 63 |
| May 2026 | 27 |
| Jun 2026 | 15 |
| Jul 2026 | 29 |
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| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Transport | 430 |
| Justice | 41 |
| Enterprise | 6 |
| Agriculture | 3 |
| Health | 2 |
| Rural | 1 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | Road Safety |
| 2026-07-09 | Road Safety |
| 2026-07-01 | Road Safety |
| 2026-04-30 | Road Safety |
| 2026-02-26 | Road Safety |
| 2026-01-15 | Road Safety |
| 2026-01-15 | Road Safety |
| 2025-07-03 | Road Safety |
| 2025-03-27 | Road Safety |
| 2025-02-12 | Road Safety |
The questions
Jen Cummins
written
2025-04-29 · to Transport
446. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Transport the number of schools, broken down by local authority, that have been supported to introduce the safe routes to school programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19866/25]
Jen Cummins
written
2025-04-29 · to Transport
447. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Transport if the safe routes to school programme was suspended at any stage; and if it has, when it will be reopened for applications. [19867/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
written
2025-04-29 · to Transport
496. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport the funds currently available for the safe routes to school programme; the number of applications received for counties Wicklow and Wexford to date including successful and unsuccessful applications, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20476/25]
Michael Cahill
written
2025-04-29 · to Transport
502. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport when urgently required safety measures will be installed at a location in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20617/25]
Michael Cahill
written
2025-04-29 · to Transport
506. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if, given the ongoing traffic concerns and safety risks at the Crowhill Junction on the N86 Tralee/Camp/Annascaul/Dingle road where it meets the Inch/Keel to Killarney road, he will commit to the provision of a roundabout at this location (details supplied); the steps being taken to prioritise and expedite the delivery of this much-needed…
Roderic O'Gorman
written
2025-04-01 · to Transport
304. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport to provide details regarding the use of 'near-miss technology' for monitoring accidents on Irish roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15519/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-04-01 · to Transport
323. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on what proactive measures are being implemented to address the increasing prevalence of speeding e-scooters and e-bikes in public pedestrian laneways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15757/25]
John Connolly
written
2025-03-27 · to Transport
178. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department can provide emergency funding to local authorities for road-safety measures to create road-safety infrastructure where dangerous situations exist for pedestrians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14885/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-03-20 · to Justice
142. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the measures he is taking to improve roads policing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12784/25]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-03-19 · to Transport
315. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the date on which the national change of speed limits from 50 km/h to 30 km/h; and if it applies to all public and private residential developments. [11465/25]
Louis O'Hara
written
2025-03-19 · to Transport
335. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is considering funding a pilot red-light camera initiative in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11885/25]
Pat Buckley
written
2025-03-19 · to Transport
338. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if funding has been increased or decreased to municipal districts in relation to low-cost road safety measures; if additional funding is available for this; and if there is a risk to life in certain circumstances. [11929/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2025-03-19 · to Transport
354. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport when he envisions a speed limit reduction in urban areas from 50 km/h to 30 km/h; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12281/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2025-03-19 · to Transport
355. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged with the Road Safety Authority to progress the issue of detection cameras for motorists running red lights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12282/25]
Jen Cummins
written
2025-03-19 · to Transport
366. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Transport his plans to improve road safety in Dublin 8; if there will be enforcement of the clear way on Cunningham Road; if Memorial Gardens and surrounding access roads get a path, traffic calming, road markings and a stop sign and children crossing sign at the gate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12553/25]
Thomas Gould
written
2025-03-04 · to Transport
248. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the reason cameras for live traffic feed at the Dunkettle Interchange are not currently live. [9285/25]
Thomas Gould
written
2025-03-04 · to Transport
249. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the cost of installing cameras at the Dunkettle Interchange. [9286/25]
Michael Cahill
written
2025-02-27 · to Transport
190. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport when the extremely dangerous single lane Listry Bridge, County Kerry (details supplied) will be replaced, as it is a major health and safety issue for all road users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8833/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
written
2025-02-13 · to Agriculture
268. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, given the spread of ash dieback disease he has a proposal, or if he plans to bring forward any initiative to ensure the removal of trees affected or potentially affected from roadside hedgerows where they constitute a very real danger to public safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5340/25]
Noel McCarthy
written
2025-02-11 · to Transport
164. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport when he expects the remaining local road speed limit reductions to come into effect nationally; if it is envisaged that urban routes will see these proposed reductions before those on national secondary roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4673/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan
written
2025-02-05 · to Transport
135. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Transport if a review into the road safety along Luffany/Slieverue/Rhu Glenn has taken place, due to the high number of road traffic fatalities on this stretch of road; if a review has not been conducted, whether he will instruct Transport Infrastructure Ireland to carry out a road safety review to assess the measures that can be put in pl…
Mary Lou McDonald
written
2025-02-05 · to Transport
140. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport if the funding provided to county councils for road gritting is restricted solely to regional and national roads. [2183/25]
Mary Lou McDonald
written
2025-02-05 · to Transport
141. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport the contingency measures his Department has in place to ensure that funding is provided for council municipal districts such as the Edenderry local electoral area in Offaly, which has no national roads and therefore does not meet the criteria for additional funding from central Government for essential road safety services during yello…
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-02-05 · to Transport
216. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport whether a safety audit has been conducted of the blanket lowering of speed limits across the country, given that lower speeds will in certain areas lead to more overtaking by frustrated drivers; and if an analysis has been conducted of how this measure will affect road safety. [3188/25]
Mark Ward
written
2025-02-05 · to Transport
225. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has carried out a safe route access plan for the pupils of a school (details supplied) for their new daily commute to the new school building in Kishoge; if his Department has engaged with South Dublin County Council on this matter; when the appropriate provisions will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matte…