Taoiseach Simon Harris met with Liz O’Donnell, Chairperson of the Board of the Road Safety Authority, and Sam Waide, CEO of the Road Safety Authority, with several other senior ministers on Monday evening to discuss the rising level of deaths on Irish...
Work will be undertaken to enable road cameras to identify mobile phone use and seatbelts, a meeting on road safety has agreed.
Mr Harris met with Liz O’Donnell, Chairperson of the Board of the Road Safety Authority, and Sam Waide, CEO of the Road Safety Authority, with several other senior ministers on Monday evening to discuss the rising level of deaths on Irish roads.Some 63 people have died in road-related incidents so far this year. This is up from 48 on the same period last year.
The delivery of 12 new camera enforcement sites will be progressed in the coming months. This will include three average-speed cameras. The RSA has agreed to spend an additional €3million across 2024 in funding for road safety campaigns and education initiatives. This will start immediately.
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