Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 April 2026
152. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the plans, or proposals being considered, to roll out additional camera and technology-based enforcement measures across the road network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30063/26]
View answer157. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the progress of the first National Safety Camera Strategy; when he expects it to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31318/26]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 152 and 157 together.
Enforcement of road traffic offences, such as speeding, is the primary responsibility of An Garda Síochána. This includes enforcement of speeding laws through the use of cameras and other technologies. Questions in relation to Garda enforcement plans should be addressed to the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration.
To assist An Garda Síochána in meeting its enforcement objectives, yesterday I published the first National Safety Camera Strategy. This Strategy will provide the framework for increased deployment of safety cameras across the network, in both urban and rural locations, to assist with the enforcement of a wide range of road traffic offences. The Strategy focuses on speeding, red light running, and bus lane infringements, with flexibility for the enforcement of other types of offence in future. In addition, the Strategy sets out a partnership approach for camera deployment and enforcement between An Garda Síochána, Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and the National Transport Authority (NTA). This approach was agreed by the Road Safety Leadership Group which I chair. As set out in the Strategy, TII will be responsible for the management of fixed and average speed cameras, in partnership with An Garda Síochána, who will continue to be responsible for the enforcement of camera-detected speed offences. The NTA will assume the primary responsibility - both management and enforcement functions - for urban traffic management offences.
A Camera Enforcement Oversight Group will be established, comprising senior leaders from AGS, NTA, TII, RSA, the Courts Service and the Local Authority sector. The Group will be responsible for progressing the Strategy and will report on progress to the Road Safety Leadership Group. Effective enforcement is a key pillar of road safety, and this Strategy provides a clear framework to strengthen the use of safety cameras in a way that is targeted, evidence-led and proportionate.
The Programme for Government commits to further expansion of safety cameras across the road network to encourage safer driving. The increased deployment of safety cameras in the coming years is a key action to be delivered under Action 6 of the Phase 2 Action Plan, as part of the all-of-Government Road Safety Strategy. The partnership approach as set out in the Strategy provides an effective structure through which the most progress can be made on the deployment of road safety camera systems in the near-term.
It should also be noted that camera enforcement has been increasing. Since late 2024, An Garda Síochána with the assistance of TII and local authorities installed three additional average speed camera zones and nine static camera locations. There are currently 9 static safety cameras in operation across the road network and five average speed cameras.
There are also now 9,000 hours of GoSafe monitoring carried out on our roads each month and 390 new safety camera zones became operational from 1st January 2026, bringing the total number of safety camera zones nationwide to 1,901.
