Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 April 2026
618. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of mobile speed cameras in operation on a weekly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27942/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra620. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of non-manned stationary speed cameras in operation across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27946/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 618 and 620 together.
The whole of Government response to road safety is led by the Department of Transport and is a shared responsibility taken very seriously across Government.
While the development and implementation of road traffic legislation and policy falls within the remit of my colleague the Minister for Transport, Darragh O'Brien, road traffic laws are enforced by Gardaí assigned to Roads Policing Units and as part of the day-to-day duties of uniformed Gardaí nationwide.
Whether it is fixed cameras, average speed cameras or GoSafe vans, we need to use technology to work to reduce speeding on our roads. An Garda Síochána has contributed to making our roads safer through the use of mobile safety cameras, using service provider GoSafe to operate them on its behalf, enforcement cameras operated using a fleet of marked vehicles, and static speed cameras.
I am informed by the the Garda authorities that there are currently 15 static speed cameras in operation nationwide, comprising five average speed zones, nine fixed speed camera sites and one railway level crossing camera which detects both speeding offences and breaches of level crossing signals. These cameras operate on a non-manned basis and provide continuous enforcement at locations approved by An Garda Síochána.
In addition, mobile safety camera vans operated by the outsourced service provider, GoSafe, are deployed as part of the wider national enforcement strategy. There are currently 58 mobile safety camera vans in operation, delivering approximately 9,000 hours of monitoring per calendar month. While some automated or un-manned sessions are utilised, these require manual set-up and closure by trained personnel, are conducted only at An Garda Síochána approved locations for defined periods, and are subject to continuous CCTV monitoring to ensure evidential integrity.
I am advised that road safety cameras operate in areas where there is a history of speed-related collisions, known as speed enforcement zones. There are one thousand, nine hundred and one (1,901) mobile safety camera zones nationwide. The designation of specific sections of road as speed enforcement zones is based on an analysis of collision data. They are also there to be preventative, to be seen and to adjust driver behaviour. The Deputy can find all zones and locations on the Garda Website using the following link: www.garda.ie/en/roads-policing/safety-cameras-save-lives/mobile-safety-camera-detection/Mobile Safety Camera Detection - Garda.
