Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 June 2026
276. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his views on the National Safety Camera Strategy; the number of safety cameras the Government will install per year as part of this strategy; where will they be located; if this has not been determined, the reasons; and the timeline for publication. [45040/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraEnforcement 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.
To assist An Garda Siochána in these activities I published the National Safety Camera Strategy on 29 April. The Strategy provides the framework for the increased deployment of cameras across the network, in both urban and rural locations, to assist with the enforcement of a wide range of road traffic offences. It focuses on speeding, red light running, and bus lane infringements, with flexibility for the enforcement of other types of offence in future.
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). It proposes that TII takes responsibility 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. This approach provides an effective structure through which the most progress can be made on the deployment of road safety camera systems in the near-term and was developed by an inter-agency working group led by TII.
A delivery focused Camera Enforcement Oversight Group (CEOG) has been 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. This Group will report to the Road Safety Leadership Group on its progress. The Strategy aligns with Programme for Government Commitments to expand the use of safety cameras across the road network. It also delivers on part one of Action 6 of the Government’s Road Safety Strategy Phase 2 Action Plan.
It should be noted that camera enforcement has been increasing. Since late 2024, An Garda Síochána with the assistance of TII and local authorities has installed three additional average speed camera zones and nine static camera locations. This means that there are now five average safety cameras and nine static safety cameras in operation across the network. In addition, there are also 9,000 hours of AGS GoSafe monitoring carried out on our roads each month.
