Phase 2 Action Plan – Primary Actions

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No.	Action	Lead	Support Partner(s)
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A. Implement 500 kilometres of new, or upgraded, segregated

Local active travel infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists. Authorities

B. Upgrade 500 junctions or crossings to facilitate active travel

Local Authorities

modes through the provision of improved crossing facilities and speed reduction of vehicles.

C. Provide 500 safe bus stops with safe crossings where feasible in

Local towns and rural locations to support safe public transport usage. Authorities

An Taisce, DOT, Local Authorities

D. Deliver 150 additional front-of-school treatments through the

Safe Routes to School Programme.

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No.	Action	Lead	Support Partner(s)
2	Expand Network Safety Analysis of the road network to identify high-risk locations, guide investment decisions, and prioritise safety interventions by evaluating the collision history and geometric characteristics:
	A. Expand the Network Safety Analysis for the regional road network DOT RSA, TII and include the local road network.
	DOT, Local B. Expand the Network Safety Analysis for the urban road network, NTA Authorities, focusing on the five cities. RSA
3	Progress implementation of divided roads across the National Road Network in-line with the RISM directive and the Speed Limit Review.

A. Prepare a plan and associated standards in-line with the

Local TII Authorities

recommendation of the Speed Limit Review regarding dividing high speed (>80 km/h) National Primary Roads.

B. Undertake a trial, in tandem with Action 2A, to divide existing

Local TII undivided high speed (>80 km/h) National Primary Roads. Authorities

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No.	Action	Lead	Support Partner(s)
4	Advance the safe deployment of Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) technology, Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and other new traffic and vehicle safety technologies in Ireland

A. Develop a national strategy to support the implementation

of CAV, including bringing forward legislation and providing for vehicle testing and Type Approved Level 2 CAV vehicle deployment

DOT NSAI, RSA, TII

Local Authorities, NTA, TII

B. Develop an implementation plan for deployment measures

DOT necessary under the Intelligent Transport Systems Directive.

C. Promote the uptake and understanding of driver assistance

systems which apply under the General Safety Regulation (in force for new vehicles since 2024) as well as further adoption of technology such as speed limiters and CAV technology.

DOT NSAI, RSA

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No.	Action	Lead	Support Partner(s)
5	Progress implementation of the recommendations of the 2023 Speed Limit Review.

AGS, Local Authorities, TII

A. Reduce the default speed limit on national secondary roads from

DOT 100km/h to 80km/h.

B. Making of special speed limit bye-laws to extend the number of

Local Authorities

AGS, DOT, NTA, TII

30km/h speed limit zones in urban and built-up areas, combined with infrastructural works where feasible to reduce collision risk.

C. Introduce 100 periodic speed limits at front-of-school locations

Local DOT, NTA Authorities

on roads that are not on the national network.

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No.	Action	Lead	Support Partner(s)
6	Expand the efficiency and capability of camera based enforcement to improve road safety by changing driver behaviour.

A. Implement the National Safety Camera Strategy which was

TBC2 TBC2 prepared during Phase 1.

B. Consider the use of camera-based enforcement to automatically

DOT AGS, DOJ detect mobile phone use and non-wearing of seat belts.

AGS, Courts Service, Local Authorities, TII

C. Expand in a sustainable manner the use of cameras for traffic

management improvements and enforcement of other offences where road safety is likely to also benefit.

NTA

2 To be confirmed following the completion of the National Safety Camera Strategy

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No.	Action	Lead	Support Partner(s)
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A. Enhance the learning to drive programme based on evidence

from international best practice, in tandem with improvements in the driving test.

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B. End the practice whereby learner drivers can roll over learner

RSA permits without the requirement to sit a test.

C. Develop the legislation and framework for attendance on a Speed

AGS, Courts Service, DOJ, RSA

Awareness Course being imposed a part of a sanction for certain road traffic offences.

D. Develop the legislation for graduated speeding sanctions,

AGS, Courts Service, DOJ

ensuring a structured and proportionate approach to penalising speed violations based on severity and risk.

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No.	Action	Lead	Support Partner(s)
8	Use enhanced Garda access to the Department of Transport’s NVDF database of all licenced drivers and registered vehicles to support AGS DOT evidence-based roads policing enforcement.

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No.	Action	Lead	Support Partner(s)
9	Education is a key measure in addressing and improving driver behaviour and in achieving better safety outcomes for all road users. While education is important for road users of all ages, the focus of the Strategy is on drivers of the future to instil good behaviours from an early age.

A. Map out the currently delivered road safety education initiatives

AGS, DOE, Local Authorities

(RSA, AGS, Local Authority led) across the country to ensure best use of resources and identify the gaps.

RSA

B. Coordinate and target education interventions in areas where

AGS, DOE, Local Authorities

current coverage has gaps and areas with poor or deteriorating road safety records.

RSA

C. Consider the potential to expand the suite of educational

AGS, DFHERIS, DOE

programmes, to bring sustained interventions for individuals from primary school through to third level, to build on the new TY programme successfully initiated in 2024.

RSA

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No.	Action	Lead	Support Partner(s)
10	An Alcohol Ignition Interlock is a breathalyser fitted to a vehicle preventing it from starting until the driver provides a breath sample below a designated limit. The MBRS tested and approved a number of interlock products in Phase 1 of the Strategy, to support the Courts voluntary uptake of these devices particularly by organisations with Service, large vehicle fleets. DOJ, HSE, DOT MBRS, RSA In Phase 2, proposals will be brought forward, based on expert medical research, for the possible mandatory use of alcohol interlocks, alongside rehabilitation courses, as a sanction for drink driving in certain cases. This work will lay the groundwork for a further action on their deployment in Phase 3.

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No.	Action	Lead	Support Partner(s)
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No.	Action	Lead	Support Partner(s)
12	Investment in infrastructure improvements can greatly enhance road safety. Where possible such investments should be evidenced based. Improving the sharing and use of collision data can be used to better inform and enhance road safety interventions.

A. Pass National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2025 to allow Local

LGMA, Local DOT Authorities to resume accepting and processing collision data. Authorities

B. Identify high-risk locations based on collision data on the

Local Authorities

DOT, LGMA RSA

regional and local road network and prioritise road safety improvements based on this.

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