Taoiseach, Simon Harris, chairs meeting of the Ministerial Committee on Road Safety
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The Taoiseach, Simon Harris, chaired a meeting of the Ministerial Committee on Road Safety today. The Ministerial Committee on Road Safety has oversight of delivery of the Government's Road Safety Strategy 2021 – 2030.
The Taoiseach was joined by the Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, and Minister of State at the Department of Transport Jack Chambers, along with representatives of the Road Safety Authority, An Garda Síochána, the Courts Service, the Medical Bureau of Road Safety, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, the National Transport Authority, and the Health and Safety Authority.
Members of the Ministerial Committee updated the Taoiseach on progress made on a range of priority actions underway to improve road safety including:
It was agreed that a further Ministerial Committee meeting will be held before the Summer and a progress report on all these actions will then be submitted to Government.
Speaking after the meeting, the Taoiseach said:
“Road safety is a priority issue for me. We have seen too many people lose their lives on our roads this year already, devastating families and affecting whole communities. We need to act urgently to reverse this worrying trend.
“I held a constructive meeting with the Ministerial Committee on Road Safety this morning, which brings together all the relevant Departments and Agencies responsible for making our roads safer.
“At the meeting I received reassurance that priority actions are being delivered. It was also agreed that in advance of the summer recess, a progress report on road safety will be submitted to the Government following a further meeting of the Road Safety Ministerial Committee.”
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