310. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the reason his Department has decided to ignore the provisions of the Road Traffic Act 2024 in relation to a default 30 km/h speed limit in built-up areas; the reason his Department is instructing local authorities to implement 30 km/h speed limits by means of designating roads as special speed limit zones instead of introducing a national default 30 km/h speed limit in built-up areas as provided for in the legislation; the reason his Department has delayed the implementation of a default 30 km/h speed limit in the 85 currently defined built-up areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63721/25]

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310. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the reason his Department has decided to ignore the provisions of the Road Traffic Act 2024 in relation to a default 30 km/h speed limit in built-up areas; the reason his Department is instructing local authorities to implement 30 km/h speed limits by means of designating roads as special speed limit zones instead of introducing a national default 30 km/h speed limit in built-up areas as provided for in the legislation; the reason his Department has delayed the implementation of a default 30 km/h speed limit in the 85 currently defined built-up areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63721/25]

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