Seán Canney

Road safety and the Minister

No use blaming ‘everyone’ for the rise in road deaths when reform and legislation are stalled

TikTok joyriders: The more dangerous the driving, the more ‘likes’ they get

Gangs of young males are videoing themselves in speeding cars and are competing for attention on social media

M9 crash: Garda seeks new training, family remains in hospital as postmortems due on five deceased

Intentionally driving the wrong way to evade gardaí is ‘playing Russian roulette with people’s lives’

Raheny driving test centre closure is a temporary measure for ‘six months to two years’

All test appointments, applications to move to Killester but RSA could not say how many learners affected

E-scooter users would need licence and insurance under proposals explored by Government

Darragh O’Brien to work with Road Safety Authority on proposed legislation over the summer

E-scooters: What is available to buy and how difficult will the new rules be to enforce?

Amazon and AliExpress stopped selling vehicles not in compliance with speed limits but fast models remain on sale elsewhere

Owners of scramblers face doubling of charges if vehicles are seized

Move sends ‘a clear message that illegal and dangerous scrambler use carries real consequences’, Minister says

Every e-scooter in country will need to be registered and licensed from September

E-scooters to be banned for under-18s under proposals agreed by Government

Minister faces criticism after ‘crucial’ road safety Bill delayed until Dáil returns

Legislation will bolster garda powers and allow information-sharing with councils about crashes

E-scooters face strict regulations if Government opts not to ban them

Minister for Justice says gardaí actively confiscating e-scooters and scramblers, with 1,200 seizures this year

Garda chief backs calls to ban e-scooters, saying society would be ‘better off’ without them

Taoiseach ‘leaning towards’ restriction as doctors and victims’ parents call for action

E-scooter ban to be considered by Government, Minister says

Seán Canney says he has ‘a serious problem with children getting injured unnecessarily’

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Plus: International academics say Ireland should recuse itself in EU tech negotiations

Road Safety Authority officials criticised for ‘lack of visibility’ after spate of deaths

Minister of State Seán Canney to bring proposed RSA reforms to Government

Why are road deaths still rising despite promise of ‘renewed focus’ on safety?

Minister said last month proposed reforms for the Road Safety Authority would be brought forward shortly, but there is no sign of them yet

Aughinish Alumina criticism causes discomfort on Ireland’s first day as EU president

Ursula von der Leyen unlikely to do a walkabout in Cork; and very interesting questions raised following the Jeffrey Donaldson case

Cuts to fuel taxes won’t be fully reversed until after Budget, Coalition leaders decide

Cuts are due to expire at end of July, with Taoiseach and Tánaiste saying there will be no ‘cliff edge’

Fuel excise cuts likely to be extended and tapered off over coming months

Any change in reductions will require legislation to be passed through Oireachtas before summer recess

Government considers new rules to tackle e-scooter misuse

Motor-propelled vehicles are ‘of benefit to people’, but making rules enforceable is critical, says junior Minister

With abortion reform looking likely, Sinn Féin seems set to achieve rare feat

Abortion may not be the defining social and political issue it once was, but securing a change to reproductive rights would still be significant

Gardaí only got access to vital data on roads policing app seven years after its launch

Roads policing still awaiting access to drivers' licence photographs

‘You know who’s in control’ - How the fuel protests brought the country to a standstill

The seeds of this week’s disruption were sown in meetings in late March and fomented in online forums and WhatsApp groups

Multimillion-euro financial package will not be unveiled until nationwide fuel protests cease

Fuel protests movement vows to extend disruptive actions into weekend as talks under way for solution

Government critical of fuel protesters as demonstrations set to continue into third day

Ministers insist they will only speak to organisations such as Irish Road Hauliers Association and Irish Farmers Association

Renewed push by Independent Ministers for changes to inheritance tax thresholds in budget

Minister of State Seán Canney says people have probably been ‘discriminated against’ by Capital Acquisitions Tax regime

Gardaí have resources to enforce Grace’s Law and should not fear prosecution, Canney says

Mother of Grace Lynch calls on Minister for Justice to ensure gardaí can enforce new laws

Dún Laoghaire has longest driving test waiting time at 21 weeks, followed by Mulhuddart at 20

Last month 5,356 people were on list, an ‘extraordinary number’, says local TD

Double fuel allowance, an excise duty cut and a haulier rebate to ease energy costs

Government ‘cannot shield people from the full impact of the war’, Coalition source says

New Dart service for Co Kildare commuters after plan for expansion to Kilcock confirmed

Aim is for commuter town to be connected to services by 2031 in first extension of network since 2000

E-scooter crash injuries at Tallaght emergency department almost double in a year

Injuries more frequent and more complex, with helmet use very low

Ban on scramblers in public places expected in ‘matter of weeks’, Darragh O’Brien confirms

‘I am so happy my little girl did not die in vain’, says mother of Grace Lynch, after meeting Minister

Co Cork again the biggest winner in €718m regional and local roads budget

Grants for climate adaptation and resilient road works, introduced in 2020, total €16.5 million this year

Calls for gardaí to use DNA spray that tags scrambler riders, bikes for future prosecution

UK practice uses drones to track offenders and avoid ‘high speed chase dangers’, TD says

Ministers resisted officials who advised breaking up Road Safety Authority over failings

RSA criticised over growing death toll in crashes and long waits for NCTs and driving tests

New scrambler proposals will remove ‘ambiguity’ about their use, Government says

Vehicles to be banned in public places amid renewed push to remove bikes from roads following death of Grace Lynch

More than 140,000 drivers still on learner permits in advance of sweeping rule changes

High numbers ‘deeply concerning and point to structural problems’, says Oireachtas transport committee chief

The Minister says ‘Death’ is calling and you must not answer

Given the anticipated global St Patrick’s Day ministerial airlift, concerns have sprouted on what to do in case of emergency at home

The Irish Times view on scrambler bike regulation: fatally slow

It should not have taken loss of a life to concentrate minds

Gardaí have seized 300 scramblers over last two years, says Minister

Proposal to ban scramblers from public roads comes after death of teenager Grace Lynch

Bank holiday road safety warning as two men killed in Monaghan and Laois

Incidents in Smithboro and Abbeyleix bring the number of road fatalities this year to 11

Road safety group joins hauliers in saying it has lost faith in RSA

Irish Road Haulage Association wrote to every local authority suggesting they pass a motion of no confidence in the RSA

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