Road Safety Authority

First name

Eilish

Last name

McDonagh

Organisation name

Road Safety Authority

Type of member

Individual

Describe your organisation

The Road Safety Authority is responsible for road safety education and awareness in Ireland. Our mission of making Irish roads safer for everyone involves delivering some key functions:

  • Road safety promotion, education and awareness
  • Road safety and collision research
  • Primary responsibility as the lead agency for the governance and implementation of the government's Road Safety Strategy
  • Driver testing and driver licensing
  • Governance and supervision of the National Car Testing Service and Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Testing
  • Enforcement of a range of road haulage industry and driver regulations
  • Regulation of the driving instruction industry
  • Development and monitoring of vehicle standards
  • Advising the Department of Transport and the Minister for Transport on all aspects of road safety public policy.

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