Question: Councillor D. Smith “To ask the Chief Executive to urgently examine the speed limit on the road from Balscadden to Tobersool Lane with a view to reducing the speed limit?”

Reply: The L1130 from Balscadden to Tobersool Lane is a rural single carriageway of less than 7.0m with a speed limit of 80km/h. The Guidelines for Setting and Managing Speed Limits in Ireland advises that the appropriate speed limit for a rural single carriageway of less than 7.0m is 80km/h The guidelines advise that in situations where there are rural clusters along a route consideration could be given to reducing the speed limit. There are no rural clusters from Balscadden to Tobersool Lane. It is not intended to reduce the speed limit along this route.