The Love30 Campaign supported by Dublin Commuter Coalitionand 9 other supporting groups will be presenting to interested TDs and Senators in the Oireachtas at 10am on Thursday 2nd October 2025, on the delays to the implementation of the default 30 km/h speed limit in urban areas. After the presentation, between 10.30 and 11.30 approximately, we will be holding a gathering of supporters from around the country outside the Dáil Chamber on Kildare Street in support of this Love30 campaign. We will be inviting all TDs and Senators to meet our supporters. We will also be inviting the media to witness and report on the issue.

We are asking all supporters of lower urban speed limits to join us outside the Dáil Chamber on Kildare Street from 10:10-11:30 on Thursday 2nd October to demand urgent action on the implementation of the default 30 km/h urban speed limit. This issue affects everyone, so spread the word to other community groups!

The background to this demonstration is that the previous government introduced the Road Traffic Act 2024 following a comprehensive Speed Limit Review published in 2023. This Review carried out by an expert group (comprising members from the Department of Transport, the Road Safety Authority (RSA), An Garda Síochána, City and County Managers Association (CCMA), Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and the National Transport Authority (NTA)) unequivocally recommended the reduction of the urban default speed limit from the present 50km/h to a new safer 30km/h. The Road Traffic Act 2024 consolidated this decision and also the reduction of Default Speed Limits on Secondary and Local Roads. The change on Local Roads was instituted smoothly earlier this year without any major objections.

However, the Department of Transport are now reneging on the expert recommendation for a Default 30km/h urban speed limit, and its legislative backing in the Road Traffic Act 2024, by proposing the introduction of separate Guidelines for Setting and Managing Speed Limits in Ireland, which will retain a default limit of 50 km/h in built-up areas and leave it up to individual Local Authorities to identify roads where 30km/h is an appropriate limit. The Love30 campaign, supported by Dublin Commuter Coalition and 9 other supporting groups, strongly objects to this u-turn by the Department, and demands that the 30km/h default urban speed limit be introduced as soon as possible.

We demand this on the basis that:

• 30km/h urban speed limit saves lives and reduces serious injuries
• 30km/h reduces emissions leading to a cleaner environment
• 30km/h reduces vehicle noise leading to a quieter overall environment
• 30km/h slows vehicle movement to a safer manageable level for interaction with pedestrians and others
• 30km/h promotes safer and quieter streets for all, in particular people with disabilities, children, wheelchair users, families
• 30km/h is a social justice issue giving balanced rights to non motor vehicle users in our towns and cities
• 30km/h is a manageable and comfortable speed for motor vehicles in an urban environment

This action is supported by:

• Dublin Commuter Coalition
• Galway Commuter Coalition
• Dublin Cycling Campaign
• Irish Doctors for the Environment
• Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice
• Climate & Health Alliance
• I BIKE Dublin
• Wexford Bicycle Users Group
• Love 30
• Irish Cycling Campaign
• Cycling Without Age
• An Taisce - the National Trust for Ireland