An extra €3 million is to be spent this year to fund road safety campaigns and education programmes.
Work will also be fast-tracked to resolve technical and legal issues so cameras can identify mobile phone use and seatbelt wearing as offences.
Taoiseach Simon Harris met yesterday with Road Safety Authority (RSA) Chairperson Liz O'Donnell and its CEO Sam Waide to discuss a response to the rising level of deaths on Irish roads.
Work on a multi-million euro rollout of road safety campaigns and education programmes is to begin immediately funded by money from the organisation's reserves.
A proposal will be provided to the Data Protection Commissioner regarding the sharing of collision data "as soon as possible" with any required legislative change.
Taoiseach Simon Harris speaking to the media at St Thomas Junior National School in Lucan, 15-4-24. Image: Sasko Lazarov/© RollingNews.ieAn Garda Síochána is also to be requested to provide "ongoing enforcement activity plans" with Garda Commissioner Drew Harris set to increase the manpower in roads policing.
The delivery of 12 new camera enforcement sites is also to move forward in the coming months.
The RSA says it will continue to progress the review of the driving test curriculum and work to return average driving test wait times to 10 weeks by mid-year.
Further action is also to be taken on accident 'blackspots' with the Department of Transport engaging with the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA).
The Taoiseach is to chair a meeting of the Government's Ministerial Road Safety Committee in the coming weeks to "ensure urgent progress on these and other actions in response to the recent deterioration in road safety".
Transport Minister Eamon Ryan, Justice Minister Helen McEntee and Minister of State Jack Chambers also attended yesterday's meeting.
