A bereaved mother has accused Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe of “buck-passing” by failing to impose a 20km/h speed limit in housing estates.

A bereaved mother is pressing ahead with plans to lead a four-day Dáil protest next week over speed limits in housing estates because she believes €2m made available to local authorities to implement 30km/h limits is not enough to keep children safe.

A mother whose son died after being knocked down by a car near his home will lead a four-day Dáil protest next month to emphasise the need for mandatory 30km/h speed limits in housing estates.

Elber Twomey, whose entire family was killed by a car crash, has been honoured by the Road Safety Authority for her road safety campaign.

Speed limits in housing estates and residential areas across the country are to be reviewed following a campaign by the family of a six-year-old boy who died when he was hit by a car this summer.