Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 May 2004
76 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport the number of road deaths that have occurred here in 2004 up to the latest date for which figures are available; the way in which these contrast to each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12530/04]
View answerStatistics relating to road accidents, based on information provided by the Garda Síochána, are published by the National Roads Authority in its annual road accident facts reports. The most recent report is in respect of 2002 and that report, with reports relating to previous years, are available in the Oireachtas Library.
The following table gives the number of road deaths that have occurred here during the first four months of 2004 and a comparison with the same periods in 2000-03. The figures shown for 2003 and 2004 are provisional.
|
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
|
|
January |
30 |
32 |
30 |
35 |
20 |
32 |
|
February |
34 |
41 |
38 |
33 |
21 |
39 |
|
March |
35 |
23 |
31 |
34 |
33 |
25 |
|
April |
31 |
42 |
22 |
32 |
23 |
29* |
|
Totals |
130 |
138 |
121 |
134 |
97 |
125 |
*as of 30 April 2004
