Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 January 2015
219. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of accidents that were reported on the N86 Tralee to Dingle road, County Kerry, for the period 1999-2015; the number of these accidents that involved fatalities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3172/15]
View answerThe Road Safety Authority has statutory responsibility for the provision of statistics related to road collisions. However, the RSA, in Tables 1 and 2 below, has provided the number of collisions and the number of people injured (casualties) on the N86 between the roundabout with the R551 Tralee and the intersection with the R559 Dingle over the period 2003 to 2012. This is the time period for which accurate validated information is available for this specific route. The total distance of this route is 47.9km.
Table 1: Road traffic collisions on the N86 between the roundabout with the R551 Tralee and the intersection with the R559 Dingle
|
Year |
Collisions |
Total |
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|
Fatal |
Serious |
Minor |
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|
2003 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
|
2004 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
|
2005 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
|
2006 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
2007 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
|
2008 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
10 |
|
2009 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
|
2010 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
|
2011 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
2012 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
|
Total |
6 |
10 |
49 |
65 |
Table 2: Road traffic casualties on the N86 between the roundabout with the R551 Tralee and the intersection with the R559 Dingle
|
Year |
Injury Severity |
Total |
||
|
Fatal |
Serious |
Minor |
||
|
2003 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
|
2004 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
|
2005 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
|
2006 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
|
2007 |
1 |
1 |
17 |
19 |
|
2008 |
2 |
3 |
12 |
17 |
|
2009 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
12 |
|
2010 |
0 |
10 |
6 |
16 |
|
2011 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
2012 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
|
Total |
8 |
25 |
79 |
112 |
