Alan Kelly
Question:
625. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of reported traffic accidents on the M7 motorway between the Moneygal exit and the Birdhill exit, County Tipperary in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and up to 1 May 2021, in tabular form. [23791/21]
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I have requested a report from the Garda authorities on the information requested by the Deputy. Unfortunately, this report was not available in time and I will write to the Deputy once the report is to hand.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51
I refer to Parliamentary Question number 625 of 11 May 2021 where you asked the number of reported traffic accidents on the M7 motorway between the Moneygall exit and the Birdhill exit, County Tipperary, in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and up to 1 May 2021, in tabular form.
You will recall that the information could not be obtained in the time available and I undertook to consult with An Garda Síochána and contact you again when the requested information was available.
I have been advised by the Garda Authorities that, from 01/01/2016 to 30/04/2021, inclusive, a total of 18 collisions were noted on PULSE as having been reported as occurring on the M7 motorway from the Barack Obama Plaza Exit, near Moneygall, to the exit at the Applegreen service station, near Birdhill.
All incidents with a type of Fatal, Serious or Non-Serious Injury Collision were examined. The total of 18 collisions were made up of 5 Fatal or Serious Injury Collisions and 13 Non-Serious Injury Collisions.
As the numbers of incidents are so low per year a breakdown is not provided as requested, as An Garda Síochána do not report on incident types numbering under 10 in a given timeframe/geographic locale.
The information above provided by An Garda Síochána is based upon operational data from the PULSE system as was available on 07/05/2021 and is liable to change.
I trust this information is of assistance.
