Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 May 2023
493. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 17 November 2022, the number of fatal road traffic collisions in each of the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of drivers involved per year; the number of drivers in which the status of their driver licence or learner permit is unknown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22671/23]
View answerAs the Deputy will appreciate the enforcement of road traffic legislation is an operational matter for An Garda Síochána.
Road traffic legislation is enforced as part of the day-to-day duties of members of An Garda Síochána, as well as through a programme of high-visibility road safety and enforcement operations, carried out in partnership with other state agencies, including Government Departments, the Road Safety Authority, the National Roads Authority, and the community, in order to make our roads safer for all.
The Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of all crime statistics including the number of road deaths (fatalities) and the number of injured casualties on the roads in Ireland each year.
These statistics are prepared by the Road Safety Authority following analysis of the fatality reports provided to the RSA by An Garda Síochána and are available at the link below:
data.cso.ie/product/rsars
Information pertaining to the status of the driver’s license is not available as a component of the driver fatality statistics.
