Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 July 2023
558. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of fatal road traffic accidents in each of the past five years and to date in 2023, where the deceased person or persons were not wearing seatbelts. [34400/23]
View answerRoad safety remains a high priority for An Garda Síochána and for my Department, working closely in cooperation with the Department of Transport. Any serious injury or fatality is of great concern.
As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including road traffic offences. As Minister, I have no direct role in such matters.
The Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of a number of tables, based on information supplied by the Roads Safety Authority of Ireland, including the number of road deaths (fatalities) and the number of injured (casualties) on the roads in Ireland between each year.To be of assistance, the CSO 'Road Fatalities' statistics can be accessed at https://data.cso.ie/table/ROA11 and 'Persons Injured' https://data.cso.ie/table/ROA12.
I am further informed by the Garda Authorities that the below table displays a yearly breakdown of the number of deceased drivers and passengers confirmed to be not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the fatal road traffic collision.
|
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|
30 |
26 |
26 |
27 |
20 |
10 |
Figures are based on incidents occurring from 1 January 2023 to 6 July 2023, inclusive. All information contained in this report is based upon operational data from the Pulse system as was available on 7 July 2023 and is liable to change.
