Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2023
1217. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of road traffic collisions in each of the years 2020 to 2022 in each Garda district within Dublin; the number that resulted in a fatality or serious injury, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38829/23]
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
Provisional data is also available on the RSA website at the following link:
www.rsa.ie/road-safety/statistics/road-traffic-collision-data
