asked the Minister for Justice if he will state the number of road accidents, and the number of such accidents that proved fatal, that have occurred in the years 1950 and 1951 on the main road leading from Dublin to (a) Bray; (b) Drogheda; (c) Kildare, and (d) Kinnegad.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Road Accidents.
Mr. Boland
The answer to this question is in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, will appear in the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
|
Road |
Year |
Number of accidents reported to the Garda Síochána |
Number of such accidents which proved fatal |
|
Dublin-Bray |
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From Donnybrook Church to Bray |
1951 |
69 |
5 |
|
1950 |
50 |
3 |
|
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Dublin-Drogheda |
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From Dublin Metropolitan District boundary to Drogheda. |
1951 |
79 |
5 |
|
1950 |
71 |
1 |
|
|
Dublin-Kildare |
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From Dublin Metropolitan District boundary to Kildare. |
1951 |
247 |
5 |
|
1950 |
255 |
6 |
|
|
Dublin-Kinnegad |
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From Dublin Metropolitan District boundary to Kinnegad. |
1951 |
116 |
3 |
|
1950 |
128 |
2 |
asked the Minister for Justice whether he will consider requesting the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána to have an analysis made of the road accidents which have occurred in recent years to determine the number of such accidents which may be ascribed to (a) the inexperience of motor drivers, and (b) the consumption of intoxicating liquor by motor drivers, and any other factors that might suggest remedial measures.
Mr. Boland
The Commissioner's annual statistics of road traffic accidents have for a number of years past given detailed analyses of the causes of accidents. The statistics are not printed and placed on sale, but copies of them are supplied to the newspapers and to organisations and persons who ask for them.