asked the Minister for Justice if he will state with reference to accidents at Ballycasey Cross on the Limerick-Shannon road how many accidents at the junction were reported to the Gardaí over the last 10 years, giving the dates and full particulars of each accident; if the Gardaí have complete reports on these accidents; if the accidents were caused by the layout of the road junction; and whether or not the Gardaí have any views in connection with the changes at the junction proposed or passed from the point of view of safety.
Written Answers. - Limerick-Shannon Road Accidents.
107.
The following statement gives the available statistics of road accidents at Ballycasey Cross for the period from 1965 to date.
|
Year |
Fatal |
Personal Injuries |
Material Damage |
Number of persons injured |
|
1965 |
— |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
1966 |
— |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
1967 |
— |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
1968 |
— |
— |
3 |
— |
|
1969 |
— |
3 |
5 |
3 |
|
1970 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
(to date) |
||||
|
Totals: |
— |
8 |
16 |
8 |
Detailed records of road accidents prior to 1965 are not retained by the Garda and the statistics for those years are therefore not available. Publication of road accident statistics is a matter for An Foras Forbartha and the analysis and evaluation of accident figures and reports are also matters for the Foras to whom the Garda Síochána supply full particulars of road accidents. The Garda do not attempt to assign causes for individual accidents, some of which may be the subject of civil actions, nor would they comment publicly on decisions taken by local authorities in regard to road improvements. The Minister with overall responsibility for road safety matters is the Minister for Local Government.