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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 4 Jul 2001

Vol. 540 No. 2

Written Answers. - Motor Vehicle Registration.

Richard Bruton

Ceist:

193 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will give an estimate of the number of vehicles in use in counties Dublin, Meath, Kildare and Wicklow and in the country as a whole in each year from 1996 to 2000 and in 2001 to date, distinguishing between the number of private cars and heavy goods vehicles. [20281/01]

The following tabular statement provides the details requested by the Deputy.

Year

Dublin

PrivateCars

GoodsVeh.

TotalAllVeh.

Meath

PrivateCars

GoodsVeh.

TotalAllVeh.

Kildare

PrivateCars

GoodsVeh.

TotalAllVeh.

Wicklow

PrivateCars

GoodsVeh.

TotalAllVeh.

All Counties

PrivateCars

GoodsVeh.

TotalAllVeh.

1996

300,941

32,403

355,049

33,887

5,255

42,580

40,924

5,475

50,144

30,667

4,200

37,960

1,057,383

146,601

1,338,616

1997

324,049

34,809

382,692

37,613

5,848

47,060

44,143

5,931

53,969

33,325

4,525

41,130

1,134,429

158,158

1,432,330

1998

343,775

37,486

406,352

40,221

6,501

50,578

47,924

6,510

58,508

35,670

4,893

44,015

1,196,901

170,866

1,510,853

1999

364,295

42,978

436,171

42,775

7,228

54,027

52,748

7,419

64,603

37,546

5,239

46,417

1,269,245

1,88,814

1,608,156

2000

376,547

47,076

455,657

44,820

8,097

57,286

55,617

8,317

68,796

39,594

5,993

49,492

1,319,250

205,575

1,682,221

*2001

385,000

48,000

466,000

46,000

8,500

59,000

57,000

8,600

71,000

41,000

6,200

51,000

1,347,000

211,000

1,720,000

*Estimated number.
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