Pat Breen
Ceist:481 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport the pedestrian third party fatality risk on roads here for each of the years 1998 to 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30843/03]
Vol. 577 No. 3
481 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Transport the pedestrian third party fatality risk on roads here for each of the years 1998 to 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30843/03]
Statistics relating to road accidents, based on information provided by the Garda Síochána, are published by the National Roads Authority in its annual road accident facts reports. The most recent report is in respect of 2002 and that report, along with reports relating to previous years, is available in the Oireachtas Library.
The following table gives details of the number of pedestrian and the total number of fatalities for the period 1998 to 2002.
Year |
Total numberof fatalities |
PedestrianFatalities |
% of TotalFatalities |
2002 |
376 |
86 |
22.9 |
2001 |
411 |
89 |
21.7 |
2000 |
415 |
85 |
20.5 |
1999 |
413 |
92 |
22.3 |
1998 |
458 |
114 |
24.9 |