Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 March 2017
271. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of fatal and serious road traffic collisions that have been reported over the past ten years in which a tractor was involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14512/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra272. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the location of all road traffic collisions involving tractors on the road, that is if they were at road junctions, a gateway and so on, and the road types such as national, regional or local roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14513/17]
Amharc ar fhreagra273. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for tractor-related accidents; if there were issues such as visibility, road junctions and poor road maintenance or bad corners that were reported as being the causes of the accidents in which tractors were involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14514/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 271 to 273, inclusive, together.
The following table, compiled by the Road Safety Authority, sets out the number of fatal and serious injury collisions over the period 2004 - 2013 involving an agricultural vehicle or tractor. This information relates to collisions that occurred on a public road, based on reports provided to the Road Safety Authority by an Garda Síochána. Please note that more recent statistics detailing collisions involving tractors are not currently available and those supplied do not include collisions which took place on private land, which are outside the remit of my Department. No further details of the location and circumstances spanning this time period are available; and the Deputy should note that in this data, while at least one party was using an agricultural vehicle, it does not necessarily mean that the driver/passenger of the agricultural vehicle was the injured party.
|
Year |
Fatal |
Serious |
|
2004 |
7 |
11 |
|
2005 |
5 |
11 |
|
2006 |
5 |
12 |
|
2007 |
5 |
5 |
|
2008 |
6 |
8 |
|
2009 |
3 |
4 |
|
2010 |
4 |
7 |
|
2011 |
3 |
4 |
|
2012 |
4 |
4 |
|
2013 |
6 |
3 |
