Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 March 2017
547. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of fatalities involving tractors, on public roads only, which have occurred over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14862/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe latest figures the Road Safety Authority have are for 2014 when there were six fatal collisions on public roads involving a tractor which was 3.4% of all fatal collisions (179 collisions) that year. This is the same number of collisions involving a tractor as in 2013 and also in 2008 whilst there had been a decline to either three or four collisions in the years in between. There were six people killed in the six fatal collisions on public roads involving tractors in 2016. These fatalities were not necessarily the tractor users themselves, but may have been another road user involved in the collision with the tractor. This information is based on reports provided to the Road Safety Authority by An Garda Siochana.
Please refer to my detailed response to PQs 14512/17 and 14514/17 https://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2017-03-22a.697 which I answered on 22nd February which gives more detailed data regarding fatal collisions involving tractors.
