I propose to take Questions Nos. 709 to 712, inclusive, and 912 together.
An Garda Síochána has provided the following statistics in respect of the Deputy's Questions Nos. 130 and 131. I have requested Garda reports on the information sought in Questions 132-134 and I will contact the Deputy directly on receipt of these outstanding reports.
Tables 1 and 2 show the number of fatal road traffic collisions, the number of fatalities, the number of single and multiple vehicle collisions and the number of persons not tested, followed by the reasons recorded why these persons were not tested for 2015, 2016 and to 31 May 2017.
Table 1
|
2017
(to 31/5/2017)
|
2016
|
2015
|
No. of Fatal Collisions
|
59
|
175
|
155
|
No. of fatalities
|
63
|
187
|
162
|
No. of single vehicle collisions
|
22
|
51
|
50
|
No. of multiple vehicle collisions
|
37
|
124
|
105
|
No. of persons not tested
|
36
|
87
|
84
|
Information provided is operational, provisional and liable to change and valid to 1 June 2017.
Table 2
2017
|
36
|
Fatality (only occupant of the vehicle deceased)
|
26
|
Hit & Run Collision
|
3
|
Driver gone to hospital
|
3
|
Medical grounds
|
2
|
Medical grounds (doctor refusal)
|
1
|
None of the Above – originally classified as a material-only collision
|
1
|
|
|
2016
|
87
|
Fatality (only occupant / driver of the vehicle deceased)
|
58
|
Hit & Run collision
|
3
|
Driver gone to hospital
|
12
|
Drive gone from hospital
|
1
|
Medical Grounds
|
7
|
Doctor / nurse not available (3 hours)
|
1
|
Driver not known
|
2
|
Witness
|
1
|
Witness took evasive action
|
1
|
Not investigated at the scene – insufficient time, 3 hours
|
1
|
|
|
2015
|
84
|
Fatality (Only occupant / driver of the vehicle deceased)
|
56
|
Hit & run collision
|
1
|
Driver gone to hospital
|
12
|
Drive gone to hospital (refused)
|
1
|
Drive gone from hospital
|
2
|
Medical grounds
|
9
|
Medical grounds (doctor refused)
|
1
|
None of the above – originally classified as a non-serious injury collision
|
1
|
Information provided is operational, provisional and liable to change and valid to 1 June 2017.
A Garda examination of records held on PULSE concerning Fatal Road Traffic collisions provides the following information, set out in Table 3, regarding the number of fatal road traffic collisions for each year for the period 2013-2016, the number of uninjured drivers from those collisions who were not tested on suspicion of driving under the influence of an intoxicant, and the reasons recorded for the driver not being tested.
Table 3
|
2016
|
2015
|
2014
|
2013
|
Number of Fatal road collisions as per PULSE
|
176
|
155
|
179
|
178
|
Number of uninjured drivers
|
70
|
59
|
67
|
61
|
Number of injured drivers not tested
|
12
|
5
|
18
|
9
|
for the following reasons:
|
|
|
|
|
|
2016
|
2015
|
2014
|
2013
|
Driver arrested
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
Driver arrested : opinion formed without test
|
2
|
|
|
|
Opinion formed
|
|
|
1
|
|
Negative breath-test
|
|
|
1
|
|
Collision not in a public place
|
|
|
|
1
|
Hit & run collision
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
Driver fled the scene
|
|
|
|
1
|
Driver Unknown
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
Driver gone to hospital
|
2
|
|
7
|
2
|
Driver gone from hospital
|
|
|
1
|
|
Medical grounds
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
Doctor / Nurse not available – 3 hours
|
1
|
|
|
|
No screening device – 1 hour
|
|
|
|
1
|
Not investigated at scene insufficient time 3 hrs
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
Reported at Station, insufficient time, 3 hours
|
|
|
|
1
|
None of the above – originally classified as a non-serious injury collision
|
|
|
|
1
|
None of the above – originally classified as a material damage collision
|
|
|
1
|
|
Total :
|
12
|
5
|
18
|
9
|
Information provided is operational, provisional and liable to change and valid to 1 June 2017.