Darren O'Rourke
Ceist:481. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of road traffic accidents involving e-scooters in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56592/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 15 November 2022
Ceisteanna (481)
Freagraí scríofa
As you will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including the recording of traffic incidents and crimes reported to An Garda Síochána. As Minister for Justice, I have no direct role in these matters.
I have contacted An Garda Síochána for the information requested by the Deputy, regretfully this information was not available in time. I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51
I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 481 of 15 November 2022 where you sought:
“the number of road traffic accidents involving e-scooters in 2021 and to date in 2022”.
As you will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of Garda business, including the direction of investigation priorities for the organisation and the management of the PULSE system. As Minister, I play no role in these independent functions.
I have been advised by the Garda authorities that identifying accidents which involve an e-scooter is dependent on the use of keywords in the incident narrative or investigation notes. A search of the PULSE database was conducted on 11 November 2022 for incidents of the following types:
- Traffic Accident
- Traffic Collision FATAL
- Traffic Collision MATERIAL DAMAGE ONLY
- Traffic Collision NO INJURY/NO DAMAGE
- Traffic Collision NON SERIOUS INJURY
- Traffic Collision SERIOUS INJURY
- Traffic Fatality (Manslaughter)
The table below, provided by the Garda authorities, shows the number of these incidents by Region, which contained a reference to an e-scooter in the incident narrative or where there was an associated e-scooter object or vehicle to the incident.
|
Region |
2021 |
2022* |
Grand Total |
|
Dublin Region |
152 |
194 |
346 |
|
Eastern Region (NEW) |
33 |
54 |
87 |
|
North Western Region |
17 |
34 |
51 |
|
Southern Region (NEW) |
27 |
53 |
80 |
|
Grand Total |
229 |
335 |
564 |
* Up to 10/11/2022
All figures are operational and liable to change.
I hope this information is of assistance to you.