Peadar Tóibín
Question:557. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of fatal road traffic accidents in each county in the State in each of the past five years and to date in 2023. [34399/23]
View answerTuesday, 11 July 2023
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Road safety remains a high priority for An Garda Síochána and for my Department, working closely in cooperation with the Department of Transport. Any serious injury or fatality is of great concern.
As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including road traffic offences. As Minister, I have no direct role in such matters.
The Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of a number of Roads Safety Authority of Ireland related tables including the number of road deaths (fatalities) on the roads in Ireland between each year. However, it is worth noting that figures by county are currently only available between 2001 and 2021.
To be of assistance the CSO total 'Road Fatalities' statistics can be accessed at data.cso.ie/table/ROA11 and as of 11 July 2023 covers 2000 - May 2023.
Further statistics, data on 'Persons Killed and Injured' by county can be accessed at data.cso.ie/table/ROA15 and as of 11 July 2023 covers 2001 - 2021.