Martin Kenny
Question:253. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice to provide, in tabular form, the number of road traffic collisions involving HGVs per year between 2017-2023. [51811/23]
View answerThursday, 23 November 2023
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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 the enforcement of road traffic legislation. As Minister, I have no role in such matters.
I am informed by the Garda authorities that the figures requested by the Deputy are not maintained in the format requested and that to compile this information would involve a disproportionate expenditure of Garda resources.
Road traffic legislation is enforced as part of the day-to-day duties of members of An Garda Síochána, as well as through a programme of high-visibility road safety and enforcement operations, carried out in partnership with other State agencies, including Government Departments, the Road Safety Authority, the National Roads Authority, and the community, in order to make our roads safer for all.
The Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical agency, is responsible for the compilation and publication of all crime statistics including the number of road deaths (fatalities) and the number of injured/casualties on the roads in Ireland each year.
These statistics are prepared by the Road Safety Authority following analysis of the fatality reports provided to the RSA by An Garda Síochána and are available at the link below:
data.cso.ie/product/rsars.
Provisional data is also available on the RSA website at the following link:
www.rsa.ie/road-safety/statistics/road-traffic-collision-data.