Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 4 May 2023
140. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if support or a grant is available to an organisation (details supplied) for staff who experience severe trauma following on from a deliberate road traffic accident/ suicide by an oncoming driver and are then suffering mentally from the incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21023/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department does not have any funding for the purposes of grant schemes of this type.
For information, the Road Safety Authority's website provides a list of organisations lending support to victims, and their families, who have been directly affected by road traffic collisions. The support provided ranges from general information to advocacy services to those bereaved or injured by road traffic collisions. This information can be accessed via the following link: www.rsa.ie/road-safety/support-organisations.
Employers may perhaps also be in a position to provide support through employee assistant programmes.
