339. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport for a detailed explanation as to the actions his Department is taking to tackle the increasing rate of serious and fatal road traffic accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29617/26]
Topics / Road Traffic Accidents
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsRoad Traffic Accidents
106 questions from 32 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 7 September 2026.
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105 written, 1 oral
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| May 2025 | 4 |
| June 2025 | 5 |
| July 2025 | 0 |
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| September 2025 | 1 |
| October 2025 | 1 |
| November 2025 | 11 |
| December 2025 | 17 |
| January 2026 | 12 |
| February 2026 | 8 |
| March 2026 | 9 |
| April 2026 | 9 |
| May 2026 | 11 |
| June 2026 | 1 |
| July 2026 | 7 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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366. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of recent reports that Irish road deaths far outstrip the European average (details supplied); the measures he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30118/26]
367. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport in light of recent reports that road deaths are rising in Ireland whereas falling in the rest of the EU, if he will revise his decision to retain the current structure of the RSA, contrary to the recommendation of the external review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30119/26]
374. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the criteria for designating a road traffic accident black spot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27931/26]
375. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the national list of road traffic accident black spots, by local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27932/26]
670. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of road fatalities in each month of 2025, by county and road type. [24352/26]
671. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the primary contributory factors identified in fatal collisions each year for the past five years. [24353/26]
672. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of fatalities by age group and road user type (driver, passenger, pedestrian, cyclist) each year for the past five years. [24354/26]
218. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the way in which road collision data is compiled; the agency or body that is responsible for compiling these statistics; if his Department have access to this data including the location of collisions; whether his Department is undergoing work to identify the most dangerous roads in the State based on this data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
221. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of fatal and serious road traffic collisions each year since 2010 where an unborn baby has died following the collision. [18532/26]
278. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Transport if Dublin City Council and the other Dublin local authorities currently have access to collision location data from 2019 onwards; the reason the Road Safety Authority ceased sharing this data with local authorities in 2020, given that the Data Protection Commission stated in April 2024 that GDPR should not prevent the proportionate publication of anonymised cra…
310. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport whether any obligation exists on local authorities to conduct a road design review following a fatal road traffic collision on a road under their management; if not, whether the Department has considered introducing such an obligation; whether he will consider a model (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19655/26]
311. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport whether Fingal County Council currently have access to collision location data for roads under its management; if not, when such access was last available; the interim arrangements that are in place to ensure these authorities can identify and address high-risk locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19658/26]
278. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the number of road deaths which have occurred in Cork, by road, from 2020 to date in 2026. [17898/26]
279. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the number of road accidents which have occurred in Cork south-west, by road, from 2024 to date in 2026, in tabular form. [17899/26]
305. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner permit holders involved in fatal road traffic collisions each year since 2020 to date; the number of fatalities in each collision; the number of learners each year who were driving unaccompanied at the time of the fatal crash; and the number of fatalities in each fatal collision involving an unaccompanied learner driver, in tabular form. […
306. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner permit holders involved in serious injury collisions each year from 2020 to date; the number of people who were seriously injured in each collision; the number of learner drivers who were driving unaccompanied at the time of the serious injury crash; and the number of people who suffered serious injuries in each collision, in tabular form.…
93. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to set a road deaths reduction target for phase 2 of Vision Zero; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16152/26]
445. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 2415 of 13 January 2026, if he accepts road traffic deaths and serious injuries as a public health harm requiring surveillance; if his Department will collect, analyse and use road-traffic collision and fatality statistics for population health improvement; if he and his Department will engage with the Minister for Health …
842. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of road traffic collisions the Garda fleet have been involved in by vehicle type, and by division, in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of vehicles that have been written off as a result; and a schedule of costs and compensation received and paid out arising from collisions over this time period. [10133/26]
1173. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2415 of 13 January 2026, if she accepts road traffic deaths and serious injuries as a public health harm requiring surveillance; if her Department will collect, analyse and use road-traffic collision and fatality statistics for population health improvement; if she and her Department will engage with the Minister for Transpo…
173. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if he will recognise road-traffic collision and fatality data as public-health data, given that such data relates to preventable deaths and injuries that cluster at identifiable locations; and if he will support the routine sharing and publication of anonymised collision location data for prevention and research purposes, in line with the April 2024 guidance o…
361. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport the number of road accidents, per local authority area, in tabular form. [8450/26]
362. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if he will introduce a road safety theory test requirement for users of electric bikes and electric scooters given the higher speeds these vehicles are capable of. [8451/26]
365. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department collects data on the amount of accidents and injuries caused by e-scooters and e-bikes. [8455/26]