Departmental Data

Tuesday, 2 July 2024

Questions (165)

Noel Grealish

Question:

165. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport the number of cars travelling 10,000km or less per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28053/24]

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Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Transport (Deputy James Lawless)

My Department does not hold the data on kilometres travelled by individual vehicles. The Central Statistics Office publish statistics on total vehicle-kilometres from odometer readings (data.cso.ie/table/THA10). They do this by combining the number of vehicles in the fleet obtained from the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) held by my Department and odometer readings from two separate administrative sources; the National Car Testing (NCT) Service and the Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness Testing Service. These sources are linked to the NVDF by vehicle registration number. The methodology used to estimate vehicle kilometres travelled from successive odometer readings is detailed here: www.cso.ie/en/methods/transport/roadtrafficvolumes/methodology/. The CSO do not publish the required breakdown but may be able to supply it if requested.