Emer Currie
Question:395. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of road fatalities in each of the years 2016 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39394/26]
View answerTuesday, 26 May 2026
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The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has a statutory remit to report on fatal, serious and minor injury collisions. The RSA receives both coronial data and collision data from An Garda Síochána for this purpose and produces official statistics to help develop evidence-based road safety interventions.
Given the RSA's responsibility in this matter, I have referred the Deputy's questions to the RSA for direct, detailed reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days.
I would also direct the Deputy to the RSA's website, specifically the Road traffic collision data section which can be accessed at - www.rsa.ie/road-safety/statistics/road-traffic-collision-data This section of the RSA website contains a number of relevant reports published by the RSA in relation to fatalities. In addition, the RSA website also contains research on the various killer behaviours and contributing factors of fatalities and serious injuries on our roads. This information can be accessed here: www.rsa.ie/road-safety/research/reports/safe-road-use
A referred reply was forwarded to the Deputy under Standing Orders.