Ms Velma Burns:

Yes, very few of those occur when a cyclist falls off a bike, which is called a single-cyclist injury or collision. We know from international studies that there are quite a lot more incidents of single-cyclist collisions that are not reported to the police but the cyclists do present to a hospital. Hospital data will show single-cyclist injuries, some of which might be quite severe injuries. In light of the complexity of all of this, we are working with the HSE and Trinity College Dublin on a three-way collaboration. This project commenced in the past three months. We are getting access to hospital data sets to look specifically at serious injuries, to compare the results and identify where there are gaps.