Mr. Sam Waide:

I thank the Deputy for the questions. I will start with the last point on local authorities. As a previous Minister confirmed, local authorities have and continue to receive collision information directly from the Department of Transport. In terms of the details of that, I am sure the Department will be happy to confirm what fields and data are shared directly with local councils. In terms of the basics it would include things like where the collision occurred, the initial observation on the cause of the collision, the co-ordinates, whether it involved a car or a pedestrian, and so on.

In response to the Deputy's question about the RSA and data sharing, I can confirm there is a data sharing agreement in place between An Garda Síochána and the RSA. An Garda Síochána is the source of the data. We have that agreement in place. We also have an agreement in place with the NTA, with which we also share information that helps to inform infrastructure planning. In terms of the local authorities, the RSA has the information to share but the local authorities have stated that they require legislation to be put in place so that they can receive the data. Data sharing involves two parties: one providing the data and the other receiving it. We have an agreement in place to onward share with local authorities through the LGMA.