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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: There is commonality here. That is the point I want to get at.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Was it six collisions in which the eight fatalities were involved in 2019? How many were drivers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: How many were motorcyclists?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am almost there. I looked at the statistics for the previous four years. Percentage-wise, drivers and passengers are more or less the same. It is dreadful to have statistics like this and to be even quoting them. The number of motorcyclists is up considerably, by 20% this year alone. The number of motorcycle fatalities for this year so far is 17 while it was 21 for the entire year last...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Could Ms Hilman give me a quick run through of the ages and the numbers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: We are not. I am just making the point. Of the incidents relating to the 83 fatalities, how many of the other parties involved were not fatally injured? Ms Hilman has already given me a statistic. Some 48 accidents involved single vehicles and 29 involved multiple vehicles. Of the balance of 49, how many of the collisions were not fatal. With regard to the incidents were people crashed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is Ireland the second highest?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I accept that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: During what year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I do not really want to go into detail.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: When Ms Hilman is answering the question, will she give me a statistic for what has been the increase in detection of drink- and drug-driving? An Garda Síochána does fantastic work, but Ms Hilman will appreciate that we have a role as a committee to ask the questions. What has been the change in the detection rate for alcohol and drugs for the first six months of this year...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is 21 people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is 28 people. We will get rid of the statistic about drugs and alcohol first. I will then go into the substantive issue of the bank holiday weekend and what will be done differently. How can we assist An Garda Síochána in terms of legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is Ms Hilman talking about a six-month period in 2019?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is a reduction.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does An Garda Síochána have many more machines on the go? Those figures came through road policing and community engagement. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: We have Chief Superintendent Gerard Roche and the joint policing committees in Limerick. I always follow the statistics. The drug side of them is going up exponentially.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: I ask Ms Hilman to talk about the bank holiday. It is quite amazing. There are a total of 21. There were eight fatalities and 13 serious injuries. In 2019, there were eight fatalities and 20 serious injuries. It is the exact same number of fatalities. What is happening?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is that the bank holiday just gone?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is amazing.