Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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491. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 536 of 25 February 2014, if the report referred to in the reply is now to hand. [27281/14]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I have received an updated report from the Garda authorities who have informed me there were a total of 30 fatal collisions from 2011 to 2013 involving drivers who held a learner permit. I am further informed that a total of 31 learner drivers were involved as in one collision both drivers were holders of learner permits. Tragically, a total of 34 people died arising from these collisions, including 16 learner drivers; five passengers in the learner driver's vehicle; eight occupants of other vehicles and five pedestrians.

Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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492. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 26 February 2014, if the report referred to in the reply is now to hand. [27282/14]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I have received a report from the Garda authorities and am informed that there was a total of 98 single vehicle fatal collisions in 2012, and 118 in 2013. The number of those cases involving learner drivers is set out in the table.

Number of Single Vehicle Fatal Collisions involving Learner Drivers 2012 - 2013

*In one incident information is not readily available as to whether the learner driver was accompanied.

I am also informed that the number of single vehicle serious injury collisions in 2012 and 2013 is not readily available and I will contact the Deputy directly when this information is to hand.

Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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493. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 182 of 26 February 2014, if the report referred to in the reply is now to hand. [27283/14]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Garda authorities that Table 1 sets out the number of learner drivers involved in fatal collisions in 2012 and 2013 and whether they were accompanied by a qualified driver. I am advised that the information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of learner drivers involved in serious injury collisions during that period is not readily available and I will contact the Deputy directly when this information is to hand.

TABLE 1: Number of Accompanied and Unaccompanied Learner Drivers involved in Fatal Collisions

* In two incidences information is not readily available as to whether the learner driver was accompanied.