Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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289. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of road deaths and accidents recorded for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2626/22]

Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The total number of road deaths recorded for 2021 was 130, the lowest figure on record.

I should caution that this figure could still change.  There may unfortunately be cases where people injured in one year die of their injuries during the following year, and those deaths are therefore counted for the year in which they sustained the fatal injury.  On the other hand, there may be cases initially listed as road traffic fatalities which are determined following a coroner's inquest to have been due to natural causes.

The Road Safety Authority, which comes within my remit, publishes data on road collisions.  This data, which needs to be analysed for publication, is provided by An Garda Síochána.  Data for all collisions in 2021 are not yet available in my Department, although I understand that the total number of collisions leading to a fatality in 2021 was 119.