Written answers
Tuesday, 9 July 2024
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Road Traffic Accidents
Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent)
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143. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of fatal and serious road traffic collisions involving learner drivers each year from 2016 to 2023; the number of fatalities in each of the fatal crashes by year, the number of people who suffered serious injury; the number of fatal and serious crashes involving an unaccompanied learner driver; the number of learner drivers involved who had never sat a driving test; the timeframe for the RSA to publish data on fatal and serious road crashes involving learner drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29450/24]
James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has a statutory remit to report on fatal, serious and minor injury collisions on public roads. The RSA receives collision data from An Garda Síochána for this purpose and produces official statistics to help develop evidence-based road safety interventions.
Given the RSA's responsibility in this matter, I have referred the Deputy's questions to the RSA for direct, detailed reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days.
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