Colm Burke (Cork North-Central, Fine Gael)
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429. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of road traffic accidents that involved sleep disorders for each of the years 2015 to 2024 and to 30 April 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24364/25]

Colm Burke (Cork North-Central, Fine Gael)
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430. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he would support the creation of a national sleep programme; if he is aware of the role sleep apnoea can play in road traffic accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24365/25]

Colm Burke (Cork North-Central, Fine Gael)
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431. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the impact of undiagnosed sleep apnoea on road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24366/25]

Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 429, 430 and 431 together.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has a statutory remit to report on fatal, serious and minor injury collisions on public roads. The RSA receives both coronial data and 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.