Safety organisation warns of ‘real danger’ that more people will die on the roads this year directly as a result of the lower numbers of gardaí
Safety organisation warns of ‘real danger’ that more people will die on the roads this year directly as a result of the lower numbers of gardaíThe numbers have been in steady decline since 2009 when there were 1,046 gardaí dedicated to policing the State’s roads.
Since the end of 2022, Dublin has lost 13 gardaí from its Roads Policing Unit while Donegal has five fewer officers serving in such roles as has Sligo/Leitrim. Cork now has four fewer officers policing its roads.
However, Susan Gray of Parc said the figures called into question the Government’s commitment to step up policing in the area. She expressed concern at the reduction in the numbers of gardaí policing the roads and said the role was vital but at risk of being devalued which would put more lives at risk.
The number of people killed on Irish roads reached 47 as of the middle of last week, up seven on the same period in 2023, which was one of the worst years in recent times for road deaths.
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