End of July car traffic volumes in Dublin were 12% lower than the same week in 2019.
Public transport journeys remained below pre-Covid 19 levels.
There were 11 fatalities on Irish roads in July 2022 compared with 17 in the same month in 2021.
The number of new cars licensed in July 2022 fell by 5,154 (-25%) vehicles compared with July 2021.
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Statistician's Comment
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (15 August 2022) published its latest Transport Bulletin. This bulletin captures changing traffic volumes and the number of journeys taken on public transport. This bulletin is compiled using data collected by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, the Road Safety Authority, the National Transport Authority, Dublin City Council, the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, and the Department of Transport.
The bulletin shows that traffic count data have increased since the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions but remained below 2019 figures (pre-COVID-19 pandemic).
Commenting on this latest bulletin, Dr Nele van der Wielen, Statistician in the Transport Division, said: “For the week beginning 25 July 2022 (week 30), car traffic volumes in Dublin were 12% lower than the same week in 2019. For regional traffic, a similar pattern occurred, with the value for week 30 being 8% lower than the same week in 2019.”
Further commenting on the Transport Bulletin, Dr Nele van der Wielen said: “There were 15,078 new private cars and 4,118 used (imported) private cars licensed in July 2022. Compared to July 2021, this was a decrease of 25% for new private cars and a fall of 26% for used private cars.”