Car traffic volumes are now at 86% of June 2019 levels in the Dublin area and 90% of June 19 levels in regional locations.
Latest available data for the week beginning 28 June show that car traffic volumes were 115% higher in selected regional sites compared with week 1 of this year.
Since the beginning of April 2021 HGV traffic volumes in both regional and Dublin locations have been above 2020 levels.
There were 58 fatalities on Irish roads in the first half of 2021 compared with 71 in the same period in 2020, a drop of 18%.
May 2021 clearance volumes of petrol were 24% below May 2019.
The number of new private cars licensed in June 2021 rose by 2,791 vehicles compared with June 2020 and there were 1,122 more vehicles licensed than in June 2019.
COVID-19 continues to have a major impact on airport passenger numbers, however, the number of passengers travelling through Dublin airport in May 2021 grew by 26% compared with the previous month.
