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In May 2023, the number of new cars licensed increased by 3,332 vehicles (47%) compared with May 2022.
The number of bus journeys in Dublin continued to exceed pre-pandemic figures, with an increase of 8% for week 21 (the week beginning 22 May 2023) when compared to the same week in 2019.
The number of bus journeys outside of Dublin for week 21 of 2023 exceeded 2019 figures by 24%.
At 293 million litres, clearances of autodiesel in April 2023, were 4% lower than in April 2022 and 6% lower than April 2019.
At 82 million litres, clearances of petrol in April 2023 were 4% higher than in April 2022 but were 9% lower than in April 2019.
There were 20 fatalities on Irish roads in May 2023 compared with 12 in May 2022 and 11 in May 2019.
The number of passengers handled by Shannon airport was 33% higher in May 2023 compared with May 2022 and 11% higher than May 2019.
For Cork airport, figures show that the number of passengers in May 2023 was 29% higher than May 2022 figures, and 10% higher than those seen in the same month in 2019.
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Statistician's Comment
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (20 June 2023) published its latest Transport Bulletin for May 2023. 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.
Commenting on this latest bulletin, Dr Nele van der Wielen, Statistician in the Transport Division, said: “When it comes to public transport, we can see that in May 2023, the number of bus journeys continued to exceed pre-pandemic figures, with an increase of 8% in Dublin for week 21 2023 (the week beginning 22 May 2023) when compared with the same week in 2019. The number of bus journeys outside of Dublin for week 21, 2023 was 24% higher compared with the number of journeys in the same week in 2019. Luas journeys for week 21, 2023 increased by 28% and 4% in comparison to the same week in 2022 and 2019 respectively.
Vehicles Licensed
There were 10,452 new private cars and 4,323 used (imported) private cars licensed in May 2023. Compared with May 2022, there was an increase of 47% for new private cars while used private cars were up 7%.
Road Fatalities
There were 20 fatalities on Irish roads in May 2023 compared with 12 in May 2022 and 11 in May 2019."