Rail public transport journeys in the week beginning 24 October 2022 were 6% lower than the week beginning 02 March 2020 (pre-COVID-19).
End of October 2022 car traffic volumes in Dublin were 4% lower than the same week in 2019.
There were 12 fatalities on Irish roads in October 2022 compared with 11 in the same month in 2021.
There were 4,527 new private cars and 3,802 used (imported) private cars licensed in October 2022.
Statistician's Comment
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (11 November 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 public transport journeys have increased since the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and now nearly match pre-pandemic numbers.
Commenting on this latest bulletin, Dr Nele van der Wielen, Statistician in the Transport Division, said: “The number of rail journeys for the week beginning 24 October 2022 was 94% of the level in the week beginning 02 March 2020 (pre-pandemic).
Car traffic count data remained below 2019 figures (pre-COVID-19 pandemic) but only slightly. For the last week in October 2022 (week 43), car traffic volumes in Dublin were 4% lower than the same week in 2019. For regional traffic, a similar pattern occurred, with the value for week 43 being 8% lower than the same week in 2019.
New Private Cars
There were 4,527 new private cars and 3,802 used (imported) private cars licensed in October 2022. Compared with October 2021, this was an increase of 17% for new private cars and a fall of 16% for used private cars."