Rail public transport journeys in the week beginning 26 September 2022 nearly matched the number taken in week beginning 02 March 2020 (pre-COVID-19).
End of September car traffic volumes in Dublin were 4% lower than the same week in 2019.
There were 8 fatalities on Irish roads in September 2022 compared with 11 in the same month in 2021.
There were 7,315 new private cars and 4,378 used (imported) private cars licensed in September 2022.
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Statistician's Comment
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (17 October 2022) published its latest Transport Bulletin for October 2022. 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 26 September 2022 was 99% 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 September 2022 (week 39), 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 39 in 2022 being 7% lower than the same week in 2019.”
Further commenting on the release, Dr Nele van der Wielen said: “There were 7,315 new private cars and 4,378 used (imported) private cars licensed in September 2022. Compared with September 2021, this was an increase of 15% for new private cars and a fall of 13% for used private cars.”