To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for his assessment of the total number of road fatalities in 2024.

My assessment is, that the number of road deaths so far in 2024 is a matter of huge concern, and should be

something that is shocking to us all as a society.

Last year, in 2023, 71 people sadly lost their lives on our roads – the highest number of road fatalities in eight

years. As at the end of April, more people had died on our roads this year, than last. So, it is clear that more must

be done.

As I’ve already stated, I am bringing the revised Road Safety Strategy to the Executive for their endorsement

after which we’ll collectively consider the appropriate actions to reduce the numbers killed on our roads.

Those actions need to cover a wide range of factors across engineering, education and enforcement which will

create safe roads, safe vehicles and safe people.