Garda Roads Policing Unit staff at lowest level in 6 years

The number of Gardaí working in roads policing in 2023 was at its lowest 6 years.

Department of Justice data analysed by the advocacy group Parc and published in the Irish Times, shows there were 641 Gardaí assigned to roads policing at the end of November, 47 less than at the start of last year.

It comes after the worst year for road deaths on over a decade.

184 people were killed on Irish roads in 2023