Car traffic volumes are now at 87% of July 2019 levels in the Dublin area and 90% of July 2019 levels in regional locations.
Latest available data for the week beginning 26 July show that car traffic volumes were 119% higher in selected regional sites compared with week 1 of this year.
Latest data available for the week beginning 26 July show that HGV traffic volumes were 2% lower in Dublin and 3% lower in regional sites compared with the same week in 2020.
There were 75 fatalities on Irish roads in the first seven months of 2021 compared with 81 in the same period in 2020, a drop of 7%.
There was a large increase of 36% for clearances of petrol in June 2021 compared with the levels in June 2020. June 2021 petrol clearance volumes were 9% below June 2019.
The number of new cars licensed in July 2021 rose by 4,903 vehicles compared with July 2020 and by 1,491 vehicles compared with July 2019.
COVID-19 continues to have a major impact on airport passenger numbers, however, the number of passengers travelling through Dublin airport in June 2021 grew by 88% compared with the previous month.
