Nationally, 184 people were killed on Irish roads last year.
The number of Gardaí working in roads policing in 2023 was at its lowest in 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 in over a decade, with 184 people killed on Irish roads in 2023.
16 of those were in the midlands, with seven in Westmeath, six in Offaly and three in Laois.
David Martin from the Road Safety Authority says nights and weekends, were the most dangerous times:
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