European award for Irish reduction in road deaths

IRELAND’S much improved performance on road safety will be officially recognised today when the Government picks up a major international award in recognition of the dramatic reduction in road fatalities achieved by the Irish authorities during 2009.

Transport Minister Noel Dempsey will travel to Brussels today to collect the 4th annual Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) award presented by the European Transport Safety Council.

Ireland will jointly share the 2009 prize with Estonia. The PIN awards acknowledge the EU member state which achieves the most significant progress in lowering annual road fatalities.