Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 June 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Railway Safety (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion

9:30 am

Photo of Fergus O'DowdFergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Might it be helpful to invite or get a written submission from the contracted companies to get those questions answered? What is the rate of random testing? It seems approximately 10% of Irish Rail staff, or 230, are tested each year. I do not expect the witnesses to have the answer now, but we need to know what goes on.