Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

I do not accept that any of my colleagues or I are not held to account for anything for which we have responsibility. We are sometimes held to account for matters for which we do not have responsibility, but that is another argument. The Railway Safety Commission is being set up on the same basis as all other agencies under my aegis, for which I am fully responsible. I have set out in section 31(3) exactly what those responsibilities are with regard to the policy of this organisation. It is the same with all other agencies under my aegis.

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