Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

Is that necessary on Committee Stage? I want to make a case for this amendment, which refers to situations where there is an interface between the railway and roads infrastructure. It aims to regulate the situation in some way where, for instance, there may be a dispute or even unwillingness by either party to accept responsibility for safety improvements that may need to be made. The amendment seeks some system to dictate how boundary treatments are organised, as well as reporting, collating and recording accidents. This area is completely unregulated. I do not know if the Minister is aware that in Dublin trucks are constantly damaging railway bridges when they come into contact with them. This issue is likely to become even more prevalent if super-cubes are to be allowed on to our city streets. The regulation of this area needs to be tightened up.

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