Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)

Some closure may have been achieved. It is difficult to delineate responsibility in some cases where accidents occur on what is de facto a workplace such as county council roadworks. The two most recent cases brought some clarity and a memorandum of understanding between the Health and Safety Authority and the Garda Síochána is visited in these situations. That is probably the situation with most clarity. In other cases it may not be at all clear who is responsible. As I stated in the initial answer, the Government task force on emergency planning is under the aegis of the Minister for Defence and deals with major incidents of that nature.

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