Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)

I have gone as far as I can on this matter and I do not wish to rehearse the arguments again. Deputy Durkan's point in all of this was that in the event of a major tragedy who would be answerable for it. Certainly the Joint Committee on Transport would not be answerable, it would be the Minister. On that basis we have got the balance right. I acknowledge what Deputies acknowledge that we have moved a good deal but it is as far as we can go.

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