Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)

The report, produced by Arthur D. Little in 2006, states the scour safety management systems were not in place. It states it was a serious issue that was not being addressed adequately by Iarnród Éireann. There is a systems failure. Some €1.1 billion was invested in Iarnród Éireann and other CIE companies over recent years, yet the companies did not address significant safety issues that were pointed out in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2006.

We are very lucky people were not killed at Malahide. The Minister is not doing the job he should be doing. He should be holding those responsible to account but this is not happening.

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