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Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: I move amendment No. 30: In page 31, to delete lines 1 to 6 and substitute the following: "(10) It shall be the duty of the Commission to ensure that it carries out its functions under this section as expeditiously as may be, and for that purpose, to take all such steps as are open to it to ensure that, in so far as is practicable, there are no avoidable delays at any stage in its performance...

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: I move amendment No. 33: In page 40, line 13, after "injury" to insert the following: "or extensive damage to railway infrastructure or rolling stock or the environment". On Committee Stage Deputy Naughten made useful suggestions related to notification of railway accidents. These amendments are intended to address the issues raised by the Deputy. Amendment No. 33 which amends section 51(d)...

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: I thank the Deputy.

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: I move amendment No. 34: In page 40, line 14, after "Commission" to insert "or the Minister".

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: I move amendment No. 35: In page 40, line 23, after "means" to insert the following: "(or within such timeframe as may be specified by the Investigation Unit)".

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: I move amendment No. 36: In page 41, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: "(3) A person who is being interviewed under subsection (2) may, if he or she requests, be accompanied— (a) where the person is a member of the staff of the railway undertaking, by one other member of the staff, (b) where the person is a member of the staff of another person engaged by the undertaking, by...

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: Deputy Shortall's question is interesting and I asked it of myself. There is no accepted definition of "trade union". That is the reason. People have different interpretations of it and it was agreed that the word "organisation" was the best description.

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: I move amendment No. 39: In page 42, between lines 41 and 42, to insert the following: "54.—(1) Where a member of staff of a railway undertaking or a person working under a contract of services with a railway undertaking becomes aware of—— (a) information relevant to the investigation of a railway incident, or (b) a risk arising from the operations of the undertaking which in his or her...

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: We partially covered this point in the previous discussion. My amendment No. 39 is drafted to avoid undermining the company's own safety procedures. What the Deputy proposes would allow a person to do just this. It is the way it has been constructed. I cannot approve giving statutory protection to a person, therefore, in such circumstances to what is agreed procedure in the company or...

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: I move amendment No. 40: In page 42, lines 43 and 44, to delete "this section" and substitute "section 56". This is a drafting amendment to correct a drafting error.

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: I move amendment No. 42: In page 43, to delete lines 1 to 7 and substitute the following: "(3) The Minister shall make regulations specifying the classes of railway incidents which shall be investigated by the Investigation Unit. (4) Subject to subsection (3), the Investigation Unit may, where it considers that an investigation is warranted, investigate any railway incident.". Amendment agreed to.

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: I move amendment No. 43: In page 43, to delete lines 18 to 21.

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: I move amendment No. 44: In page 44, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: "(5) An inspector of the Commission, who is not a member of the staff of the Investigation Unit, may, at the request of the Chief Investigator and with the approval of the Commission, assist the Chief Investigator with the investigation of a railway incident, where, in the opinion of the Chief Investigator,...

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: I move amendment No. 45: In page 44, line 22, to delete "Commission" and substitute "Investigation Unit".

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: I move amendment No. 46: In page 44, line 31, to delete "Commission" and substitute "Investigation Unit".

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: I move amendment No. 47: In page 44, to delete lines 33 and 34.

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: I move amendment No. 48: In page 44, line 36, to delete "Commission" and substitute "Investigation Unit".

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: I move amendment No. 49: In page 44, line 38, to delete "Commission" and substitute "Investigation Unit".

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: I move amendment No. 50: In page 44, line 45, to delete "Commission" and substitute "Investigation Unit".

Railway Safety Bill 2001: Report Stage. (5 Oct 2005)

Martin Cullen: I move amendment No. 51: In page 45, line 1, to delete "Commission" and substitute "Investigation Unit".