Seanad debates

Wednesday, 8 October 2003

Adjournment Matter. - Railway Derailment.

 

We cannot be complacent about safety, whether it is on roads, railways, in the air or at sea. The Minister, having responsibility for roads and railways, has striven to ensure that transport safety remains at the top of his agenda. The Railway Safety Bill, which is before the Dáil, will establish an independent railway safety commission with a wide-ranging remit and powers to monitor and enforce railway safety. The Bill also establishes a functionally separate railway incident investigation unit within the railway safety commission with powers to investigate railway incidents such as that at Cahir yesterday. The Minister hopes to be in a position to progress the Bill through the Dáil during the current session.

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