Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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Question 32: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on introducing a unitary system of investigation into all serious road collisions involving the Road Safety Authority and the Health and Safety Authority; if he has had contact with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, the RSA, the HSA or the local authorities over the investigation by the HSA into road deaths at the site of road works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32775/07]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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I have no plans at present to make any changes to existing statutory powers in relation to the investigation of road collisions. My officials have had contacts with the agencies mentioned, on the general issue of the involvement of the HSA in the area of roadworks.