Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 257: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress to date by the Railway Safety Commission in relation to the introduction of unannounced testing for intoxicants at Iarnród Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25917/09]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 258: To ask the Minister for Transport the results of random testing for intoxicants by the Railway Safety Commission; the action taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25918/09]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 257 and 258 together.

Under the Railway Safety Act 2005, random testing of safety critical workers on the railways in relation to intoxicants is a matter for the relevant railway undertaking, and not for the Railway Safety Commission. I refer the Deputy to the Annual Report 2008 of the Railway Safety Commission, where details of Iarnród Éireann's statistics in relation to testing for intoxicants are available.