Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 67: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that the establishment of a regime for the inspection of the 105 railway bridge structures over water in accordance with recommendation seven of the report by the railway investigation unit into the collapse of the Malahide viaduct is sufficient; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a total of 1,204 overbridges, 1,926 underbridges, including 780 viaducts, many of them constructed in the nineteenth century; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42726/10]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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It is the responsibility of the Railway Safety Commission to take the necessary measures to ensure that Railway Accident Investigation Unit recommendations are implemented. The recommendation referred to by the Deputy is an operational matter for Córas Iompair Éireann to address under the overall supervision of the Railway Safety Commission and I have no specific function in relation to the inspection arrangements concerned.