I propose to take Questions Nos. 40 and 128 together.
I am advised that there are 1,634 railway crossings accessing private lands and property, while the number of manual level crossings on private and public roads is 580. In addition, there are 19 level crossings which are fully automated. I am informed by Iarnród Éireann that an examination of records available from January 1988 to December 1997 indicates that only 20 per cent of accidents at level crossings involved trains. The remaining 80 per cent were road traffic accidents involving road vehicles colliding with level crossings. The accident data includes minor incidents as well as serious accidents and it is important that accident statistics should be considered in this context. The specific information requested by the Deputy is as follows: