Vol. 394 No. 8
469 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Tourism and Transport the investigations, if any, which have been held into the rail crash involving the Tralee-Dublin train on 14 November, 1989; if he will give any preliminary results of such investigations; and if, in light of this crash, it is intended to review the regulations regarding manual crossings.
An Iarnród Éireann board of inquiry has investigated the accident involving the Tralee-Dublin train at the accommodation crossing at Cuddagh, near Mountrath, on 14 November 1989. I expect to receive a full report shortly. In the light of that report, I will determine whether any further action is necessary.
Furthermore, I should inform the Deputy that, following the railway accident near Clarmorris on 24 September 1989, the board of inquiry appointed by Iarnród Éireann to investigate the accident was given the additional mandate of examining the possibilities of eliminating where possible, or reducing, the hazards in the operation of accommodation level crossings. In the course of this review, consideration will be given to what additional measures are necessary and existing procedures will be reviewed.
