Enacted Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means 41/2020 Official bill number / year
Railway Safety (Reporting And Investigation Of Serious Accidents, Accidents And Incidents Involving Certain Railways) Bill 2020
- Sponsor
- Minister for Transport
- Introduced
- 13 Oct 2020
- Last updated
- 6 Nov 2020
Bill text Railway Safety (Reporting and Investigation of Serious Accidents, Accidents and Incidents Involving Certain Railways) Act 2020 (PDF) An tAcht um Shábháilteacht Iarnróid (Tionóiscí Tromchúiseacha, Tionóiscí agus Teagmhais a bhaineann le hIarnróid Áirithe a Thuairisciú agus a Imscrúdú), 2020 (PDF) As Initiated (PDF)
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- RAIU gains statutory power to investigate accidents on railways excluded from EU rules, including Luas light rail and heritage railways, from 31 October 2020.
- Regulations of 2020 apply to metro, tram, light rail, private freight networks with public interfaces, and heritage/museum/tourist railways listed in the Act.
- Ongoing investigations and prior safety recommendations continue under new Regulations; no additional State funding required.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 33rd Dáil13 Oct 2020
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil21 Oct 2020
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil22 Oct 2020
- Report Stage 33rd Dáil22 Oct 2020
- Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil22 Oct 2020
- Second Stage 26th Seanad22 Oct 2020
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad23 Oct 2020
- Report Stage 26th Seanad23 Oct 2020
- Fifth Stage 26th Seanad23 Oct 2020
- Enacted24 Oct 2020
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