Labour Transport Spokesperson Tommy Broughan T.D. is to raise the recent spate of public transport collisions with the head of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) Noel Brett at the Dail Transport Committee today.

Deputy Broughan said, "Undoubtedly, our public transport companies including Dublin Bus and Irish Rail have outstanding safety records and safely carry thousands of commuters every day. However, there have been a number of serious incidents involving public transport vehicles over the past few weeks including the collapse of the Broadmeadow railway bridge, the recent Luas/Dublin Bus collision and four collisions involving buses yesterday alone.

"I intend to raise this matter with Noel Brett and the RSA at this afternoon’s Dail Transport Committee given the RSA’s critical road safety function and my longstanding proposal to give the RSA an overarching statutory role in the investigation of all road collisions including those involving public transport vehicles. The Marine Casualty Investigation Board provides an excellent example in this respect."

Deputy Broughan will also raise a number of other key issues with Noel Brett and his RSA colleagues including the recent major cutbacks to the RSA’s advertising budget, the stalled national speed camera rollout, the government’s failure to introduce updated road safety legisaltion and the impact of Garda cutbacks on road safety enforcement measures.