PQ 311
311. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will request a report from Iarnród Éireann regarding an incident at railway crossing XM234, near Mayo Abbey, County Mayo, on 30 August 2026, in which members of the public alerted the emergency services after approximately 25 cattle gained access to the railway line; whether the incident was formally recorded by Iarnród Éireann; the follow up action that was taken; if recognition or acknowledgement was provided to the individuals involved whose actions may have assisted in preventing a serious rail incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72859/26]
Introduced
15 October 2026
Last action
15 October 2026 · Rail Network
Status
written
Sponsors
Paul Lawless
Subjects
Transport
Source updated
15 October 2026
Summary
311. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will request a report from Iarnród Éireann regarding an incident at railway crossing XM234, near Mayo Abbey, County Mayo, on 30 August 2026, in which members of the public alerted the emergency services after approximately 25 cattle gained access to the railway line; whether the incident was formally recorded by Iarnród Éireann; the follow up action that was taken; if recognition or acknowledgement was provided to the individuals involved whose actions may have assisted in preventing a serious rail incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72859/26]
This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.
Timeline
15 October 2026
Rail Network
311. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will request a report from Iarnród Éireann regarding an incident at railway crossing XM234, near Mayo Abbey, County Mayo, on 30 August 2026, in which members of the public alerted the emergency services after approximately 25 cattle gained access to the railway line; whether the incident was formally recorded by Iarnród Éireann; the follow up action that was taken; if recognition or acknowledgement was provided to the individuals involved whose actions may have assisted in preventing a serious rail incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72859/26]
Source: written
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.
Documents
2 official files
Rail Network
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Rail Network
xml · EN · 15 October 2026
Question
text · EN · 15 October 2026
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Sponsors
- Paul Lawless · Asking member
- Transport · Transport · Addressed to
Related records
No cross-record relationships stored yet.
Sources
PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.
- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-10-15/311/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/2026-10-15/pq_311
- ireland · q-2026-10-15-pq_311 · source updated 15 October 2026