PQ 490
490. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he has received any legal advice in relation to Bus Éireann’s insurance policies in the event of a fatality involving a Class I ‘urban’ bus operating on a 100km/h or 120km/h road; and if he is aware that the regulatory exemption for seatbelts on these vehicles is predicated on the strict assumption that they remain in low-speed urban environments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73891/25]
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490. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he has received any legal advice in relation to Bus Éireann’s insurance policies in the event of a fatality involving a Class I ‘urban’ bus operating on a 100km/h or 120km/h road; and if he is aware that the regulatory exemption for seatbelts on these vehicles is predicated on the strict assumption that they remain in low-speed urban environments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73891/25]
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