asked the Minister for Labour the number of (a) fatal and (b) non-fatal accidents at work in (i) 1966 and (ii) 1967; and the reason for the increase.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Accidents at Work.
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The numbers of accidents notified under the Factories Act, 1955, in these two years were:—
Year ended 30th September, 1966— 20 fatal and 2,529 non-fatal; year ended 30th September, 1967—22 fatal and 2,715 non-fatal.
With regard to the second part of the question, I would refer the Deputy to the annual report of the factory inspectorate for the year ended 30th September, 1967, which has been laid before the House.