Workplace Fatalities.

Tuesday, 7 March 2006

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Phil Hogan

Question:

345 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the names and addresses of the 23 construction workers who suffered fatal injuries on sites during 2004 and 2005; the location of the site in each case; the precise training in respect of each worker; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9423/06]

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Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mr. Killeen)

In 2004, there were 16 construction fatalities, as well as two fatalities on construction sites of workers in other sectors, and in 2005 there were 23 construction fatalities. Following is a list of those fatally injured in 2004 and 2005 on construction sites or in construction related workplace activities during that period. The list sets out the names of the deceased, the date of the accident and the site location.

The addresses of the victims and their individual training records are personal to the deceased and, accordingly, this information is not being released. In many of the cases, files have been prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions and prosecutions are pending. In other cases, files are being prepared for consideration by the Director of Public Prosecutions. In such cases, the training record of the deceased may be used in court as evidence and release of this information could prejudice potential proceedings.

Construction Fatalities from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2004

Date	Victim	Site Address
6 January 2004	John Byrne	Castlerea Community School, Castlerea, County Roscommon
3 February 2004	Eoin Roe O’Neill	Shannon Bridge Power Station, Shannon Bridge, County Offaly
10 February 2004	John Donnell	Gate Lodge, Church Hill, Ballinasloe, County Galway
19 February 2004	Enda Murphy	Ballinacarrig Bridge, Chapelstown, Tullow Road, County Carlow
20 February 2004	Michael McDonald	Clonfadda, Dunhill, Waterford
19 March 2004	Eric Connellan	Technological Park, Plassey, Limerick
22 April 2004	Patrick Lough	Tullyard Road, Glenties, County Donegal
26 May 2004	David Kearon	IFI site Site, Arklow, County Wicklow
17 June 2004	Martin Conroy	Ballyhane, Cappoquinn, County Waterford
17 June 2004	William Cuthbertson	Kinnegad Bypass, County Kildare
10 August 2004	Colm Gibbons	Corradrehid, Strokestown, County Roscommon
11 August 2004	John Murray	Ward Brae, Corlea, Ballyshannon, County Donegal
20 August 2004	Austin Gore	Aikens Village, Lambs Cross, Sandyford, Dublin
13 October 2004	Peter Lynch	Road Works, Kilshane, Tipperary- Bansha Rd, Bansha, County Tipperary
20 October 2004	Peter Cahalan	Benamore Business Park, Roscrea, County Tipperary
10 November 2004	Joe Feehan	N6 Motor Way, Tyrellspass, Kinnegad, County Westmeath
10 November 2004	Mark Lyons	Rear Main Street, Townparks, Ballinasloe, County Galway
22 December 2004	Ashling Gallagher	N59, Murrevagh, Mulranny, County Mayo

Construction Fatalities from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005

Date	Victim	Site Address
11 January 2005	Tomasz Kaminski	Cois Bhearú Development, Rathstewart, Monasterevan Road, Athy, County Kildare
19 January 2005	Donal Nodwell	39, Lindville Gardens, Blackrock Road, Cork
22 January 2005	Sean McQuillan	Tullygagan, Glenties, Lifford, County Donegal
27 January 2005	Ciarán McNally	Dundalk Western Bypass, Off M1 Roundabout, Dundalk, County Louth
19 February 2005	William Helm	McDermott Tower, Main Street, Ballymun, Dublin
23 February 2005	Philip McDermot	Trumera, Mountrath, County Laois
15 March 2005	Eddie Merideth	Blocks 2/3 Gallery Quay Development, Off Charlotte Quay, Pearse Street, Dublin
29 April 2005	Joseph Connors	Road Works N62 Roscrea-Templemore Road, Roscrea to Templemore, Templemore, County Tipperary
9 May 2005	Sean Healy	Ballyclough, Mallow, County Cork
24 June 2005	Sylvester Mulvey	8, Kennington Crescent, Templeogue, Dublin
27 June 2005	Peter Fitzgerald	St. Joseph’s Hospital-Construction Site, Clonmel, County Tipperary
30 June 2005	Garry Wood	Construction Site, University of Limerick, Village 5, Garraun, Clonlara, County Clare
22 July 2005	Danny Marron	Site of Extension to Baggage Hall, Dublin Airport, Dublin
5 August 2005	Shaun McGowan	Dock Road, County Limerick
9 August 2005	Ion Scurcan	Dun Brinn, Fortbarrington Road, Athy, County Kildare
31 August 2005	Trevor Furlong	Railway Square Development, Millar’s Marsh Car Park, Waterford
16 September 2005	Chris Sinclair	Industrial Extension, Little Island, Cork
19 October 2005	Jacques Coetzee	Mullinadarragh, Carrigallen, County Leitrim
21 October 2005	Adrian Dwzil	Cluaininn Site, Portlaoise Road, Mountrath, County Laois
26 October 2005	Michael Burns	Housing Development, Dromneavane, Kenmare, County Kerry
23 November 2005	Pádraic Daly	Lough na Corra, Williamstown, County Galway
25 November 2005	Brendan Brambrick	Fair Green, Mountmellick Road, Portlaoise, County Laois
6 December 2005	Eoin Cahalane	Ballyrobin, Ferrybank, County Kilkenny