Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 September 2008
1376 Deputy Bernard Allen asked the Minister for Defence if the Naval Service are employers under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005; if so, his views on whether a safe place of work has been provided for the officers and men; and if monitoring of their property adjacent to Haulbowline has been undertaken by an occupational hygienist. [30280/08]
View answerThe Defence Forces are considered to be employers under the Health, Safety and Welfare at Work Act 2005 with a number of exceptions as set out in Section 6 of that Act.
An independent environmental health and safety assessment has recently been completed in respect of the Naval Base, Haulbowline. This assessment has concluded that the risk is acceptable meaning that there is no exposure to undue risks and that no mitigating action needs to take place.
