Health and Safety Inspection Numbers

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 November 2012

Thursday, 8 November 2012

Questions (174)

Damien English

Question:

174. Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form the total number of inspections by the Health and Safety Authority for Compliance with Health and Safety Legislation/Existence of Safety Statement and Safety System in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of compliant inspections; the number of cases brought and the number of convictions as a result of these cases; the total cost of these inspections for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49366/12]

Written answers

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in tabular form below in the form maintained by the Health and Safety Authority:

-	2009	2010	2011	January – October 2012
Number of Inspections	18,451	16,714	15,340	10,946
Safety statement prepared and present	76% prepared	83% prepared 73% present	69%	71%
Senior managers aware of duties under health and safety legislation	60%	88%	88%	87%
Safety consultation system (where applicable)	63%	80%	90%	92%
Number of proceedings taken	38	27	32	12
Number of prosecutions	34	25	30	9

The Health and Safety Authority’s annual reports contain additional information relating to inspections and enforcement action. These reports are available at www.hsa.ie .

Due to the short timeframe it is not possible to provide the total cost of inspections for each year. However, this information will be forwarded directly to the Deputy by the Health and Safety Authority.