Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 16 September 2016
1862. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of inspections carried out by the workplace relations bodies on a county basis in each month in 2014, 2015 and to date in 2016; the number of prosecutions undertaken in each county during that time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24352/16]
View answerThe Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent, statutory body which was established on 1st October 2015 under the Workplace Relations Act 2015. The WRC has responsibility for information provision, workplace advice, mediation, conciliation, adjudication, inspection and enforcement in relation to employment rights, equality and equal status matters and industrial relations.
The WRC assumes the roles and functions previously carried out by the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA), Equality Tribunal (ET), Labour Relations Commission (LRC), Rights Commissioners Service (RCS), and the first-instance (Complaints and Referrals) functions of the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT).
Inspectors of the WRC carry out inspections of employer records with a view to determining compliance with employment rights and employment permits legislation. These inspections arise:
- In response to complaints received of alleged non-compliance with relevant employment rights legislation;
- As part of compliance campaigns which focus on compliance in specific sectors or specific pieces of legislation, or
- As routine inspections, which act as a control measure.
The WRC’s aim is to achieve voluntary compliance with employment law through the provision of education and awareness, inspection of employers’ employment records and enforcement where necessary.
Details in relation to the number of inspections and prosecutions undertaken in each county during 2014 and to end July 2016 are provided in the following tables (a monthly breakdown of the figures for inspections undertaken is not available):
Inspections concluded:
|
2016 (To 31 July) |
2015 |
2014 |
|
|
CARLOW |
8 |
71 |
53 |
|
CAVAN |
67 |
134 |
137 |
|
CLARE |
82 |
242 |
217 |
|
CORK |
213 |
287 |
304 |
|
DONEGAL |
84 |
184 |
153 |
|
DUBLIN |
566 |
977 |
1,021 |
|
GALWAY |
275 |
410 |
420 |
|
KERRY |
64 |
51 |
59 |
|
KILDARE |
106 |
246 |
316 |
|
KILKENNY |
60 |
91 |
158 |
|
LAOIS |
39 |
85 |
124 |
|
LEITRIM |
18 |
24 |
23 |
|
LIMERICK |
150 |
347 |
546 |
|
LONGFORD |
32 |
76 |
73 |
|
LOUTH |
101 |
182 |
121 |
|
MAYO |
83 |
154 |
146 |
|
MEATH |
72 |
143 |
120 |
|
MONAGHAN |
47 |
77 |
82 |
|
OFFALY |
38 |
91 |
57 |
|
ROSCOMMON |
50 |
72 |
85 |
|
SLIGO |
33 |
58 |
57 |
|
TIPPERARY |
95 |
241 |
224 |
|
WATERFORD |
145 |
166 |
115 |
|
WESTMEATH |
52 |
133 |
153 |
|
WEXFORD |
133 |
299 |
337 |
|
WICKLOW |
184 |
344 |
490 |
|
TOTAL |
2,797 |
5,185 |
5,591 |
Prosecutions ( actual convictions secured):
|
2016 (To 31 July) |
2015 |
2014 |
|
|
CARLOW |
4 |
1 |
3 |
|
CAVAN |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
CLARE |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
CORK |
0 |
7 |
1 |
|
DONEGAL |
2 |
6 |
1 |
|
DUBLIN |
1 |
13 |
24 |
|
GALWAY |
1 |
5 |
3 |
|
KERRY |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
KILDARE |
10 |
9 |
5 |
|
KILKENNY |
0 |
5 |
6 |
|
LAOIS |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
LEITRIM |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
LIMERICK |
1 |
4 |
3 |
|
LONGFORD |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
LOUTH |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
MAYO |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
MEATH |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
MONAGHAN |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
OFFALY |
5 |
15 |
4 |
|
ROSCOMMON |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
SLIGO |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
TIPPERARY |
6 |
5 |
6 |
|
WATERFORD |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
WESTMEATH |
1 |
6 |
3 |
|
WEXFORD |
5 |
6 |
6 |
|
WICKLOW |
2 |
7 |
8 |
|
TOTAL |
50 |
106 |
84 |
