My Department has a dedicated Health & Safety Unit within its Corporate Services Division which engages in a proactive and dynamic way to ensure that all the obligations under the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act, 2005 are adhered to. To that end, my Department also has an active Health and Safety Committee in place, supported by a series of “House Committees” given that our staff are located across a multiple of locations, which address Health and Safety matters and issues arising.
The Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act, 2005 requires certain documentation and representation arrangements to be put in place for each workplace. In relation to my Department, the relevant information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following Table.
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Workplace
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Safety Policy
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Safety Statement
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Safety Committee / Elected
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Safety Representative / elected
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Department of Jobs Enterprise and Innovation
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31.5.13
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06.2013
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Yes / 10.2007
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Yes /09.2007
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Workplace Relations Commission (WRC)
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31.5.13
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08.2010
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Yes / 10.2007
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Yes / 09.2007
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Companies Registry Office (CRO) & Registry of Friendly Societies (RFS)
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31.5.13
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08.2010
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Yes /10.2007
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Yes / 2012
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Office of Director Corporate Enforcement (ODCE)
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31.5.13
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08.2010
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Yes / 2008
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Yes / 2005
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Labour Court
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31.5.13
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08.2010
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Yes / 10.2007
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Yes / 2016
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Patents Office
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31.5.13
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08.2010
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Yes / 10.2007
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Yes / 02.2014
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Low Pay Commission (housed by the Department)
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31.5.13
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2007
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2007
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Yes/ 2015
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I might add that the Department’s own Safety Statement has recently been updated by the relevant Unit with a view to its being presented for formal approval shortly.
In relation to the Agencies of my Department, the safety documentation and representation arrangements are a matter for the individual Agencies concerned, in which I have no role, but I am arranging for the information sought to be collated and reported to the Deputy.
The referred reply under Standing Order 42A was forwarded to the Deputy.
