Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 February 2017
306. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding the Health and Safety Authority spent on all safety initiatives and the number of inspections it carried out in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8020/17]
View answerThe following tables set out the number of inspections and investigations and spend on safety initiatives by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) for the period 2011 - 2017.
|
Year |
Inspections and Investigations |
|
2011 |
15,340 |
|
2012 |
13,835 |
|
2013 |
12,244 |
|
2014 |
10,719 |
|
2015 |
10,880 |
|
2016 |
10,460 |
|
2017 – to 14 Feb. |
1,136 |
|
Year |
Spend on Safety Initiatives |
|
2011 |
€1.567m |
|
2012 |
€1.907m |
|
2013 |
€1.595m |
|
2014 |
€1.154m |
|
2015 |
€1.776m |
|
2016 |
€1.297 m |
|
2017 |
Proposed €1.53m |
Health and Safety Authority Inspectors carry out inspections across all work sectors and work activities that come under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and the Chemicals Act 2008. Most inspections are targeted at the high risk sectors such as construction, agriculture, forestry, manufacturing, mines, quarries, transport of dangerous goods by road, or the chemical sectors. Other inspections can be part of a particular safety awareness campaign e.g. on manual handling, on slips, trips or falls or on compliance with the REACH Regulation.
The HSA produces a Programme of Work each year setting out its plan for all areas of its work, including inspection targets. The 2017 Programme of Work set a target of 11,100 inspections and investigations. At such an early point in the year it is not possible to predict actual numbers compared to targets.
