Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2017
37. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding the Health and Safety Authority spent on all safety initiatives; the number of inspections it carried out in each of the years from 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38297/17]
View answerThe following sets 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 1st Sept. |
6,790 recorded year to date 01 September 2017 |
|
Year |
Spend on Safety Initiatives |
|
2011 |
€1.567m |
|
2012 |
€1.907m |
|
2013 |
€1.595m |
|
2014 |
€1.154m |
|
2015 |
€1.776m |
|
2016 |
€1.297m |
|
2017 to 30th August |
€760,000 estimated |
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. To date (1st Sept. 2017) the HSA has carried out 61% of its target number of inspections and investigations for the year.
