Health and Safety Authority Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 October 2017

Wednesday, 18 October 2017

Questions (80)

Maurice Quinlivan

Question:

80. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of additional staff that will be allocated to the Health and Safety Authority in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44111/17]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation

As Minister for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection I welcomed record funding in Budget 2018 totaling €871 million for this Department. This included an increase of €400,000 for 2018 in the Health and Safety Authority's pay allocation which will enable it prepare to meet the challenges its regulatory functions will face post Brexit.

To date in 2017, the Authority has received sanction for 11 posts and is currently in the process of filling these.

This Department will work with the Authority to determine where these additional new posts can best be targeted.