The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) is an independent, statutory body established on 1 October 2015 under the Workplace Relations Act 2015. The WRC assumed the roles and functions previously carried out by the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA), Equality Tribunal, Labour Relations Commission (LRC), Rights Commissioners Service (RCS), and the first-instance (Complaints and Referrals) functions of the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT).
Details as requested by the deputy in relation to the number of inspections and prosecutions undertaken in each county in 2015, 2016, 2017 and to 30 June 2018 are set out below:
Inspections
|
2018 to 30 Jun
|
2017
|
2016
|
2015*
|
|
|
|
|
|
CARLOW
|
33
|
75
|
36
|
71
|
CAVAN
|
73
|
88
|
117
|
134
|
CLARE
|
82
|
142
|
129
|
242
|
CORK
|
125
|
203
|
332
|
287
|
DONEGAL
|
75
|
153
|
128
|
184
|
DUBLIN
|
750
|
1,297
|
1,067
|
977
|
GALWAY
|
180
|
291
|
408
|
410
|
KERRY
|
32
|
61
|
96
|
51
|
KILDARE
|
105
|
168
|
186
|
246
|
KILKENNY
|
101
|
85
|
92
|
91
|
LAOIS
|
57
|
41
|
63
|
85
|
LEITRIM
|
26
|
52
|
36
|
24
|
LIMERICK
|
240
|
312
|
426
|
347
|
LONGFORD
|
47
|
97
|
79
|
76
|
LOUTH
|
95
|
259
|
177
|
182
|
MAYO
|
68
|
131
|
147
|
154
|
MEATH
|
84
|
124
|
121
|
143
|
MONAGHAN
|
62
|
112
|
69
|
77
|
OFFALY
|
68
|
155
|
76
|
91
|
ROSCOMMON
|
32
|
48
|
61
|
72
|
SLIGO
|
33
|
50
|
47
|
58
|
TIPPERARY
|
133
|
196
|
177
|
241
|
WATERFORD
|
94
|
129
|
207
|
166
|
WESTMEATH
|
90
|
160
|
117
|
133
|
WEXFORD
|
129
|
119
|
181
|
299
|
WICKLOW
|
97
|
199
|
255
|
344
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
2,911
|
4,747
|
4,830
|
5,185
|
Prosecutions
|
2018 to 30 Jun
|
2017
|
2016
|
2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
CARLOW
|
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
CAVAN
|
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
CLARE
|
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
CORK
|
|
5
|
2
|
7
|
DONEGAL
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
6
|
DUBLIN
|
1
|
9
|
7
|
13
|
GALWAY
|
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
KERRY
|
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
KILDARE
|
3
|
6
|
11
|
9
|
KILKENNY
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
5
|
LAOIS
|
|
8
|
6
|
2
|
LEITRIM
|
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
LIMERICK
|
|
5
|
2
|
4
|
LONGFORD
|
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
LOUTH
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
MAYO
|
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
MEATH
|
|
2
|
9
|
1
|
MONAGHAN
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
OFFALY
|
1
|
1
|
8
|
15
|
ROSCOMMON
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
SLIGO
|
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
TIPPERARY
|
|
8
|
6
|
5
|
WATERFORD
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
WESTMEATH
|
|
7
|
1
|
6
|
WEXFORD
|
|
7
|
5
|
6
|
WICKLOW
|
1
|
4
|
7
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
15
|
95
|
85
|
106
|
*the figures for 2015 are full year figures taking into account inspections carried out by NERA prior to the establishment of the WRC on 1 October 2015.