Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 July 2018
324. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of farm safety inspectors employed by the Health and Safety Authority; and the number of new inspectors hired in 2017 and to date in 2018, for farm safety. [32196/18]
View answerIn 2017 the HSA undertook a recruitment campaign for 11 Inspector posts, 6 of which were for field inspection posts which have now been filled. These 6 Inspectors will be involved in future farm inspection campaigns thereby helping to ensure that farm inspection campaign targets are achieved. These inspectors are in addition to the existing cohort of 18 inspectors currently involved in farm inspection and farm safety promotion campaigns.
The HSA is currently in the process of carrying out a recruitment campaign to recruit an additional 12 new inspectors of which 7 will be specifically Brexit related and the remainder will be assigned to chemicals and general inspection activities which will include farm safety inspection and promotion activities.
