Peter Barry
Ceist:101 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for the Marine if his Department and the State agencies under his control have prepared a safety statement as required under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 1989.
Vol. 413 No. 9
101 Mr. Barry asked the Minister for the Marine if his Department and the State agencies under his control have prepared a safety statement as required under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 1989.
In relation to my own Department, draft safety statements have been prepared and are being finalised at present for a number of areas including the Department at Leeson Lane; the Fisheries Research Centre at Abbotstown and Dún Laoghaire Harbour. Draft safety statements for other areas where Roinn na Mara operate, including my Department's fishery harbour centres, are well advanced.
As regards the State agencies under my control the position is as follows: The 25 scheduled harbour authorities under the aegis of my Department are solely responsible for the preparation of safety statements under the terms of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 1989.