Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 April 2022
245. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of persons who have participated in safe pass courses monthly since 1 January 2019, in tabular form. [21653/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraUnder the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013, craft and general construction workers, persons undertaking on-site security work and persons or classes of persons as may be prescribed by the relevant Minister are required to hold a safety awareness registration card (Safe Pass card).
Safe Pass training and assessment is delivered by SOLAS Approved Training Organisations (ATOs) and tutors. These are private providers who are authorised to organise and deliver Safe Pass training in keeping with SOLAS standards.
Safe Pass training and assessment delivery had previously mirrored construction sector activity during the COVID-19 period and this has now fully recommenced. SOLAS is not experiencing any backlog regarding Safe Pass training provision.
Since 2019, there have been a total of 256,476 new Safe Pass cards issued. The breakdown is as follows:
- 2019 - 105,361 new Safe Pass cards
- 2220 - 70,780 new Safe Pass cards
- 2021 - 80,335 new Safe Pass cards
Please note that the number of new Safe Pass cards issued is recorded on a cumulative basis and not monthly.
|
Year |
New Safe Pass Cards |
|
2019 |
105,361 |
|
2220 |
70,780 |
|
2021 |
80,335 |
|
Total |
256,476 |
