Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 19 May 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Briefing by ICTU, HSA and CIF Representatives on the Reopening of the Construction Industry

Dr. Sharon McGuinness:

As I said, we have assigned 67 field inspectors with immediate effect and they have already been out this week enforcing the protocol and checking compliance with it. It has been recognised by the Government that the HSA did not have sufficient resources and that we would need additional resources to oversee compliance with the protocol. We have therefore been in discussions with others across the Government. I am confident that the resources the authority needs will be fully there to oversee compliance with the protocol, drawing from other Departments as-----

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