Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

The issue of workers returning to work confident that they will be safe at work is vital and the State has a crucial role to play in that. I have questions for Dr. McGuinness from the HSA on this issue. The first relates to the question of the 200 complaints. I received a letter from the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, on 13 May, which said there had been 200 complaints about non-adherence to Covid-19 public health guidelines in work and there had been zero physical inspections by the HSA of any of those complaints. I found it astounding that there were over 200 complaints. I take Dr. McGuinness's point that the HSA addressed them but I know that two of those complaints came from me and I was not told anything of what had happened on foot of them. I know of other workers who complained who were not told anything about what had happened either. How can the HSA have had over 200 complaints and not had any on-site inspections? How can that be explained?