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

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will turn to the HSA's support for workers and employers because it obviously has a vital role to play. The return to work document is useful but, ultimately, this is going to have to be dealt with on a case-by-case, workplace-by-workplace basis. It is entirely possible that many workers and employers are going to be phoning in. An email address and phone number for the HSA have been given for all workers and employers returning to work. What has been committed to is that any such worker or employer will get a response from the HSA. Is there a target time for how quickly the HSA intends to get back to workers who have arrived into a workplace and are concerned that it is not compliant and safe, or to get back to an employer who is looking for help?

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