Mr. Cormac Healy:

It is the manner in which the Deputy has characterised it as well. First, I want to be clear to all members. We stated that our members in MII are open to all and any inspections by the authorities. The Deputy mentioned in particular the WRC. Be it the Health and Safety Authority, HSA, or the permanent presence of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, we are open to those.

I have seen coverage on the figures the Deputy quoted. Many breaches in that regard are of a technical nature. It is not a suggestion, it is important to point out, that there is any deliberate attempt to flout or undermine the legal rules of the land. Our members are responsible companies. They are a technical breach.

Equally, when this was raised, we looked at inspections that the WRC conducts right across the economy and the level of inspections where breaches or non-compliance were found was at 40% across all inspections.