Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There are metrics in respect of staffing numbers. We discussed them earlier. We have committed to increasing the number of inspectors linked to the WRC so that they can do their job effectively, and likewise with the HSA. We are increasing the budget of both agencies to increase their capacity to meet their obligations. I referred to the number of inspections, which I suspect are probably the highest we have seen. In terms of the targets for the HSA, the main 2023 targets are as follows: 10,000 proactive inspections for occupational safety and health; 920 proactive inspections relating to the Chemicals Act and transportation of dangerous goods by road; 600 reactive inspections, which is occupational safety and health, as well as the Chemicals Act and transport of dangerous goods; 2,000 market surveillance assessments; to increase new users of BeSMART to bring the cumulative number to 96,000; 15 new accreditation decisions; and 380 accreditation decision renewals. There is no shortage of target setting there in terms of setting metrics for the HSA.