Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 25 October 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Engagement with Chairperson of the Health and Safety Authority
Ms Patricia Byron:
In my briefings, I have discussed the overall numbers in the inspectorate because it goes back to promotion, influence and identifying the issues. We are approximately 20% behind on inspectors. The key driver of that gap has nothing to do with retirements, on the basis of the information provided to me. It is to do with getting the right technical resources. It is not necessarily that people do not want to work with us but the salary bands are the issue. We need people with two to three years' experience in a specific area and our salary bands are mismatched. I will not go any further than that.
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