Matt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms Byron. Getting to her role in the HSA, she has succinctly highlighted the challenges and the good work the HSA has been doing for a number of years. That is plain to be seen, particularly in the construction sector. Anybody who has worked in that sector over the past 20 years will have seen a marked change in culture and compliance. Certainly, in larger building concerns, people will not get onto a site now unless they are fully compliant with Safe Pass and so on.

On the point about Safe Pass, we have the issue every year with recertification of people. There are contractors or employees with certificates for driving forklifts or teleporters. Others with Safe Pass have to go to get recertified. Will Ms Byron look at the number of people who are providing training? I am aware of a number of firms which bid for contracts or which have to get on site and they cannot get their employees recertified in a timely way.