Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 11 April 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Health and Safety Authority: Chairperson-Designate

4:00 pm

Photo of Maurice QuinlivanMaurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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I wish Mr. Coughlan all the best for the future and hope he does well in his job. If he makes the HSA best in class, it should mean there will be fewer fatalities and accidents, which would be very welcome. I commend him on his reference to positive mental health, an area to which the Minister of State, Deputy Breen, referred in the last presentation. It is important that we focus on that issue in the workplace. He recognised the fact that the construction industry will pose a challenge because of the good things it will be doing in the future in the area of infrastructure and building houses. He said there will be an increase in inspections in this area so we will see how we get on with them. I wish him the best of luck for the future.