Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Resourcing and Capacity of the Workplace Relations Commission: Discussion
Mr. Liam Kelly:
-----at times. There are currently seven inspectors but there were 16 at one stage. We have lost some through attrition. An additional four will be trained shortly to bring us to 11, which is approximately 16% of our total complement of inspectors. They are fully trained in relation to safety at sea. They do the proper training courses and are available to move to any port in Ireland. While they may be based in particular counties, when we need to send inspectors to a particular port, they are available and ready to go. We have a dedicated fishers team for the sector.