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

Photo of Louise O'ReillyLouise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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It is the technical expertise. Finally, Ms Byron said in her submission that 2022 had the lowest fatality rate on record since the authority was established in 1989. That is good news but, as she said, even one death is one too many. I wish to ask about non-fatal injuries, which she mentioned in her submission. What are the numbers in that regard and in which direction are they going? Are there particular sectors in which there are high rates of non-fatal injuries? Does the authority have a plan to address that?