Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 1 May 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Role and Operation of the Health and Safety Authority: Discussion
9:30 am
Mr. Mark Cullen:
I cannot say definitively what stakeholder group we have, but stakeholders are a key part of our current strategy. We are currently developing our next strategy. One of the key pieces for the authority is to engage with all the key stakeholders because we cannot do it alone. It is not just about the inspection and regulation piece; it is also about prevention. We engage with stakeholders and Safe Electric could be one. I can come back to clarify if we have engaged with it. We have engaged with a number of stakeholders and will continue to do so in respect of solar panels and working at height. It goes across all sectors. Solar panels are being installed across the board, even in the domestic setting. Once a contractor goes on the roof in a domestic setting, it becomes a place of work. It is not just unique to farms and schools. We have been engaging with many stakeholders and will continue to do so. I just cannot say on that particular one; I do not have that detail.