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
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I thank Mr. O'Brien for the presentation. To explore a little further the farming side, there seems to be some fairly clear indicators there under vehicles, livestock and falls. Has the HSA ever considered, rather than just the inspection which can potentially be quite a hostile environment, something like an NCT and that every five years things would have to be looked at by some partner? There are many organisations in the farming world which could be the partner in running their eye over crushes for livestock or those shafts in which people often get caught-----