Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will supply that to the Deputy. The Health and Safety Authority conducted three inspections of the Air Corps premises at Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnel. It focused in particular on the control of occupational hygiene hazards in the workplace, including health surveillance issues. The Health and Safety Authority issued its report of inspection to the Air Corps on 21 October 2016. It listed a number of matters that required attention, including risk assessment, health surveillance, the monitoring of employees' actual exposure to particular hazardous substances and the provision and use of personal protective equipment. I am advised that the military authorities responded in writing to the Health and Safety Authority report on 20 December 2016. They indicated that the Air Corps is fully committed to implementing improved safety measures that will protect workers from potential exposure to chemicals and will ensure risks are as low as reasonably practicable. The Air Corps has implemented an improvement plan that will be conducted over eight phases. The first phase commenced in September 2016 and has a completion date of December 2017. I know that a number of media articles were published in the Irish Examineron 23 and 24 January last.

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