Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 442: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections which have been carried out by the labour inspectorate in respect of compliance with the provisions of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 since its enactment; and the number of prosecutions for failure to comply with its provisions during the same period. [10864/06]

Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The number of workplace inspections or visits carried out by the labour inspectorate in respect of compliance with the provisions of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 since 2000 and the number of prosecutions for failure to comply with its provisions for the same period are set out in the following tabular statement. The labour inspectorate does not have statistical information on inspections or prosecutions under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 prior to 2000.

Records required to be kept by employers are prescribed by SI 473 of 2001, Organisation of Working Time (Records) (Prescribed Form and Exemptions) Regulations 2001. These records must be retained for three years and must be made available for inspection by the labour inspectorate. Complaints in relation to breaches of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 may be referred to the rights commissioner service of the Labour Relations Commission.