Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 95: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the numbers of employers prosecuted to date in 2006 for breaches of health and safety law; and the amount of fines imposed on the employers found guilty. [31646/06]

Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The number of employers prosecuted by the Health and Safety Authority to date in 2006 for breaches of health and safety law is 22 and the amount of fines imposed by the Courts is €361,000. 9 of the cases were heard in the District Court and 13 in the Circuit Court.

In addition, 3 individuals were prosecuted on indictment in the Circuit Court for breach of occupational safety and health legislation. In one case a fine of €50,000 was applied and sentencing is to take place later in the other 2 cases concerned.