Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 315: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the incidence of asbestosis among dockers at Dublin Port; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39925/06]

Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Exposure to Asbestos) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 386 of 2006), which are enforced by the Health and Safety Authority, require that registered medical practitioners report any case of asbestosis or mesothelioma to the Health and Safety Authority, where he or she becomes aware of such a case. I am informed by the Health and Safety Authority that it has no data on the incidence of asbestosis amongst dockers at Dublin Port.

The Health and Safety Authority is working to ensure those persons who are at risk from existing asbestos materials in workplaces, or who work with such materials, know the best way to control and prevent exposure occurring. By improving compliance with best practices, the risk from asbestos fibres being released is controlled and prevented and any residual risk is then controlled and reduced.