Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 143: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in the interests of openness and transparency, he will appoint an operations inspector to the board of the Health and Safety Authority when the members of the board are being appointed in early 2008 [34487/07]

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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The current twelve-person board of the Health and Safety Authority ends its term of office on 19th December 2007. In accordance with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, I have invited organisations representative of employers and employees to nominate three persons each for membership of the new Board for a three-year term commencing on 20 December 2007.

The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 does not provide for appointment of any of the Executives of the Health and Safety Authority to the Board.