Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 40: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if an investigation has taken place regarding an industrial accident (details supplied), and if so, the up to date position of same; if a report has been completed in relation to the incident; if the report is available to the affected person; if the matter was investigated, the reason the affected person was not contacted or questioned in relation to the report; the action the person can take to ensure that their case is determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23945/10]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The enforcement of the statutory occupational health and safety code is a function assigned to the Health and Safety Authority which is an independent agency established under the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. The Authority is independent in the carrying out of its investigation and prosecutorial functions and the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation has no operational responsibility with respect to those functions.

For the Deputy's information, all accidents in workplaces resulting in situations where people cannot perform their work for more than 3 days following the accident are reportable to the Health and Safety Authority by the relevant employer. If the case mentioned by the Deputy falls within this category, the employer is obliged to report it. The Workplace Contact Unit is the Authority's primary point of contact for reporting workplace fatalities, accidents and serious incidents - Workplace Contact Unit The Metropolitan Building, James Joyce Street, Dublin 1, Tel: lo-call 1890 289 389 Email: wcu@hsa.ie