Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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277. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if all betting offices licensed here have produced a written risk assessment on single-manning as they are obliged to under section 19 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 for 2013 and 2014. [19629/14]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The Health and Safety Authority is the statutory body responsible for the enforcement of safety and health in the workplace in the State.

As inspections and enforcement matters generally, are part of the day-to-day operational work of the Authority, I, as Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and innovation have no direct function in the matter.

I should clarify however that Section 19 of the Safety, Health and Welfare Act 2005 requires all employers to produce a written risk assessment and safety statement that must be communicated, in an understandable form, to relevant employees. If, following this risk assessment, single-manning is identified as a risk then an employer is obliged to put in place appropriate controls to mitigate that risk.

Inspection campaigns rolled out by the HSA must take account of available resources and the risk factors associated with various sectors. It is of course open to any employee to bring a matter of concern to the attention of the Authority for appropriate action.