Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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253. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Health and Safety Authority, HSA, board positions that expired on 19 December 2016; the name of each such board position; if each individual position has been filled to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6597/17]

Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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The term of office of 8 of the 12 members of the Board of the Health and Safety Authority expired on the 19^thDecember 2016.

In accordance with section 37 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, these positions were comprised of the following:

1 Chairperson

3 Ordinary Members nominated by such organisations representative of employers as the Minister considers appropriate.

3 Ordinary Members nominated by such organisations representative of employees as the Minister considers appropriate.

1 person as the Minister considers appropriate from the Department under whose auspices the Authority operates.

All of these positions, apart from the position of Chairperson, have now been filled in accordance with the specific provisions of the legislation with effect from 20th December, 2016, for a term of 3 years.

The appointment of a Chairperson is currently under consideration by the Minister following a recently completed assessment process overseen by the Public Appointments Service.