Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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72. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the implementation of the Air Corps' improvement plan for health and safety at the Air Corps premises at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, in view of the fact that seven out of the eight phases of the plan were to be implemented by May 2017. [23970/17]

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will be aware that during 2016 the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) conducted inspections at the Air Corps premises at Casement Aerodrome Baldonnel on three occasions, following which the HSA issued its Report of Inspection to the Air Corps. As recognized in this report, the Air Corps had already commenced activities of improvement and were proactive in implementing change before, during and after the engagement with the HSA.

In late 2016, the Air Corps wrote to the HSA outlining its proposed improvement plan and indicating that the Air Corps is fully committed to implementing the improved safety measures to ensure risks are as low as reasonably practicable.

This improvement plan is being conducted over eight phases. The military authorities have advised me that six of the eight phases have now been fully completed and a further phase is progressing well and will be completed shortly. The final phase is a continuous ongoing process.