Written answers
Monday, 11 September 2017
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Health and Safety Authority Expenditure
Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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37. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding the Health and Safety Authority spent on all safety initiatives; the number of inspections it carried out in each of the years from 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38297/17]
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The following sets out the number of inspections and investigations and spend on safety initiatives by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) for the period 2011 - 2017.
| Year | Inspections and Investigations |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 15,340 |
| 2012 | 13,835 |
| 2013 | 12,244 |
| 2014 | 10,719 |
| 2015 | 10,880 |
| 2016 | 10,460 |
| 2017 to 1st Sept. | 6,790 recorded year to date 01 September 2017 |
| Year | Spend on Safety Initiatives |
|---|---|
| 2011 | €1.567m |
| 2012 | €1.907m |
| 2013 | €1.595m |
| 2014 | €1.154m |
| 2015 | €1.776m |
| 2016 | €1.297m |
| 2017 to 30th August | €760,000 estimated |
The HSA produces a Programme of Work each year setting out its plan for all areas of its work, including inspection targets. The 2017 Programme of Work set a target of 11,100 inspections and investigations. To date (1stSept. 2017) the HSA has carried out 61% of its target number of inspections and investigations for the year.
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