Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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188. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of the sanctioned recruitment of six inspector posts for the farm inspection programme for the Health and Safety Authority which have been filled to date. [8031/18]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Health & Safety Authority recently completed a recruitment campaign for 11 inspector posts, six of which are field inspection posts and these six inspectors will have an involvement in future farm inspection campaigns.  All six posts are now filled.

The Health & Safety Authority Programme of Work for 2018 has a target of 2000 farm inspections during the year with three focused farm inspection campaigns. These campaigns will be supported by the use of both national and local media to raise awareness of key farm risks. Year three of the current Farm Safety Action Plan 2016-2018 of the Farm Safety Partnership Advisory Committee will be implemented during 2018 and work will start on the development of a new Farm Safety Action Plan for 2019-2021.