Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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186. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of health and safety inspectors employed by the Health and Safety Authority, HSA, in 2015, 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29890/18]

Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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187. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Health and Safety Authority, HSA, inspections carried out in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29891/18]

Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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188. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the budget of the Health and Safety Authority, HSA, in each of the years 2015 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29892/18]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 186 to 188, inclusive, together.

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. The budget figure for each year is the budget approved by the HSA Board at the start of the particular year and comprises the original Exchequer allocation for each year and the estimate of what the HSA expects to receive in own resource income at the start of the particular year.

In relation specifically to the farming sector the planned target of farm inspections was significantly increased in 2010 from 1,500 per year to 3,000. However, this increased level of inspection showed no significant reduction in farm deaths. Therefore, since 2015 the HSA has redirected some of its inspection resources toward engaging directly with farmers on other accident prevention initiatives.