Written answers

Tuesday, 16 June 2020

Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Health and Safety Authority

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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430. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the Health and Safety Authority has inspected and reported on an incident (details supplied) that occurred in a Dublin Airport detention room in November 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11162/20]

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I have been informed by the Health and Safety Authority that it has not investigated the incident referred to by the Deputy.

As a general comment, the Health and Safety Authority will investigate accidents that occur at places of work that result in a fatality or serious injury and where the accident is attributable to a work activity.

Separately, I would add that I have no statutory role in the carrying out of investigations or inspections that fall to the Health and Safety Authority to undertake.

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