John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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9. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections of business and commercial premises that have been undertaken by the Health and Safety Authority since September 2020; the outcome of same; if penalties were imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9400/21]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Between the 1^stSeptember 2020 to the 12^thFeb 2021 the Health and Safety Authority carried out three thousand, eight hundred and nine (3,809)workplaceinspections across a wide range of sectors.

During this period, in additional to carrying out inspections assessing compliance with Health and Safety legislation, the Health and Safety Authority was involved in a number of roles around the management of COVID-19 in workplaces which included the training of, and supporting, other inspectorates to carry-out Protocol related inspections and, also as a member of Outbreak Control Teams , in support of public health, at various meat plants.

The table below details the levels of enforcement issued arising from the inspections.

Note*- Fixed payment notices are issued for non-compliances under ADR (European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road) Regulations.