Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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135. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections that have been carried out historically by the Health and Safety Authority at a factory (details supplied). [11221/22]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is the national statutory body with responsibility for ensuring that all employees and those affected by work activities are protected from work related injury and ill-health. The HSA does this by enforcing occupational health and safety legislation, promoting accident prevention, and providing information and advice across all sectors. 

The HSA’s inspection programmes focus on sectors with higher risks of incidents or fatalities, which include, healthcare, manufacturing, fishing, mining, construction, agriculture and food services.

The Health and Safety Authority acts independently in carrying out its regulator function and does not comment on individual employers/workplaces nor does it provide detail on inspections or investigations that are undertaken at individual workplaces.