Covid-19 (Health): Statements
Dail Éireann — 2020-04-16
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Paul Murphy (PBP), Dublin South-West

I will make sure there is a minute for an answer.
The point is another worker went to the Health and Safety Authority, HSA, and was told, because it is a pandemic, it is not under the authority's remit and it will not be inspecting. That is the issue. The Health and Safety Authority has publicly stated it is not its job to enforce the HSE guidelines on Covid-19 and it cannot do workplace inspections. That is a significant problem and it can easily be resolved. It can be resolved by the Minister signing a ministerial order under section 35 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act to expand the powers of the HSA to cover the Covid-19 guidelines. Will the Minister do that?

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Sitting date: 2020-04-16