AQW 5928/11-15 Written question to the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment

To ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment how many Improvement and Prohibition notices have been issued to each District Council by the Health and Safety Executive in the last five years.

Asked by Stewart Dickson MLA on 14 December 2011

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Tabled
14 December 2011
Answer due by
4 January 2012
Answered
21 December 20117 days after tabling
Department
Department for the Economy
Priority question
No

Answer

The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland has issued a total of 23 enforcement notices to Councils in the last five years. The notices are set out in the table below.

CouncilImprovement NoticeProhibition NoticeTotal
Ards101
Belfast City101
Carrickfergus628
Coleraine202
Craigavon257
Fermanagh202
Larne101
North Down011
Total15823*

* The recipient of an enforcement notice may appeal to an Industrial Tribunal within 21 days of service of the notice. Therefore the table does not include notices served which are still within the appeal period.

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