232 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if regulation 30 of SI 299 of 2007, Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007, is the only regulation governing the testing of local exhaust ventilation; his views on whether this regulation is insufficient to protect workers from equipment which might cause exposure to substances that cause asthma and other health problems, including contaminants; if he will legislate for mandatory testing of local exhaust ventilation as in other European countries to protect workers from airborne contaminants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31277/11]

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232 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if regulation 30 of SI 299 of 2007, Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007, is the only regulation governing the testing of local exhaust ventilation; his views on whether this regulation is insufficient to protect workers from equipment which might cause exposure to substances that cause asthma and other health problems, including contaminants; if he will legislate for mandatory testing of local exhaust ventilation as in other European countries to protect workers from airborne contaminants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31277/11]

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