Service Contracts “Beauty and the Beast”

Raymond EllardDirector

Food Safety Authority of Ireland

Food Safety…

How Did We Get Here?

DAFF

HSE

NSAI

SFPA

MILA’S

How Does It Work?

FSAI

SFPA

MarineInst.

NSAI HSE

LAs

DAFF

47,449Establishments

Staff1,229.96 (WTE)*

*Plus 843 temporary veterinary inspectors (DAFF and Local Authorities)

The Workload Mix…

*Figure includes food establishments, fishing vessels and production areas

Agency Staff(WTE)

Number Establishments Supervised

2002 2008 2002 2008

HSE 363 375 39,703 43,926

DAFF 432(plus 1062

TVIs)

463(plus 709

TVIs)

730 627

Local Authorities

42(plus 144

TVIs)

39(plus 134

TVIs)

497 410

SFPA * 23 47 1,989 2,486

MI 32 32 n/a n/a

Total 892 956 42,951 47,449

Contract = Resources

Sign Contract… …provide Resources

The Answers Came From…

48% 52%

Survey 2009- FSAI Contribution

Do you think that the service contracts with the FSAI improve food safety control?

Don't know, 15, 3%No, 102,

18%

Yes, 435, 79%

Survey 2003- – Enhancing FS Controls

Survey 2009 – Enhancing FS Controls

Do you think that the service contract system enhances food safety controls?

A little & None20%

Some 51%

A lot29%

Survey 2009 – Working Relationship

Overall, how would you rate the working relationship between your agency and the FSAI?

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Don’t know

Survey 2009 – FSAI Impact on Your Work

How has the FSAI impacted on your work?

Negative impact

7%

No impact20%

Beneficial impact73%

Don’ t know responses removed

Survey 2009 – Naming & Shaming

Survey 2009 – On the Net

Summary details regarding enforcement orders taken under the FSAI Act and prosecutions are available on our website, do you think this should be extended to

include:

67% 63%

39%

28% 29%

52%

5% 8% 10%

Full details ofenforcement orders

Legal notices/actionsserv ed under legislationother than the FSAI Act

Inspection reportsgenerated by y our

agency /serv ice

Don't know

No

Y es

Survey 2009 – FSAI Support

In your opinion, does the FSAI provide sufficient support in the following areas:

35% 29% 23% 28%

48%48% 53% 52%

11% 15% 12% 9%6% 8% 12% 10%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Provision ofscientif ic/technical

information

Interpretation oflegislation

Analysis of off icialcontrols

Enforcement action

Very good Adequate Inadequate Don't know

Survey 2009- Impact of Recession

How do you think the economic recession has impacted food safety controls ...

59

43

101 102103113

2417

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

.. in your agency? .. in food businesses?

No impact Slight impact Negative impact Very negative impact

Survey 2009 – Food Incidents

In your opinion, how does the FSAI manage food incidents in terms of the following:

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

Consumers Media Your agency The food industry

Very good Good Fair Poor Don't know

Survey 2009 – Age & Experience

What age range do you fit into:

18 - 25

26 - 45

46 - 55

>56

How long have you been working in the area of food safety?

<5 years

5 - 10 years

10 - 25 years

>26 years

Audit – I Know How You Feel But…

Accountability Improvement

Protecting Current Assets…

882 Is The New Yardstick

Internal Audit

Accreditation For Official Labs & Nrls

NRL – OL Networks

Need For National Rules – Small

Quantities

Consistent Enforcements

New & Higher Skills…

More From Current Resources…

Do we really have a choice..?

Section 18 of the FSAI Act

• The Authority may…enter into a contract….

• An official agency which indicates to the Authority that it does not wish to enter into or renew a service contract

• Transfer of staff into FSAI

Let’s Look at Fundamentals…

The Future…

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