Mr. Seamus Boland:

Irish Rural Link, which has been going since 1991, represents a range of community groups throughout the country and its theme is sustainable rural communities. My colleague, Mr. Vincent Nally, will speak in a moment about a pilot programme that is organised by Irish Rural Link and funded and supported by the Health and Safety Authority. The aim of the programme, which is entitled "farmers inspiring farmers", is to facilitate farmers in mentoring other farmers and to move the focus away from inspectors, directives and legalities in order that ordinary farmers can learn the on-farm skills and forms of knowledge that make their farms safer. Farmers are by their nature very busy. They may not have the yard in perfect order. It is not a demonstration plate. Farmers can relate to other farmers who understand what it is to have a yard which may be dangerous. I ask my colleague, Mr. Vincent Nally, to speak further about the pilot programme.