Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I compliment Embrace FARM, Irish Rural Link and Councillor John Dolan for their presentations. I compliment Embrace FARM for its counselling and support for bereaved families. Would Mr. Peter Gohery like to discuss his farm accident and let us know what happened? It is entirely up to himself. Irish Rural Link and Councillor Dolan mentioned discussion groups and farmers meeting farmers. This is the key. The message must come from the bottom up as has been mentioned. The carrot and stick approach has also been mentioned. Much of the regulation we have is necessary but according to the vast majority of the submissions, encouragement and education are key, particularly educating young people. It is good that similar proposals are being made. The scrappage scheme was mentioned by a number of speakers and must be considered. This will form part of our report and recommendations.