Mr. Eddie Downey:

We need people who are willing to change. There is no reason to worry about the agricultural sector. Farmers are willing to change. Look at the uptake of the farm safety scheme. It involves 6,500 farmers. In respect of health and safety research, there is strong attention to changing attitudes and working safely. I welcome the opportunity to be here today. In respect of the work being carried out by the Health and Safety Authority and discussion groups, education is the best way forward. Young, educated people have raised income levels on farms by 50%. It would be a good step if we could repeat that increase in respect of safety and reduce deaths and accidents for the rest of this year.