Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Increased economic activity in construction will inevitably increase the risk of accidents. I visited the HSA this week and we will ensure it has sufficient resources in 2017. We need more resources. I understand the Deputy's concern about construction but half of the fatalities are on farms. I am extremely concerned about that. Work needs to be carried out on education and on making sure farmers continue to be reminded of the risk of fatalities on their farms.