James Reilly (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for the information she gave. I highlight the point she made about the number of serious accidents and deaths occurring on farms and the need to support farmers and educate them on the dangers. It is particularly timely during the week of the ploughing championships. The difficulty for farmers is that these are their homes and children naturally treat them as their play areas, yet they are places of very serious business with very serious hazards. I welcome that and thank the Minister for giving us the information she has given us today. Is part of the reason for the reduction in inspections, particularly in the construction area, the reduction in the number of construction sites and construction activity? The Minister has alluded to increasing activity and hopefully increasing inspections.