Paul Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Professor Boyle made no reference to farm safety. Will he elaborate on the percentage of his budget and expenditure that goes towards that area and what Teagasc's role within the whole farm safety set-up is? How does he think it should be implemented going forward to try to reduce the number of accidents and, indeed, the number of fatalities, which do not seem to be decreasing in any manner? Professor Boyle said at the outset that his report was based on an analysis of Teagasc's performance. I do not believe he could be happy with performance in that particular area. What has been spent on it? How many dedicated employees does it have? What is Teagasc's official role in the whole farm safety sphere? How could it be improved going forward to meet the challenges ahead?