Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State referred several times to the importance of the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS, funding stream in the context of farm improvements that can, in turn, improve farm safety. According to the strategic CAP plan announced last week, it appears that funding for TAMS under the next round of CAP will be reduced year on year for the next five years, when compared with the previous five years. Is the Minister of State concerned about that? Does he envisage new capital funding outside the TAMS process that could be available for schemes specifically relating to farm safety in the lifetime of the next CAP, or even separate to it?