Ms Denise Kennedy:

I thank the Senator for his questions and fully understand the passion he has in what he is saying. To comment on the whole health and safety issue from the perspective of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, it is something that is very close to our hearts and something that we push very strongly in our collaboration with the Health and Safety Authority. We have a Be Summer Ready campaign that is launching, and there is also a Be Winter Ready campaign. Health and safety is something that we really promote, at the ploughing championship among other aspects. In terms of the farmers that require disability services, the schemes and access to funding, we administer in excess of 30 schemes on behalf of the EU. There are rules in place for every scheme. Not wanting to avoid answering the Senator's question, depending on the scheme, I would have to check and see if the Senator has a particular case. The officials from the Department of Social Protection may have something to say about the disability allowance piece.