Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will make one point on that before the Minister replies. At the moment, force majeure applies to the applicant for the premium, for whatever scheme it is. In some cases, the person doing the work on the farm might not necessarily be the applicant for the scheme. A younger person could be doing the work. If the younger person faces a force majeure situation, it is not covered. It applies only to the applicant. The point being made to us that if it can be shown that another person was doing A, B or C on the farm and that they have a force majeure, whether it is sickness or whatever else, the force majeure should be broadened to cover that scenario.