Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We allocated €2.5 million to farm safety last year. I was very proud to establish that fund as the first Minister of State with responsibility for farm safety. We also included farm safety as part of TAMS at a 60% rate, which has seen a huge amount of pick-up. There have been really significant investments around animal handling facilities, and beyond, that are really important. I will work closely with the Minister of State, Deputy Healy-Rae, on this area because I feel very passionately about it. I know he does too. I will work very closely with him to make sure we continue to spend heavily in this area to support farmers and positive, proactive actions.