Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)

I will. It is something I wish to highlight to Dr. Ó Caoimh. We have a social farming model in Kerry. It is different from the rest of the country. It is to help to people. The participant is usually maybe a boy or a girl who is a bit slow and from a town or a village. They go out into the country and they see what is happening naturally. The farmers do not look to be paid or anything like that. In Kerry, there are between 40 and 60 participants at the present time. The farmers are not being paid; it is totally voluntary. To keep it flowing and keep health and safety right, they had been getting €100,000. They are looking for a bit more than that this year to survive. I know Dr. Ó Caoimh is aware of this model. It needs to be expanded right throughout the country. It is in operating in Leitrim, but they are doing it in a different way. I am asking this committee to support the call we heard from those who were here last week. They made an excellent presentation. I know Dr. Ó Caoimh would be in favour of this as well. We need whatever help we can get to give them whatever help they are looking for to keep this going. They have made several other inquiries, but they just cannot get it together if they do not get another bit of funding.