Dr. Adrienne Duff:

On slurry tanks, the authority partnered with Irish Rural Link on slurry safety. A farm safety sign was developed to place near agitation points, something which has become a Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine requirement. Between 2006 and 2015, the number of fatalities from drowning decreased from 20 to 12. That demonstrates that particular initiative is working. It is important to keep reiterating the same messages. While we had a focus on PTO shafts a number of years ago, we might come back to reinforce that message at various engagements with stakeholders. We partner with Teagasc advisers and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine on providing resources and information on farm safety, in particular at key times of the year and key pressure points throughout the year.