Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

There is much work and promotion to try to end the tragedy of the many fatal farm accidents that have happened to young people, children and people at work on farms. I know the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Minister of State, Deputy Gerald Nash, together with the Health and Safety Authority, have been involved with an enormous range of initiatives throughout the country and particularly on family farms. As the Deputy knows, the biggest dangers are slurry pits and the risks they pose for farmers and children. I am not clear to what legislation the Deputy is referring.

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