Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As someone who grew up surrounded by farms, I believe a focus on the wider community is important as well in order to emphasise to people that proximity to farms is a danger, particularly for small children. In those terrible conversations we have when we meet the bereaved and people who were lucky to survive farm accidents, the word "complacency" very often comes up in conversation. That seems to be one of the real dangers, that when you do something day in and day out all your life you sometimes drop your guard. A lot of the focus has to remain on that area.

I would welcome a comprehensive, all-encompassing approach to farm safety. In everything the Department does in regard to agriculture, it should be central to all messaging. That constant reminder would help address that complacency.

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