Seanad debates

Wednesday, 18 December 2019

Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters

Farm Safety

10:30 am

Photo of Tim LombardTim Lombard (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

No, but I thank the Minister of State for his contribution. It is important that we get the message out there that there is so much happening in this space. I saw the line of clothes at the National Ploughing Championships. It was a frightening demonstration of the loss of life happening on farms. That is the kind of promotion we need to see.

Farmers work on their own, so they need a little more help and reassurance to make sure that everything is okay.We need to consider the VAT issue. It is quite unfortunate that the Government might claim 23% VAT on a product that could save a life.

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