Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1506. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which farm safety organisations can seek to avail of funding announced in budget 2021 and managed via the European Innovation Partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32643/20]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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As part of the package of new farm safety measures in Budget 2021, €1m in funding has been provided to support ‘locally-led’ farm safety initiatives. It is intended that a call under the locally led Innovation Partnership model (EIP’s) specifically related to farm safety will be issued by early 2021.

Before the call is issued, the Department will consult with the stakeholders regarding the potential focus of the call.

I see this initiative as a potential significant step to driving a cultural change amongst farmers and I look forward to seeing positive proposals to drive this change.