Micheál Carrigy (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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486. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received under the 2025 open call for farmer safety, health and wellbeing projects, which closed on 19 May 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28543/25]

Micheál Carrigy (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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487. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expected timeline for the assessment and announcement of successful projects under the farmer safety, health and wellbeing this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28544/25]

Micheál Carrigy (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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488. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the types of projects submitted and indicate whether any are based in the Longford-Westmeath region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28545/25]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 486, 487 and 488 together.

This year, my Department is implementing a range of initiatives to improve the safety, health and wellbeing of our farming community through dedicated funding of €2.5m. One of these initiatives is the open call for proposals for farm safety, health and wellbeing projects which Minister Healy-Rae T.D., Minister of State with special responsibility for farm safety and I launched in April.

A total of 48 applications were received in response to the open call. There are four applications from the Longford / Westmeath region. The applications were evaluated by an evaluation panel which includes representatives from my Department, the Health and Safety Authority, the Department of Health and the Health Service Executive.

In total, 27 applications focused on a single theme with the remainder seeking to address two or more themes. The number of applications which included each theme is set out in the following table.

My Department continues to engage with all stakeholders to improve farm safety, health and wellbeing and to reduce the unacceptable level of deaths and injuries on farm.