Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 December 2021
183. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the disbursement of the €2 million fund for farm safety as confirmed in Budget 2022 has been set out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60622/21]
View answerAs the Deputy may be aware, in order to highlight the importance of farm safety, the Government assigned my colleague Minister-of-State Martin Heydon TD specific responsibility for Farm Safety.
The Department has a range of measures in place to incentivise and promote farm safety. The proposals for the dedicated farm safety budget of €2 million for 2022 are in the process of being finalised and will be announced in due course.
