Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 December 2020
480. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which applicants should engage with his Department regarding the announced farmer-led farm safety proposals to be funded under the European Innovation Partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42666/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs 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 (EIP). This EIP is being run in a two-stage process.
Stage one of the call for proposals on Farm Health, Safety and Wellbeing has just been launched by Minister of State, Martin Heydon, with a closing date of Friday 29 January 2021. Full details of how farmers and interested parties can participate in the scheme are available on my Department's website at:
https://www.gov.ie/en/service/18a855-european-innovation-partnership-scheme/
Minister Heydon is now asking interested parties to come together and develop their ideas to address issues of farm health, safety and wellbeing. We look forward to seeing proposals for initiatives that can be supported under this programme.
