Concerns over poor safety levels
In a written reply to a question from Labour TD Kathleen Lynch, he said 11 people died on Irish farms last year. “While this was a decline of about 40% on 2006, it is still unacceptably high. This year to date, six people have died on Irish farms,” he said.
Mr Smith said he strongly supports the work of the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), the national body in Ireland with responsibility for securing health and safety at work. The Farm Safety Partnership Advisory Committee to the HSA put a farm safety plan in place in 2003.
