Farm safety funding to be used for mental wellbeing

'If you look at what happened during Covid, when we all were a little bit more isolated, that was compounded for farmers. Generally, going to the mart, going to a match at the weekend or going to the pub, and all those things were taken away from them,' minister said. File picture

Funding provided for farm safety in Budget 2022 will also be used to address mental health and wellbeing among farmers, a junior minister from the Department of Agriculture has said.

Speaking at a briefing with reporters on Wednesday, Minister of State Martin Heydon announced a €2m dedicated fund for farm safety had been secured in the budget.