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60% grant aid for purchase of PTO shaft covers

Minister of State Martin Heydon announced the reopening of the National Farm Safety Measure, with PTO shaft covers eligible at 60% grant aid, to a maximum eligible cost of €100/cover.

24 July 2024 SCHEMES

Farm Safety Measure reopens for 2024

Funded by the national exchequer, the measure will be open until 1 November on agfood.ie.

24 July 2024 NEWS

Farm Safety Week: machinery caused 51% of farm deaths in the past decade

Between the years of 2013 – 2014 there was a total of 13 deaths on Irish farms involving machinery.

24 July 2024 NEWS
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IFJ Junior: how to stay safe on the farm this summer

Summer sees the activity levels on farms increase, meaning more caution needs to be taken by both adults and kids.

26 June 2024 FARM SAFETY
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Pensioner denied farm safety grant after paying cash

Christy O’Neill, a 78-year-old farmer from mid-Kerry, applied for the money back under the National Farm Safety Measure 2023.

19 June 2024 NEWS

Farmer who paid cash for quad helmet unable to claim farm safety grant

Minister McConalogue confirmed that a farmer who paid cash for a quad helmet is ineligible to recoup money under the National Farm Safety Measure 2023.

15 June 2024 NEWS