An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Seanad Éireann — 2026-05-26
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Robbie Gallagher (FF), Labour Panel

This week, I endorse the ongoing campaign in relation to Tractor Safety Week. The campaign urges and encourages people using tractors and farm machinery to be very careful as they go about their daily tasks. The tractor is synonymous with farm work. Indeed, it is centrally used - nearly every single day of the week and with that comes many dangers. Unfortunately, last year, 25 people lost their lives on Irish farms. That is twice the number of the year before. In addition to that, there were approximately over 4,600 serious farm accidents, many of them resulting in life-changing situations for the people concerned and their families. This week, I endorse that campaign. I plead with all farmers, farm contractors and anybody in close proximity to farm machinery to be very careful. I was born and reared on a farm myself. During this particular time of year with the sun high in the sky, farmers are very busy. They are under pressure regarding time. I urge them to pause for a second, to check that the machinery is working okay and to be extra careful as they go about their daily tasks. When a fatality occurs on a farm, it is truly heartbreaking for that family. Every single day that they get up and go on that farm, there is a reminder of it. My plea today is for people to be extra careful as they go about their daily work.

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Sitting date: 2026-05-26