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Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture with special responsibility for farm safety Martin Heydon.
Farmers can expect to see all schemes rolled out in the next CAP to have a strong focus on health and safety requirements, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Martin Heydon has advised.
The next CAP is due to begin on 1 January 2023 and the process of preparing new schemes and measures as part of the development of Ireland’s national strategic plan is currently under way.
Minister Heydon, who has special responsibly for farm safety, told the Seanad on Monday it was his view that all measures in the strategic plan should have a health and safety element incorporated.