Teagasc are setting up a Regional Farm Labour Database that would link farm families where a farmer or a farm worker becomes ill with COVID 19, with an available relief worker. This is being done in collaboration with the Farm Relief Services (FRS), and with the support of the farm organisations IFA and ICMSA. This initiative by Teagasc, FRS and the farm organisations will support farmers and their families during the current COVID19 outbreak. For many families in this situation, the main farm operator will not be able to carry out routine farm operations. "While FRS have a substantial database of experienced operators, we must plan for a situation where demand for FRS operators increases dramatically.

Source: Irish Independent April 02, 2020 11:37 UTC