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Goods stolen from 55% d

Earraí goidte ó 55 faoin gcéad d'fheirmeoirí na tíre – suirbhé nua.

The results of a survey published today indicate that goods have been stolen from more than half of the country's farmers in recent years.

Tugtar le fios i dtorthaí suirbhé a foilsíodh inniu gur goideadh earraí ó bhreis agus leath d'fheirmeoirí na tíre ar na blianta déanacha.

79% of those farmers sent a report to the Gardaí, according to the survey, but the rest thought it was not worth it.

Chuir 79 faoin gcéad de na feirmeoirí sin scéal chuig na Gardaí, de réir an tsuirbhé, ach cheap an chuid eile nárbh fhiú.

The stolen material was only recovered in 11% of cases, it is said.

Ní bhfuarthas ar ais an t-ábhar a goideadh ach in 11 faoin gcéad de chásanna, a deirtear.

1,333 farmers took part in the survey carried out by criminologists from Dublin University of Technology in collaboration with the United Farmers of Ireland between July and November last year.

1,333 feirmeoir a ghlac páirt sa suirbhé a rinne coireolaithe ó Ollscoil Theicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Cliath i gcomhar le Feirmeoirí Aontaithe na hÉireann idir mí Iúil agus mí na Samhna anuraidh.

55% of them indicated that equipment, machinery, tools and fuel were the most stolen items from them.

Thug 55 faoin gcéad acu le fios gur trealamh, innealra, uirlisí agus breosla na hábhair ba mhó a goideadh uathu.

Eleven of them said guns were stolen from them.

Dúirt aon duine dhéag acu gur goideadh gunnaí uathu.

According to their establishment, stricter laws are urgently needed to combat theft from farms and they believe that the courts are too soft on offenders.

Dar lena mbunáite go bhfuil géarghá le dlíthe níos déine le dul i ngleic le gadaíocht ó fheirmeacha agus creideann siad go bhfuil na cúirteanna róbhog le ciontóirí.

42% of the farmers wanted a special unit to be established in the Garda Síochana to address the problem.

Ba mhian le 42 faoin gcéad de na feirmeoirí go mbunófaí aonad speisialta sa Gharda Síochana chun aghaidh a thabhairt ar an bhfadhb.

The researchers themselves recommend making grants available to farmers to implement security policies on their farms.

Molann na taighdeoirí iad féin deontais a chur ar fáil d'fheirmeoirí le beartais slándála a chur i bhfeidhm ar a bhfeirmeacha.

It was said that only one third of farmers have alarms in their homes, and that only 5% have alarms in their sheds and barns.

Dúradh nach bhfuil aláraim ina dtithe ach ag aon trian d'fheirmeoirí, agus nach bhfuil aláraim ina gcuid bothán agus scioból ach ag 5 faoin gcéad acu.

Very few of them, it was said, have security cameras.

Is fíorbheagán acu, a dúradh, a bhfuil ceamaraí slándála acu.

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