227. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the measures his Department is implementing and considering to support small transport companies who employ and train young people, given that many small operators are currently paying the full cost of training themselves while lengthy licensing processes significantly delay new drivers entering the workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [119…
264. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total revenue raised from the eight-year deemed disposal rule on investment funds and ETFs in each of the years 2020 to 2025 inclusive; the estimated number of individual investors affected in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13911/26]
265. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has carried out any analysis of the extent to which the deemed disposal rule is distorting investment decisions away from funds and toward residential property; and if he will outline the findings of any such analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13912/26]
266. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on whether the eight-year deemed disposal rule is contributing to increased demand in the housing market and thereby exacerbating the housing crisis; and if he will consider its abolition in the interests of encouraging diversified long-term saving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13913/26]
267. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to address a concern that Ireland’s taxation of unrealised gains in investment funds is placing Ireland at a competitive disadvantage in attracting and retaining domestic savers and investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13914/26]
294. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his position on the proposed €450 billion allocation for competitiveness and R and D in the Multiannual Financial Framework to address the EU's competitive gap with the US and China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13822/26]
298. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on efforts to secure alternative employment at a manufacturing plant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11906/26]
466. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place to ensure traceability for Brazilian beef imports under EU and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine licence conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13670/26]
467. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the protocols for serial numbers or labelling used on Brazilian beef consignments entering Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13671/26]
468. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify if the exact tonnage of Brazilian beef imports in 2025 is publicly disclosed or is it commercial sensitive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13672/26]
469. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of beef sourced from Ireland versus the UK or EU by processors involved in Bord Bia schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13673/26]
470. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if poultry is imported from Brazil by Irish processors, and if so, the percentage of total imports this represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13674/26]
471. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are any regulatory obstacles to domestic producers and suppliers sourcing pigmeat from outside the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13675/26]
472. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps taken to maintain farm-to-fork standards when Brazilian-sourced products are involved in Irish processing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13676/26]
473. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any Irish processors have had meat recalls, and whether any such incidents involved Brazilian beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13677/26]
474. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the records that are maintained for testing all imported beef, including consignments from Brazil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13679/26]
475. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all Brazilian beef imports are tested for banned hormones and antibiotics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13680/26]
476. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process by which positive release is achieved for every batch or shipment of imported beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13681/26]
485. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to orient future CAP implementation towards incentives rather than obligations to reduce administrative burdens on farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13820/26]
486. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the potential benefits of merging agri-environmental measures with eco-schemes to halve administrative requirements and make programs more attractive to Irish farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13821/26]
487. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how the proposed €40 billion innovation window in the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework will be utilised to support Irish agricultural advancements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13823/26]
489. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific supports and guidance being provided to tillage farmers in counties such as Offaly, to comply with the new GAEC 7 crop rotation and diversification requirements and the catch crop alternative under the 2026 BISS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13916/26]
490. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated administrative and compliance costs for tillage farmers arising from the updated GAEC standards in 2026; the measures he is taking to minimise the regulatory burden on family farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13917/26]
491. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a recent statement by a farmer representative organisation (details supplied); if he will engage with processors to ensure farmers receive a fair return that reflects market fundamentals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13918/26]
492. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the latest weekly and year-to-date cattle slaughter figures for 2026; his assessment of the 30,000+ head shortfall in the first six weeks of the year; the steps his Department is taking to safeguard both farmer incomes and processing capacity in the beef sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13919/26]