1. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on negotiations with the British Government to reinstate access for the Irish fishing fleet to its traditional fishing grounds at Rockall; and the estimated total financial loss to the Irish fishing industry since the blockade has been enforced by the UK authorities. [13670/25]
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2. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Government acknowledges the significant increase in production costs for farmers in recent years, which many can no longer sustain; and how he plans to address the challenges posed by increasing energy, labour and environmental-compliance costs to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Irish farming sector. [14131/25]
3. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will re-examine how peatlands and mineral rich soil lands are designated for good agricultural and environmental condition 2, GAEC 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13671/25]
4. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will provide direct financial assistance to the horticulturalist sector to compensate for crop damage and income loss post-storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13624/25]
5. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way his Department will address the increases in the cost of production of milk in order that these costs are not passed on to consumers in supermarkets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13672/25]
6. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the plans in place in case of another foot and mouth outbreak, considering recent outbreaks in Europe. [15814/25]
7. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will again be supporting a national organic food fair which took place in Merrion Square in 2024; whether smaller fairs might be supported in other smaller Dublin or urban parks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13804/25]
8. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department increase the minimum grant aid rate within the 2025 scheme of investment aid for the development of the commercial horticulture sector to 60%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13627/25]
9. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has, in conjunction with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, considered a policy around land use and development due to the increased competition for arable land in areas such as north Kildare, for new technologies such as solar farms. [13821/25]
10. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made by his Department to prioritise improvements in farmer mental health and well-being supports, in particular supports for rural mental health programmes, recognising the unique challenges faced by those in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13798/25]
11. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application (details supplied) to the European Innovation Partnership under call 6; when funding announcements will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13801/25]
12. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine is it his intention to diversify Ireland’s forest estate away from the monocultural Sitka plantations towards the restoration of native and broadleaf forests, and how he intends to do that; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13809/25]
13. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans in place in case of another foot and mouth outbreak, considering recent outbreaks in Europe. [13686/25]
14. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason mineral soils were included under GAEC 2, despite its intent to apply only to carbon rich soils, that is, peatlands and wetlands; if he intends to amend Ireland’s proposal to align with EU requirements and prevent detrimental impacts on small farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13802/25]
15. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what annual afforestation targets he is intending for each year over the next five years; if these targets net afforestation targets; how he intends to ensure such targets are met; the additional funding and supports he is intending for farmers to meet afforestation targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13810/25…
16. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the development of wine production in Ireland; the supports available from his Department and agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13681/25]
17. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken by his Department to ensure equine chip and pin legislation is enforced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13483/25]
18. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will take action to ban the use of sow stalls and farrowing crates on Irish pig farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13712/25]
19. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions being taken to ensure no outbreak of bluetongue in Ireland on foot of recent outbreaks in the UK and Europe; if testing has been carried out on animals in Ireland due to these outbreaks in the UK and Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13741/25]
20. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current legal status of Irish trawlers fishing in the vicinity of the Irish outcrop of Rockall in the north Atlantic since Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13465/25]
21. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he supports the establishment of an Irish food manifesto styled on the Nordic Food Manifesto model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13805/25]
22. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to support the Irish mushroom sector. [13714/25]
23. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is implementing to ensure the long-term sustainability and growth of the tillage sector in Ireland, considering recent financial challenges and the sector's environmental significance. [13749/25]
24. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given that women have always been integral to the family farm but that their crucial role has often not been fully recognised or acknowledged, if he will implement the recommendations of the report “Highlighting Pathways to Empower Rural Women to Have Sustainable and Equitable Livelihoods in Farming"; and if he will make a statement …
25. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on negotiations regarding the Common Agricultural Policy post-2027; if he has had discussions on the same with his Ministerial counterparts and the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13807/25]