1124. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider transferring the forestry holdings of Coillte to the National Parks and Wildlife Service to ensure that Ireland’s forestry will be preserved for non-commercial use and biodiversity will be conserved. [30102/25]
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1125. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on phase 2 of the land use review; when it will be published; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30183/25]
1126. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider a ban on the general sale of wasp poisons given the danger of their use against bees and the need to protect bee populations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30199/25]
1127. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 11,677 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2021 that were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Éireann's traceability system as of 21 February 2025, with a detailed breakdown of whether they were active, inactive, exported, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30225/25]
1128. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 10,770 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2022 that were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Éireann's traceability system as of 21 February 2025, with a detailed breakdown of whether they were active, inactive, exported, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30226/25]
1129. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 7,805 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2023 that were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Éireann's traceability system as of 21 February 2025, with a detailed breakdown of whether they were active, inactive, exported, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30227/25]
1130. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds registered at whelping stage with the Irish Coursing Club whose year of birth was 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30228/25]
1131. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the non-coursing greyhounds registered at whelping stage with the Irish Coursing Club whose year of birth was 2024, that were subsequently registered at microchipping stage (12 weeks) in the Irish Coursing Club's Stud Book; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30229/25]
1132. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Deer Management Strategy Group, set up by his predecessor is considering the total removal of the Japanese Sika species to protect native red deer and native oak forests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30235/25]
1133. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of containers inspected by his Departmental officials following arrival into Shannon Airport from 1 January 2024 to 2 June 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30301/25]
1134. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of an EU regulation that is affecting the export of ram lambs intended for fattening that requires testing for Brucella Ovis and is becoming an obstacle to live exports of lambs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30414/25]
1135. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the An Rialálaí Agraibhia (Agri-Food Regulator), can establish the true market value of the fifth quarter within beef processing industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30536/25]
1136. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of addresses of all properties under the ownership or control of Coillte which have been lost due to adverse possession since 1 January 2015. [30598/25]
1137. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the new tillage scheme outlined in the food vision tillage report will be in place before cover crops are sown in July 2025 and oilseed rape is planted in August 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30648/25]
1138. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the strategies and actions his Department is taking to ensure that the Government meets its target under the Climate Action Plan to increase the tillage area to 400,000 hectares by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30649/25]
1139. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will seek to remove the crop diversification rule from the next CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30650/25]
1140. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is seeking to ring-fence the €32 million paid to the tillage sector as part of Budget 2025 for the next five years, and for Budget 2026 in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30651/25]
1141. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if his Department received any correspondence from the Law Society in relation to the recent changes made to the EPA process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30570/25]
1142. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if his Department is planning a review of the EPA process with stakeholders with a view to gauging how the recent changes have impacted those using the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30571/25]
1143. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide funding for a community neurorehabilitation team for the midlands in Budget 2026, in line with the commitment in the Programme for Government to complete the national rollout of community neurorehabilitation teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30641/25]
1144. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on recommendation three from an Ombudsman for Children report (details supplied); if this recommendation has been implemented in full; if not, the reason for the delay in doings so and the timeline for implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30661/25]
1145. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE physiotherapists, by grade working in Longford children's disability network team in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [28903/25]
1146. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE medical social workers, by grade working in Clonbrusk children's disability network team in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [28904/25]
1147. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the case of a delayed assessment of need for a child (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28999/25]
1148. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 20 May 2025, wherein the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade gave the foreign affairs perspective, and in light of the examples provided in the IHRA working definition of antisemitism, which has been adopted by the government, if she could outline her views from an equality perspe…