2177. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any legal engagements have exceeded their initial estimated or approved cost in the past three years; if so, the number of such cases and total overrun; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41604/25]
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2178. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support a €60 million annual investment for a new tillage scheme, aiming to boost crop production which would include a €400 per ha payment for new land converted to tillage and €250 per ha annually for subsequent years, with a €250 per ha payment for existing tillage land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41675…
2179. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address concerns about potential cuts to the CAP budget; if he will support calls for the EU Commission to be transparent about the process and engage with farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41679/25]
2180. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek clarity on the EU Commission's proposed changes to the derogation and its potential impact on Irish farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41680/25]
2181. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support calls for targeted measures to address rising farm costs, including support for PRSI, trade and energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41681/25]
2182. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the potential for pollack quota (TAC) in ICES area 6a south for 2026; how this will benefit those that fish this stock by hook and line in areas such as Arranmore Island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41699/25]
2183. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actual number of and extent of surveys that the Marine Institute carried out on sprat stocks for the period 2015 to date in 2025; the scale and extent of each of these surveys, indicating the bays surveyed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41717/25]
2184. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of pet passports issued for dogs and cats being taken out of the country in each of the past five years, in tabular form; if these dogs and cats have returned to Ireland or have remained outside the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41746/25]
2185. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of people applying for pet passports for their dogs and cats in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41747/25]
2186. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the perceived failure to exclude large trawlers from coastal waters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41814/25]
2187. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of hectares of forestry approved for planting by individual farmers, commercial companies and pension/investment funds; the county-level locations of those plantings; and the percentage share of each category in the overall area planted, for each year from 2014 to 2024, in tabular form. [41838/25]
2188. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications for forestry planting licences received and approved from, farmers and commercial entities that is, companies, funds and pension schemes, in tabular form. [41839/25]
2189. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the comparative breakdown of financial returns per hectare from forestry for individual farmers and commercial entities that is, companies, investment funds and pension schemes, by total grant payments, annual premium receipts and the revenues from timber sales, both before and after tax, based on a standard 30-year rotation plan, for e…
2190. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the stamp duty rates applied to commercial purchasers of forestry land including timber value and farmers acquiring the same land, in tabular form. [41841/25]
2191. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown or map showing all lands acquired by the Irish Strategic Forestry Fund to date, with hectare totals and purchase prices, in tabular form. [41842/25]
2192. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the Coillte-Gresham House Irish Strategic Forestry Fund arrangement; the total value of State-backed funding committed; the number of hectares of land acquired; and the locations of those land parcels, in tabular form. [41843/25]
2193. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to ensure that State forestry incentives do not disproportionately advantage large investment funds over young or family farmers, in tabular form. [41844/25]
2194. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of WTE staff by job title and gender working within biosecurity division of his Department as of 18 July 2025; the WTE vacancies by job title within his Department and the timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [41878/25]
2195. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the absence of figures for the number of euthanisations carried out at a dog pounds (details supplied), from February 2025 to date; and whether there is there a legal obligation to publish euthanisation numbers. [42028/25]
2196. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown on the number of delayed ACRES payments, by county and by average duration of delay and the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42030/25]
2197. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that 396 farmers have yet to receive their final ACRES payment for 2023; when these payments will be paid; the reason for the continued delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42031/25]
2198. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he will make to combat the increasing deer population in Wicklow; his targets for the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42126/25]
2199. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of any personal emails for his Government business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42148/25]
2200. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of any messaging provider downloaded on his Ministerial phone; the details of any provider downloaded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42149/25]
2201. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent by his Department and State bodies under its aegis on travel and subsistence in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42457/25]