2202. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) is not receiving the full entitlements of ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42500/25]
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2203. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department or any agency operating under its aegis has, in the past five years, used reserved contracts or included social clauses in public procurement tenders; and if so, to detail the types of contracts or clauses used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42852/25]
2204. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to ban surgical insemination of greyhounds; and if so, the timeline for doing so. [42939/25]
2205. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on ongoing legislative work relating to dog welfare and control; and the timeline for when this legislation will be ready for scrutiny by the Houses of the Oireachtas. [42940/25]
2206. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the two new actions due and the nine legacy actions due as outlined in the Q1 2025 progress report (details supplied); to outline which actions they are; the reason for the delay; the status of the progress to date; the timeline for completion, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43039/25]
2207. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who still have not received any payments under the ACRES scheme for 2023 to date, on a county by county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43058/25]
2208. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a contact list of all State and semi-State bodies connected with his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43128/25]
2209. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled…
2210. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled…
2211. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date in obtaining an extension of the nitrates derogation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43241/25]
2212. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of his most recent discussions with other EU agriculture ministers, and at the EU Agriculture Council, in relation to the need to ringfence funding for the CAP post 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43242/25]
2213. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support the ringfencing of funding for farm schemes within the overall EU budget [43266/25]
2214. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to initiating a new largescale afforestation programme to reduce our carbon footprint and provide much needed income to small farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43285/25]
2215. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the recent engagements he and his Department have had with the EU regarding the nitrates derogation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43295/25]
2216. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the recent engagements he and his Department have had with the EU regarding possible changes to CAP payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43296/25]
2217. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the recent engagements he and his Department have had on formulating an extreme weather event financial scheme for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43297/25]
2218. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the plans he has to resource the Agricultural Appeals Review Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43298/25]
2219. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the plans there are to streamline the ACRES scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43299/25]
2220. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the progress being made to find suitable replacements for potato desiccants such as diquat, to provide any results there are so far as to their effectiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43300/25]
2221. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Government intends to support strategic investment in local marine infrastructure in areas such as Dún Laoghaire under the maritime regeneration, development and conservation fund; including the upgrade of small harbours, improvements to marine access and development of eco-tourism facilities; and if he will make a statement on …
2222. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans to ban or limit the practice of blood sports in Ireland such as hare coursing and fox hunting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43611/25]
2223. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will align Irish laws with those of other European countries and ban surgical insemination of racing greyhounds, as it is with all other types of dog breeds due to the cruel and harmful nature of the practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43612/25]
2224. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department monitors the number of greyhounds being surgically artificially inseminated; if he will provide those figures for the past three years, broken down by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43613/25]
2225. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of discussions he has had to date with the EU Agriculture and Environment Commissioners and at the Agriculture Council on the need to retain the nitrates derogation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43616/25]
2226. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports that are available for small-scale farmers and fishermen facing exclusion from direct market supply chains and processors and are forced to sell to middlemen which often eats into their profits and leads to higher prices for consumers. [43633/25]