Questions

735. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he is taking to regulate sulky racing. [54898/25]

736. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are any plans to devise a financial hardship scheme that can assist mussel fishermen who have been without an income since 2022, as no seed mussel settlements have been found large enough to fish in 2023, 2024 and in 2025 to date. [54954/25]

737. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any area off Portmarnock beach is officially licensed for razor shell fishing; the enforcement measures in place to address reports of unlicensed vessels operating in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54963/25]

738. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of unlicensed vessels partaking in unauthorised razor shell fishing off Portmarnock beach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54964/25]

739. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department monitors the outcomes of mini-competitions under framework agreements to ensure that no individual supplier is consistently awarded contracts to the exclusion of others, and if any analysis is conducted on whether frameworks are delivering the intended level of competition. [55007/25]

740. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will detail the way in which sustainability criteria included in framework tender documentation are evaluated in practice during mini-competitions; and the assurance that exists that such criteria are applied consistently and transparently across competitions. [55008/25]

741. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing his Department, when publishing quarterly reports of payments or purchase orders over €20,000, from including additional columns that link each payment to its underlying procurement process specifically tender/contract title; name and address of the awarded …

742. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of delays in issuing passports for horses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55095/25]

743. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which his Department is supporting dairy and beef farmers to manage increased volatility in global markets, while also preparing for future carbon reduction obligations; and if further income-stabilisation measures or risk-management tools are planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55098/25]

744. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions being taken to support farmers in meeting nitrates, water quality, and emissions obligations; and if he will confirm that sufficient funding and flexibility will be available to ensure compliance does not undermine farm viability, particularly for family-run enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55099/2…

745. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial support which will be made available to farmers for nature restoration in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55102/25]

746. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the increase in TB expenditure announced in Budget 2026 will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55108/25]

747. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; the names of the companies to which each study, research and report was outsourced; the total cost for each; the number of reports finalised and presented to him that have yet to be…

748. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of delayed ACRES payments, by county, and by average duration of delay; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55354/25]

749. 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 processed; the reason for the continued delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55355/25]

750. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent publications where these Section 1.5 disclosures are set out for hi…

751. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s work to explore measures to encourage the use of inhibited urea, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55514/25]

752. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s work to tackle the challenge of securing access and cost of feed in the organic livestock sector, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55515/25]

753. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s preparation of a Land-Use Strategic Implementation Plan to deliver the Coillte Forest Estate Strategic Land-Use Plan, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55516/25]

754. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s work to raise awareness among forest owners of the impact of timing when deciding to fell their forest, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55517/25]

755. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s launching of complementary actions in 2025 under ACRES cooperation projects, aimed at reduction in land use emissions, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55518/25]

756. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s identification of funding mechanisms that would support emissions reductions from land use, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55519/25]

757. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s development of a sectoral adaptation plan for the agriculture sector, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55520/25]

758. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s development of a sectoral adaptation plan for the forestry sector, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55521/25]

759. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s development of a sectoral adaptation plan for the seafood sector, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55522/25]