810. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to ensure Ireland gets the best possible nitrates derogation deal for Irish farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61793/25]
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811. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department’s current surveillance and containment measures in response to the most recent outbreak of avian influenza among Irish poultry flocks; the number and location of outbreaks confirmed since September 2025; the supports being made available to affected poultry farmers, including compensation for stock losses, enhanced biosecur…
812. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has engaged with the poultry industry and retail sector to assess the likely impact of the 2025 avian influenza outbreak on the domestic supply and price of turkeys and other poultry products during the Christmas period; if contingency plans are in place to stabilise supply and prevent price inflation for consumers; and if he will m…
813. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current biosecurity and import-control measures at ports, airports, and border inspection posts to prevent the introduction or spread of avian influenza from Great Britain or continental Europe; the frequency of veterinary inspections on imported poultry, eggs, and related products; whether additional surveillance or temporary restric…
814. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on reports that Teagasc will be taking part in joint projects with Israeli counterparts (details supplied) [61859/25]
815. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department’s response plan following the recent confirmation of avian influenza (H5N1) outbreaks on commercial turkey farms in counties Meath and Carlow; the measures being taken to prevent further spread of the disease; and if he will provide details of the compensation supports available to affected farmers, including the proc…
816. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of matings in the greyhound racing and coursing industries that involved surgical artificial insemination in each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form; the number of those matings that involved the use of semen obtained from a sire deceased at the time the surgical artificial insemination occurred; and if he will make a s…
817. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific date for making the results of his Department’s consultation on surgical artificial insemination in greyhounds available for public review; and a specific timeline in respect of the next steps following this consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61921/25]
818. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhound homed via Irish Retired Greyhound Trust, listed both directly and assisted from 2019 to 2024 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61922/25]
819. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds exported yearly via Irish Retired Greyhound Trust to the United States of America from 2019 to 2024 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61923/25]
820. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Greyhound Racing Ireland or Irish Retired Greyhound Trust pays for the cost of transatlantic transport of non-coursing greyhounds to the United States of America from 2019 to 2024 inclusive; if so, the yearly cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61924/25]
821. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a breakdown of exports of non-coursing greyhounds by country destination as recorded in Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System (RCETS) from 2021 to 2024 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61925/25]
822. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide Greyhound Racing Ireland's costs to sponsor the Greyhound Derby quarterfinals, semi-finals and final on a television station (details supplied) in September 2025; the viewership figures for all three broadcasts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61926/25]
823. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the decision to award €19.82 million to Greyhound Racing Ireland in the 2026 Budget was reliant on the figures stated in the July 2021 report (details supplied) based on estimates from 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61927/25]
824. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is acceptable that page 28 of Greyhound Racing Ireland's 2025-2029 strategic plan's performance metrics includes the number of injuries at racing tracks but not the number of greyhound deaths at racing tracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61928/25]
825. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is acceptable that Greyhound Racing Ireland's industry update January to June 2025 includes the injuries at racing tracks as a percentage of starters instead of the actual number of injuries at racing tracks and also excludes the number of greyhound deaths at racing tracks, given the industry's claims of transparency and integrity; …
826. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which an Irish greyhound who raced at Curraheen greyhound track in Cork is recorded on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61930/25]
827. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department’s plans for the London agricultural attaché post; if the position will be replaced by a junior administrative officer; and the way in which his Department will ensure that Ireland’s agri-food, fisheries, and all-island trade interests in the UK, will continue to be represented at an appropriate technical level. [61931/25]
828. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason stock-proof fencing, required by goat farmers, has been omitted from targeted agriculture modernisation schemes to date; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61955/25]
829. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider providing grant funding to enable goat farmers to purchase electronic ‘no-fence’ collars so as to better manage their goat herds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61956/25]
830. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association warning that lack of clarity around the next CAP regime and existing trade deals is undermining farmer confidence, if he will provide the timeline and key milestones for the next CAP implementation in Ireland; the way in which regional farming businesses (including those in Cork) w…
831. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the incentive a greyhound owner has to keep the status of a non-coursing greyhound updated on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System once that greyhound is no longer going to be raced on a Rásaíocht Con Éireann licensed track; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62220/25]
832. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to publish the review into the mobility allowance; when an alternative scheme will be announced to replace this scheme; if those who are currently eligible will transfer to any such new scheme and remain on their current or increased rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61937/25]
833. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the means test for the mobility allowance has been reviewed to account for increases in the State pension (contributory); if she will consider amending the means test threshold from the State pension (non-contributory) to the State pension (contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61938/25]
834. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she will take to allocate an immediate extra support package for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62099/25]