727. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department monitors or records cases where organisations (details supplied) remove genetic indexes; to list all such cases since 2021; and to confirm whether Department-appointed board members have been contacted about such removals. [65530/25]
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728. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to list the peer-reviewed scientific papers relied upon when designing and justifying the sheep improvement scheme genotyped ram action, particularly where the supporting evidence was derived from organisations (details supplied); if his Department assessed the limitations and risk of bias inherent in such internal analyses where indepen…
729. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to ensure that onboard electronical monitoring is implemented on all factory ships and any and all other large foreign trawlers that enter Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65536/25]
730. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will take into consideration the importance of reopening a fishery (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65546/25]
731. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can provide further details on the cross-Border pilot Regional Cooperation Programme on tackling bovine TB announced as part of the Shared Island Programme; and if the €6.4 million allocated to it will come out of his Department’s TB eradication programme budget. [65748/25]
732. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether Ireland intends to apply for port listing for our pelagic sector under the newly agreed EU Commission; if, in light of comments made by the executive chairperson of the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority at an Oireachtas committee meeting on 18 November 2025, there has been a failure on the part of his Department to tak…
733. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the delay in issuing the 2024 ACRES payment to a person (details supplied) will be resolved; when they can expect their payment; the reason the application for NPI has not been accepted; and the reason for the eight-month delay in payment. [65926/25]
734. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has assessed the potential impacts on agricultural land, livestock and watercourses from contamination arising from battery-storage fires; if inter-agency protocols exist between local authorities, the EPA and the Department following such incidents; if he will provide copies of any such protocols; and if he will make a…
735. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of former secretary general’s, retired civil servants, directors of service, retired city/county managers or those of a similar grade in his Department that have subsequently served on State boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66008/25]
736. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he would consider directly contacting all EU member states’ ambassadors, including all non-coastal states, to convey to them the crises within the Irish fishing and processing sectors; if he would further outline the damage that third country coastal states are doing by fishing above their agreed shares; if he would underlin…
737. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount his Department and any body under his aegis have spent on the services of a company (details supplied), by year and organisation in the years 2020 to 1 November 2025, in tabular form. [66071/25]
738. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount his Department and any body under his aegis have spent on the services of a company (details supplied), by year and organisation in the years 2020 to 1 November 2025, in tabular form. [66089/25]
739. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Ireland intends to apply for port listing for our pelagic sector under the newly agreed EU Commission similar to listings already achieved by Denmark and Latvia; if there has been a failure on the part of his Department to take any action to date (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66153/25]
740. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding allocated for the monitoring, reporting or trapping of the Asian hornet that can be applied for by local authorities, beekeeping groups or individual beekeepers across the island. [66164/25]
741. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle slaughtered from factory controlled feedlots or related proxy therefore, by quarter, in each of the years 2024 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66255/25]
742. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports his Department is providing, and will provide, to the fishing industry in light of recommended quota reductions for 2026. [66283/25]
743. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to ensure the viability of Ireland’s sea fishing sector. [66284/25]
744. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to ensure that fish caught in Irish waters are processed in Ireland. [66285/25]
745. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the Department’s annual expenditure on State Claims Agency costs for the years 2020–2025. [66340/25]
746. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people under the age of 65 currently residing in nursing homes, in tabular form; the primary medical or support needs associated with these individuals; the average cost of providing their care in these settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65295/25]
747. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether a social worker has been appointed to the Dungarvan children's disability network team (CDNT 6) to advocate for children with disabilities [65616/25]
748. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will review the AIM funding for a person (details supplied); the options available to the family in order that their child can remain in pre-school for a full day; the steps her Department is taking to address situations where a child’s right to equal participation is compromised due to funding or staffing limitations; an…
749. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently awaiting first appointment by CDNT; and the waiting time in Cork. [66232/25]
750. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason the recognition of parents who must avail of surrogacy is treated differently when it comes to maternity or adoptive leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66279/25]
751. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childminders who have registered in County Clare to the end of October 2025; the number of people in County Clare who have completed the Children First E-Learning Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65136/25]