451. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the planned support measures for the tillage sector as announced in Budget 2026. [67301/25]
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452. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports in place for the development of vertical farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67391/25]
453. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of sheep farmers in the State; the number of organic sheep farmers; the supports that will be available to organic and non-organic sheep farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67431/25]
454. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress which has been made regarding securing a market for sheep wool; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67453/25]
455. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the type of training provided to staff within his Department in the use of, or understanding of artificial intelligence; if a programme is planned for all staff on their obligations under the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67455/25]
456. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will intervene to resolve a long-running issue affecting a payment (details supplied). [67522/25]
457. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions his Department will take to close puppy farms. [67561/25]
458. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to have an agriculture attaché to the Irish embassy in Singapore; the locations currently where agriculture attaché are located at Irish embassies worldwide, in tabular form. [67637/25]
459. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with stakeholders including NPWS, Teagasc, county councils, and the fire service to develop a multiyear fire prevention plan for the Comeragh Mountains, addressing the increased risk posed by heavy heather growth and rising tourist numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67704/25]
460. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the impact of current burning restrictions under the Wildlife Act 1976 on upland farmers, particularly in relation to CAP payment eligibility, and consider introducing a regulated application process similar to the EIA legislation for hedgerow removal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67705/25]
461. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to address the encroachment of bracken on upland areas (details supplied) which is reducing biodiversity and farming viability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67706/25]
462. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 801 of 12 November 2025 if he will confirm the money allocated to each project application in 2025 under the equine technical support scheme, the percentage rate of funding; the unsuccessful applications, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67718/25]
463. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a tender process was initiated one year earlier than expected for the studbook services contracts; the number of applicant bidders for each lot; the score each bidder received in each lot; the names and qualifications of each member of the evaluation panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67719/25]
464. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a feasibility study of the development works proposed for Kilkenny greyhound stadium was carried out and submitted to his Department prior to the granting of one million euros of taxpayer’s money to the private owners of this stadium in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67781/25]
465. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Rásaíocht Con Éireann carried out an investigation into complaints of animal cruelty at a licensed kennel in the west of Ireland (details supplied), if an investigation has been carried out; if his Department has received the results, if so, the outcome of this investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67782/25]
466. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a report on a matter (details supplied) will be finalised; the timeline in which he intends to publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68124/25]
467. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on a complaint regarding the breach of core funding rules by a service provider (details supplied); the length of time this complaint took to be concluded at Stage 1 and Stage 2; the length of time the complaint has been at Stage 3; the timeline for the full resolution of the complaint; the precise steps that will b…
468. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of funded speech and language therapist and occupational therapist posts that are currently in place in the Irish health and disability systems; the number of posts that are currently vacant; and the measures to ensure those posts are filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67293/25]
469. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the options available to a family resource centre desperately in need of more space, which owns its own site and is seeking funds to build on it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67317/25]
470. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on an assessment for autism for a person (detail supplied); if the full range of services required arising from the assessment are in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67319/25]
471. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to provide the Clonmel Children's Disability Network Team with its own dedicated space as the service currently shares a building with CAMHS and primary care with insufficient therapy room space; if the lack of therapy space is contributing to the difficulties recruiting therapists; if a request for additional space has been…
472. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the children on the open case load of the Clonmel CDNT team with an age breakdown; the number of children on the open case load who have not received any therapies; the breakdown of children waiting for therapies by age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67362/25]
473. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who had been referred to the Clonmel CDNT team by the primary care team and subsequently referred back to the primary care team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67363/25]
474. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people with disabilities in receipt of home support hours in each LHO area as of 1st November 2025 or latest date available; the number of people currently on the waiting list for same in each LHO area; the number waiting 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12 months, and the number waiting 12 months plus, in tabular form. [67378/25]
475. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people with disabilities in receipt of personal assistance hours in each LHO area as of 1st November 2025 or latest date available; the number of people currently on the waiting list for same in each LHO area; the number waiting 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12 months, and the number waiting 12 months plus, in tabular form. [67…