731. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding available for the upgrading of slaughterhouses and boning halls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69008/25]
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732. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown by county of the total amounts paid under the BISS, CRISS, ANC and complementary income support for young farmers in 2025, in tabular form. [69461/25]
733. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farm payments issued to the executor of a deceased person’s estate, following their passing, form part of the deceased personal estate; or if they transfer with the deceased land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69691/25]
734. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of a job competition (details supplied) relevant to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69758/25]
735. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has assessed the impact on dairy farm operations resulting from the over subscription of the available permits for dairy farm assistants; if contingency supports are being considered to address labour shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69780/25]
736. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is permissible to use recycled telegraph/ESB poles for fencing under the non-productive investments for the ACRE scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69925/25]
737. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of any Brazilian beef recalled from the shelves of Irish shops due to it containing banned growth hormones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69926/25]
738. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has contacted the EU Commission in relation to the importation of Brazilian beef that was contaminated with growth hormones; how this beef was not identified at abattoir level in Brazil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69927/25]
739. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all beef imported into the EU is tested for growth hormones and other illegal substances; if not, if just random samples are tested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69928/25]
740. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether contributions from the State or from employers towards the My Future Fund pension scheme will be reckonable as income for the purposes of assessing the eligibility of an individual or household for any means-tested services or schemes operated by his Department. [70014/25]
741. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether beef production in Ireland is less carbon intensive than other EU countries; if he will estimate the degree to which it is less carbon intensive; the way in which this calculation is made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70081/25]
742. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether dairy production in Ireland is less carbon intensive than other EU countries, if he will estimate the degree to which it is less carbon intensive; the way in which this calculation is made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70082/25]
743. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of trees planted in Ireland in each of the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70124/25]
744. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the level of funding provided to Crann and any other organisation which promote the planting of trees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70125/25]
745. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the national afforestation programme; the number of trees planted in Ireland in each of the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70126/25]
746. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the national forestation programme, if any assessment is made of the quality of land before an agreement is made with a farmer to plant trees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70127/25]
747. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the species of trees planted under the national afforestation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70128/25]
748. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports available for farmers to promote environmentally friendly practices and to reduce their carbon emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70129/25]
749. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request the EU Commission to remove the beef and poultry import concessions proposed under the EU-Mercosur agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70197/25]
750. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request the EU Commission to mandate an urgent, targeted DG SANTE audit in Brazil focused specifically on practical enforcement of prescription only rules for veterinary antimicrobials, control of highest priority critically important antimicrobials and the effective operation of national identification and traceability syst…
751. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request the EU Commission to ensure that the EU's internal AMR and animal welfare commitments are fully reflected in the conditions attached to beef and poultry imports, in order that public health protection and high welfare are not compromised for the sake of trade concessions; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
752. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70265/25]
753. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a schedule of all funding and grant aid provided by heading and subhead to Kildare, Wicklow and Meath local authorities in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the amount returned and or not expended over the same period. [70301/25]
754. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a shortage of Department vets in meat factories; the location of these shortages; the reason for these shortages; and the way in which he intends to resolve this issue. [70338/25]
755. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the vaccine for bluetongue will be licenced and approved for farmers to use given the outbreak of the disease on the Island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70339/25]