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Ryan O'Meara Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Agriculture
795. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his position on the carbon border adjustment mechanism, which is planned to come into effect at the start of 2026, given the impact it will have on fertiliser costs for Irish farmers; if it’s implementation will be going ahead as planned in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71933/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Agriculture
796. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the Howth Harbour dredging project; the timeframe for the commencement of dredging works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71948/25]
Alan Kelly Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Agriculture
797. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department abolished the agricultural attache post in London, contrary to his Department’s management board July 2025 decision, and replace it with a more junior grade administrative officer; and the way in which this is this consistent with the UK’s importance as Ireland’s largest agricultural food export market and ongoing…
Eoghan Kenny Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Agriculture
798. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount his Department has spent on translation services from a company (details supplied) for the years 2020 to 2025 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72060/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Agriculture
799. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made over the past 12 months on each of his Department’s Programme for Government commitments, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72201/25]
Sean Fleming Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Agriculture
800. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for an EIA screening decision will be approved (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72205/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Agriculture
801. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to test all animal products entering Ireland for pathogens, in light of the recent rise in bluetongue disease cases in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72327/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Agriculture
802. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72403/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Agriculture
803. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department has taken on foot of the action in the ESB Networks Winter 2025 Grid Resilience Plan, regarding a "co-operative effort between ESB Networks, Coillte and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to identify at-risk segments of the network for priority remediation"; and if he will make a statement on …
Thomas Gould Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Children
804. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE staff in each of the Cork CDNTs; the number considered a full cohort; and the number currently on leave, by role, in tabular form. [72101/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Children
805. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the behaviour support service currently being delivered through the Children’s Disability Network Teams (CDNTs) in Cashel and Clonmel will continue; if funding has been secured for this service in 2026; if funding has not been committed; the reasons for this decision; if she will urgently review the matter given the significant sho…
Barry Ward Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Children
806. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people currently resident in Oberstown Children Detention Campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71375/25]
Barry Ward Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Children
807. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the gender breakdown of residents in Oberstown Children Detention Campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71376/25]
Barry Ward Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Children
808. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Oberstown Children Detention Campus is currently overcapacity, and if so, if the details could be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71377/25]
Barry Ward Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Children
809. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to expand the number of spaces available in Oberstown Children Detention Campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71378/25]
Barry Ward Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Children
810. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any plans to expand the level of rehabilitation services available in Oberstown Children Detention Campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71379/25]
Barry Ward Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Children
811. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of communal foster homes that are currently in operation in Ireland; broken down by location, number of residents and year opened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71380/25]
Barry Ward Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Children
812. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently in the foster care system by those who have been housed with a family and those currently in the care of the state in a communal facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71381/25]
Barry Ward Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Children
813. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of foster carers currently registered in Ireland, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71382/25]
Martin Kenny Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Children
814. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason funding was not provided for equipment for person (details supplied). [71409/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Children
815. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE social workers based in South Kildare Children's Disability Network Team in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [71412/25]
John McGuinness Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Children
816. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a place will be provided for a person (details supplied) given they urgently require a structured plan for their future care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71440/25]
Michael Cahill Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Children
817. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to expedite an application for transport to the National Learning Centre in Tralee, County Kerry for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71470/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Children
818. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when Ireland will ratify the UNCRC second optional protocol; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71521/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Children
819. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown of the number of disability organisations in Cork and Kerry that are availing of the capital assistance scheme in supporting the transition from congregated settings to community based living; the details of each proposal, and stage it is at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71546/25]