Questions

376. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps taken to address any gaps in private market financing for young and new entrant farmers since 2022, particularly regarding unsecured loans up to €500,000; the proportion of such loans going to the agri-food sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7106/26]

377. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide data on farm-related debt classifications, including the percentages of medium to long-term debt, hire purchase or leasing, and short-term debt, based on the latest available figures; the way these have evolved over the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7107/26]

378. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current engagement with main banks on agricultural products and services, including dedicated advisory services, and any new initiatives introduced since 2022 to ensure the sector remains well-serviced amid rising costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7108/26]

379. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to assess the overall impact of State-backed schemes on the viability of the Irish family farm model over the past four years, including any evidence of reduced default rates in primary agriculture compared to other sectors, and future plans for enhancing access to investment capital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7109/2…

380. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current guidelines and legal requirements in place in relation to avian influenza, including the public health and animal health basis for these measures; the way they apply to organised cage bird shows, including budgerigar and canary shows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7216/26]

381. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has assessed the impact that current avian influenza restrictions are having on organised cage bird shows and bird keeping societies, including local and regional societies such as (details supplied); whether he plans to engage with representative groups regarding concerns raised; and if he will make a statement …

382. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether canaries or budgerigars have been identified by his Department or relevant scientific bodies as significant carriers of avian influenza; the scientific evidence underpinning the application of current restrictions to these species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7218/26]

383. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals he put forward at the recent EU Agriculture Council concerning the need to provide adequate funding for a properly resourced CAP post 2027; the outcome of such discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7233/26]

384. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the 1,100 non-coursing greyhounds homed via IRGT assistance in 2024 (details supplied) which were homed by private greyhound homing organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7293/26]

385. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the 1,100 non-coursing greyhounds homed via IRGT assistance in 2024 (details supplied) which were placed in one of Greyhound Racing Ireland’s seven foster care centres prior to being homed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7294/26]

386. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the figure of 1,100 non-coursing greyhounds homed via IRGT assistance (details supplied) includes the 36 dogs homed through the two care home providers located in Limerick and Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7295/26]

387. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of money Rásaíocht Con Éireann gave to private greyhound homing organisations in 2024 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7296/26]

388. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the expected timeline for the transposition for the EU Pay Transparency Directive, given the transposition deadline of June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7060/26]

389. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will give consideration to reviewing the current Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme eligibility requirements that exclude children born in early January (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7078/26]

390. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the expected timeline for the transposition for the EU Pay Transparency Directive, given the transposition deadline of June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7059/26]

391. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on concerns raised by Guardians ad litem for the new proposed Guardian ad litem National Service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7068/26]

392. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of an anomaly within the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) whereby children in receipt of AIM Level 7 supports during their ECCE session are unable to access AIM Plus funding for an additional 30 minutes offered by their early learning and care service, given that AIM Plus has a minimum allocation of one hour and doe…

393. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Tusla plans to change its reporting of data breach policies to the Data Protection Commission; and if so, to provide details of these changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7136/26]

394. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of data breaches reported by Tusla to the Data Protection Commission in 2024 and 2025. [7137/26]

395. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers that have signed up to the core funding scheme in Dublin, broken down by month for 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7224/26]

396. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers in Dublin that have withdrawn from or declined to participate in the core funding scheme since its introduction, broken down by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7225/26]

397. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the main reasons cited by childcare providers for withdrawing from or refusing to participate in the core funding scheme; the assessment her Department has carried out on the impact of these decisions on childcare availability and affordability for parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7226/26]

398. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the analysis her Department has undertaken on the impact on parents who are unable to access reduced childcare fees because their provider has opted out of the core funding scheme; whether her Department can estimate the number of families affected in Dublin Bay north; the measures being considered to ensure children are not disadvant…

399. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the case of a child (details supplied); if she accepts that this decision has interrupted a successful therapeutic intervention and risks leaving the child without appropriate supports as they transition to junior infants; if she will request Tusla to urgently review this case in light of the child’s bes…

400. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a schedule of the number of adoption applications and adoptions granted and refused in 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [7325/26]