476. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process by which positive release is achieved for every batch or shipment of imported beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13681/26]
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477. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 486 of 12 February 2026, if he will engage with an organisation and other animal welfare charities in relation to a specific case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13714/26]
478. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 486 of 12 February 2026, the actions he will take to address the specific situation in relation to a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13715/26]
479. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 486 of 12 February 2026, the actions he is taking to prevent sulky racing before it becomes a matter of road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13716/26]
480. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding inspections related to the welfare of horses forced to participate in sulky racing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13717/26]
481. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding any work ongoing in his Department in relation to the illegal and improper care and housing of horses and other animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13718/26]
482. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if heifers remained in the trucks while waiting to be loaded onto the vessel, or were they taken to an assembly centre where they were unloaded, rested, and fed when they were exported from Ireland to Libya on 5 January 2025 (details supplied); if they were held at an assembly centre; if so, which centre(s) were used; the reason for…
483. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider a specific statutory provision against sulky racing and training on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13809/26]
484. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the publication of the new Animal Welfare Strategy 2026-2030; if it will contain stronger provisions against improper and illegal use of horses on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13810/26]
485. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to orient future CAP implementation towards incentives rather than obligations to reduce administrative burdens on farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13820/26]
486. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the potential benefits of merging agri-environmental measures with eco-schemes to halve administrative requirements and make programs more attractive to Irish farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13821/26]
487. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how the proposed €40 billion innovation window in the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework will be utilised to support Irish agricultural advancements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13823/26]
488. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount paid out in flood compensation from the vote allocation of his Department each year since 2011, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13910/26]
489. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific supports and guidance being provided to tillage farmers in counties such as Offaly, to comply with the new GAEC 7 crop rotation and diversification requirements and the catch crop alternative under the 2026 BISS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13916/26]
490. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated administrative and compliance costs for tillage farmers arising from the updated GAEC standards in 2026; the measures he is taking to minimise the regulatory burden on family farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13917/26]
491. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a recent statement by a farmer representative organisation (details supplied); if he will engage with processors to ensure farmers receive a fair return that reflects market fundamentals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13918/26]
492. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the latest weekly and year-to-date cattle slaughter figures for 2026; his assessment of the 30,000+ head shortfall in the first six weeks of the year; the steps his Department is taking to safeguard both farmer incomes and processing capacity in the beef sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13919/26]
493. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to reports of potential redundancies in beef processing facilities amid declining cattle throughput; the contingency measures in place to protect rural employment in counties such as County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13920/26]
494. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the findings of the government-funded PigTail Project; his Department’s position on the widespread concerns expressed by Irish pig farmers regarding the risks and costs of ceasing tail docking; the financial or practical supports he intends to provide should regulatory changes be pursued; and if he will make a statement o…
495. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will rule out any unilateral move to ban or restrict tail docking in the Irish pig sector without full compensation, revised housing standards and market premiums for producers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13922/26]
496. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the €193.8 million in BISS and CRISS payments made to pension-age farmers in 2025; his views on the fact that almost 40% of applications came from or on behalf of those over 65; the specific actions being taken to improve land access and CAP support for young and new-entrant farmers in Offaly and national…
497. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the current statutory framework governing Garda vetting requires mandatory re-vetting at defined intervals for individuals working in regulated child-care or early years settings; if so, to specify the legislative provision underpinning such requirement; and if not, whether legislative amendment has been considered [13461/26]
498. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to address staff shortages and recruitment challenges in Irish-language preschools, including measures to attract and retain qualified Irish-speaking staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13811/26]
499. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans in place to improve the availability of Irish-medium training programs and qualifications for staff in Irish-language early childhood services, including the reinstatement of discontinued QQI modules and the development of Level 8 qualifications with parity to primary teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1…
500. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details of additional funding and investment proposed for Irish-language preschools, including increases to annual grants, capital funding for buildings, and support for operational sustainability in rural and island areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13813/26]