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Paul Lawless Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Justice
739. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the Garda to population ratio in each county. [22453/26]
Paul Lawless Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Justice
740. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí who reported being assaulted while on active duty in County Mayo in each of the past ten years. [22454/26]
Paul Lawless Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Justice
741. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of burglaries reported in County Mayo in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [22455/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
742. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he acknowledges that certain regions now have no viable access to certified organic slaughter facilities. [21401/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
743. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department conducted an assessment of regional slaughter capacity in light of organic expansion targets. [21402/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
744. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contingency planning that exists when a single plant suspension removes processing access for small producers. [21403/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
745. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department considers small and medium-scale abattoirs to be critical rural infrastructure. [21404/26]
Paul Lawless Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
746. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average processing time for applications under the re-establishment upon successful scheme dealing with ash die-back replanting, broken down by application size. [21470/26]
Paul Lawless Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
747. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of hectares approved and replanted under RUS since its inception [21471/26]
Paul Lawless Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
748. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason applications for re-establishment on already planted land suffer the same lengthy delays as new afforestation applications; and the steps that will be taken to introduce an expedited decision-making track for diseased stands. [21472/26]
Paul Lawless Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
749. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total cost of the running the Forestry Service, in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. [21476/26]
Paul Lawless Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
750. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the administration cost, per hectare, by licence type, afforestation, felling and forest road; and to outline the total number of hectares processed under each licence category in those years. [21477/26]
Paul Lawless Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
751. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average administration cost per hectare for applications that were ultimately approved versus those that were withdrawn or refused, for each of the past three years. [21478/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
752. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 338 of 5 February 2026, to disaggregate the 510 CHEDPs processed by his Department in 2024 for products of Brazilian origin at the Border Control Post (BCP) of Dublin Port, terminal 10 by CN code/product type and include the gross tonnage of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…
Ryan O'Meara Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
753. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made to deal with the rising cases of animal cruelty; the number of cases that have been prosecuted on indictment of animal cruelty in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21526/26]
Colm Burke Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
754. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration would be given to the introduction of salary bands for registered veterinary nurses to ensure that they reflect the qualification status, and in particular taking into account the additional hidden costs incurred by registered veterinary nurses annually including annual registration fee with the Veterinary Council of Irela…
Colm Burke Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
755. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration would be given to the introduction of salary bands for registered veterinary nurses to ensure that they reflect the qualification status, in view that the average salary for a registered veterinary nurse in Ireland remains significantly below the national average, despite completing Level 6, Level 7 and Level 8 Degrees; an…
Colm Burke Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
756. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration would be given to greater oversight of corporate veterinary employment practices to ensure fair competition and protect staff welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21573/26]
Colm Burke Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
757. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration would be given to the provision of funding supports to veterinary practices employing registered veterinary nurses (RVNs), enabling fair pay to RVNs without passing the entire cost onto pet owners and farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21574/26]
Michael Cahill Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
758. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the necessary funding to widen the slip at Renard Pier, County Kerry to accommodate the new larger ferry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21605/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
759. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures currently in place to support the recruitment and retention of veterinary nurses in Ireland; his plans to improve pay, career progression or training pathways for veterinary nurses to ensure adequate staffing levels across the profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21777/26]
John Brady Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
760. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the full breakdown of expenditure by his Department on St. Patrick’s Day related activities; the details of any travel abroad; the number of officials that travelled; the costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21815/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
761. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) to ensure that the hardship fund providing financial support to the sector is immediately released, in light of the significant financial pressures currently facing the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21876/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
762. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of heads of government, heads of state, ministers, governors, mayors or other senior elected officials he and Ministers of State in his Department met for the St. Patrick's Day engagements overseas this year. [21894/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
763. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Irish diaspora groups, including but not limited to sporting and cultural organisations, as well as emigrant organisations he and Ministers of State in his Department met for the St. Patrick's Day engagements overseas this year. [21912/26]