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Ryan O'Meara Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
894. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total Department funding paid between 2020 and 2025 to organisations (details supplied); and for a further breakdown on the origin of these funding streams such as CAP and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30339/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
895. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has engaged with the Department of Climate, Energy and Environment in respect of unmet demand to roll out solar technologies that are not being met by funding restrictions to the TAMs scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30370/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
896. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grant supports in place for farmers or agricultural contractors who want to purchase zero-emission farm vehicles; if there are supports available under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30380/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
897. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on measures to protect the welfare of urban horses, in particular in relation to the welfare of horses used in sulky racing; the engagement his Department has had with the Department of Transport in relation to recent events (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30396/26]
Emer Currie Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
898. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30470/26]
Ged Nash Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
899. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is the current policy of his private office/Department to formally invite or notify all local Oireachtas members of constituency events at which Ministers are in attendance in the course of performing their ministerial duties and functions; if he will provide the Department's current policy or protocol on this; and if he will make a st…
Ged Nash Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
900. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list of all events across every constituency attended by the Minister in the course of his ministerial duties since 1 January 2026, where formal invitations/notifications to attend were not issued by his office to all local Oireachtas members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30608/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
901. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are solar panels in place on the rooftop or within the grounds of his Department building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30689/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
902. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has a solar panel policy in place in relation to the installation of solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30707/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
903. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has a solar panel policy in place in relation to the installation of solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by agencies under the control of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30727/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
904. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the merits of installing solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30744/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
905. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the merits of installing solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by agencies under the control of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30765/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
906. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total allocation of funding to each State agency under his Department’s remit, broken down by the allocation to each agency, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30788/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
907. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total spend on consultancy firms by each State agency under his Department's remit, broken down by the allocation to each named consultancy firm, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30805/26]
Barry Ward Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
908. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding any buildings operated and owned by his Department that have solar panels in place to support the energy demands of the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30835/26]
Michael Cahill Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
909. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to urgently examine issues pertaining to TAMS (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30881/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Children
910. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a dedicated speech and language (SLT) post will be in place within the HSE Mid-West Adult Disability Service, as the service does not currently have a dedicated SLT post aligned to the staffing complement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30887/26]
Paul Lawless Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Children
911. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the submission of Disability Supports Application Management Tool (DSMAT) forms by disability service providers in County Mayo; the extent to which providers are meeting DSMAT submission requirements; to identify any providers with outstanding or overdue submissions; and if she will make a statement on the matter…
Barry Ward Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Children
912. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding payments under the national childcare scheme; if there is any flexibility in terms of back payments for parents that missed a registration deadline or registered late for any reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29582/26]
Emer Currie Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Children
913. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the level of funding provided to Blakestown children's disability network team, Blanchardstown children's disability network team and Cabra Grangegorman children's disability network team, broken down per year from 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29627/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Children
914. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of graduate speech and language therapists that were offered placements within CDNTs in CHO8 in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29642/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Children
915. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has undertaken any assessment of the likely impact of the proposed European Union Equal Treatment Directive on groups identified for protection under the directive; the findings of any such assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29647/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Children
916. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if any gaps have been identified between the protections set out in the proposed European Union Equal Treatment Directive and existing equality legislation in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29649/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Children
917. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the main obstacles identified at council level to progressing the proposed European Union Equal Treatment Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29648/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Children
918. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the State's current position in negotiations at council level on the proposed European Union Equal Treatment Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29650/26]