176. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to ensuring that the new biomethane capital grant programme provides support for farm-scale biogas plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52204/26]
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177. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider revising the current valuation ceilings under the on-farm market valuation scheme for TB compensation to ensure compensation reflects open market value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52205/26]
178. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average length of time taken from initiation to conclusion of the arbitration process under the TB compensation arrangement scheme; the number of cases currently awaiting determination by the arbitration panel; whether delays have increased in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52206/26]
179. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Government will draw down funding from the EU fertiliser support plan to provide direct payments to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52274/26]
180. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to implement the recommendations of the report on generational renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52275/26]
181. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which beef found to have tuberculosis present at the time of slaughtering is processed; if this beef is processed for human consumption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52276/26]
182. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is concerned regarding the high volume of importing of Brazilian beef impact on public health, since the EU commission announced plans to remove it from the EU safe food list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52277/26]
183. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied with the recent Bord Bia report, given its failure to adequately address public concerns regarding a potential conflict of interest arising from the chairperson's involvement in the importation of Brazilian beef into Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52278/26]
184. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the new contract for milk suppliers to a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52316/26]
185. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the key measures taken to improve childcare and early learning services since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51935/26]
186. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the key measures taken to improve employment conditions in the childcare and early learning services since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51936/26]
187. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the key equality measures since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51938/26]
188. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the key measures taken in child protection services since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51939/26]
189. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the full list of the 29 providers appointed to HSE27399, the national bespoke panel arrangement for the provision of autism diagnostic assessments for children and adolescents; and to provide the HSE health region/lot that each provider is appointed to. [51967/26]
190. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the amounts by which her Department or agencies within the aegis of her Department that has been defrauded as a result of a cyberattack; and the total amount which has been recovered for each of the years 2021 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [51977/26]
191. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the membership of the National Fee Review Team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52002/26]
192. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the length of the current wait list for an assessment of need (AON) in Cavan and Monaghan; the timeline for a person to be seen through an AON; the date of applications received are currently being assessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52093/26]
193. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of a case (details supplied); and if she will engage with the families affected to ensure childcare costs are affordable. [52122/26]
194. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has undertaken any assessment of the number of families whose childcare provider is not participating in the core funding scheme and who therefore do not benefit from recent reductions in childcare fees; whether the impact of this on affordability and access to childcare has been assessed, including in rapidly g…
195. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department is considering changes to the core funding scheme to facilitate the participation of childcare providers that previously withdrew due to concerns regarding fee caps and the financial sustainability of the scheme; whether measures are under consideration to ensure that parents attending such services can benefit …
196. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will ensure that measures are implemented without delay to improve inadequate services and put in place adequate residential places and supports for persons with an intellectual disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52153/26]
197. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will give detailed consideration to the issues raised in the 2027 pre-Budget submission of a national association (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52164/26]
198. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department intends to operate a fee increase assessment process for the programme year 2026/2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52255/26]
199. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the key measures taken to improve disability services since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52955/26]
200. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has issued any national, regional or local instruction, circular, operational guidance or other direction since 1 January 2026 restricting access to new or increased home support hours for older people or people with disabilities; if so, to provide copies of all such documents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51897/26]