987. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that the €60 million that was assigned for farmers and contractors for the diesel rebate scheme will be ring fenced for them and distributed to them over the next four months. [64970/26]
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988. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the Protection of the Native Irish Honeybee Bill 2021; and the measures being taken to protect the native Irish honeybee apis mellifera mellifera from the impact of imported non-native bee strains. [65264/26]
989. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the wheelchair accessibility of all buildings under his control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65308/26]
990. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail the information technology system used to administer producer organisation operational programmes and claims; the extent to which the system relies on spreadsheets or manual processes; and whether his Department has examined procuring or adapting a dedicated system used by another European Union Member State. [65241/26]
991. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether officials from his Department attended the principal annual European conference for producer organisations in each year from 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of officials attending in each year; and, where his Department was not represented, the reason for non-attendance, in tabular form. [65240/26]
992. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of producer organisation inspections completed in each year from 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the number delayed beyond the scheduled date; the average delay; and whether such delays resulted in delayed payments to producer organisations or their members, in tabular form. [65239/26]
993. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether an assessment has been undertaken of the staffing and other resources required to administer producer organisations as the number of recognised organisations increase; and whether additional resources are planned. [65238/26]
994. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of whole time equivalent staff assigned to the administration, inspection and oversight of producer organisations in each year from 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by grade, in tabular form. [65237/26]
995. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in cases in which a building under his control is not wheelchair accessible, the reason for this; his plans to remedy this; and the timeline for measures to be completed. [65339/26]
996. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he accepts that dog breeding establishments licensed to keep in excess of 300 breeding bitches may give rise to significant animal welfare concerns relating to individual care, exercise, socialisation and oversight; whether his Department has undertaken any review of the appropriateness of existing licensing thresholds; …
997. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and associated regulations with a view to introducing a maximum cap on the number of breeding dogs that may be kept at a single licensed dog breeding establishment. [65464/26]
998. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the governance arrangements are in place to ensure that appellants before the Forestry Appeals Committee have access to the procedures governing the conduct of their appeals, particularly while the FAC’s published Procedures are stated to be “currently being updated". [65461/26]
999. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce legislation to regulate the welfare of horses used to transport tourists throughout Dublin City. [65523/26]
1000. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); if his Department have considered establishing a strategic food reserve in light of the risks posed by climate change; if his Department will carry out a public assessment of Ireland's food import dependency and supply chain vulnerability; and if he will make a statemen…
1001. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether further DNA testing is needed in relation to cattle (details supplied); the timeline for the resolution of the issue; and to request that his Department communicate with the family in regard to this process. [65737/26]
1002. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department was initially informed of a serious animal welfare issue (details supplied); the measures his Department is taking to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the cattle; and the steps being taken to assist the farm in question throughout this process. [65736/26]
1003. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process for farmers to request replacement identification tags for cattle; and to detail the internal processes within his Department for the approval of such requests. [65734/26]
1004. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if under ACRES an extension could be applied to the geese and swans grazing due the drought during the summer. [65738/26]
1005. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing the farming for water's grant to people who were approved. [65722/26]
1006. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a field inspection can be carried out to confirm access to two parcels of land declared and actively farmed by a farmer in County Kerry (details supplied) for a 2026 BISS payment. [65750/26]
1007. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers in Galway, Roscommon, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal that apply for BISS; the average number of hectacres in applications; the average BISS payment per hectacre not including ECO; and the average including BISS, CRISS and ECO. [65836/26]
1008. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he last met formally with the CEO of Bord Bia and the topics discussed. [65520/26]
1009. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether full-day crèches in core funding are subject to minimum hours to assist parents in drop-offs and pick-ups when they work full-time, as some crèches are open from 8.30am to 5.30pm so parents cannot use them. [64174/26]
1010. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports available to families who must travel significant distances for access to disability and educational services. [64201/26]
1011. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of special needs preschools in Tipperary; and if her Department plans to open more preschools for children with special needs, specifically preschools for children with Down syndrome. [64200/26]