77. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding his Department’s response to the outbreak of bluetongue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20931/26]
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83. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on CAP negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20854/26]
132. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will offer any assistance to farmers experiencing increases in the cost of inputs on their farms due to volatility in markets from the war in Iran. [20853/26]
374. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an organisation (details supplied), which has a representative from his Department on its board, recognises another organisation, while his Department does not recognise the organisation, and provide services such as the provision of pedigree certificates and follow the zootechnical certificate requirements. [21023/26]
375. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an organisation (details supplied) is not enforcing the requirements for germinal products in relation to the EU delegated regulation 2020/686 and EU delegated regulation 2020/692. [21024/26]
376. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide clarification on the consequences to flock owners if they are found or suspected to be carrying out activities that are against the rules of EU delegated regulation 2020/686 and EU delegated regulation 2020/692. [21025/26]
377. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is acceptable to keep the progeny of animals for continued breeding if this does not meet the rules of EU delegated regulation 2020/686 and EU delegated regulation 2020/692; and if not, the actions that are been taken to stop the continued breeding from these progenies. [21026/26]
378. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 692, 693, 694 and 697 of 3 March 2026, the findings of the investigation conducted by his Department into the importation of illegal ovine semen [21027/26]
379. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will conduct a further investigation into registered flock owners who are currently advertising on a website (details supplied). [21028/26]
443. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown, by weight, by month, by origin of the amount of beef imported into Ireland for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. [18003/26]
444. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown by weight, by month of the amount of Irish cattle slaughtered and processed in Irish meat processing plants for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. [18004/26]
445. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown by weight, by month, by destination of the amount of beef exported from Ireland for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. [18005/26]
221. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has installed and implemented an IT system (details supplied) in his Department; and whether the system is used to process and store critical data. [17827/26]
692. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that valais blacknose ovine semen is being imported from the UK that does meet Scrapie 1 regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16526/26]
693. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Ireland is registering valais blacknose sheep that are the progeny of UK sheep who do not meet the Scrapie 1 regulations; and are bred using imported ovine semen. [16527/26]
694. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is illegal to import ovine semen that does not meet Scrapie 1 regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16528/26]
695. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is concerned that ovine semen from animals that are do not meet Scrapie 1 regulations is being imported into the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16529/26]
696. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has contacted those breeders who are registered with an organisation (details supplied) as having valais blacknose sheep that are not meeting Scrapie 1 regulations to determine where they received the ovine semen to breed these sheep. [16530/26]
697. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the continuation of breeding of sheep with ovine semen that does not meet Scrapie 1 will affect Ireland’s scrapie status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16531/26]
701. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how the proposal of Minister of State Healy-Rea at his Department concerning changing the definition of a farmer to allow people to claim increased forestry premiums will affect discussions and negotiations in defining an active farmer for the purposes of CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16676/26]
703. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual total amount of forestry premiums paid to individual farmers, private companies, Coillte, and any other entities for each of the years 2020 to 2025. [16911/26]
704. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of forestry owned by individual farmers, private companies, Coillte and any other entities at present. [16912/26]
705. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of forestry owned by individual farmers, private companies, Coillte and any other entities that was clear felled between 2020 and 2025. [16913/26]
840. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a breakdown of the number of farmers currently over the age of 64 and over the age of 66 in receipt of a BISS payment in 2025. [15184/26]
841. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the Government’s position in relation to national and regional partnership plans for delivering the next CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15185/26]