163. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide data on inspections at and enforcement actions taken against dog breeding establishments in the past 12-months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65977/25]
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171. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date on strengthening the powers of the Agri-Food Regulator; if he will provide details of any organisations that have lobbied the Government against these changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65976/25]
175. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has engaged with the Department of Foreign Affairs in the past 12 months regarding the Mercosur trade agreement, the number of such engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65975/25]
448. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is preparing to support derogation farmers in the event that Ireland is unable to secure a further extension of the Nitrates Derogation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65974/25]
449. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has concerns over Ireland’s nitrates derogation in light of repeated EPA warnings regarding nutrient pollution in rivers and lakes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59710/25]
876. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the 2024 Dog Control Statistics will be published; the reasons for the delayed publication to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63726/25]
407. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reissue a national survey on allotments and community garden provision to all local authorities to give a national overview of the provision of allotments and community gardens across Ireland, following figures released by FOI in April 2025 that only 16 out of 31 local authorities responded to the national survey issued b…
1441. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any objections, appeals, or formal submissions were received from industry stakeholders regarding the Sea-Fisheries (Sprat Fishing) Regulations 2025 before its finalisation; if he will publish a summary of these submissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59138/25]
91. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the granting of additional powers to the agri-food regulator, in view of its request for enhanced authority to access non-public market data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54969/25]
96. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason no quota was introduced for boats under 18-metres fishing for sprat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55040/25]
102. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department does not carry out greenhouse gas emissions modelling specifically in relation to the nitrates derogation, given its potentially huge climate impact; if his Department is not required to do so in order to comply with the provisions of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021; and i…
113. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department's consultation on surgical artificial insemination in greyhounds; when he will publish the outcomes of that consultation; when a decision will be made as to whether this practice will be allowed to continue in light of ethical and welfare concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55041…
135. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the latest restrictions on sprat fishing were undertaken without consideration of the ICES advice; if he will reconsider it given the recent statement by the Marine Institute stating that, in the absence of any stock data, the ICES advice the precautionary principle should dictate the management of a fishery; and if he wi…
145. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contingency plans his Department has in place should Ireland's nitrates derogation be rejected by the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55038/25]
724. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the assessment that has been made of the environmental impact of razor shell dredging off Portmarnock beach, including the displacement of marine life and the effect on beach conditions and public amenity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54965/25]
737. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any area off Portmarnock beach is officially licensed for razor shell fishing; the enforcement measures in place to address reports of unlicensed vessels operating in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54963/25]
738. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of unlicensed vessels partaking in unauthorised razor shell fishing off Portmarnock beach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54964/25]
751. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s work to explore measures to encourage the use of inhibited urea, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55514/25]
752. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s work to tackle the challenge of securing access and cost of feed in the organic livestock sector, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55515/25]
753. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s preparation of a Land-Use Strategic Implementation Plan to deliver the Coillte Forest Estate Strategic Land-Use Plan, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55516/25]
754. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s work to raise awareness among forest owners of the impact of timing when deciding to fell their forest, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55517/25]
755. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s launching of complementary actions in 2025 under ACRES cooperation projects, aimed at reduction in land use emissions, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55518/25]
756. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s identification of funding mechanisms that would support emissions reductions from land use, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55519/25]
757. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s development of a sectoral adaptation plan for the agriculture sector, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55520/25]
758. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s development of a sectoral adaptation plan for the forestry sector, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55521/25]