1693. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he would consider restricting the microchipping of puppies to registered vets in order to restrict the practice of breeders microchipping puppies for other puppy farm operators; if his attention has been brought to reports of breeders failing to include breeder’s details and mother’s microchip numbers; and if he will make a stat…
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1694. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he would consider introducing legislation to prohibit the commercial breeding of cats, in light of the increased emergence of kitten farms and breeding of pedigree cat breeds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19163/25]
1731. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his attention has been drawn to the UK statutory instrument which introduced restrictions on engine sizes for flyseine vessels within the 12 nautical mile limit; whether his Department has examined the possibility of such a measure in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20275/25]
1732. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he has engaged in discussions in Europe on reported plans to allow Iceland access to European fishing grounds; whether his Department has conducted a risk analysis of the impact of such a measure on the Irish fishing fleet and fish population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20276/25]
1733. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he has examined the provision of upfront funding to small producer organisations in order to ensure they have the funds necessary to carry out their functions at an early stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20277/25]
1734. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has conducted an analysis of infrastructure deficits on piers across the country; and to outline the measures his Department are taking to ensure that piers have access to electricity and water. [20278/25]
1735. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether it is his intention to prepare for the future electrification of the Irish fishing fleet by ensuring piers have access to charging technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20279/25]
1737. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list of all EU directives which are awaiting transposition in his Department; the date on which transposition is due; and the reasons for any delay in transposition, in tabular form. [20321/25]
1738. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list of all properties his Department has rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20339/25]
1739. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether an external company is contracted to provide cleaning services to his Department building; and, if so, the name of the company and the value of the contract. [20357/25]
1740. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether an external company is contracted to provide security services to his Department building; and, if so, the name of the company and the value of the contract. [20375/25]
598. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how often a census is undertaken of the Irish fishing fleet; and to provide a breakdown of the current fleet, by boat size. [15254/25]
599. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether it is his intention to reexamine the proportion of the mackerel and herring quota allocated to small fishers and inshore fishers; whether he has met with representatives of small fishers and inshore fishers on the issue of the quota since taking office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15255/25]
612. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether it is his intention to proceed with a ban on pair trawling within the six-mile limit; and if so, to provide an update and estimate timeframe for the ban to be implemented. [5991/25]
613. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of the empty buildings, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain empty; and the physical status of each building, in tabular form. [6224/25]
614. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of undeveloped sites, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain undeveloped; and the reason for the lack of development, in tabular form. [6242/25]
471. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 11,666 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2021, who were being tracked on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system as of 15 August 2024, giving a detailed breakdown into active, inactive, exported etc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3991/25]
472. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds exported to the United Kingdom for the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, as recorded on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system, by year of birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3992/25]
473. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds recorded as export international on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system for the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, by year of birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3993/25]
205. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for clarification on the Government's policy towards the farming of hemp, particularly in light of a number of cases of licensed hemp farmers being monitored and raided by An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3907/25]
870. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial supports available to farmers who experienced farm damage as a result of the recent storms. [2875/25]
1123. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of any public contracts in his Department provided to companies or individuals who do not pay tax in Ireland, including the names of the contractor, value of the contract and purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2028/25]
1124. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of any public contracts issued to a company (details supplied) over the last 10 years, including the value of the contract and the purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2046/25]