Questions

383. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff employed at the Veterinary Food Safety Laboratory, Inniscarra, County Cork, by grade and by employer; the arrangements planned for these staff if the laboratory closes; whether staff and their representative bodies have been consulted; whether the laboratory's INAB accreditation, registration 261T, will be surrendered;…

384. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine where the official control food and water testing currently carried out at the Veterinary Food Safety Laboratory, Inniscarra, County Cork, including listeria, salmonella, carcase swab and water testing, will be carried out if the laboratory closes; the location of the nearest alternative category 3 laboratory capable of testing for high r…

385. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made to close, or to cease funding or using, the Veterinary Food Safety Laboratory at Inniscarra, County Cork, including its category 2 laboratory and category 3 containment facility; the date on which any such decision was made and by whom; the planned closure date; whether a review, business case or value for mone…

119. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the work of the wool council; the actions it has undertaken; and if he would consider the creation of a wool payment for farmers. [35483/26]

216. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role, if any, his Department played in the development, endorsement, funding or distribution of a publication (details supplied); whether any agencies under the aegis of his Department, including Coillte or Teagasc, were involved in supporting or promoting this publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31143/2…

220. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under his remit with the increased costs of employing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31353/26]

221. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under his remit to manage the increase in the minimum wages in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31371/26]

222. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under his remit to manage increasing operating costs including insurance, energy and fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31389/26]

907. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total spend on consultancy firms by each State agency under his Department's remit, broken down by the allocation to each named consultancy firm, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30805/26]

2274. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the bodies which operate under his aegis which have a regulatory or enforcement remit which include provision for a person convicted of an offence to receive a fine upon summary conviction, the associated maximum amount and duration of any related potential imprisonment term; provision for a person convicted on indictment to receive a …

442. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of, and the reason for delay in publishing the 2024 Horse Racing Ireland's annual report and financial statement. [17983/26]

337. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person or body which logs and is responsible for all types of meat imports to Ireland; the person or body which tracks it from farm to fork; the location it is kept; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8803/26]

864. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; the contact information of each available to members of the Oireachtas as per the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 25/2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7758/26]

801. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas Members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form. [3864/26]

350. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the agrifood regulator will have authority to investigate competition and pricing in the sale of food products, meat and poultry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73254/25]

1416. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm whether Teagasc staff involved in the governance of an organisation (details supplied) are required to declare personal or familial interests in accordance with the Teagasc code of conduct; and the disciplinary or oversight procedures that are in place where breaches occur. [57901/25]

1417. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any Teagasc researchers involved with decision-making within an organisation (details supplied) have been found to have misrepresented or selectively presented research findings in peer-reviewed journals or public conferences; and the steps that have been taken to address this. [57902/25]

1431. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58503/25]

2208. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a contact list of all State and semi-State bodies connected with his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43128/25]

118. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the work of the wool council; and the actions the council has taken in order to further utilise and increase the value of wool. [36362/25]

286. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the number of agencies or quangos established by his Department in each of the past ten years and the cost to the State of funding each one. [24927/25]

926. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a comprehensive list of all non-governmental organisations operating within the State under the aegis of his Department, focusing particularly on those that may overlap in their missions and areas of operation (details supplied). [23808/25]

927. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for each non-governmental organisation under the aegis of his Department, to provide a detailed breakdown of its core activities, geographical areas of operation, target demographics, and the specific services or programs they provide (details supplied). [23826/25]

928. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to specify the total amount of funding allocated to each of the identified non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under his Department's aegis over the past five years, broken down by State funding directly administered through central government agencies, departments, or any other public bodies; grants provided by local authorities or reg…

929. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of the number of non-governmental organisations under his Department’s aegis that charge fees for their services, including membership fees, participation fees, or any other forms of charge to the public; to specify which of these organisations charge fees while also receiving public funding, and how this practice i…