Parliamentary questions

1428. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to conducting a national audit of pier safety and facilities used by Ireland's inshore fishing communities, in light of ongoing reports of hazardous conditions; if he will ensure direct consultation with fishermen community in the allocation and oversight of pier development funding; and if…

1429. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department and bodies under its aegis have made tax settlements with the Revenue Commissioners in the past five years to date; and, if so, the amount in each case. [58449/25]

1430. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58485/25]

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]

1432. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the destruction of up to 30 acres of mature forestry in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58595/25]

1433. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the Brown Crab Working Group will resume with definite quarterly meetings. [58707/25]

1434. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) and the inshore fishing sector to examine the introduction of a financial assistance scheme or basic income scheme similar to that available to farmers and artists, considering the financial challenges they face and their immense importance to the cul…

1435. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of projects which has been organised to date for County Wexford’s coastline with the €7 million funding announced in March 2025 in conjunction with the EIP; in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58836/25]

1436. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of grants paid out for the construction of anaerobic digesters, in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58933/25]

1437. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount paid in grants for anaerobic digesters for 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58937/25]

1438. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to urgently introduce a scheme to assist farmers and landowners who need to carry out critical coastal protection works to their properties (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58948/25]

1439. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the regulations for anaerobic digesters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58998/25]

1440. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has given consideration to implementing measures to target the issue of re-occurring dual claim cases on a yearly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59077/25]

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]

1442. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his engagements on the Mercosur trade agreement. [59168/25]

1443. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he plans to safeguard Irish farm competitiveness in the face of ongoing EU trade negotiations, including Mercosur; if he will request mandatory safeguards to prevent Irish beef, dairy and tillage producers being undermined by imports produced to lower standards; and if he will make a state…

1444. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to urgently examine the feasibility of providing a landing facility in one in the oldest fishing villages at Cromane in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59191/25]

1445. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to expedite an extension to the slipway at Renard Pier, Cahersiveen, County Kerry, to accommodate a larger ferry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59192/25]

1446. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide emergency financial support to a park (details supplied) in County Cork, following its temporary closure due to confirmed cases of avian influenza; the supports available to protect animal welfare, retain staff and sustain operational costs during the biosecurity shutdown; and if he will make a stat…

1447. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a requested fresh veterinary inspection will take place (details supplied); and for an update on the complaint lodged with his Department on 22 August 2025 concerning the original inspection. [59345/25]

1448. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of State property under the remit of his Department (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59421/25]

1449. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the east coast mussel seed fishery can be opened as a matter of urgency, given that weather conditions are now deteriorating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59614/25]

1450. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures taken to expedite the outrageous waiting times for the processing of aquaculture licenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59615/25]

1451. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given the reported near-finalisation of the UK-EU sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement and the outstanding concern over checks on goods entering Northern Ireland, if he will outline the current volume and value of agri-food goods exported from Munster/Cork into Northern Ireland or Great Britain that are subject …

1452. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline for publication of results of the public consultation on the extension of the ban of surgical artificial insemination being extended to greyhounds, which was conducted in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59778/25]