Parliamentary questions

365. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the exemptions available for farmers purchasing land close to existing farmland, which would reduce the stamp duty rate from 7.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48401/26]

366. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support and expedite the progression of the Protection of the Native Irish Honeybee Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48420/26]

367. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of increasing the tillage support scheme to €150 per hectare for the first 100 hectares. [48422/26]

368. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of increasing the organics budget by 10%. [48423/26]

369. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of young, trained farmers that are expected to qualify with a Green Certificate in 2026; and the estimated cost of providing installation of €10,000 per farmer to those qualified farmers who set up a farming enterprise. [48424/26]

370. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated first and full-year cost of increasing the budget for animal welfare charities by 10%. [48425/26]

371. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total budget and total spend for the Agri-Food Regulator in 2025 and 2026. [48426/26]

372. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rate of payment farmers will receive in schemes in 2026 (details supplied). [48437/26]

373. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the number of farmers herd and flock sizes under schemes (details supplied). [48438/26]

374. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of restoring the cuts to the rate of payment for the beef welfare scheme and the sheep welfare scheme to €75 per calf and €13 per ewe. [48439/26]

375. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total budget for TAMS for 2025 and the total spend in 2025. [48441/26]

376. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the budget and spend in the 11 categories for TAMS funding in 2025. [48442/26]

377. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of a 10% increase in TAMS funding. [48443/26]

378. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the totals budget and the total spend for the TB eradication programme in 2025. [48444/26]

379. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of increasing the budget for compensation for TB reactors to the current market value of cattle. [48445/26]

380. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated amount of revenue that could be raised by removing the tax exemption. [48446/26]

381. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is taking to ensure that the beef being imported from Mercosur countries are not containing any type of chemical preservative to their fresh meat which, achieves an extended shelf life, leading to negative health impacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48514/26]

382. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the fishing and aquaculture registered vessel fuel support scheme, if he will clarify whether the purpose of the scheme is to offset fuel costs already borne by fishing vessel owners or to offset current and future fuel costs; if guidelines are issued to beneficiaries of the scheme, outlining that sha…

383. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of complaints made by his Department to social media or online marketing companies about specific online posts or accounts for each year from 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026. [48605/26]

384. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding measures to protect the native Irish honeybee. [48625/26]

385. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of concerns regarding the presence of horses and ponies grazing at unauthorised encampments on the Curragh, County Kildare and the potential biosecurity risks this poses to the wider equine industry, including the spread of diseases such as strangles; whether his Department has engaged with relevant…

386. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the research commissioned in connection with the Protection of the Native Irish Honeybee Bill 2021 was received by his Department; when he expects the findings to be published; the reasons for the delay in publication to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48645/26]

387. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the independent review undertaken in respect of the Protection of the Native Irish Honeybee Bill 2021; whether the report has been considered by his Department; if he intends to publish it; whether legal advice has been sought arising from its findings; and if he will make a statement…

388. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that remain before the Protection of the Native Irish Honeybee Bill 2021 can proceed through the Houses of the Oireachtas; whether the Government intends to advance the Bill following consideration of the research and review undertaken; whether any precautionary measures are under consideration pending a f…

389. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify if prices paid to farmers for TB reactors are reported to his Department on a weekly basis; if so, his views on whether this distorts the prices paid on average as his Department pays compensation to recognise the accurate value of such cattle which is not reflected in weekly reporting; and if he will make …