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John Paul O'Shea Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
657. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to restore ANC budgets and eligible areas which were reduced after the economic challenges in late 2000's; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56911/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
658. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to deal with the ongoing issues with regard to illegal sulky racing causing danger to horses and road users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56989/25]
Martin Kenny Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
659. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the Abridged Estimates Volume for Budget 2026 for Vote 30 including the provisional sub-head and programme level allocations. [57010/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
660. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being taken to address concerns and login issues reported by farmer’s following recent changes made to the agriculture food portal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57035/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
661. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has been notified of a proposed development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57057/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
662. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the ongoing investigation into the felling of trees in Cork (details supplied); the actions taken by his Department to date on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57093/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
663. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the vacant buildings owned by his Department or by agencies under the remit of his Department in Dublin 2, 4, 6, and 6W, including, the address and size in square meters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57103/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
664. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of confirmed avian influenza at Fota Wildlife Park, if he will publish the biosecurity audit for all State-owned wildlife facilities nationwide, detail compensation, surveillance and culling protocols for private and commercial poultry in Cork environs and commit to upgrading laboratory and rapid response capacity in the Cork regi…
Aindrias Moynihan Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
665. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department is using, or planning to use, artificial intelligence tools; if AI tools are used in the administration of farm grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57127/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
666. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2024 Acres payment will issue to a farm partnership (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57197/25]
Carol Nolan Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
667. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by his Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025, that could be categorised as not for external publication or marked for internal use only; the cost of each report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57283/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
668. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the investigation into tree felling in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57322/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
669. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the fact that Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) operates a hatchery near Lough Corrib SAC in County Galway under licence from his Department, if IFI notified him of its imminent closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57333/25]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
670. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the urgent steps he is taking to ensure that only fully weaned weanlings are entered in marts (details suppled); if his Department has conducted an investigation into the level of sickness and mortality among exported weanlings; if so, if he will publish the findings; the measures that will be put in place immediately to prevent the…
Robert O'Donoghue Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
671. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the minimum export weight for calves remains 40 kg; if there has been any change in policy; if not, the reason calves were under the minimum weight permitted to be exported; if the calves actually loaded on the date stated (details supplied); if not, the reason an incorrect journey log approved by a Departmental vet; the reason a…
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
672. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 736 of 14 October 2025, if he will clarify the statement “As these operators have access to alternative sources of mussel, it is difficult at present to fully assess the degree to which the incomes of those who fish mussel seed have been affected” given mussel fishermen are reporting that th…
Pearse Doherty Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
311. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of the allocation for new measures in Budget 2026, by heading (a,b,c etc). [56205/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
312. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to his commitment to strengthen pollution laws and introduce a coordinated incident response system after the mass fish mortality on the River Blackwater in August 2025, the legislative amendments he will bring forward, with timelines; the additional enforcement resources for the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, Inland Fisherie…
Pearse Doherty Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
313. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under his Department and at agencies under his aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56442/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
249. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dog wardens employed in each of the years 2023 to 2025, in tabular form. [55729/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
250. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to placing the dog breeding establishment guidelines on a statutory footing. [55730/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
251. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the number of dog breeding establishments inspected; the number of unannounced inspections; the number of improvement notices issued and the number of closed down for each of the years 2023 to 2025, in tabular form. [55731/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
252. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the neonicotinoid insecticide acetamiprid will be used in State-owned forestry within the zone of influence of Lough Corrib SAC in 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55540/25]
Emer Currie Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
253. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review and update current veterinary medicines regulations to permit the legal use of sarcoid cream as an evidence-based treatment for equine skin conditions in line with international best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55616/25]
Emer Currie Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
254. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider aligning Irish veterinary medicines regulations with those in Northern Ireland and other EU member states in the interest of regulatory consistency across the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55617/25]