Parliamentary questions

1801. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the live weight in traits 10 figure 11, the way in which the ICBF get the weight for cows not sent in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46735/25]

1802. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the fact that the ICBF and Teagasc use an average price for calves of €2.71 per kg if he will explain the reason he uses an average price for calves when evaluating and has an individual rating for cows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46736/25]

1803. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a balancing payment for ACRES to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46772/25]

1804. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to offset rising input costs of fertiliser, feed and energy that are contributing directly to higher grocery prices; and if EU tariffs on Russian fertiliser will be mitigated to protect Irish consumers. [46827/25]

1805. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he plans to ensure that beef, poultry, sugar, and ethanol imports from Mercosur states will be subject to enforceable equivalence in animal welfare, traceability, and climate standards. [46947/25]

1806. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total funding allocated by county under the solar capital investment scheme to date; the number of successful applicants in each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47021/25]

1807. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is considering increasing the mandatory minimum distance of newly planted forestry from vital infrastructure such as roads and telecommunications and energy lines, in view of the widespread disruption caused by storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47022/25]

1808. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how the €156 million allocated to the seafood sector in 2025 will be broken down by programme area, including aquaculture, harbour development, fleet supports and community schemes. [47155/25]

1809. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a county-by-county breakdown of fisheries and marine infrastructure spending since 2020, including harbours in Waterford. [47156/25]

1810. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what consultation was undertaken with coastal and fishing communities before the finalisation of Ireland's EMFAF programme. [47157/25]

1811. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for details of Ireland's priorities at the next EU Fisheries Council negotiations; how his Department is ensuring fair distribution of quotas between large-scale operators and small inshore fishers; and how he plans for Ireland to be given a larger share of quota. [47158/25]

1812. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how he seeks to address the unfair Irish fish quota when Ireland takes over the Presidency of the European Council next year. [47159/25]

1813. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide data on the number of inspections carried out by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority since 2015, disaggregated by port, and the proportion of inspections resulting in sanctions or penalties, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47160/25]

1814. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appeals to the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board that are currently outstanding; the appeals with the longest waiting times; the average length of time for a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47161/25]

1815. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of carbon reduction mandated by 2030 for the EU fishing fleet under current EU legislation. [47162/25]

1816. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how the EU is to reduce climate emissions of national fleets. [47163/25]

1817. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will be arguing at EU level that excess fishing fleet emissions from non-Irish EU boats fishing in Irish waters are contributing to climate change; and that species should be fished by fleets moored closest to those fishing grounds. [47165/25]

1818. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding streams available to support generational renewal in the fishing industry; and the number of young entrants under 30 years of age supported in the past ten years, in tabular form. [47166/25]

1819. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of capital investment in the dredging of fishery harbours for every year since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47167/25]

1820. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the strategy for expanding Irish seafood exports into Asian markets; and how smaller producers are supported to participate. [47168/25]

1821. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the share of EMFAF funding that has been allocated to community-led local development projects in coastal areas. [47171/25]

1822. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department are taking to establish a centralised microchip database accessible to authorised officers and welfare organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47180/25]

1823. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has considered linking licences to microchip numbers to improve compliance and enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47181/25]

1824. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is planning to introduce mandatory health testing for all commercially bred dogs and consider banning the breeding of brachycephalic breeds, as done in Norway and the Netherlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47182/25]

1825. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is planning on regulating canine fertility clinics and ban surgical insemination as recommended by the Joint Oireachtas Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47183/25]