Parliamentary questions

85. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider introducing an incentive scheme to encourage farmers who have particularly old and potentially dangerous tractors and machinery in their farm yards to upgrade to newer and safer options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36295/25]

86. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the additional supports he will put in place to support family farms in light of the recent finding that only 42% of medium-sized and large farms are economically viable. [36153/25]

87. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers waiting on outstanding ACRES payments, including the numbers in Roscommon and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36047/25]

88. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the up-to-date position on payments issuing in respect of farmers' participation in ACRES in 2023 and 2024; the number of payments still outstanding for both of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36629/25]

89. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has any concerns about questionable marketing practices used by Irish companies in west Africa in relation to fat-filled milk powder, FFMP, and the support given to FFMP exports by Bord Bia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36624/25]

90. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the plans, if any, to standardise the rules for people with equine premises numbers that are applying for full herd numbers, which are at present decided on a case-by-case basis, in order to ensure they will not be disadvantaged by the five-year rule when applying for young farmers enhancement schemes in th…

91. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the up-to-date position regarding supports for farmers whose forestry was severely damaged due to storms, including storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36647/25]

92. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he would consider reintroducing the young farmer installation aid scheme to support new entrants into farming. [36529/25]

93. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers will have the opportunity to avail of landscape actions and carry out works in upland co-operation areas under ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36363/25]

94. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to protect Irish whiskey in international markets; the plans for expansion in that regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35260/25]

95. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the improvements to water quality during the lifetime of the fifth nitrates action programme in Ireland, which runs from 2022 to 2025, and in particular since the reduction in the maximum organic manure limit from 250 kg N/ha to 220 kg N/ha being implemented in targeted areas in Ja…

96. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to expedite the long-awaited ban on pair trawling; the reason this obvious decision has not been taken before now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36673/25]

97. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the schemes in place to support the creation and enhancement of hedgerows and other linear and connective landscape features of value to wildlife; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35769/25]

98. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the concrete measures he is taking to tackle the spread of bovine TB. [36653/25]

99. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the specific climate action measures implemented under mission 1 of Food Vision 2030 to date; if he will outline the key performance indicators being used to track progress toward the 2030 targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36635/25]

100. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department will publish a plan on farm succession and generational renewal. [36528/25]

101. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasons behind ongoing delays in the issuing of basic income support for sustainability and areas of natural constraint payments to farmers, particularly in County Tipperary; the steps being taken to resolve processing backlogs and ensure timely payments going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matt…

102. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his Department’s plan to build support with his counterparts in the European Union member states for an urgent review of the impact of the Common Fisheries Policy, CFP, and the recent 12-year extension of the fisheries component of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the UK, on t…

103. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the feasibility of a national wool scouring plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36022/25]

104. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce TAMS grant funding for goat herd owners in order that they can install suitable fencing and handling and housing facilities for their livestock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36294/25]

105. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the ways in which he is supporting Irish wool and developing its market potential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36343/25]

106. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have taken up the TAMS grant to enable them to install solar panels on their farm, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36513/25]

107. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to taken to encourage landowners and Coillte to increase the percentage of native and other non-deciduous trees that are planted annually. [35135/25]

108. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any proposed cuts to CAP, likely to be made from the EU portion of the Pillar 2 payment, will be covered by the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36522/25]

109. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that the prices farmers are receiving for wool is at an all-time low; the measures his Department will take to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36360/25]