Parliamentary questions

1126. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider a ban on the general sale of wasp poisons given the danger of their use against bees and the need to protect bee populations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30199/25]

1127. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 11,677 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2021 that were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Éireann's traceability system as of 21 February 2025, with a detailed breakdown of whether they were active, inactive, exported, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

1128. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 10,770 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2022 that were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Éireann's traceability system as of 21 February 2025, with a detailed breakdown of whether they were active, inactive, exported, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

1129. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 7,805 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2023 that were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Éireann's traceability system as of 21 February 2025, with a detailed breakdown of whether they were active, inactive, exported, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […

1130. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds registered at whelping stage with the Irish Coursing Club whose year of birth was 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30228/25]

1131. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the non-coursing greyhounds registered at whelping stage with the Irish Coursing Club whose year of birth was 2024, that were subsequently registered at microchipping stage (12 weeks) in the Irish Coursing Club's Stud Book; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30229/25]

1132. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Deer Management Strategy Group, set up by his predecessor is considering the total removal of the Japanese Sika species to protect native red deer and native oak forests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30235/25]

1133. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of containers inspected by his Departmental officials following arrival into Shannon Airport from 1 January 2024 to 2 June 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30301/25]

1134. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of an EU regulation that is affecting the export of ram lambs intended for fattening that requires testing for Brucella Ovis and is becoming an obstacle to live exports of lambs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30414/25]

1135. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the An Rialálaí Agraibhia (Agri-Food Regulator), can establish the true market value of the fifth quarter within beef processing industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30536/25]

1136. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of addresses of all properties under the ownership or control of Coillte which have been lost due to adverse possession since 1 January 2015. [30598/25]

1137. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the new tillage scheme outlined in the food vision tillage report will be in place before cover crops are sown in July 2025 and oilseed rape is planted in August 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30648/25]

1138. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the strategies and actions his Department is taking to ensure that the Government meets its target under the Climate Action Plan to increase the tillage area to 400,000 hectares by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30649/25]

1139. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will seek to remove the crop diversification rule from the next CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30650/25]

1140. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is seeking to ring-fence the €32 million paid to the tillage sector as part of Budget 2025 for the next five years, and for Budget 2026 in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30651/25]

479. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he proposes to introduce additional measures to assist in reducing the sales of farm land to non-farming interests, and particularly large-scale businesses, with specific reference to the need to provide more support to small farm holders who may wish to buy neighbouring farm land for farming purposes when such op…

480. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the review of the environmental impact assessment regulations; when the review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28423/25]

481. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his priorities for Ireland achieving the hugely ambitious forestry targets and the involvement of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund in this capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28474/25]

482. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to consider introducing a subsidy scheme for inshore and islands fishermen, similar to those schemes available to farmers over many years. [28496/25]

483. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that the Quota Management Advisory Committee meets soon to agree on the allocation of mackerel and other species. [28497/25]

484. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if special schools located in DEIS areas can provide a breakfast club through the EU school milk scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28529/25]

485. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a school (details supplied) are eligible to provide a breakfast club through the EU school milk scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28533/25]

486. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received under the 2025 open call for farmer safety, health and wellbeing projects, which closed on 19 May 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28543/25]

487. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expected timeline for the assessment and announcement of successful projects under the farmer safety, health and wellbeing this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28544/25]

488. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the types of projects submitted and indicate whether any are based in the Longford-Westmeath region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28545/25]