Parliamentary questions

150. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific new measures being considered or planned to address the current surge in bovine TB cases (details supplied); the expected timeline for the implementation of these measures; the way in which affected farmers be supported during the roll-out of these new measures; the consultation has taken place with …

151. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail the outcome of the stakeholder meeting on TB which he arranged for earlier in May; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25104/25]

152. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to address the low level of farm succession, given that a third of farmers are over 65 years and only 4.3% are under 35 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25563/25]

153. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ACRES payments receivable at present; the number of applications that have been issued additional information requests; if his Department will provide an interim payment while applications are being processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25342/25]

154. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports in place for tillage farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25729/25]

155. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking regarding succession in farming, in particular the delivery of a comprehensive succession policy that specifically addresses the barriers to entry into the agriculture sector for young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25613/25]

156. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are plans for population control of badgers to reduce the number of cases of bovine TB, in particular in west Wicklow (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25703/25]

157. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on funding streams to support farmers in nature restoration; the supports currently available; the measures he is taking to introduce fund separate funding streams to CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25609/25]

158. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the ACRES scheme; the number of applications received, the number of applications still waiting assessment, the number of applications approved, and the number of applicants that have received payments to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25653/25]

159. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the schemes in place and uptake of same to help support women in farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25508/25]

160. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are examples of previous recipients of funding under the European Innovation Partnership Programme in Ireland who have been able to scale up and expand the projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25102/25]

161. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress being made in his Department to streamline the applications processes for CAP and other farm grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25660/25]

162. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has a strategy to address the shortage in large animal vets in rural Ireland. [25731/25]

163. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, during his recent trip to America, he was provided with clarity on what impact President Trump's tariffs will have on Ireland's agrifood produce sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25706/25]

164. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons to attain a green certificate qualification in the State in each of the past ten years. [25484/25]

165. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of bovine tuberculosis outbreaks nationally in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of false positives recorded during the same period; the steps he is taking to improve the testing regime, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25341/25]

166. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he plans to tackle the high cost of beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25730/25]

167. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding supports for dry stock farmers in the Dublin region, particularly in the Scalp and Ballyman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25603/25]

168. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress in preparing for the impact of any new tariffs on Irish farmers and agrifood producers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25607/25]

169. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for engaging with farmers and industry when reviewing and updating the National TB 2030 Eradication Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25495/25]

170. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds that died on track or afterwards as a result of injuries sustained at tracks in 2024. [25588/25]

171. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers awaiting ACRES 2024 advance payments; the number of farmers still awaiting a 2023 balancing payment; the measures being taken to resolve delays in both these payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25625/25]

172. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the introduction of social conditionality in the 2025 BISS scheme constitutes double jeopardy (details supplied); the steps his Department will take to review this policy and ensure that farmers are not unfairly penalised under multiple headings for a single infringement; and if he will make …

173. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the concrete measures he is taking to make farming a more attractive and sustainable career path for young people (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25744/25]

174. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work being carried out to examine planning and other local authority issues related to his Department's grant schemes available for farm sheds and slurry storage on farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25661/25]