Parliamentary questions

727. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department is reviewing the policy around the loss of annual forestry grants in cases where forests are prematurely knocked down through no fault of the landowner; and if supports or exceptions will be introduced in such cases. [25462/25]

728. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has assessed the economic impact on forest owners whose felled timber has been lying for extended periods and has now significantly depreciated in value; and if there are any supports planned to mitigate the financial loss associated with the downgrading of timber to Class B. [25463/25]

729. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to support forest owners who are unable to achieve fair market value for their timber due to premature felling and delays in collection or sale; and if he will outline any plans to provide compensation or grants in such cases. [25464/25]

730. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how the €5 million from budget 2025 is being allocated to the Forgotten Farmers; the timeline for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25465/25]

731. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will step up efforts, in conjunction with the farming organisations, to agree on and put in place a TB scheme, which will include dealing with ineffective wildlife in all DVO areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25503/25]

732. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the steps he is taking to improve the processing times for the ACRES scheme; when the approximately 7,500 who are due payments under the first round will receive them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25504/25]

733. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he and Government will work to ensure that reform of the GAEC 2 scheme is included in the upcoming EU simplification package of agri schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25515/25]

734. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in counties Roscommon and Galway waiting for an ACRES payment for 2023, 2024 and for 2025. [25518/25]

735. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with farm organisations on proposed changes to rules regarding TB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25561/25]

736. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the numbers of fishery officers employed by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (permanent and temporary contracts) for each of the years 2012 to 2025, in tabular form. [25595/25]

737. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he and his officials deem the operation of the Cong Salmon Hatchery on Lough Corrib SAC in County Galway by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), is legally compliant with national and EU legislation considering that no Appropriate Assessment or Nature Impact Statement has been conducted on its activities; and if…

738. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will liaise with the Minister for Transport to source additional funding for private roads leading to farms and residences in rural areas where access is very difficult at present, especially for emergency vehicles, health workers etc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25876/25]

739. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the implementation of the Food Vision tillage report, and when he expects to see a tillage-centred environmental scheme to incentivise crop growers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25882/25]

740. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the mistreatment of horses in Clonmel, County Tipperary (details supplied); the steps he is taking to ensure that those who are responsible for this cruelty are held accountable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25943/25]

741. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of all farm payments paid out to farmers in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25989/25]

742. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will revisit the case of a fishing boat (details supplied) which has had cross-party agreement to resolve the long-drawn-out case for the family. [25994/25]

743. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the challenge of attracting young people and new entrants into a career in farming; and the supports to be put in place for the older generation, who have given a lifetime to the sector and possess significant expertise and knowledge, while viable pathways are created for young people to enter the secto…

281. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of the budget and the total spend for ACRES in each of the years 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24912/25]

282. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the impact the recent trade agreement between the USA and the UK will have on Irish beef exports to the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24914/25]

283. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if PTO generators are considered a fixed item under TAMS 3; the rationale for said classification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24923/25]

284. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to his decision to re-open a new TAMS tranche in the wake of storm Éowyn and his inclusion of all generator types, and given that backup PTO generators are deemed fixed items in TAMS under DES, OCIS, YFCIS and WFCIS, if all other generator types including standalone diesel generators included in this tranc…

285. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is concerned that farmers are unable to claim VAT rebates on large standalone diesel generators on farms, especially in the wake of Storm Éowyn and increasing reliance among farmers on electricity for their operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24925/25]

286. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the number of agencies or quangos established by his Department in each of the past ten years and the cost to the State of funding each one. [24927/25]

287. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the EU Commission's approval of Ireland's GAEC 2 approach; the collaboration his Department has had with the EU Commission on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24952/25]

288. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers will expect to receive a confirmation of the rules under the EU Commission's GAEC 2. [24953/25]