Parliamentary questions

371. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the forgotten famer scheme that was announced in Budget 2025, how the €5 million will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22550/25]

372. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a tree felling licence will issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22638/25]

311. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21768/25]

312. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide any updates from his Department’s interaction with the Forestry Forum (details supplied); the progress or agreement on the responsibility for safe corridors for electric supply lines through forestry; action points agreed; if there is a plan to assist or compensate forestry owners who have seen d…

313. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the ongoing delays in the issuing of ACRES scheme payments; the number of participants currently awaiting payment; and the steps being taken to expedite processing. [21908/25]

314. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a detailed update on preparations underway for the next round of fisheries quota negotiations, including stakeholder engagement, key priorities for Ireland and concerns raised by the sector. [21909/25]

315. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will initiate a full review of the funding, performance and regulatory oversight of the local authority marine infrastructure scheme; and if he will set out the issues identified by his Department with regard to project delivery and funding allocation under the scheme. [21910/25]

316. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail all applications made by Waterford City and County Council under the local authority marine infrastructure scheme over the past ten years, indicating the year of application, project title, funding sought, outcome (approved or not approved), and the amount granted were successful, in tabular form. [21…

317. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of sea-fisheries protection inspections (boardings of vessels) undertaken over the past five years, by the country of registration of the vessel, in tabular form. [21912/25]

318. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of prosecutions brought before the courts by the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority over the past five years, by the country of registration of the vessel involved, in tabular form. [21915/25]

319. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given that it is over a year since the closure of the public consultation on trawling within Ireland's six nautical mile limit, and given that trawling continues to take place within areas such as Kenmare Bay, which is part of the Kenmare River Special Area of Conservation, when the results of the public consult…

320. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date in establishing a compensation package for farmers whose plantations were damaged due to Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22009/25]

321. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the requirement to replant land where plantations were badly damaged due to Storm Éowyn will be reviewed, taking into account that some of these areas are not suitable for plantation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22010/25]

322. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date in ensuring that the State retains the Nitrates Derogation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22013/25]

144. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid by his Department to external HR specialists to carry out work on behalf of the Department in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [21317/25]

145. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the 3,088 2021-born pups with an ‘active status’ on RCETS on 21 February 2025, participated in an official trial or participated in an official race between the 10 January 2025 and the 21 February 2025 (42 days); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21351/25]

146. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of 2021-born pups, currently with an ‘active status’ on RCETS have participated in an Official Trial or participated in an official race within the last 42 days and if he will make a statement on same. [21352/25]

147. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects to be able to provide an up-to-date figure for the economic value of the greyhound racing industry only to the economy of the Republic of Ireland, given that the figure currently being used is based on data which is six years old, and includes hare coursing greyhounds in the Republic of Ireland, as…

148. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of the capital budget that has been spent in the first four months of 2025; if he will provide same figures for the corresponding period in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [21460/25]

149. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of food products seized by his Departmental officials at Dublin Port and Dublin Airport to date in 2025; and the penalties that apply to persons that fail to declare that they are bringing in commercial amounts of food products. [21505/25]

1668. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently consider opening the EMFAF grant scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18513/25]

1669. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to make a statement on the allegations of mistreatment of horses at a certain food supplier (details supplied) brought to light by an investigative programme in June 2024; whether he is aware of any violations of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2023; and if he is investigating allegations of microchip tampering. [18…

1670. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the steps his Department has taken to ensure accountability following public allegations of animal abuse at a certain food supplier (details supplied). [18570/25]

1671. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is currently monitoring or auditing slaughterhouses, or holding facilities for notable breaches in animal welfare and traceability; and whether his Department has issued any internal or external guidance or policy updates in response to recent allegations of animal abuse at a certain food supplier (d…

1672. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the fact that a person (details supplied) is the registered breeder of a litter of nine greyhound pups born on 23 June 2023 despite them being banned from owning, keeping, dealing in or having control directly or indirectly of any dogs in their possession for ten years, due to pleading guilty to seven off…