Parliamentary questions

1296. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the necessary resources will be provided to the Marine Institute in order that appropriate assessments for aquaculture licence applications can be completed in a reasonable timeframe. [12836/25]

1297. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will work on a framework for State assistance, for those in the aquaculture industry who endure serious financial loss, in circumstances beyond their control, similar to those in place in the wider food and agrifood sectors. [12837/25]

1298. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to identify specific examples where artificial intelligence has been adapted for the operation of his Department and each body under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12911/25]

343. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a review was undertaken of the Brexit fish processor transition scheme following its conclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10258/25]

344. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on an ACRES payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10311/25]

345. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on an ACRES payment for 2024 for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10312/25]

346. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on an ACRES payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10313/25]

347. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the Statutory Instruments he envisages being brought forward and signed by his Department during the first six months of 2025; to highlight in particular those concerned with the transposition and or implementation of further implementation of EU law requirements; those Statutory Instruments concerned with comme…

348. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the news story of five horses being put down after being found ill on an Irish transport in subpar conditions (details supplied); if he will launch an investigation into the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10344/25]

349. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason two persons (details supplied) have not received their ACRES payments; the date upon which they can expect to receive same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10356/25]

350. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if plans are in place to remove all the trees felled by recent storms from National Parks and our roadsides, many of which pose danger to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10360/25]

351. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific timeline for making the results of his Department’s consultation on surgical artificial insemination in greyhounds available for public review, and in respect of any next steps following this consultation. [10377/25]

352. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update and specific timeline as to when we can expect the publication and entry into force of the regulations banning the use on dogs and cats of electronic shock collars operated by hand-held remote controls. [10378/25]

353. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds homed by the Irish Retired Greyhound Trust (IRGT) for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; the number of individuals who provide foster spaces for non-coursing greyhounds awaiting homes; the cost per week for each individual non-coursing greyhound kept in foster care …

354. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that betting shops in Ireland no longer take bets on greyhound races in which the participating dogs have been graded by officials from Rásaíocht Con Éireann (details supplied); if he is concerned about the implications of this for the integrity of greyhound racing in this country; and if he will make a …

355. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 697 and 698 of 25 February 2025, if he will provide an update on his Department’s engagement with a company (details supplied) with regard to its applications for pesticides products; when he expects a decision to be made on these applications; and if he will make a statement on…

356. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is taking to tackle the neglect and abuse of horses, particularly in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10468/25]

357. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in processing a 2024 ACRES payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10497/25]

358. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of ACRES payment applications submitted in 2023 and 2024 for a person (detailed supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10516/25]

359. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the up-to-date position for applications in 2023 and 2024 ACRES payments for a person (detailed supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10517/25]

360. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of ACRES payment applications submitted in 2023 and 2024 for a person (detailed supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10518/25]

361. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of ACRES payment applications submitted in 2023 and 2024 for a person (detailed supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10519/25]

362. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that in recent days, there are approximately 70 large third country pelagic trawlers, from Norway, Iceland, Faroes, Russia, and the UK, fishing for blue whiting both inside EU waters and just outside the Irish 200-mile EEZ in international waters; if he will outline the level of monitoring and …

363. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that existing legislation and regulations are adequate to ensure the provision of safe corridor widths for tree planting adjacent to ESB transmission lines; if not, the proposals, if any, there are to amend existing protections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10530/25]

134. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of grant funding an organisation (details supplied) received for their inspections each year since 2019. [9923/25]