709. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of GLAS or AEOS farm inspections per county carried out in each of the years 2020 to 2024, inclusive; the number of visits commenced by arrival at the family home; the earliest time in the day for such an inspection; the latest time in the evening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7693/25]
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710. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by his Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of his Department; to outline the duties he intends to delegate by statutory instrument to his Minister of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7743/2…
711. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase the supply and availability of heptavac P Plus. [7831/25]
712. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if stationary diesel generators for farmers will be included under the targeted agriculture modernisation scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7847/25]
713. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details on any available or planned financial supports for farmers who have suffered structural damage to farm buildings as a result of Storm Éowyn on 24 January 2025; if consideration will be given to establishing a dedicated relief fund for farmers facing significant repair costs, particularly where insurance does…
714. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration could be given to covering the deer fencing grant under the climate resilient reforestation scheme. [7905/25]
715. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the portal for second year applications is opening up for the ash die back scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7964/25]
716. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the guidelines in place for community engagement when a biomethane plant is proposed in an area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7968/25]
717. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if financial assistance can be provided to farmers for the purchase of backup generators and water pumps, given the increasing need for resilience against power outages; whether a scheme similar to the fodder support scheme could be introduced to support these purchases; and if not, whether generators and water pumps could be added to th…
718. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants who enrolled in the ACRES tree belts for ammonia capture from farmyards scheme; the total number of hectares planted under the initiative in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7996/25]
719. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an ACRES payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in south Tipperary; the reason for the delay; if he will ensure that this payment is now expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8028/25]
720. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new fisherman scheme will commence; and when financial assistance will start to be released under the scheme. [8083/25]
721. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what actions are being taken to mitigate the prevalence of TB in the cattle population, considering the traumatic effect is has to livelihoods and the beef industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8092/25]
722. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update in respect of his Department's work with Officials from the National Archives in relation to identifying and cataloguing the Land Commission records. [8102/25]
296. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of racing greyhounds microchipped between 1 October 2023 and 31 December 2024, in tabular form. [6856/25]
297. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which new markets continue to be established for Irish food products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6857/25]
298. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to make a comprehensive statement with regard to avian, bird flu in general; Irelands preparedness for the disease; and cross-Border measures in relation to same given recent incidents in Northern Ireland of bird flu. [6865/25]
299. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of plans to export 5000 calves from Waterford to the Netherlands on the MV Alondra in April; the health risks such a trip exposes these animals to; if there have been any subsidies provided to cover the trip; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6879/25]
300. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the forgotten farmers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6915/25]
301. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasons for long delays in ACRES payments across County Kerry; if he will simplify the process and expedite all outstanding payments to farmers who urgently require their money to pay outstanding bills, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6961/25]
302. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the Department; if any section of his Department currently makes use of AI; the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; and if he has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use of AI. [7053/25]
303. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of veterinary welfare and identity checks on equine exports at Irish ports that have taken place in the past six months of 2024 and to date in 2025; the location of facilities that allow the safe checking of microchip identities for both Department veterinary officials, equine handlers and equines at the ports of departure f…
158. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list of the spend over the past five years by each public body on the procurement of services to develop or maintain digital and IT systems, in tabular form (details supplied). [6448/25]
159. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list of the private service providers who have received contracts from State agencies to develop or maintain digital and IT systems over the past five years, in tabular form (details supplied). [6449/25]
160. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list of the spend over the past five years by each public body on the procurement of services to develop or maintain a website, in tabular form (details supplied). [6450/25]