Parliamentary questions

904. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to address an issue regarding the inputting of an incorrect date (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39534/26]

905. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the investigations that have been carried out by greyhound racing Ireland into the reported conditions at a premises (details supplied); and if any breaches of animal welfare legislation or regulations were identified. [39565/26]

906. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the status and welfare of the greyhounds identified in a case (details supplied); including whether they are in the care of greyhound racing Ireland, have been returned to private ownership, or have been placed for rehoming through the Irish Retired Greyhound Trust. [39566/26]

907. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given that approximately €19.8 million in public funding is allocated annually to the greyhound sector, the measures that are in place to ensure transparency and independent oversight of greyhound welfare, including public access to traceability data on the lifecycle and outcomes of registered greyhounds. [39567/26]

908. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if livestock trailers, including cattle trailers, are currently excluded from eligibility under the targeted agriculture modernisation schemes; the rationale for their exclusion given their central role in farm safety and animal welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39611/26]

909. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has examined the approach taken in Northern Ireland, where agricultural capital grant schemes include livestock trailers as eligible items to support safer transport of animals; if he will assess whether similar supports should be introduced here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39612…

910. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he acknowledges that livestock trailers are subject to significant wear and tear and that outdated trailers pose risks to animal welfare, farm safety, and road safety; if he will consider expanding TAMS to incentivise the upgrading of such equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39613/26]

911. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the current CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 provides scope to include livestock trailers as eligible capital investments under TAMS; if his Department will review this possibility in light of farmer concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39614/26]

912. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will undertake a review of the TAMS eligible item lists to ensure they reflect modern farm safety needs, including the potential inclusion of livestock trailers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39615/26]

913. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has assessed the competitive disadvantage faced by farmers in the Republic of Ireland compared with those in Northern Ireland, where grant aid is available for livestock trailers; if he will consider measures to address this disparity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39616/26]

914. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has examined the approach taken in other EU Member States, where livestock trailers and similar mobile livestock handling equipment are funded under CAP Pillar II investment schemes; if he will assess whether Ireland's TAMS framework could be aligned with these European precedents; and if he will mak…

915. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify whether livestock trailers fall within the scope of investments permitted under Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 governing CAP Strategic Plans, given that other member states fund such equipment through CAP rural development measures; if he will consider their inclusion in future TAMS tranches; and if he w…

916. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has been informed of the outcome of an investigation by officers in Rásaíocht Con Éireann, into complaints of animal cruelty at a Rasaiocht Con Eireann licensed kennel in the west of Ireland (details supplied); the outcome of this investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39635…

917. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration is being given to reviewing current afforestation licensing rules in relation to planting distances from overhead electricity infrastructure, in light of concerns regarding the impact of fallen forestry on power lines during storm Éowyn and the importance of maintaining forestry corridors to protect t…

918. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether Coillte or the National Forest Inventory maintains stand-level data on the percentage composition of tree species within individual forestry plantations; and if he will provide details of the methodology used to classify plantations by dominant species. [39800/26]

919. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any formal definition exists within Coillte, the National Forest Inventory or his Department for "monoculture forestry" or "near-monoculture forestry"; and if he will provide the applicable thresholds or criteria. [39801/26]

920. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares within the State forestry estate in which Sitka spruce represents greater than 75%, 90% and 95% respectively of total tree composition. [39802/26]

921. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether biodiversity reporting within the National Forest Inventory distinguishes between forests containing incidental secondary species and forests designed as genuinely mixed-species plantation [39803/26]

922. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proportion of annual new planting undertaken by Coillte comprised predominantly Sitka spruce in each year from 2015 to 2026. [39804/26]

923. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any climate resilience or disease-vulnerability assessments have been undertaken regarding the concentration of Sitka spruce within the State forestry estate; and if he will provide details of any such assessments. [39805/26]

924. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any targets exist to reduce reliance on Sitka spruce planting within publicly owned forestry lands over the next decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39806/26]

925. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether Coillte maintains GIS or digital mapping identifying mixed-species forestry stands within the State forestry estate; and whether such information is publicly accessible. [39807/26]

926. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any independent ecological assessment has been undertaken comparing biodiversity outcomes between predominantly Sitka spruce plantations and mixed-native woodland systems on State-owned forestry lands. [39808/26]

927. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has assessed the long-term economic, biodiversity and storm-resilience implications of continued reliance on Sitka spruce as the dominant commercial forestry species within the State forestry estate. [39809/26]

928. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in County Tipperary participating in ACRES; the number awaiting payment; the total amount paid to farmers in the county to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39930/26]