Questions

1487. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ACRES participants in the Longford-Westmeath constituency who are awaiting payment; the reasons for delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42237/26]

1488. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has engaged with marts, co-ops, and farming organisations in the Longford-Westmeath constituency regarding concerns around rural broadband blackspots and poor mobile coverage impacting the rollout and operation of mandatory digital agriculture systems and online Department services. [42238/26]

1489. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of bicycle shelters installed across the State by his Department on behalf of Government Departments, local authorities, and State agencies in each of the past five years; the total expenditure incurred in each year; the average cost per unit; and if he will provide a breakdown by Department, local authority and agency. [422…

1490. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount spent on IT systems and related projects by his Department and agencies under its remit in each of the past five years; to provide a detailed breakdown of all such projects, including original budget, final cost, and delivery timelines; the number and value of projects that exceeded their original budget or timeline; t…

1491. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the staff turnover rate in his Department in the years 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42417/26]

1492. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grants are available to protect farmlands from flooding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42636/26]

1493. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that adequate funding will be provided to enable all eligible applications under TAMS to obtain approval to proceed with work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42695/26]

1494. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to find the 1.3% levy imposed by the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation from within his Department's budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42750/26]

1495. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of valid applications his Department has received for the fuel support scheme to date. [42751/26]

1496. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the assessment his Department has made of the risk posed by fireblight to hawthorn populations across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42823/26]

1497. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration is being given to prioritising Irish-grown, locally sourced hawthorn in all State-supported planting schemes to reduce disease risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42824/26]

1498. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the controls in place on the importation of non-native honeybee subspecies into the State; if these controls are considered sufficient to protect native populations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42825/26]

1499. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review biosecurity measures relating to bee imports, including the risks of disease transmission and genetic dilution of native bees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42826/26]

1500. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to protect native hedgerow species, including hawthorn, from disease threats such as fireblight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42827/26]

1501. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a review of the Animal Welfare Strategy Consultation will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42828/26]

1502. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the report of the dog stakeholder control group will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42829/26]

1503. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received for the fishing and aquaculture registered vessel fuel support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42867/26]

1504. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure if his Department licences an abattoir operator, that this facility operates to the highest, most transparent standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43005/26]

1505. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to prevent the over-breeding of horses for the horse-racing industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43006/26]

1506. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the independent scientific assessment report (details supplied) of the health of the Irish honeybee which was commissioned by his Department and submitted to him in October 2023 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43045/26]

1507. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding his Department’s Purchase Order Report for Quarter 1 2026 (details supplied), the reason two entries, appear without a purchase order number or description despite a payment value being recorded; whether the omission of the purchase order number and description was intentional; if so, the basis for the omission; and if not, wh…

1508. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current Government position on the Protection of the Native Irish Honeybee Bill 2021; whether the Government intends to support, amend or otherwise progress the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43298/26]

1509. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding his Department’s response to a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43320/26]

1510. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the mechanisms in place to ensure that a case (details supplied) cannot happen again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43321/26]

1511. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken to ensure that welfare protections are in place within the greyhound industry in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43322/26]