474. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a report on the progress made implementing the Programme for Government commitments within his remit and on the achievements since the formation of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41378/26]
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475. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to ensure that food labelling regulations accurately reflect the country of origin for meat, dairy and other agricultural products sold in Ireland; whether any review of labelling standards has been undertaken or is planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41405/26]
158. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the State funding in place to support permaculture farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40483/26]
159. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a schedule of contracts will be provided that his Department and bodies under his aegis have had with an organisation (details supplied) and/or its subsidiaries; the value of each; the type and/or name of each project; if any project has been abandoned, paused, put on hold and completed; if any projects over ran on cost and delivery…
160. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on an ACRES payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40538/26]
161. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of outstanding farm payments by county and year; the number of farmers awaiting payments such as ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40539/26]
162. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give urgent consideration to the introduction of grant aid for landowners to remove roadside trees that have ash dieback disease and pose a danger to public safety taking into account the substantial costs in removing such trees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40541/26]
163. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of retired greyhounds cared for in Ireland that have not been formally rehomed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40681/26]
164. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding scheduled forestry maintenance (details supplied); when the work will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40741/26]
888. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive payment for the succession planning and advice grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38697/26]
889. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to address the exclusion of young farmers from the traditional farm buildings grant scheme due to the requirement to be in ACRES or the organic farming scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38750/26]
890. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the mechanisms in place in his Department to ensure delivery on the commitments in the Programme for Government; the civil servant specifically responsible for overseeing such delivery; the measures that are used to assess progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38805/26]
891. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farm inspections carried out in 2025 related to biodiversity compliance versus those for animal welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38968/26]
892. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding emergency financial supports for farmers facing bluetongue disease risks and associated movement restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38969/26]
893. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently address the compensation ceilings currently in place for TB reactors, as current rates are leaving many farmers significantly out of pocket; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39006/26]
894. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in the interest of health and safety, to urgently provide the construction of a landing facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39076/26]
895. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if small farmer incomes are protected in the context of the new CAP negotiations, in regard to stocking rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39113/26]
896. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the combined landing dues, levies for pelagic stocks landings into Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre for the period 2019 to 2025; if he will provide the levies for exporting of pelagic stocks by freezer vessels for the same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39285/26]
897. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the mechanisms in place to monitor and track the welfare and current location of greyhounds that become the subject of animal welfare concerns or investigations and have been taken into care; if greyhound racing Ireland maintains records relating to the ongoing welfare and whereabouts of such dogs; and if he will …
898. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason domestic dwellings are to be removed from TAMS 3 solar capital grants; if he has considered the impact this will have on small farmers in rural Ireland who use their domestic dwelling as the primary source for their electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39328/26]
899. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications under the BISS scheme that were received from 2022 to 2025, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39331/26]
900. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications under the BISS scheme that were received from 2022 to 2025, inclusive; and the number of applications that were received under the equivalent schemes in the years 2009 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39334/26]
901. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to conduct a review of dog breeds legislation, with a view to replacing it with proportionate, breed-neutral measures that promote public safety while recognising responsible ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39432/26]
902. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application on behalf of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39475/26]
903. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the Red Cover Silage Measure; whether funding is still available to farmers under this fund; if there are plans to expand it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39508/26]