Parliamentary questions

2261. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 338 of 5 February 2026, to disaggregate the 625 CHEDPs processed by his Department in 2025 for products of Brazilian origin at the border control post (BCP) of Dublin Port, terminal 10 by CN code/product type; including the gross tonnage of each; and if he will make a stat…

2262. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 338 of 5 February 2026, to disaggregate the 57 CHEDPs processed by his Department in 2026 for products of Brazilian origin at the border control post (BCP) of Dublin Port, terminal 10 by CN code/product type; including the gross tonnage of each; and if he will make a state…

2263. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to support farmers in view of the challenges they are facing with regard to increased fuel prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25602/26]

2264. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid out by Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) in 2025 to hunts in point-to-point racing grants, by the name of the hunts, the name and dates of the point-to-point race meetings organised by each hunt and the corresponding amounts paid out by HRI for prize money, administration grants and so on for all the meetings…

2265. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in his Department within the past three months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [25788/26]

2266. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quantity and cost of peat imported and exported in each of the past fifteen years, in tabular form. [25816/26]

2267. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of live sheep imported to the State in each of the past ten years, by country of origin, in tabular form [25817/26]

2268. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm when his Department last met with an organisation (details supplied); if he will commit to an immediate meeting in light of the escalating diesel price crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25820/26]

2269. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will formally recognise agricultural and forestry contractors as essential service providers within the national food production system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25821/26]

2270. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has assessed the risk to national fodder and food production arising from the escalating diesel costs faced by agricultural contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25822/26]

2271. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce targeted financial supports for agricultural and forestry contractors who are facing vast fuel cost increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25823/26]

2272. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine the feasibility of introducing a diesel price cap and similar price reduction measures for essential agricultural operations, including harvesting and silage cutting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25825/26]

2273. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial supports available to people in the horticulture sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25921/26]

2274. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the bodies which operate under his aegis which have a regulatory or enforcement remit which include provision for a person convicted of an offence to receive a fine upon summary conviction, the associated maximum amount and duration of any related potential imprisonment term; provision for a person convicted on indi…

2275. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of applications received, applications approved, and grants paid under the TAMS solar capital investment scheme, per county, for each of the years 2024, 2025 and 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25963/26]

2276. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount drawn down under the TAMS solar capital investment scheme, per county, for each of the years 2024, 2025 and 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25964/26]

2277. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regards to overall funding allocated to TAMS 3, to provide a percentage breakdown of the budget per scheme, of which there is 11 individual schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25965/26]

2278. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to clamp down on equine cruelty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26057/26]

2279. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason no prosecutions were taken for equine cruelty in 2025 despite many horses being rescued from neglectful circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26058/26]

2280. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is supportive of the establishment of a pilot for an animal crime unit within An Garda Síochána, considering the high levels of incidents reported to animal welfare charities and the exceptionally low rate of prosecutions against animal cruelty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26059/26…

2281. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-Governmental organisations that have received State funding from his Department in each of the past five years; the number of such organisations currently registered in the State which have been funded by his Department; the number located outside the State that have received Irish public funds from…

2282. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeframe for decision letters to be issued to applicants of the third window for Non-Productive Investments (NPI) available to participants in the co-operation approach of ACRES which commenced on 5 August 2025 and closed on 17 October 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26176/26]

2283. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections carried out by his Department under the Control of Horses Act 1996 and associated regulations in each county, by month, in 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the outcome in each case, including the number reclaimed, rehomed or otherwise disposed, in tabular form. [26263/26]

2284. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses inspected in 2025 and to-date in 2026 that were found not to be compliant with legal requirements in respect of identification, including passporting and microchipping, by each local authority; and the most common forms of non-compliance identified. [26264/26]

2285. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of on-the-spot fines, fixed payment notices, or prosecutions initiated under the Control of Horses Act 1996 in 2025 and to-date in 2026, by county; and the number of successful prosecutions. [26265/26]