755. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the vaccine for bluetongue will be licenced and approved for farmers to use given the outbreak of the disease on the Island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70339/25]
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756. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is taking to stop the spread of bluetongue across the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70340/25]
757. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture licence determinations issued by him and his Department in 2025, in tabular form. [70359/25]
758. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture licence applications processed with appropriate assessments completed by the Marine Institute and his Department in 2025, in tabular form. [70360/25]
759. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish an ‘Aquaculture Licensing Plan’ for the sector, similar to the ‘Forestry Licensing Plan 2024’ with key targets, projected licence applications, licence output and turnaround times in order to give certainty to the industry and licence applicants. [70361/25]
453. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of sheep farmers in the State; the number of organic sheep farmers; the supports that will be available to organic and non-organic sheep farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67431/25]
454. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress which has been made regarding securing a market for sheep wool; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67453/25]
460. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the impact of current burning restrictions under the Wildlife Act 1976 on upland farmers, particularly in relation to CAP payment eligibility, and consider introducing a regulated application process similar to the EIA legislation for hedgerow removal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67705/25]
106. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a strategy for succession planning for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66716/25]
455. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place to increase domestic production in areas where there is high import dependency. [67040/25]
259. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has assessed the impact of commuter town expansion on the viability of small farms in north Kildare; if he will provide details of plans to protect agricultural land from rezoning pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66467/25]
714. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the secondary use or linkage of farmers' genomic, performance and flockbook/pedigree data (details supplied) has been assessed for compliance with EU agricultural data-governance guidance, including the EU Code of Conduct on Agricultural Data Sharing and DG AGRI principles on purpose limitation and originator control; and whether…
844. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which his Department is working with the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to ensure that the regulatory framework for short-term letting does not inadvertently undermine farm-based tourism enterprises particularly in view of the Policy Framework 2025–2030 and the Short Term Letting and Tourism…
845. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider establishing a cross-departmental working group to address the regulatory and developmental needs of the agritourism sector, particularly in the context of generational renewal and rural viability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62736/25]
880. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he plans to safeguard Irish farm competitiveness in the face of ongoing EU trade negotiations, including Mercosur; if he will request mandatory safeguards to prevent Irish beef, dairy, and tillage producers being undermined by imports produced to lower standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
398. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the work done under each of the 12 actions under the Action Plan arising from the National Dialogue on Women in Agriculture. [62418/25]
330. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which his Department plans to balance the use of agricultural land for energy crops with food production, biodiversity, and water quality targets. [60667/25]
344. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has corresponded with the Aquaculture Licence Appeals Board regarding the reason they allowed a commercial salmon farm by a Norwegian parent company to continue at an island in Ballinskelligs Bay, County Kerry in view of conservation bodies views on serious breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60797/25]
1415. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has received complaints from breeders regarding the removal or alteration of genetic indexes by an organisation (details supplied); and to clarify the recourse available to breeders who believe their animals have been unfairly devalued. [57900/25]
1422. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if air modelling is required for spreading imported manure and organic fertiliser from the North of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58149/25]
1460. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to review correspondence (details supplied) regarding restricted herd sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60198/25]
92. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his plans to implement the recommendations in the report for generational renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54990/25]
105. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement he has had with farming groups in relation to farm succession planning including the transfer of farmland and other assets, particularly in cases whereby the transfer is to a niece or a nephew; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54666/25]
107. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether it is time for a radical policy shift to maintain young farmers (details supplied) in view of the fact the number of farm holders under 35 years-of-age has decreased by nearly a third in the past 12 years. [55010/25]
727. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he envisions the possible return of a sugar beet industry for feed purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54731/25]