Parliamentary questions

459. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of active approved inseminators for artificial insemination of greyhounds, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13598/26]

460. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of artificial insemination licences issued yearly within the greyhound industry in each of the years 2019 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13599/26]

461. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the fee cost or other compensation paid directly or indirectly by Greyhound Racing Ireland to social media influencers for the 2025 Irish Greyhound Derby; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13600/26]

462. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds homed directly by the greyhound racing industry; the number of greyhounds homed by rescues with the assistance of the greyhound racing industry in 2025; the amount of money paid to rescues to aid the homing of these greyhounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13601/26]

463. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a registered veterinarian attends every race meeting and trial scheduled at Youghal greyhound track in Cork, since 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13602/26]

464. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhound litters born in Ireland in 2025; the number of individual pups born; the breakdown of coursing versus non-coursing pups of both litters and individual pups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13603/26]

465. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a specific law that prohibits the FSAI from giving information to a member of the public enquiring from a human health perspective about which food business operators and retailers are processing animal products for human consumption imported from outside the EU; and if he will make a statement on t…

466. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place to ensure traceability for Brazilian beef imports under EU and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine licence conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13670/26]

467. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the protocols for serial numbers or labelling used on Brazilian beef consignments entering Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13671/26]

468. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify if the exact tonnage of Brazilian beef imports in 2025 is publicly disclosed or is it commercial sensitive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13672/26]

469. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of beef sourced from Ireland versus the UK or EU by processors involved in Bord Bia schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13673/26]

470. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if poultry is imported from Brazil by Irish processors, and if so, the percentage of total imports this represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13674/26]

471. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are any regulatory obstacles to domestic producers and suppliers sourcing pigmeat from outside the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13675/26]

472. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps taken to maintain farm-to-fork standards when Brazilian-sourced products are involved in Irish processing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13676/26]

473. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any Irish processors have had meat recalls, and whether any such incidents involved Brazilian beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13677/26]

474. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the records that are maintained for testing all imported beef, including consignments from Brazil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13679/26]

475. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all Brazilian beef imports are tested for banned hormones and antibiotics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13680/26]

476. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process by which positive release is achieved for every batch or shipment of imported beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13681/26]

477. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 486 of 12 February 2026, if he will engage with an organisation and other animal welfare charities in relation to a specific case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13714/26]

478. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 486 of 12 February 2026, the actions he will take to address the specific situation in relation to a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13715/26]

479. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 486 of 12 February 2026, the actions he is taking to prevent sulky racing before it becomes a matter of road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13716/26]

480. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding inspections related to the welfare of horses forced to participate in sulky racing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13717/26]

481. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding any work ongoing in his Department in relation to the illegal and improper care and housing of horses and other animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13718/26]

482. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if heifers remained in the trucks while waiting to be loaded onto the vessel, or were they taken to an assembly centre where they were unloaded, rested, and fed when they were exported from Ireland to Libya on 5 January 2025 (details supplied); if they were held at an assembly centre; if so, which centre(s) were …

483. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider a specific statutory provision against sulky racing and training on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13809/26]