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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Agriculture
604. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider tax reliefs on training fees for those looking to get involved in a horse partnership or syndicate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15302/25]
John McGuinness Written 27 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
344. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that the insurance issues pertaining to the drawdown of the recently announced grants under the breeding fund will be resolved as a matter of urgency. [14719/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
135. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is taking to ensure the good mental health and well-being of farmers. [13808/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
159. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to financially reward farmers for carbon sequestration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13687/25]
Grace Boland Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
604. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he envisages the need for supports for farmers and Irish food producers in the event of the introduction or increase of tariffs on the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13380/25]
Grace Boland Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
605. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the efforts to support generational transfer of Irish farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13381/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
606. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding or supports available to new farmers starting out in mushroom production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13442/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
615. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide information relating to grants available to farmers for the construction of livestock underpasses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13667/25]
Colm Burke Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
618. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are contingency plans in place to support farmers and agri-food producers in the event of an increase in tariffs on the sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13789/25]
Colm Burke Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
619. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if provisions are in place should additional supports be required by farmers in response to any further unprecedented events similar to the damage caused to the agriculture sector by Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13790/25]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
1251. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports that exist for seaweed supplement producers; the way in which the Government intends to protect and develop the national seaweed sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10861/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
585. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the establishment of the Forest Windblow Taskforce, if the provision of financial supports to affected landowners is under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9661/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
586. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the establishment of the Forest Windblow Taskforce, if the price for logs will be monitored, following concerns that the prices may drop as a result of the windblow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9662/25]
Eamon Scanlon Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
231. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports in place for farmers whose herds are locked up due to TB bovine testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8511/25]
Albert Dolan Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
717. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if financial assistance can be provided to farmers for the purchase of backup generators and water pumps, given the increasing need for resilience against power outages; whether a scheme similar to the fodder support scheme could be introduced to support these purchases; and if not, whether generators and water pumps could be added to th…
Louis O'Hara Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
230. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers who have had damage to their farm as a result of storm Éowyn can apply for compensation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4864/25]
Michael Cahill Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
238. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an emergency fund for agricultural buildings damaged during the recent storm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5051/25]
Carol Nolan Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
496. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific financial incentives or policy supports that are in place to help young farmers access land, given that land prices remain a major barrier to entry for the next generation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4598/25]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
856. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the introduction of a farm retirement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2189/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
857. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is considering opening a farm retirement scheme during 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2252/25]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
860. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the aquaculture assistance package that was mentioned in December 2024 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2384/25]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1100. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding or schemes available to deal with cutting and clearing ash dieback from a residential premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1331/25]
Niall Collins Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1109. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the number of landowners nationwide who have trees which are non-commercial plantations impacted by ash dieback adjacent to public roads; if he has assessed the associated potential risk to road safety; if he would consider a scheme to help landowners with the cost of removal of their impacted trees; and if he will ma…
William Aird Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1115. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in payment of the €100 per ha tillage assistance payment to tillage farmers. [1805/25]
Martin Kenny Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1120. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department suspended payments to farmers in early December 2024; if payments to farmers have commenced in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1959/25]