847. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the annual uptake of the solar capital investment scheme as part of the targeted agriculture modernisation scheme, since the scheme opened; the number of applications received; the number approved; the average amount drawn down; the breakdown of completed installations, by county; and if he will make a statement on t…
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848. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the names of the three Irish companies that imported Brazilian beef containing the growth hormone oestradiol in September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7410/26]
849. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of South American poultry meat which was imported into Ireland in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7411/26]
850. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a company (details supplied) imported poultry meat from South American countries in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7412/26]
851. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of beef and poultry meat a company (details supplied) imported into Ireland in 2025; and the countries which it was imported from. [7413/26]
852. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the number of dairy farmers who are milking over 100 cows; and the number of them participating in the ACRES, the ECO scheme as part of the BISS scheme, and the dairy beef welfare scheme. [7481/26]
853. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to enhance surveillance and early detection systems for avian influenza in poultry farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7501/26]
854. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the bovine tuberculosis eradication programme, including the number of herds affected in 2025 and 2026 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7502/26]
855. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if additional funding will be allocated for biosecurity training programmes for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7503/26]
856. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place to prevent the introduction of African swine fever through imported pork products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7504/26]
857. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the impact of climate change on the spread of vector-borne diseases such as bluetongue in livestock; the strategies to mitigate these risks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7505/26]
858. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of site inspections conducted by his Department for biosecurity compliance in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7506/26]
859. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to review import controls on live animals and animal products from high-risk countries for diseases like foot-and-mouth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7507/26]
860. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made on the national bovine viral diarrhoea eradication scheme, including vaccination rates among herds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7508/26]
861. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the resources allocated to veterinary services for outbreak response, including staffing levels in regional veterinary offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7509/26]
862. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to address salmonella outbreaks in pigs and poultry, including support for affected farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7510/26]
863. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the Deer Management Strategy Group; the number of deer culled as a result of its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7552/26]
864. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; the contact information of each available to members of the Oireachtas as per the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 25/2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7758/26]
865. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports provided to farmers affected by adverse weather conditions in 2025; the compensation schemes in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7867/26]
866. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7922/26]
867. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7940/26]
868. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he engaged with members of the European Parliament in advance of the recent vote to defer the Mercosur trade agreement for scrutiny to the Court of Justice of the European Union. [8151/26]
869. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of sick days taken by staff in his Department for each of the years 2022 to 2025; the average days lost per employee for each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8169/26]
870. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the level of bovine TB compensation given to farmers, given the current price of cattle (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8182/26]
871. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if home checks carried out by an organisation (details supplied) officials or their agents for prospective "forever" homes for non-coursing greyhounds are classified as "welfare checks" by Greyhound Racing Ireland and included as part of the official figures given for "welfare checks" by the industry; and if so, if he can provide a break…