Parliamentary questions

744. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the level of funding provided to Crann and any other organisation which promote the planting of trees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70125/25]

745. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the national afforestation programme; the number of trees planted in Ireland in each of the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70126/25]

746. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the national forestation programme, if any assessment is made of the quality of land before an agreement is made with a farmer to plant trees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70127/25]

747. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the species of trees planted under the national afforestation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70128/25]

748. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports available for farmers to promote environmentally friendly practices and to reduce their carbon emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70129/25]

749. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request the EU Commission to remove the beef and poultry import concessions proposed under the EU-Mercosur agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70197/25]

750. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request the EU Commission to mandate an urgent, targeted DG SANTE audit in Brazil focused specifically on practical enforcement of prescription only rules for veterinary antimicrobials, control of highest priority critically important antimicrobials and the effective operation of national identification a…

751. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request the EU Commission to ensure that the EU's internal AMR and animal welfare commitments are fully reflected in the conditions attached to beef and poultry imports, in order that public health protection and high welfare are not compromised for the sake of trade concessions; and if he will make a sta…

752. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70265/25]

753. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a schedule of all funding and grant aid provided by heading and subhead to Kildare, Wicklow and Meath local authorities in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the amount returned and or not expended over the same period. [70301/25]

754. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a shortage of Department vets in meat factories; the location of these shortages; the reason for these shortages; and the way in which he intends to resolve this issue. [70338/25]

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]

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]

386. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if following a recent report of illegal and substandard antibiotics being used in Brazilian beef imports, he will request a re-examination of the terms and conditions of the Mercusor trade deal to create a level playing field for Irish and European farmers. [68531/25]

387. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine the TB compensation scheme payment for a person (details supplied). [68564/25]

388. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocations in current and capital expenditure to Teagasc in each of the years 2019 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68692/25]

389. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions taken by his Department following recent FSAI and DAFM inspection findings relating to non-compliance in certain meat processing facilities; the enforcement steps initiated; and the measures in place to ensure full traceability, food safety and animal welfare compliance across all such facilities. [68739/25…

390. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of investigations currently under way relating to unpaid debts owed by meat processors to primary producers; the scale of the debts identified; and the systems in place to protect farmers from late or non-payment by processors. [68740/25]

391. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to examine a matter (details supplied) in respect of the importation of non-native honeybees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68855/25]

208. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the next payment run will be made for farmers who are not paid their ACRES first payment for the scheme year 2025, and the figures not paid yet for 2025 first payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68177/25]

209. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has enough funding to pay farmers in the different agricultural schemes the money they are owed before the year end 2025; and given his Department’s payments and budget, whether he envisages a shortfall in any scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68178/25]

210. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle and sheep slaughtered annually in Ireland under Halal certification without pre-stunning; the names of the companies licensed to carry out this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68190/25]