622. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants under BISS, CRISS and Eco-Scheme who had not received their full scheme payment within four, eight, 12 and 24 weeks of the commencement of payments in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the value of payments outstanding at those dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [686…
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623. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the longest, shortest and average processing time recorded for approved TAMS applications in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the reasons for significant delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68609/26]
624. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average time taken to process and determine applications under TAMS in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of applications in each year that took longer than 12 weeks, 24 weeks, 36 weeks and 52 weeks respectively to determine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68607/26]
625. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the top ten countries by volume and value from which Ireland imports Turkish products in 2025 and for the first half of 2026; and the quantity from each country, in tabular form. [68645/26]
626. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the number of horses exported for slaughter to date. [68731/26]
627. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the number of thoroughbreds rehomed through Treo Eile and the Irish horse welfare trust in 2026. [68732/26]
628. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the breakdown of facilities, that is, toilets, eating areas with benches, caravan parking, showers and so on, in each of the Coillte managed forests. [68941/26]
629. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to give a detailed report in relation to the action being taken to tackle the ever increasing number of accidents involving deer on public roads; if he will expedite the introduction of preventive measures before a fatality occurs or a member of the public is seriously injured; to provide a detailed progress report on the implementatio…
126. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to introducing a targeted financial support or grant to assist older people and pensioners living alone with the cost of adopting a rescue animal, in view of the rising number of dogs being euthanised in local authority pounds and the recognised health and companionship benefits for older people at risk of s…
127. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dogs euthanised in local authority dog pounds in each of the years 2022 to 2024, by local authority including the figures for Cork City Council and Cork County Council, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67354/26]
128. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to providing dedicated funding or support, whether through his Department's annual animal welfare grant programme or otherwise, to sustain and expand existing schemes that waive adoption fees for older people adopting a rescue animal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67357/2…
129. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the number of dogs euthanised in local authority dog pounds in each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, by local authority and including the figures for Cork City Council and Cork County Council, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67370/26]
130. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to introducing a targeted financial support or grant to assist older people and pensioners living alone with the cost of adopting a rescue animal, in view of the rising number of dogs being euthanised in local authority pounds and the recognised health and companionship benefits for older people at risk of s…
131. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of veterinary inspections carried out in 2025 specifically to observe poultry catching and loading (details supplied); if he is unable to provide this data, his reason for the lack of information, given that catching and loading is a particularly stressful event for hens; and the reason data on the effectiveness of stunnin…
132. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department does not collect data on incidences in the egg industry of osteoporosis, peritonitis, egg binding and uterine prolapse; if he is aware whether a Government, local authority or any other body is actively engaged in the collection of this data; if no data is collected on these incidences in laying hens, the re…
134. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to PQ 50437/26, the reason his Department does not collect data on the number of, and the reason for mortalities for hen producers; the reason he considers it unnecessary to collect and assess this data; if he is aware of the significant mortality rate in the industry; and the way in which his Department can form an accurate …
135. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a replanting order (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67427/26]
136. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total capital funding sought, allocated and drawn down for harbours and piers in each county in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and for the period 1 January to 31 August in 2025 and 2026, broken down by funding programme and local authority, in tabular form. [67609/26]
137. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of each application for capital funding for harbours and piers in County Waterford in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to 31 August 2026, including the harbour or pier concerned, project description, amount sought, amount allocated, amount drawn down, application and approval date, and current project status, in tabular …
450. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will outline in relation to the 2026 scheme of investment aid for innovation and diversification in horticulture, the amount the scheme was allocated; the amount of that allocation that was actually drawn down; the number of applications that were received and approved; and the way in which the funding was distributed by…
451. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if EU fines will be imposed if Ireland fails to meet afforestation targets in the future; if so, the expected amount those fines will be; and when they will issue. [66323/26]
452. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if fines have ever been issued to the Irish Government for failing to meet afforestation targets in the past. [66322/26]
453. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expected timeframe for Coillte to replant the 14,500 hectares of their forests destroyed by storm Éowyn in January 2025. [66321/26]
454. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of plants Coillte must replant to replenish the 14,500 hectares of their forests destroyed by storm Éowyn in January 2025. [66320/26]
455. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Coillte will have enough home-grown nursery stock to replant the 14,500 hectares of their forests destroyed by storm Éowyn in January 2025. [66319/26]