Questions

386. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding for the Veterinary Food Safety Laboratory, Inniscarra, County Cork, provided by the Department before and after the transfer of local authority veterinary services to the Department on 1 January 2025; the number of samples tested there that were funded by the Department in each of the years 2023 to 2026; and the number of rese…

65. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to reduce unnecessary administrative burdens and simplify regulatory compliance for farmers and agri-food businesses while maintaining Ireland's high environmental and food safety standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52235/26]

586. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to confirmation that certain infant formula products contaminated with cereulide were manufactured in Ireland and exported, the findings of any investigation conducted by his Department, which regulates the relevant manufacturing facilities, into the way the contaminated ingredient arachidonic acid oil entered the manufactu…

587. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given that analysis reported in February 2026 found the contamination of arachidonic acid oil with cereulide dated back to October 2024 and persisted throughout 2025, whether any infant formula manufactured in or placed on the market in the State during that period was affected; whether any cases of illness in the State have been l…

588. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the controls applied to imported ingredients used in the manufacture of infant formula in the State, with particular reference to arachidonic acid oil sourced from outside the European Union; whether those controls have been strengthened since the cereulide contamination incident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [477…

977. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if traceability records will be made publicly accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12620/26]

978. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if processors will be required to publish the proportions of Irish and non-Irish products of animal origin processed in their plants, and that are contained in their final products, whether ready to eat or non ready to eat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12621/26]

979. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quantity of third country imports of products of animal origin that went to each of the approved/registered meat establishments disaggregated by species and activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12622/26]

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]

886. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 738 of 9 December 2025, in relation to the importation of Brazilian beef that was contaminated with growth hormones, when he expects the Brazilian competent authorities to conduct an investigation, and report to the EU authorities to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8556…

224. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the Food Safety Authority of Ireland became aware that beef from Brazil treated with oestradiol was available on the Irish market in December 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4667/26]

225. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has been engaging with authorities in Northern Ireland regarding a matter (details supplied). [4668/26]

226. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has been engaging with UK authorities regarding a matter (details supplied). [4669/26]

489. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will demand confirmation from the European Commission that no imports can be allowed into the EU of any Mercosur district produced goods that do not comply with recognised EU standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3193/26]

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]

100. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of any Brazilian or South American beef being imported into Ireland that is produced using hormones and antibiotics that are banned in Ireland under food safety standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66303/25]

107. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his engagements with his European counterparts regarding food safety and public health. [66730/25]

116. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the food standards of South American agricultural products that may be imported into Ireland; if he is concerned that they are being produced using hazardous pesticides that have been banned in the EU for decades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66484/25]

127. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the analysis his Department has carried out on food safety in the Irish food market with regard to the importation of Brazilian beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66485/25]

136. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the food safety standards which are in place to ensure the quality of South American beef entering the Irish market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66657/25]

150. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmer milk samples taken by his Department at milk processing plants in to date 2025; the number of samples tested in the same period that were outside the required standards for milk testing at processor level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52252/25]

756. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if food that is recalled for reason of an outbreak of disease, or suspicion of an outbreak of disease, is disposed of; how it is disposed of; and if there is transparent oversight of its disposal. [51894/25]