57. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his views on the Protection of the Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021. [70981/26]
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105. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date on the proposed native Irish honey bee Bill 2021; the current status of engagement with beekeeping organisations, environmental groups and scientific experts on the legislation; the timeline envisaged for publication and enactment of the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35735/26]
136. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the Protection of the Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021; in particular to confirm when the scientific research report issued to his Department in December 2024 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35731/26]
2242. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on promised amendments to the Control of Dogs Act 1986 and the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 ,; the measures he is proposing to introduce to strengthen the rights of all dogs, including greyhounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25126/26]
833. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he intends to progress the Protection of the Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021 to the next legislative stage; if he will confirm whether his Department has concluded its internal review of the independent scientific assessment commissioned in 2023 and delivered to his Department in December 2024; and if he will make a statement on th…
834. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the independent scientific assessment on hybridisation and biosecurity threats to the native Irish honey bee, completed by a team of international experts and delivered to the Department in December 2024, has not yet been published; when this essential report will be released to the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement …
835. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he accepts the scientific evidence showing that hybridisation in Irish honey bee populations has increased at an alarming rate, including a 300% rise in introgression over a six year period; the immediate actions his Department is taking to protect the genetic integrity of the native Apis mellifera mellifera ecotype; and if he will ma…
837. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports his Department currently provides to Irish beekeeping organisations, namely NIHBS, FIBKA, IBA, UBKA, INIB, and the Irish Bee Foundation; whether his Department intends to strengthen these supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15048/26]
614. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he intends to publish the heads of the Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment) Bill; for an outline of the issues he intends to address in the Bill; the consultations he intends to hold; and if he will provide for pre-legislative scrutiny. [13608/25]
146. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail any EU legislation required to be transposed into Irish law and awaiting referral to an Oireachtas committee from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10228/25]