668. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of pigs slaughtered in Ireland between 2022 and to date in 2026; the methods of slaughter used; the number that were slaughtered by high-concentration carbon dioxide gas stunning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49512/26]
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669. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has examined alternatives to the use of high-concentration carbon dioxide gas stunning of pigs in slaughterhouses, including electrical stunning, inert gas systems using argon or nitrogen, low atmospheric pressure stunning, or other emerging technologies; whether any assessment has been conducted of the animal welf…
471. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are any regulatory obstacles to domestic producers and suppliers sourcing pigmeat from outside the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13675/26]
494. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the findings of the government-funded PigTail Project; his Department’s position on the widespread concerns expressed by Irish pig farmers regarding the risks and costs of ceasing tail docking; the financial or practical supports he intends to provide should regulatory changes be pursued; and if he will make a statement o…
495. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will rule out any unilateral move to ban or restrict tail docking in the Irish pig sector without full compensation, revised housing standards and market premiums for producers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13922/26]
78. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outlaw teeth-clipping, tail-docking and castration in pig farming and regulate sow stalls and farrowing crates to have an area of not less than 5 sq. m, so as to improve animal welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36640/25]