Questions

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…

378. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the names of the ten largest egg production operations here; the number of birds that went through the system in each of the top five, in 2025; the number of mortalities in each of the top five producers in 2025; the reasons for these mortalities; the average age of the birds when they expired; the frequency of vis…

379. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 720 of 16 June 2026, if he will clarify if any birds on Irish egg producer operations, be they enriched, barn or free range, have their beaks trimmed; if so, to provide accurate statistics on the number of birds whose beaks were trimmed in 2025; the breakdown for enriched, barn and free range; an…

380. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of day-old female chicks that were imported into Ireland in 2025; the countries from which these day-old chicks were imported; the breakdown in numbers for each country; the way in which the chicks were packed for transport; the method and duration of transport from the overseas hatchery to the egg producer; and if he will…