Questions

914. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has examined the approach taken in other EU Member States, where livestock trailers and similar mobile livestock handling equipment are funded under CAP Pillar II investment schemes; if he will assess whether Ireland's TAMS framework could be aligned with these European precedents; and if he will make a statement on the…

915. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify whether livestock trailers fall within the scope of investments permitted under Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 governing CAP Strategic Plans, given that other member states fund such equipment through CAP rural development measures; if he will consider their inclusion in future TAMS tranches; and if he will make a statement…

916. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has been informed of the outcome of an investigation by officers in Rásaíocht Con Éireann, into complaints of animal cruelty at a Rasaiocht Con Eireann licensed kennel in the west of Ireland (details supplied); the outcome of this investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39635/26]

917. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration is being given to reviewing current afforestation licensing rules in relation to planting distances from overhead electricity infrastructure, in light of concerns regarding the impact of fallen forestry on power lines during storm Éowyn and the importance of maintaining forestry corridors to protect the integrity and res…

918. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether Coillte or the National Forest Inventory maintains stand-level data on the percentage composition of tree species within individual forestry plantations; and if he will provide details of the methodology used to classify plantations by dominant species. [39800/26]

919. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any formal definition exists within Coillte, the National Forest Inventory or his Department for "monoculture forestry" or "near-monoculture forestry"; and if he will provide the applicable thresholds or criteria. [39801/26]

920. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares within the State forestry estate in which Sitka spruce represents greater than 75%, 90% and 95% respectively of total tree composition. [39802/26]

921. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether biodiversity reporting within the National Forest Inventory distinguishes between forests containing incidental secondary species and forests designed as genuinely mixed-species plantation [39803/26]

922. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proportion of annual new planting undertaken by Coillte comprised predominantly Sitka spruce in each year from 2015 to 2026. [39804/26]

923. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any climate resilience or disease-vulnerability assessments have been undertaken regarding the concentration of Sitka spruce within the State forestry estate; and if he will provide details of any such assessments. [39805/26]

924. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any targets exist to reduce reliance on Sitka spruce planting within publicly owned forestry lands over the next decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39806/26]

925. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether Coillte maintains GIS or digital mapping identifying mixed-species forestry stands within the State forestry estate; and whether such information is publicly accessible. [39807/26]

926. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any independent ecological assessment has been undertaken comparing biodiversity outcomes between predominantly Sitka spruce plantations and mixed-native woodland systems on State-owned forestry lands. [39808/26]

927. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has assessed the long-term economic, biodiversity and storm-resilience implications of continued reliance on Sitka spruce as the dominant commercial forestry species within the State forestry estate. [39809/26]

928. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in County Tipperary participating in ACRES; the number awaiting payment; the total amount paid to farmers in the county to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39930/26]

929. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made to deal with the rising cases of animal cruelty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39940/26]

930. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the number of BISS applications made this year detailing activity class (details supplied), in tabular form. [39951/26]

931. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department intends to apply to the EU's CAP crisis reserve fund for funding to support farmers affected by the increase in fertiliser prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39969/26]

932. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will provide funding for farmers to offset the increase in the cost of fertiliser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39970/26]

933. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has conducted recent research relating to BVD testing and calves coming out with a P1 result in terms of possible causes of infection in calves; the way they could have picked up the infection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40252/26]

934. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if 18 month old bullocks that passed the tissue test as male calves and have a clear result cannot be sold when they are separated from a dairy herd that previously had infected calves that had to be disposed of following notification of the tissue sample results that showed a P1 result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [402…

935. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 828 of 19 May 2026, if she will respond to further correspondence received (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40080/26]

936. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of Ireland’s transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40217/26]

937. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is satisfied that Ireland will be in a position to transpose the elements of the Pay Transparency Directive; if she will set out a timeline for this transposition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40218/26]

938. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of concerns outlined by other EU member states in relation to their ability to transpose certain aspects of the Pay Transparency Directive specifically in relation to reporting on the gender pay gap; her views in relation to these difficulties, if such difficulties apply to Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the …