55. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the funding available for TAMS under budget 2027. [70987/26]
Parliamentary questions
Questions
TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work
Which departments get asked most
Department names as the record prints them. Some changed in June 2025.
All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,342 | 145 | 27,197 |
| Education | 13,896 | 145 | 13,751 |
| Transport | 11,008 | 139 | 10,869 |
| Justice | 9,783 | 135 | 9,648 |
| Housing | 9,020 | 160 | 8,860 |
| Children | 8,676 | 129 | 8,547 |
| Finance | 5,833 | 153 | 5,680 |
| Social | 5,830 | 135 | 5,695 |
| Agriculture | 4,888 | 136 | 4,752 |
| Enterprise | 3,878 | 139 | 3,739 |
| Foreign | 3,856 | 190 | 3,666 |
| Climate | 3,825 | 114 | 3,711 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,685 | 167 | 3,518 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,394 | 127 | 3,267 |
| Taoiseach | 2,585 | 1,436 | 1,149 |
| Defence | 2,499 | 162 | 2,337 |
| Culture | 2,376 | 147 | 2,229 |
| Rural | 2,331 | 140 | 2,191 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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56. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the work of the interdepartmental working group established to examine the racing of horse-drawn vehicles on public roads; the progress made to address the serious animal welfare concerns associated with the practice; whether the group is examining the measures required to prohibit racing of all horse drawn vehicles on pub…
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]
58. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of negotiations with the British government to reinstate access for Irish fishermen to their traditional fishing grounds at Rockall; and if he will seek international mediation or arbitration to resolve this long running injustice, that has cost our fleet millions of euro each year. [70176/26]
59. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the progress of the Bovine TB Action Plan. [70960/26]
60. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he will take to support farmers with the rising cost of fuel. [69929/26]
61. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he is taking to encourage generational renewal. [70941/26]
62. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date in implementing the Programme for Government commitment on intergenerational farm succession; if he plans to review the effectiveness of existing succession schemes and supports; and the further actions he plans to take to encourage younger people to enter farming and to support the sustainable transfer of family fa…
63. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to amend the policy to allow farm vehicles registered in the UK, brought in through Northern Ireland and purchased by Irish farmers without a phytosanitary certificate to be registered with Customs in Ireland. [71034/26]
64. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he intends to introduce a dedicated farm succession or retirement scheme to support generational renewal in agriculture; and the measures being considered to address barriers faced by young farmers in accessing land and taking over family farms. [70993/26]
65. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the issues discussed at the recent meeting of Agriculture Ministers held in Ireland. . [70973/26]
66. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of bluetongue cases notified to his Department; if he is satisfied that the measures being put in place are adequate to control the disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70953/26]
67. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding work ongoing to address animal cruelty concerns related to the export of live animals; and if he has engaged with animal welfare organisations in this regard. [69790/26]
68. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department has taken to introduce additional resources for enforcement of animal welfare legislation. [71002/26]
69. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports his Department is providing to Irish farmers to deal with rising input costs in the agriculture sector. [70759/26]
70. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support a ban on surgical artificial insemination of greyhounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71022/26]
71. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to enable farmers to participate directly in Ireland's renewable energy transition; and the opportunity he foresees for renewable energy to provide an income stream for farms. [70895/26]
72. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the urgent measures he and his Department is taking to address the backlog in aquaculture licence renewals, reviews and new applications in County Mayo; whether additional resources or personnel will be allocated to the Aquaculture and Foreshore Management Division to tackle the significant backlog, in view of the fact that some licences h…
73. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the Dog Control Stakeholder Group Report will be published. [70861/26]
74. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will publish the report from the Food Vision Seafood Sector Group (details supplied). [70175/26]
75. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and value of TAMS solar applications approved and not approved to date in 2026; if he will approve additional funding to meet the demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70929/26]
76. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the updated Land Use Strategy will be published; and to provide an update on same. [69726/26]
77. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider adding a cap on the number of breeding females permitted within a dog breeding establishment to the legislation proposed in this area. [70932/26]
78. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the framework set out under the National Bioeconomy Strategy 2026–2030. [70942/26]
112. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure the TII draw up a safety and speed reduction plan for the N68 at Darragh in County Clare (details supplied). [71096/26]