Questions

644. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether an organisation's (details supplied) status as a company limited by guarantee limits the Department’s ability to scrutinise its spending, governance, executive decisions or internal financial controls; and whether the Minister considers it acceptable for an organisation receiving significant public funding to refuse to publis…

645. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department or Sport Ireland has been informed of any decision by the board of an organisation (details supplied) regarding the renewal, retention or performance review of the CEO; his views such a decision should proceed while serious concerns remain unresolved; and if he will request that any CEO contract decision be paused…

646. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has considered the use of cattle grids as a livestock management measure in Ireland, including in comparison with practices in other jurisdictions such as Scotland; whether barriers to their wider use have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49017/26]

647. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the last inactive status recorded on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System for all dogs subject to traceability on this system in 2021 (details supplied); the breakdown of the number, by active, inactive, exported and reported dead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49023/26]

648. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of individual greyhound pups born in Ireland during the period 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025; the breakdown of racing and coursing pups and the number of litters born in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49024/26]

649. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 308 of 15 April 2026, if it is not known what happened to the 23,760 non-coursing greyhounds entered on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system in 2021 (details supplied); if so, his views on whether the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system is fit for purpose; and if he will make a sta…

650. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how much the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system cost to put in place; annual cost of operating this system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49026/26]

651. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify the discrepancy in the figures given for the number of greyhounds homed by the operators of a greyhound care home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49027/26]

652. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49085/26]

653. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of activity of EU registered pelagic freezer trawlers inside the Irish EEZ over the period April-June, 2026; the monitoring and inspections of these vessels that has taken place over the same period April-June; and if he will provide information on the reported landings made by these vessels including any bycatch of bo…

654. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason work on a forestry boundary (details supplied) has not been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49259/26]

655. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture licenses processed in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49390/26]

656. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture licenses processed during the past five years and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49391/26]

657. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture licenses are awaiting to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49392/26]

658. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when funding will be released to participants under the Farming for Water EIP including a person ( details supplied ); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49424/26]

659. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the extension to the fuel subsidy support scheme be open to the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49433/26]

660. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that passporting delays can result in foals being older and more difficult to handle by the time identification and veterinary processes are completed; whether any animal welfare or health and safety assessment has been carried out; and if he accepts that delays may increase risk for breeders, vets, handlers and the anima…

661. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether an organisation (details supplied) has provided a full breakdown of expenditure related to the most recent Olympic Games; whether it is correct that staff in the organisation chose accommodation outside of that provided by the Olympic Federation at an additional cost to the organisation; and whether he will require publication o…

662. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of public funding allocated to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the past five years; the purpose for which that funding was allocated; whether his Department receives detailed accounts showing how this funding is spent; and if he will publish a full breakdown of funding, by programme, including high perform…

663. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether an organisation (details supplied) has provided the Department with detailed high performance accounts for each of the past five years; whether these accounts are reviewed by the Department, Sport Ireland or any other State body; and whether the Minister will require the organisation to publish detailed high performance income a…

664. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an organisation (details supplied) has introduced a high performance levy of €45 per FEI entry; whether he has assessed the financial impact this will have on Irish riders, young riders, professional riders, owners and breeders; and if he considers it appropriate that riders may be requir…

665. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he accepts that additional levies imposed by an organisation (details supplied) may create barriers to entry for young riders and professional riders without significant family wealth; whether any equality, access or affordability assessment was carried out before the high performance levy was introduced; and if he will require …

666. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he has considered the potential impact of an organisation (details supplied) may high performance levy on Ireland’s competitiveness internationally; whether the levy may make Irish riders more expensive for owners compared with riders competing under other national federations; and whether this could result in international owne…

667. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of any proposals to introduce updated urban horse control legislation; the timeline for the publication of such legislation; and the measures being considered to address ongoing concerns regarding horse welfare, public safety, anti-social behaviour and enforcement challenges in urban areas, particularly where local author…

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]