1503. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received for the fishing and aquaculture registered vessel fuel support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42867/26]
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 | 27,764 | 145 | 27,619 |
| Education | 14,148 | 145 | 14,003 |
| Transport | 11,178 | 139 | 11,039 |
| Justice | 9,962 | 135 | 9,827 |
| Housing | 9,139 | 160 | 8,979 |
| Children | 8,691 | 142 | 8,549 |
| Social | 5,914 | 135 | 5,779 |
| Finance | 5,884 | 153 | 5,731 |
| Agriculture | 4,894 | 136 | 4,758 |
| Enterprise | 3,942 | 139 | 3,803 |
| Climate | 3,915 | 130 | 3,785 |
| Foreign | 3,868 | 190 | 3,678 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,737 | 167 | 3,570 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,437 | 140 | 3,297 |
| Taoiseach | 2,665 | 1,495 | 1,170 |
| Defence | 2,599 | 179 | 2,420 |
| Culture | 2,492 | 147 | 2,345 |
| Rural | 2,361 | 140 | 2,221 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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1504. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure if his Department licences an abattoir operator, that this facility operates to the highest, most transparent standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43005/26]
1505. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to prevent the over-breeding of horses for the horse-racing industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43006/26]
1506. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the independent scientific assessment report (details supplied) of the health of the Irish honeybee which was commissioned by his Department and submitted to him in October 2023 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43045/26]
1507. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding his Department’s Purchase Order Report for Quarter 1 2026 (details supplied), the reason two entries, appear without a purchase order number or description despite a payment value being recorded; whether the omission of the purchase order number and description was intentional; if so, the basis for the omission; and if not, wh…
1508. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current Government position on the Protection of the Native Irish Honeybee Bill 2021; whether the Government intends to support, amend or otherwise progress the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43298/26]
1509. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding his Department’s response to a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43320/26]
1510. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the mechanisms in place to ensure that a case (details supplied) cannot happen again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43321/26]
1511. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken to ensure that welfare protections are in place within the greyhound industry in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43322/26]
1512. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the welfare checks in place specifically in relation to greyhound breeders and racing kennels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43323/26]
1513. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the provisions within the Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011 are sufficient to ensure that the greyhound industry is adequately assessed for animal welfare provisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43324/26]
1514. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of the grants applied for and awarded under the equine technical support (ETS) scheme for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43339/26]
1515. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports available to farmers affected by increasingly frequent extreme weather events; whether additional climate adaptation measures are being considered for the agricultural sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43490/26]
1516. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the review of the red clover and multi-species sward measures; when the reviews will be completed; if the results of the review will be made publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43534/26]
1517. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the red clover and multi-species sward measures will be re-introduced under Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43535/26]
1518. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the use of red clover and multi-species sward can reduce the need for chemical nitrogen in the context of Ireland and Europe, needing to reduce importation of fertilisers from the Middle East. [43536/26]
1519. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers awaiting payment under agri-environmental schemes; the average waiting time for payment; and the measures being taken to address delays. [43757/26]
1520. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether consideration is being given to additional supports for farmers affected by prolonged periods of extreme weather and flooding. [43758/26]
1521. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of reports of a missing pony in County Kildare; the measures being taken to secure the pony's welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43808/26]
1522. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to improve the welfare protections of greyhounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43965/26]
1523. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to amend the eligibility criteria for the fuel support scheme to include those small contractors who are not VAT registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44005/26]
1524. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current process used by Greyhound Racing Ireland to ensure its welfare staff are sufficiently qualified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44010/26]
1525. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current process Greyhound Racing Ireland undertakes when a welfare complaint is raised around greyhounds in the racing industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44011/26]
1526. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown on the grants applied for and awarded to an entity (details supplied ) in excess of €200 thousand euros under the equine technical support scheme for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44129/26]
1527. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 677 of 21 October 2025, to review the case (details supplied) despite the reply it is not being offered to CDNT clients; if she will examine this further; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43945/26]