Agriculture Industry

1032. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports available for food, agri-tech and agri-business companies operating in Cork North-West; the number of enterprises that have benefited from such supports since 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57019/26]

1036. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports available to assist family-owned food manufacturing and agri-business enterprises with succession planning, digital transformation and business expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57023/26]

358. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position on advancing legislation on ReNure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54312/26]

14. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the further steps he and his Department are taking to encourage more young people to enter farming and to support family farm succession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52227/26]

74. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has had discussions with his EU counterparts on the importance of supporting generational renewal in the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51672/26]

78. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has undertaken, or plans to undertake, any assessment of the potential role of vertical farming and aquaponic food production systems in supporting sustainable agriculture and food security; whether grant supports or pilot programmes are under consideration, including for urban areas; and if he will…

167. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a breakdown by product type of the amount of fertiliser purchased by Irish farmers in 2025; and the average cost per tonne. [51918/26]

169. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person who decided that Ireland would not pursue agricultural reserve support for potato growers affected by the 2023/2024 weather events; whether that decision was made by him, a Minister of State or officials within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52024/26]

170. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the objective criteria used by his Department in concluding that the 2023/2024 potato losses did not justify seeking agricultural reserve assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52025/26]

385. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to take into consideration the mitigating circumstances in relation to the registration of ten calves in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50731/26]

231. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a name will be removed from a herd number (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49995/26]

642. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is taking to ensure that the beef being imported from Mercosur countries are not containing any type of chemical preservative to their fresh meat which, achieves an extended shelf life, leading to negative health impacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48912/26]

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]

682. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has conducted an assessment of the dispensing of animal antiparasitic products following the introduction of the NVPS mandatory veterinary prescriptions for animal antiparasitic products; if it is having a noticeable impact on the pharmacy sector incomes and operation; if any pharmacy has ceased dispensing …

683. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has conducted an assessment of the dispensing of animal antiparasitic products following the introduction of the NVPS mandatory veterinary prescriptions for animal antiparasitic products; if it is having a noticeable impact on the veterinary sector incomes and operation; if any have ceased dispensing animal…

684. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has conducted an assessment of the dispensing of animal antiparasitic products following the introduction of the NVPS mandatory veterinary prescriptions for animal antiparasitic products; if it is having a noticeable impact on the merchants sector incomes and operation; if any have ceased dispensing animal …

380. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated amount of revenue that could be raised by removing the tax exemption. [48446/26]

155. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 326 of 10 April 2025, the progress made in reviewing forestry setbacks and corridors in relation to the safeguarding of the electrical network and updating forestry related requirements; when the new regulations will be published and implemented; and if he will make a statement o…

156. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of widespread concerns in some rural communities that replanting of forestry is continuing close to critical infrastructure such as electricity lines which will inevitably cause further problems for the electricity network in the future as evidenced by the widespread damage caused to transmission lines…

158. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when it is proposed to amend legislation and regulations in relation to forestry, taking into account the widespread concerns of communities regarding power outages which have occurred as a direct result of trees falling on power lines and telecommunication lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46386…

718. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide information on the number of commercial egg farms nationwide; the percentage breakdown of enriched cage systems, barn systems, free-range operations and organic operations, with approximate overall numbers of birds in each of the four systems; the size (as in bird population) of the five largest operati…

719. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide information on the average size of the outdoor access area available to the hens on free-range farms; if there is a minimum outdoor space requirement set down by his Department for all free-range egg farms; if all organic egg farms provide outdoor access to the birds; and if he will make a statement on …

720. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the practice of beak-trimming is used on commercial egg farms in Ireland; if so, the extent and the number of producers using this practice; the age at which beak-trimming takes place; the method in which the beaks are trimmed; if beak trimming is carried out by a veterinary professional, or by a farm worker; i…

727. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that exporting of poultry litter from the North of Ireland to the South has been suspended; and the measures his Department is taking to have this suspension lifted. [45131/26]

746. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of herd number applications for companies that his Department has demanded an entirely new application for, due to a change in keeper details during the application process; to detail on a by county basis in each of the years 2010 to 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45…