808. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason animals will not be released back to a herd owner (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37238/26]
Topics / Agriculture Industry
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsAgriculture Industry
238 questions from 69 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 8 October 2026.
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230 written, 8 oral
69
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| January 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 5 |
| March 2025 | 11 |
| April 2025 | 18 |
| May 2025 | 8 |
| June 2025 | 0 |
| July 2025 | 10 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 23 |
| October 2025 | 7 |
| November 2025 | 13 |
| December 2025 | 26 |
| January 2026 | 18 |
| February 2026 | 21 |
| March 2026 | 14 |
| April 2026 | 5 |
| May 2026 | 20 |
| June 2026 | 15 |
| July 2026 | 11 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 4 |
| October 2026 | 8 |
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448. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when will a herd number issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35857/26]
455. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the additional measures he intends to introduce to support generational renewal in the farming sector, particularly in relation to land access, succession planning and support for young farmers entering agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36476/26]
457. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to evaluate the impact of the EU's trade performance on the Irish agricultural sector, noting that 39% of respondents in Ireland view trade as the area where the EU's performance is strongest according to the recent European Movement Ireland EU Poll 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36478/26]
516. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has engaged with the Departments of Transport and Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding the support gap affecting own account transport operators in the agricultural supply chain; the measures being considered to address the financial pressures on these businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
891. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide, in respect of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF), the total amount of Exchequer and CAP funding the organisation has received since its inception, for each year from 2008 to the most recent year available; the amount of funding paid to ICBF, disaggregated by source and type, including annual operating grants, capital…
892. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide in respect of Sheep Ireland, the total amount of Exchequer and CAP funding the organisation has received since its inception; for each year from 2008 to the most recent year available; the amount of funding paid to Sheep Ireland, disaggregated by source and type, including annual operating grants, capital or infrastructure gra…
903. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to support generational renewal in farming, particularly in light of rising land, machinery and input costs facing young farmers seeking to enter the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35252/26]
304. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of hectares of agricultural land currently classified as set-aside or otherwise unused; whether an assessment has been undertaken of the potential to utilise such lands for the cultivation of alternative sustainable crops, including hemp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27541/26]
305. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has examined historical and current practices of crop diversification, including the cultivation of hemp in Ireland; whether engagement has taken place with farms or enterprises currently producing hemp for industrial or construction purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27542/26]
306. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports, advisory services or pricing models are currently available to farmers who may wish to diversify. [27543/26]
2271. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce targeted financial supports for agricultural and forestry contractors who are facing vast fuel cost increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25823/26]
2272. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine the feasibility of introducing a diesel price cap and similar price reduction measures for essential agricultural operations, including harvesting and silage cutting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25825/26]
85. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date on the implementation of the national women in agriculture action plan; when a detailed progress report is expected to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19342/26]
95. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider amending the strict deadlines for slurry spreading in view of changing weather patterns and increasing rainfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19694/26]
122. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans there are to help family farms impacted through rising fuel, fertiliser and feed costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20820/26]
132. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will offer any assistance to farmers experiencing increases in the cost of inputs on their farms due to volatility in markets from the war in Iran. [20853/26]
138. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to support farmers given the global impact of the war in Iran on fertilisers; his plans to increase our resilience against such events and to reduce the dependence on such oil-based products by the agricultural sector in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20870/26]
143. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered the impact of rising fertiliser prices on farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19776/26]
386. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if simplification of schemes and a reduction in paper work for farmers will be a key policy issue for him during Ireland’s Presidency of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21334/26]
1443. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department considers import controls to be effective where sanitary and phytosanitary, SPS, checks are not documented on TRACES NT; the measures in place to ensure completeness and reliability of control records; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19167/26]
1444. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the frequency of SPS checks recorded on TRACES NT at border control posts for high-risk third countries in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; if the frequency applied accords with EU requirements; if any change in frequency has been implemented over this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19168/26]
1445. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and type of follow-up actions taken under Part III of the CHED-P procedures for consignments entering the State in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, particularly regarding detained consignments, consignments subject to RASFF notification, re dispatched goods, and shipments destroyed; and if he will make a statement on th…
1447. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine , further to his reply of 5 February, in which he stated that all consignments were subject to sanitary and phytosanitary, SPS, checks, if he will clarify whether this is fully documented on TRACES NT; if not, why not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19171/26]
1448. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quality assurance processes in place within his Department to validate statistical data on CHED-Ps and gross tonnage of imported products of animal origin prior to publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19172/26]