Agriculture Industry

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. [191…

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 ma…

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]

613. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the implementation of the Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters Regulations in the context of the Nitrates Action Programme to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17099/26]

701. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how the proposal of Minister of State Healy-Rea at his Department concerning changing the definition of a farmer to allow people to claim increased forestry premiums will affect discussions and negotiations in defining an active farmer for the purposes of CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16676/26]

211. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the investigation being undertaken by his Department into the concerns raised by a person (details supplied) concerning the welfare of his animals, and other matters, during a specific timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15211/26]

213. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of WTE qualified archaeologists employed by his Department in each the years of 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [15336/26]

215. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the land use review; the stage it is currently at; when it is expected to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15565/26]

809. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the Government has assessed the potential for industrial hemp to replace peat based products and industries in former bog regions, including its use in horticulture, low carbon construction and bio materials; whether he will consider developing a targeted pilot programme in peatland transition areas to suppo…

810. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has assessed the economic and job creation potential of an Irish industrial hemp sector; whether he considers there is a risk that Ireland may fall behind other European Union member states in developing this market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14328/26]

821. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to develop a national strategy for industrial hemp; whether he will support Irish farmers to diversify into hemp production for use in construction, textiles and other low carbon materials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14327/26]

839. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on implementation of the recommendations of the Commission on Generational Renewal in Farming. [15127/26]

487. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how the proposed €40 billion innovation window in the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework will be utilised to support Irish agricultural advancements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13823/26]

489. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific supports and guidance being provided to tillage farmers in counties such as Offaly, to comply with the new GAEC 7 crop rotation and diversification requirements and the catch crop alternative under the 2026 BISS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13916/26]

490. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated administrative and compliance costs for tillage farmers arising from the updated GAEC standards in 2026; the measures he is taking to minimise the regulatory burden on family farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13917/26]