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]
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
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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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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 support employment and cl…
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]
258. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm for intra-EU trade to and from Ireland whether TRACES is the only system that is used to record animal and animal products exports from and imports to Ireland, or if there is any other system or database used for the purpose of recording such trade-related information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1…
259. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm the process that is in place and followed in Ireland to verify the accuracy of information recorded by those that export either live animals or animal products on TRACES, the European Commission's online platform for sanitary and phytosanitary certification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10514/26]
260. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm for intra-EU and EU trade to and from Ireland that is recorded on TRACES, if animal products such as meat from bovines, ovines or porcines that has not been processed beyond its raw state, either chilled or frozen, can be categorised as food on the system and thereby make it impossible to determine the species of anim…
261. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm for each of the past ten calendar years the total number of TRACES declarations for exports from Ireland to Intra-EU and EU exports of both live animals and animal products on which non-conformances were found; the predominant nature of the non-conformances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10516/26]
262. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm for the past ten calendar years the total number of TRACES declarations for exports from Ireland of Intra-EU and EU exports for both live animals and animal products; the number of individual verification checks that were completed on these TRACES declarations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10517/26]
263. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of peat, in tonnes, imported into Ireland from 2016 to 2026, broken down by country, in tabular form. [10531/26]
874. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which sustainability is being integrated into the agri-food sector's roadmap to achieve export growth from €13 billion to €21 billion by the end of the decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9159/26]
896. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on his Departments research and analysis of the current closed period model for the restriction of slurry and chemical fertiliser; if issues have been highlighted by farmers to his Department in relation to this model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10190/26]
897. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to the provision of a more flexible model of the closed period for the restriction of slurry and chemical fertiliser, in order that farmers can work with Ireland’s unpredictable weather conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10191/26]
898. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to the provision of a condition based model on a computer or smart phone application in conjunction with Met Éireann rainfall reports (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10192/26]
900. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of reported incidents of inappropriate slurry spreading over the past year in each county; the outcome of investigations, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10266/26]
3. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide increased powers and resources for the Agri-Food regulator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6709/26]
6. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set out the specific steps he is taking in 2026 to reduce the administrative and regulatory burden on farmers, in light of recent reports that almost half of farmers identify rules, regulations and bureaucracy as their biggest concern; if he will commit to a timeline for simplifying key schemes and inspection processes; and if …