97. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on progress of the Bovine TB Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20924/26]
Topics / Agriculture Schemes
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsAgriculture Schemes
585 questions from 79 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
585
questions
576 written, 9 oral
79
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
4
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 10 |
| February 2025 | 30 |
| March 2025 | 44 |
| April 2025 | 40 |
| May 2025 | 50 |
| June 2025 | 4 |
| July 2025 | 43 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 23 |
| October 2025 | 12 |
| November 2025 | 44 |
| December 2025 | 16 |
| January 2026 | 35 |
| February 2026 | 11 |
| March 2026 | 26 |
| April 2026 | 60 |
| May 2026 | 39 |
| June 2026 | 39 |
| July 2026 | 34 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 7 |
| October 2026 | 18 |
Who asks, by party
The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
The TDs who asked most
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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The questions
103. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of Ireland's approach to vertical farming ;and the supports available for its development. [20539/26]
109. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on farmer participation levels in the agri environment schemes opened under the CAP Strategic Plan; to outline how counties with mixed farming profiles such as Kildare are being supported to maximise uptake in the next application period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20822/26]
114. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he could create an exceptional payments scheme within his Department for farmers who lose livestock in flash flooding, akin to the response from his Department to flooding in January 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20937/26]
116. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is taking to encourage farmers to consider installing solar panels on sheds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20962/26]
119. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual uptake of the solar capital investment scheme since the scheme opened; the number of applications received; the number approved; the average amount drawn down; the breakdown of completed installations by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20542/26]
121. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide TAMS funding to farmers who farm Natural Heritage Areas to purchase electronic collars to better manage the grazing patterns of their livestock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20728/26]
126. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of concerns among farmers in County Mayo that his Department is enforcing changes to commonage eligibility that may result in reductions or suspensions of farm scheme payments; the basis on which such determinations are being made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20956/26]
127. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a compensation scheme for farmers who suffer verified financial losses as a result of dog attacks on livestock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19043/26]
384. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review an application under TAMS, YFCIS TAMS 3 (details supplied) with a view to approving the application; if he will explain the marking details relative to this application; and confirm when the next assessment will take place. [21269/26]
1429. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date bovine viral diarrhoea, BVD, sampling, which started as a three-year scheme in 2012, will cease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18930/26]
1430. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of calves detected under the BVD sampling scheme per year; if a farm with no detections in the past five to ten years could opt out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18931/26]
1431. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied ) will receive BVD compensation for a number of animals culled in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18932/26]
1432. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers who entered a registered farm partnership in February 2024 (details supplied) can expect payment of their outstanding ACRES payments for 2024 and 2025, and a final determination regarding the interim ACRES debt balance issued to them, in circumstances where those payments remain outstanding; and if he will make a statement on th…
1436. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the 2024 and 2025 expenditure for agri-environmental schemes under Vote 30; to detail whether any underspends occurred in these areas compared with the original allocations; to outline the specific schemes involved; the reasons for the underspend; the number of participants affected; and if he will make a statement on the mat…
1437. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the 2024 and 2025 expenditure for targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS, under Vote 30; to detail whether any underspends occurred; the number of eligible applicants who did not draw down funding in that period; the measures being taken to ensure the full utilisation of allocated TAMS funding in future years; and i…
1457. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to urgently issue an ACRES payment in respect of a person (details supplied) [19956/26]
441. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the appeal procedure for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17973/26]
215. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received for a grant under the women's farmers capital investment scheme in TAMS 3; the number of grants paid to date under the scheme; if he will review an application (details supplied) which was refused although the applicant appears to be an ideal candidate for this scheme; and if he will make a statement …
398. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will include the loss of livestock in the flood compensation scheme as farmers/farm families are small businesses and cannot sustain such a loss from flooding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17004/26]
691. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the lime subsidy scheme; if he will consider reintroducing this scheme for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16520/26]
700. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the basis for compensation levels regarding bovine viral diarrhoea; when current compensation levels were set; when they were last reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16598/26]
711. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the next tranche of the ACRES will open for applications, specifically in relation to new entrants and farmers who were unable to access the previous intake; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17149/26]
819. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update regarding the opening of the Long Bank Mussel Seed Bed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14297/26]
486. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the potential benefits of merging agri-environmental measures with eco-schemes to halve administrative requirements and make programs more attractive to Irish farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13821/26]