Agriculture Supports

586. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the establishment of the Forest Windblow Taskforce, if the price for logs will be monitored, following concerns that the prices may drop as a result of the windblow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9662/25]

231. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports in place for farmers whose herds are locked up due to TB bovine testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8511/25]

717. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if financial assistance can be provided to farmers for the purchase of backup generators and water pumps, given the increasing need for resilience against power outages; whether a scheme similar to the fodder support scheme could be introduced to support these purchases; and if not, whether generators and water pumps …

18. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the tax initiatives he has in place to support farm succession planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4902/25]

230. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers who have had damage to their farm as a result of storm Éowyn can apply for compensation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4864/25]

238. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an emergency fund for agricultural buildings damaged during the recent storm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5051/25]

496. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific financial incentives or policy supports that are in place to help young farmers access land, given that land prices remain a major barrier to entry for the next generation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4598/25]

856. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the introduction of a farm retirement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2189/25]

857. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is considering opening a farm retirement scheme during 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2252/25]

860. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the aquaculture assistance package that was mentioned in December 2024 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2384/25]

456. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the status of payments made by Microfinance Ireland to farmers, detailing the number, value and breakdown of payments made to farmers through Microfinance Ireland; the timeline of disbursements; the counties involved; and the types of farming enterprises supported, in tabular form. [17…

1100. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding or schemes available to deal with cutting and clearing ash dieback from a residential premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1331/25]

1109. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the number of landowners nationwide who have trees which are non-commercial plantations impacted by ash dieback adjacent to public roads; if he has assessed the associated potential risk to road safety; if he would consider a scheme to help landowners with the cost of removal of their impacted tree…

1115. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in payment of the €100 per ha tillage assistance payment to tillage farmers. [1805/25]

1120. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department suspended payments to farmers in early December 2024; if payments to farmers have commenced in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1959/25]