Animal Breeding

697. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the continuation of breeding of sheep with ovine semen that does not meet Scrapie 1 will affect Ireland’s scrapie status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16531/26]

814. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the regulations mandated by his Department in regard to pig and turkey farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14008/26]

782. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline for when he expects to receive recommendations regarding dog breeding legislation from the dog control stakeholder group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5576/26]

1841. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding his Department’s efforts to fulfil the Programme for Government commitments to address the disjointed approach to dog control issues by ensuring all legislation and policy in relation to the control of dogs, dog welfare and dog breeding establishments rests with his Department; and if he will ma…

1842. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review legislation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1300/26]

1843. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider implementing a formal review of the restricted breed list to include input from veterinary professionals, qualified behaviourists, and animal welfare organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1432/26]

1844. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider removing a particular breed from the restricted breed lists (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1433/26]

1845. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider implementing a mechanism to assess individual behaviour of dogs on the restricted breeds given issues with the current legislation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1434/26]

699. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a full review of the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the 2018 guidelines will be completed; the scope of that review; and the steps being taken to strengthen enforcement and improve welfare standards for breeding dogs. [65386/25]

700. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current resourcing allocated to local authorities for inspections of dog breeding establishments; whether he is satisfied that staffing levels are adequate; and if he will consider increasing funding to ensure consistent compliance and enforcement across all counties. [65387/25]

701. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a central, publicly accessible database recording all individuals or entities breeding or selling puppies; the expected timeline for this measure; and the way in which it will be enforced. [65388/25]

702. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions being taken to improve public awareness of the way to identify licensed breeders; the way in which to report suspected illegal breeding activity; and whether his Department plans a national information campaign. [65389/25]

713. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the minimum requirements or participation conditions set an organisation (details supplied) for genomic services or involvement in its breeding-related activities comply with breeders' rights under Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012, including the breeder's right to participate in and contribute t…

718. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide any formal documentation or statutory basis for the designation of an organisation (details supplied) as a national breeding programme operator; and to clarify the scope and legal authority of this designation. [65513/25]

727. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department monitors or records cases where organisations (details supplied) remove genetic indexes; to list all such cases since 2021; and to confirm whether Department-appointed board members have been contacted about such removals. [65530/25]

316. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider amending the Dog Breeding Establishment Act 2010 to include an obligation for dog breeders to keep a record of to whom pups are being sold/given or otherwise distributed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60536/25]

638. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific date for making the results of his Department’s consultation on surgical artificial insemination in greyhounds available for public review; and a specific timeline in respect of the next steps following this consultation. [56723/25]

654. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the increased supports that will be put in place for equine breeders, such as inclusion in farm investment schemes like TAMS, directing a portion of prize funds to breeders, and supporting thoroughbred foal levies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56908/25]

656. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the development of a high welfare end of life equine facility in conjunction with equine breeders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56910/25]

250. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to placing the dog breeding establishment guidelines on a statutory footing. [55730/25]

595. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce specific NACE codes for dog breeding to improve tax oversight and industry statistics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47185/25]

1824. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is planning to introduce mandatory health testing for all commercially bred dogs and consider banning the breeding of brachycephalic breeds, as done in Norway and the Netherlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47182/25]

130. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of all dog breeding establishments, per county and per category of establishment, for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38320/25]

449. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Implementation Team established for developing the XL Bully Regulations is a sub group of the dog control stakeholder group; if not, the basis upon which it was formed; the rationale for setting up the implementation team given its purpose seems to duplicate what is covered in terms of reference for the dog cont…

459. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to review the penalties for breaching the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 in the proposed new Control of Dogs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 and improve the overall regulation of this business to the benefit of public safety and the welfare of dogs. [31659/25]