858. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of site inspections conducted by his Department for biosecurity compliance in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7506/26]
Topics / Animal Diseases
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsAnimal Diseases
191 questions from 53 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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176 written, 15 oral
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| January 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 6 |
| March 2025 | 2 |
| April 2025 | 8 |
| May 2025 | 32 |
| June 2025 | 0 |
| July 2025 | 13 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 7 |
| October 2025 | 15 |
| November 2025 | 34 |
| December 2025 | 7 |
| January 2026 | 10 |
| February 2026 | 13 |
| March 2026 | 9 |
| April 2026 | 1 |
| May 2026 | 11 |
| June 2026 | 6 |
| July 2026 | 4 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 7 |
| October 2026 | 5 |
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859. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to review import controls on live animals and animal products from high-risk countries for diseases like foot-and-mouth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7507/26]
860. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made on the national bovine viral diarrhoea eradication scheme, including vaccination rates among herds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7508/26]
861. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the resources allocated to veterinary services for outbreak response, including staffing levels in regional veterinary offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7509/26]
862. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to address salmonella outbreaks in pigs and poultry, including support for affected farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7510/26]
870. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the level of bovine TB compensation given to farmers, given the current price of cattle (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8182/26]
25. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are adequate amounts of bluetongue vaccine here to carry out a vaccine programme in the spring, if needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6708/26]
30. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently address the compensation ceilings currently in place for TB reactors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6977/26]
35. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to ensure that farmers are made aware of new TB Action Plan changes that will come into effect on a phased basis from April 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6968/26]
77. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of bovine TB nationally; whether incidence levels indicate that progress is being made under the TB eradication programme; and the metrics his Department uses to measure success; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6685/26]
78. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he accepts that the current compensation limits for cattle removed from TB-restricted herds fall significantly below prevailing market prices, thereby imposing substantial financial losses on affected farmers; the specific timeframe within which he plans to introduce revised compensation rates that accurately reflect current market val…
380. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current guidelines and legal requirements in place in relation to avian influenza, including the public health and animal health basis for these measures; the way they apply to organised cage bird shows, including budgerigar and canary shows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7216/26]
381. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has assessed the impact that current avian influenza restrictions are having on organised cage bird shows and bird keeping societies, including local and regional societies such as (details supplied); whether he plans to engage with representative groups regarding concerns raised; and if he will make a statement …
382. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether canaries or budgerigars have been identified by his Department or relevant scientific bodies as significant carriers of avian influenza; the scientific evidence underpinning the application of current restrictions to these species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7218/26]
792. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the current compensation rate of €3,000 paid to farmers for cattle that test positive for TB, given that this figure does not reflect the actual market value in many cases (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5887/26]
1836. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to eradicate TB in Ireland, if he will reconvene the TB forum as a matter of priority, (initially not in camera), with all stakeholders involved, and a broad spectrum approach with a full public consultation in the mix; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1113/26]
504. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has approved vaccines for bluetongue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70902/25]
505. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has begun vaccinating cattle and sheep against bluetongue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70903/25]
506. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that Ireland has enough vaccines against bluetongue to prevent a widescale outbreak in cattle and sheep populations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70904/25]
507. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has a contingency plan in place in the event of an outbreak of bluetongue in County Down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70905/25]
509. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions his Department is taking to monitor the spread of bluetongue; if any forecasting exercise has been undertaken by his Department in relation to the likelihood of spread across the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70907/25]
510. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking in view of the fact that the presence of bluetongue virus (BTV-3) has been identified and confirmed in a herd of cattle in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70967/25]
276. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the compensation available for farmers with outbreaks of bluetongue on their farms. [70503/25]
105. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tests his Department’s laboratories have carried out for suspected HPAI H5N1 since 1 September 2025; and, of these tests, the number that were positive for HPAI H5N1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66460/25]
108. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has received applications for compensation for the loss of animals, or animal products and animal feed, in relation to the current strain of avian flu circulating in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66456/25]