982. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific additional measures that will apply to dealers in his TB Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49071/25]
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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 |
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| 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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983. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific additional measures that will apply to controlled finishing units in his TB Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49072/25]
1753. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine as bovine tuberculosis increased in Ireland in 2024, with the TB incidence increasing to 6% of herds and TB having a devastating financial and emotional impact at farm level, if he has considered the IFA's comprehensive proposal, setting out a detailed plan to tackle the disease; if he is willing to meet the IFA on the matter; and if…
1838. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of lumpy skin disease in view of the prevalence of this disease in Europe this summer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47325/25]
2234. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the amount raised from farmers through levies; the contribution of the European Union; the amount of Exchequer funding allocated to the TB allocation programme; the TB incidence rate, in each the years 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43943/25]
2235. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he intends to increase the ceiling rates of compensation for livestock impacted by TB to enable proper alignment with actual valuations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44082/25]
695. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide comparative data between the number of cattle that fail the bovine TB skin test and the number of cattle subsequently confirmed to have TB lesions at slaughter; if he will review current testing methodologies for accuracy in light of these figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37145/25]
696. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of animals slaughtered with TB actually have TB; if he will review current testing methodologies for accuracy in light of these figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37146/25]
76. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department will implement the new measures to tackle TB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36040/25]
82. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his Department’s plans to deal with bovine TB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36021/25]
98. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the concrete measures he is taking to tackle the spread of bovine TB. [36653/25]
116. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, given that TB reactors are now at a critical level, affecting farmers across the country, he will outline any support packages to combat the rise of TB in herds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36377/25]
123. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will step up effective efforts in conjunction with the farming organisations to agree on and put in place a TB scheme that will include dealing with ineffective wildlife in all DVO areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36623/25]
130. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied the current badger management programme is sufficient in light of the reported explosion in badger numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36659/25]
136. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to ensure the TB eradication programme is fully resourced, in view of staff shortages in regional offices which in turn leaves staff unable to carry out thorough investigations in to the cause of breakdowns and to implement a wildlife programme around all TB breakdowns; and if he will make a statement on…
200. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 20 May 2025, how he intends to “reduce the impact of known high risk animals in spreading bTB”; if he is referring to badgers in this sentence; to outline those measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36434/25]
201. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to his statement on 24 June 2025 that “Heydon gets approval from Cabinet to address current high levels of bovine TB”, to confirm the measures that were approved by Cabinet; when those proposals will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36435/25]
509. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of TB reactors for January, February and March 2025; the equivalent figure for January, February and March 2024, formatted as the specific figure for these months and not the rolling average as given in response to Parliamentary Question No. 1872 of 29 April 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27120/25]
104. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline what arose during his meeting with all stakeholders at the TB forum; the efforts being made to introduce an adequately resourced TB scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26096/25]
108. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will agree and implement a consistent and adequately resourced TB scheme, which includes a plan to manage infected wildlife. [26154/25]
113. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the TB summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25996/25]
125. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on his Department's recent discussions with the TB forum to address the increase in the incidence of tuberculosis on Irish farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25612/25]
127. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to ensure that staffing levels in the Naas District Veterinary Office are examined given the urgency of addressing the high incidence of bovine TB in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25498/25]
130. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the engagements he has had with farming organisations in relation to his Department's proposed measures to tackle bovine TB. [25485/25]
131. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the efforts to help address the increase in the incidence of TB on Irish farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25207/25]