44. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage of Brazilian beef imported to Ireland since May 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52218/26]
Topics / Beef Sector
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsBeef Sector
65 questions from 17 TDs, between 25 March 2025 and 9 July 2026.
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73. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there has been increased physical checks on Brazilian beef into Ireland following the EU Commissions plans to remove Brazilian beef from the EU safe food list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52217/26]
173. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be an allocation made to Irish Beef Farmers from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve following on from the fall in trade of Irish beef exports to the UK in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52130/26]
181. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which beef found to have tuberculosis present at the time of slaughtering is processed; if this beef is processed for human consumption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52276/26]
182. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is concerned regarding the high volume of importing of Brazilian beef impact on public health, since the EU commission announced plans to remove it from the EU safe food list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52277/26]
616. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Brazilian meat can have a shelf life of six months and its equivalent in Europe cannot have a quarter of that; if there is special treatment to the meat with chemicals; the reason it is safe for human consumption for six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51100/26]
619. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the shelf life of imported beef coming from Mercosur countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51555/26]
381. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is taking to ensure that the beef being imported from Mercosur countries are not containing any type of chemical preservative to their fresh meat which, achieves an extended shelf life, leading to negative health impacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48514/26]
444. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 856 of 24 March 2026, which was referred to the FSAI by her Department if an update will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48510/26]
445. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the shelf life on the imported beef coming from Mercosur countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48511/26]
446. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department are taking to ensure that the beef being imported from Mercosur countries are not containing any type of chemical preservative to their fresh meat which, achieves an extended shelf life, leading to negative health impacts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48512/26]
144. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide clarity on the way in which prices received by CFUs and factory owned CFUs are reported to his Department; if this is done on a weekly basis; if this process is monitored and inspected; if so, how often is it inspected; if non-compliances have been found; if so, the way in which are non-compliances handled; and if he will make…
145. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which payments are made by beef processors to CFUs and factory owned CFUs; if they are in accordance with the same methods as standard producers; if any other alternative methods are used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45996/26]
736. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to address the structural supply shock in the beef sector, including the reported 18.7% decline in first quarter 2026 cattle throughput compared to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45263/26]
737. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the impact of lagged live exports and nitrates derogation constraints on national cattle availability in 2026; the measures planned to stabilise supply for Irish processors and farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45264/26]
738. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has examined the growing gap between strong beef export values and returns to primary producers; the actions being taken to ensure fair price transmission along the supply chain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45265/26]
739. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the projected cattle kill levels for the remainder of 2026 and into 2027, in light of the structural changes in the national herd and dairy sector outlined by an organisation (details supplied) at the Joint Committee meeting of 27 May 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45266/26]
740. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the latest data on the volume and value of Brazilian and other third-country beef imports into Ireland and the EU in 2025 and to date in 2026; his views on whether such imports are undermining the Irish beef sector amid domestic supply constraints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45267/26]
741. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement his Department has had with an organisation (details supplied) and farming organisations, particularly regarding the reported decline in consumer demand for beef steaks and joints; the initiatives planned to boost domestic and EU market demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45268/26]
742. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will conduct or commission an independent review of margins across the beef supply chain, given concerns that farmers are not benefiting proportionately from export performance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45269/26]
743. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports available or planned for suckler and beef farmers facing income volatility due to reduced cattle throughput and price pressure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45270/26]
744. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his assessment of the long-term sustainability of the Irish beef processing sector in the context of ongoing nitrates constraints, live export trends, and supply contraction; the policy measures he will introduce to support both processors and primary producers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45271/26]
112. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to reverse the decline in volume of beef exports to the EU and the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35477/26]
177. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regards to all beef imported from the United Kingdom in 2024, if the country of origin for all imports is known to the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35533/26]
2192. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total quantity of beef imported by licensed and approved export, slaughtering, and processing plants in the Republic of Ireland in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24085/26]