2217. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage of beef imported into the Republic of Ireland to date in 2026; the origin of the imported beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24970/26]
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65 questions from 17 TDs, between 25 March 2025 and 9 July 2026.
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2218. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if beef imports from the UK and Great Britain are of UK and Great British origin or are imports from other countries outside the EU; if imports are from outside the EU, to specify the country of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24971/26]
2250. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current safeguards in place to protect animal welfare during long-distance live cattle exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25215/26]
2251. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail the oversight and inspection requirements for vessels involved in shipments of long-distance live cattle exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25216/26]
2252. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which welfare standards are monitored throughout long-distance live cattle export journeys to non-EU destinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25217/26]
2253. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department intends to review the policy on live exports in light of concerns about transport duration, welfare at destination, and any risks associated with the current geopolitical situation in receiving countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25218/26]
220. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of beef Ireland has exported to each European country in each of the years 2022 to date in 2026, by year, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22651/26]
854. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 966, 968 and 1013 of 4 February 2026, to identify the category of food business operation of each of the three food businesses identified as having received consignments of contaminated beef in September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21491/26]
855. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 966, 968 and 1013 of 4 February 2026, to confirm whether the phrase; “that none of the implicated meat remained on the Irish market” means that at the time of inspection by environmental health officers from the HSE, the contaminated beef had all passed on to final consumers; and if she will make a statement on the ma…
856. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 966, 968 and 1013 of 4 February 2026, to identify the category of beef products such as, fresh beef, frozen beef, minced beef, beef preparations, processed beef, ready-to-eat meals (details supplied) containing beef contained in the consignments of contaminated beef in September 2025; and if she will make a statement …
91. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 826 of 24 February 2026, if he will provide a full list of all countries from whom beef has been imported in the past decade; and if he will clarify the part of his previous response to this Deputy which contains an “other” category in the list of countries. [19982/26]
140. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of the 172 tons of beef that was imported from Brazil in 2025 that has had food safety testing carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20457/26]
826. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quantity, in tonnes, of beef or beef products imported into the State in each of the past ten years, by country of origin, in tabular form. [14575/26]
466. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place to ensure traceability for Brazilian beef imports under EU and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine licence conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13670/26]
467. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the protocols for serial numbers or labelling used on Brazilian beef consignments entering Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13671/26]
468. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify if the exact tonnage of Brazilian beef imports in 2025 is publicly disclosed or is it commercial sensitive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13672/26]
469. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of beef sourced from Ireland versus the UK or EU by processors involved in Bord Bia schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13673/26]
474. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the records that are maintained for testing all imported beef, including consignments from Brazil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13679/26]
475. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all Brazilian beef imports are tested for banned hormones and antibiotics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13680/26]
476. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process by which positive release is achieved for every batch or shipment of imported beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13681/26]
492. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the latest weekly and year-to-date cattle slaughter figures for 2026; his assessment of the 30,000+ head shortfall in the first six weeks of the year; the steps his Department is taking to safeguard both farmer incomes and processing capacity in the beef sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13919/26]
493. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to reports of potential redundancies in beef processing facilities amid declining cattle throughput; the contingency measures in place to protect rural employment in counties such as County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13920/26]
964. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the way in which the Food Safety Authority of Ireland became aware that beef from Brazil treated with oestradiol was available on the Irish market in December 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7446/26]
966. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the Food Safety Authority of Ireland has provided her with a report into the Brazilian beef containing the growth hormone oestradiol that was imported into Ireland in September 2025; and if so, if she will publicise the report and provide the names of the three Irish companies that imported the beef. [7465/26]
967. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason it took three months for the Food Safety Authority of Ireland to issue a recall on Brazilian beef containing the growth hormone oestradiol that was imported into Ireland in September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7466/26]