968. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the Food Safety Authority of Ireland has the resources and powers it needs to ensure food containing banned substances such as oestradiol and specifically beef and poultry meat do not enter the Irish food chain; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7467/26]
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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1013. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if she has had engagement with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland regarding the reason Brazilian beef was allowed to enter the Irish market in December 2025, while the results of the tests for oestradiol were not yet known; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7608/26]
20. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the procedures in place for testing imported beef for banned hormones; if he is satisfied that this procedure is working sufficiently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7003/26]
51. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied with the current procedures in place for testing imported beef for banned hormones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6988/26]
69. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views that all food products sold in Ireland and abroad as Irish beef is in fact Irish beef only as per label and is not contaminated or diluted with Brazilian beef or beef from other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6891/26]
795. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he justifies expecting Irish beef farmers to abide by high standards and regulations for the production of beef, when it is now envisaged that a certain amount of beef will now be for sale to Irish consumers as a result of the so-called Mercosur agreement which falls well below those standards. [3698/26]
279. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department has taken on recent reports that the European Commission has recalled consignments of frozen Brazilian beef products imported in to the European Union recently in view of the fact that prohibited growth hormones were detected in these products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70810/25]
386. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if following a recent report of illegal and substandard antibiotics being used in Brazilian beef imports, he will request a re-examination of the terms and conditions of the Mercusor trade deal to create a level playing field for Irish and European farmers. [68531/25]
126. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the reports on Brazil’s illegal antibiotic trade; if he has concerns regarding same in relation to the import of Brazilian beef into the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66472/25]
151. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in light of a recent report of illegal and substandard antibiotics being used in Brazilian beef imports, he will call for a re-examination of the terms and conditions of the Mercosur trade deal to create a level playing field for Irish farmers. [66613/25]
149. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of beef imports into Ireland from Singapore in 2024 and for the first six months of 2025, in tabular form. [50640/25]
2237. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to promote the Protected Geographical Indicator for Irish grassfed beef as a premium brand in overseas markets, as per the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44132/25]
1135. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the An Rialálaí Agraibhia (Agri-Food Regulator), can establish the true market value of the fifth quarter within beef processing industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30536/25]
1718. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the incentives in place to encourage development of the organic beef and dairy sectors in order to allow for better quality agricultural production and higher farm incomes, while also enabling Ireland to reduce emissions from the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20021/25]
603. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the levels of Irish beef exports, by category, to the UK, for each month since January 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13377/25]