891. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farm inspections carried out in 2025 related to biodiversity compliance versus those for animal welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38968/26]
Topics / Farm Inspections
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsFarm Inspections
9 questions from 8 TDs, between 25 February 2025 and 26 May 2026.
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724. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32867/26]
782. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farm inspections carried out in the Roscommon-Galway constituency in 2025 and 2026 to date; and the backlog currently outstanding, in tabular form. [22326/26]
796. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal in the name of a person (details supplied); if the penalty applied will be reduced; the outcome of the inspection carried out on the 12 December 2025; and the penalty to be applied. [3757/26]
479. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farm inspections carried out in County Waterford in each year 2020 to 2025; and the number resulting in penalties, in tabular form. [3030/26]
480. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farm inspections carried out in each county for each year 2020 to 2025; and the number resulting in penalties, in tabular form. [3031/26]
145. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure farm inspections are scheduled with at least two weeks' notice, avoid inspections during the lambing period, and consider conducting inspections during shearing from mid-June to mid-July or ramming from mid-September to early November to minimise disruption for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
365. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a revised test will be given for a farm inspection (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22264/25]
709. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of GLAS or AEOS farm inspections per county carried out in each of the years 2020 to 2024, inclusive; the number of visits commenced by arrival at the family home; the earliest time in the day for such an inspection; the latest time in the evening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7693/25]