138. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will provide targeted financial assistance to horticulturists who do not meet the €7,500 minimum investment requirement under the 2025 scheme of investment aid for the development of the commercial horticulture sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13625/25]
Topics / Horticulture Sector
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHorticulture Sector
31 questions from 13 TDs, between 11 February 2025 and 16 July 2026.
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151. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will provide targeted financial assistance to horticulturists for the replacement of plastic polytunnel covers and other structures not covered under the 2025 scheme of investment aid for the development of the commercial horticulture sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13626/25]
155. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will provide direct financial assistance to the horticulture sector to compensate for crop damage and income loss post Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13624/25]
1269. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the publication of the results from the survey on the national overview of the provision of allotments and community gardens across Ireland that was issued to local authorities in February 2024, including when the full results from the survey will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11570/…
605. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, more than 20 years after the merger of Bord Glas into Bord Bia, the stated objectives of the time were achieved; whether horticulture has grown at the rate envisaged in 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5895/25]
477. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding and other supports will be provided to those in the horticulture sector who were impacted and suffered losses as a result of Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4104/25]