745. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the independent scientific assessment commissioned by his Department in respect of the Protection of the Native Irish Honeybee Bill 2021; the date it was completed and received; when it and any Departmental evaluation will be published; whether updated Attorney General advice has been sought or received following that asses…
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsWildlife Conservation
38 questions from 23 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 16 June 2026.
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1092. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the native Irish honeybee is formally recognised as a priority species for conservation; if not, if this is under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42830/26]
1508. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current Government position on the Protection of the Native Irish Honeybee Bill 2021; whether the Government intends to support, amend or otherwise progress the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43298/26]
786. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to address the plight of Irelands only native honey bee apis mellifera mellifera which is endangered due to the importation of more dominant non-native species of bees, and the loss of habitat; if there is a specific source of funding which would help establish areas with more robust protection and larger colo…
809. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to urgently examine issues outlined in correspondence (details supplied); the measures he is putting in place to protect native honey bees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37247/26]
740. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when it is planned to establish the proposed new Countryside Forum for Nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35147/26]
876. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding any engagement he has had with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34673/26]
877. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding any State funding to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34674/26]
878. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the existing level of support to an organisation (details supplied) is sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34675/26]
879. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding any work ongoing within his Department that seeks to support an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34676/26]
880. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the merits of progressing the Native Irish Honeybee Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34677/26]
881. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding any assessment carried out by his Department of the Native Irish Honeybee Bill 2021 with a view to progressing the substantive aims of this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34678/26]
883. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the Native Irish Honeybee Bill 2021; to provide a timeline for the Bill to be voted on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34752/26]
883. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the Protection of the Native Irish Honeybee Bill 2021; the reason the report commissioned by his Department in December 2024 on the protection of the Irish honeybee has not yet been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30199/26]
1108. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the criteria for awarding protected status to any animal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20259/26]
1109. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the protected status of seagulls; if it is under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20260/26]
633. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14076/26]
485. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine considering the importance of protecting the native Irish honeybee (Apis mellifera mellifera), when his Department will make public the research commissioned in 2023 to University of Galway which concluded in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11308/26]
276. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to assist Cromane and Brandon fishermen in regard to the salmon conservation measures for 2026 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9351/26]
172. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether section 14 authorisations under the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959 has ever been issued to Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) for the restocking of invasive pike greater than 85cm in length into Lough Corrib SAC during stock management operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7511/26]
173. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) forwarding a 2026 Corrib Catchment Stock Management Plan to key angling stakeholders, on 13 November 2025; given the specific intentions of IFI in the plan the reason his Department is still retaining the Pike Conservation Bye-Law (No. 809) 2006 and the Conservation …
174. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason his Department is retaining inland fisheries legislation that protects non-native and invasive freshwater fish in the State such as pike and roach as water bodies, given these species will not meet high EQR status for EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) purposes due to their presence, considering the recent European Court…
390. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details on the deer management strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62699/25]
391. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details on deer management units, including the locations, number of staff, and their remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62700/25]
392. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of road traffic accidents per county involving deer between 2015 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62704/25]