Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Official Travel

Holly Cairns

1023. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of any discussions he or his officials had with South Sudanese officials in relation to trade opportunities and/or the potential export of milk and non-milk powder; and if such discussions took place, if a human rights and environmental impact assessment has taken place in relation to those exports. [12527/24]

Official Travel

Holly Cairns

1024. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the Irish businesses he met with during his trip to South Sudan. [12528/24]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

1025. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of access information on the environment requests have been submitted to the forestry section in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12553/24]

Animal Welfare

Thomas Gould

1026. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine who holds responsibility for the welfare of sick or dead animals on public roads. [12573/24]

Agriculture Industry

Michael Healy-Rae

1027. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12624/24]

Animal Passports

Neasa Hourigan

1028. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce an electronic system with full traceability of all horses, such as the AIM system for cattle, that would provide data on the number of horses in Ireland, horse ownership details, track the movements of every horse through its life and record if they are exported to another jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12684/24]

Departmental Funding

Robert Troy

1029. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish a list of the NGOs funded by his Department; and the level the funding each NGO received in the past three years, in tabular form. [12713/24]

Grant Payments

Michael Healy-Rae

1030. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12732/24]

Departmental Meetings

Carol Nolan

1031. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of engagements, including online meetings, webinars, briefings and in-person meetings that he or officials from his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department have had with an organisation (details supplied) including its representatives from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12733/24]

Wildlife Protection

Peter Burke

1032. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to restrict the importation of non-native sub-species, hybrid honeybees and queens into the State; what strategies are being devised to protect the Irish honey business and keep the native species free from disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12758/24]

Aquaculture Industry

Michael Healy-Rae

1033. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the difference between the shellfish licence and the mussel licence; the status of licences for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12776/24]

Departmental Bodies

Catherine Murphy

1034. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of each bonus payment to employees of Horse Racing Ireland in 2023. [12801/24]

Renewable Energy Generation

Michael Moynihan

1035. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will consider a scheme to support more wind powered microgeneration on farms. [12822/24]

Renewable Energy Generation

Michael Moynihan

1036. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is investigating the use of new technology which has been developed for energy storage capacity on farms.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12823/24]

Grant Payments

Brendan Griffin

1037. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an Eco and hardship payment will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12824/24]

Horticulture Sector

Patrick Costello

1038. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recorded/confirmed dates of fireblight erwinia amylovora infections detections by his Department to date, per county; the steps his Department is taking to contain the spread of any further infections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12826/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Claire Kerrane

1039. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration is being given to extending the closing date for the spreading of lime under the liming scheme, given challenging weather and ground conditions in many places and concerns raised by farmers regarding their ability to spread lime by the current deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12828/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Alan Dillon

1040. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, due to weather conditions and a limited number of agricultural contractors, the period to spread the approved quantity of lime could be extended until the end of October 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12859/24]

Horse Racing Industry

Michael Fitzmaurice

1041. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 153 and 154 of 6 March 2024, to name the contractors/employees named as part of the management team in the tender submitted by the Irish Horse Board in April 2022 for sport horse marketing services; the qualifications, QQI Framework Level of said qualification, and name of institution awarding such qualification, of each contractor/employee identified as delivering said contract, if successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12895/24]

Horse Racing Industry

Michael Fitzmaurice

1042. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 6 March 2024, the reason his Departmental official is listed on a website (details supplied) as the FOI contact for the Irish Horse Board; what measures to comply with freedom of information have been taken by the Irish Horse Board; if he has trust in the organisation’s ability to comply with FOI and further GDPR regulations; if he has sought a report on the measures taken by the Irish Horse Board since January 2023 to comply with FOI and GDPR legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12896/24]