Parliamentary questions

Agriculture Industry

Seán Canney

114. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the date for the spreading of lime to the end of July due to the late cutting of meadows caused by inclement weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25847/24]

Food Industry

Bernard Durkan

115. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which new markets continue to be established for Irish food and food products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25863/24]

Farm Safety

Bernard Durkan

116. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which farm safety continues to be promoted and enhanced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25864/24]

Farm Costs

Bernard Durkan

117. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor the cost of farm inputs including fuel and fertilisers; the action being taken to address any issues arising therefrom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25865/24]

Fishing Industry

Bernard Durkan

118. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he and his Department continue to encourage the fishing industry, with particular reference to ensuring that the Irish industry can compete with all others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25866/24]

Food Industry

Bernard Durkan

119. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department continues to monitor and safeguard the interest of the agri-food sector given the sharp increase in price of inputs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25867/24]

Tillage Sector

Bernard Durkan

120. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which cereal growing continues to be attractive in Ireland; if its viability is coming under pressure from other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25868/24]

Food Industry

Bernard Durkan

121. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he can, through CAP or by way of other measures, ensure that agri-food production is not impaired by carbon reduction measures given that Ireland’s carbon footprint is the lowest globally for the level of food production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25869/24]

Animal Breeding

Bernard Durkan

122. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree, if any, to which rare bovine herds or sheep flocks are protected or otherwise encouraged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25870/24]

Animal Diseases

Bernard Durkan

123. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the bovine TB eradication scheme is meeting its targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25871/24]

Food Industry

Bernard Durkan

124. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of breaches of traceability guidelines in respect of food imports that have been identified in each of the past five years to date; the actions taken in response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25872/24]

Health Services

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

125. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of funding for community-based service providers in the provision of health services across the country, for a service in County Carlow (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25828/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

126. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Health when the minor injury clinic will be operational in Carlow; the location and operating hours of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25793/24]

Departmental Funding

Richard Bruton

127. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Health if his Department has developed funding templates to promote cross-agency and cross-Department collaboration, particularly in the context of positive ageing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19864/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Michael Healy-Rae

128. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25790/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

129. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will commence the process of upgrading Letterkenny University Hospital to a Model 4 hospital, considering the very large number of inpatients that the hospital caters for each year and the distances that patients from Donegal have to travel to avail of appointments and procedures that are only available from the nearest Model 4 hospitals, hundreds of miles away. [25795/24]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

130. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that an elective surgical hub is also located at Letterkenny, County Donegal, now that the HSE plans to locate one at Sligo, adjacent to another Model 3 hospital (Sligo University Hospital) with much lower number of inpatients per annum than Letterkenny University Hospital. [25796/24]

Trade Sanctions

Thomas Pringle

131. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if his Department has engaged with or offered support to the health services in Cuba in light of the severe impact of the embargo on its healthcare system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25797/24]

Medicinal Products

Pádraig O'Sullivan

132. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 22 May 2024, when the HSE executive management team will be in a position to approve or make a decision on the reimbursement application for dostarlimab (jemperli) indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with recurrent or advance endometrial cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25807/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Darren O'Rourke

133. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Meath (details supplied) will get a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25811/24]