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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Grant Payments (15 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) currently provides grant aid for investment in new structures rather than repair of existing structures. Where buildings have been significantly damaged it may be more economic to replace the entire structure, rather than attempting to repair the damaged building. In such cases, it is open to farmers to apply for support for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Animal Slaughtering (15 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: It is not mandatory that all Halal slaughter in Ireland requires pre-stunning under current legislation. My Department verifies compliance with EU Regulation 1099/2009 on Welfare at Slaughter. Article 4(4) of this Regulation specifically permits animals to be slaughtered without stunning if slaughtered under certain religious rites.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Animal Slaughtering (15 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department has no oversight or auditing role in any aspect of halal certification of foods, including those used in public sector catering or school meals.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Artificial Intelligence (15 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department is not currently using or considering the use of agentic AI in the delivery of its services or operations. All current and future AI use cases are subject to human review, data protection and governance measures. My Department is committed to ensuring that any use of AI is informed by an assessment of any potential human rights and equality implications, with a need for careful...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Water Pollution (15 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 263 and 264 together. My Department is supporting the work of the inter-departmental Lady’s Island Oversight Group, led by Wexford County Council, which also involves the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage , Local Authorities Water Programme Office (LAWPRO), and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). This work is being led...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (15 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: Bovine TB is an ongoing challenge for Irish farmers. I am acutely aware of the emotional and financial impacts of bovine TB on farmers, their families and rural Ireland. I secured an increased budget allocation of €85 million for bTB in Budget 2026, providing a total budget of €157 million. I am confident that this increased budget will allow the revamped bTB programme to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (15 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Lands Branch of my Department has informed me that 196 applications were received from trustees of former Irish Land Commission trust properties seeking to have them transferred, under the Land Act 2005, to either local sports clubs or groups representative of local communities. 191 of those applications have been fully processed with 5 awaiting completion.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (15 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Lands Branch of my Department has informed me that 11 applications were received from trustees of former Irish Land Commission trust properties seeking to have them transferred, under the Land Act 2005, to either local sports clubs or groups representative of local communities. All of those 11 properties have been disposed of.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Projects (15 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland, Andrew Muir and I recently announced a new Bovine Tuberculosis Co-Operation Project by our Departments as part of the Shared Island Initiative to tackle the growing impact of bovine tuberculosis on farms in a pilot area. My Department and Minister Muir's Department will now engage in developing the overall...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Budget 2026 (16 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: A breakdown of my Department's allocation for Budget 2026 across all programmes, will be published as part of the Revised Estimates Volume for the Public Service. This will be published in December.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (16 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: The information requested by the Deputy is being collated by my Department and a response will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.