Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)

My Department and the contracted assessor, EY, have made every effort to expedite applications and pay the determined compensation amounts in accordance with SI 650 of 2022 in a timely manner. SI 650 provides for an application procedure for compensation purposes. The compensation includes payments for income losses, non-income losses and costs incurred as a direct result of the ban. There has been recent developments at EU level regarding fur farming. Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/1422 of July 2025 provides for a ban on the breeding of American mink from August 2027. Ireland is one of 16 member states that has already banned fur farming. My Department keeps animal welfare legislation under review with respect to developments in the area of animal welfare and the practical lessons learned.