Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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777. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38747/25]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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Some of the key policy achievements since January, include:

Continued support to farmers under the €9.8 billion CAP Strategic Plan and via specific sectoral supports. It is positive to see the Teagasc National Farm Survey preliminary results estimate that the average farm income in 2024 rose by 87%, and that 2025 income forecasts are also positive. Preparations for a new round of CAP have also commenced.

• Ongoing implementation of Food Vision 2030, our shared stakeholder-led strategy for the continuing development of the agri-food sector, including progress across the dairy, beef & sheepmeat, tillage, horticulture, organics and forestry sectors. A new dashboard to track economic, environmental and social progress has been launched.
• The re-establishment of a dedicated Minister of State for Fisheries and Marine issues.
• The allocation of €27.75 million for capital projects in Ireland’s publicly owned harbours through the 2025 Fishery Harbour Centre and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme.
• The signing of a €105 million Partnership Agreement with the World Food Programme, the world’s largest humanitarian organisation, over the period 2025 to 2027.
• The launch of Phase 2 of the €26.2 million VistaMilk Research Ireland Centre and the launch of the Department's €30 million Thematic Research Call 2025.
• The allocation of €17.8 million to eleven new projects on the theme of environmental sustainability, under the European Innovation Partnership measure of the CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027.
• The official opening of the National Centre for Brewing and Distilling in Oakpark, Teagasc, which has been allocated funding of €2.3 million by my Department since 2020.
• The launch of a €10 million fund for projects under the Bioeconomy Demonstration Initiative.
• The award of some €300,000 in funding to 22 local agri-food tourism projects.
• The establishment of the One Health Oversight Committee.