Written answers
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Departmental Data
Aidan Farrelly (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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951. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of food products, plant products or any other products that were seized by his departmental officials at ports of entry to the State in 2024 and to date in 2025, by ports of entry, type, weight and value of products, in tabular form. [48212/25]
Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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Listed in the table below are the food products, plant products or any other products which were seized by the officials of my Department at ports of entry to the State during 2024 and, to date in 2025. My Department does not have access to data on the value of the goods seized.
| Port of Entry | Category | Type | Weight (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosslare | |||
| Plants | Vegetable, Fruit and Seeds (Human Consumption) - Commercial Import | 811.1 | |
| Plant Products | Spice - Commercial Import | 43.9 | |
| Product of Animal Origin | Meat - undeclared non-commercial product | 12,688.2 kg & 6 black bags | |
| Product of Animal Origin | Composite Product - Commercial Import | 5,305.3 | |
| Product of Animal Origin | Honey - undeclared non-Commercial import | 155.0 | |
| Dublin Airport | |||
| Plant | Fruit, vegetable or Seeds (Human Consumption) - Commercial Import | 34,354.94 | |
| Plant Product | Spice - Commercial Import | 32.4 | |
| Plant | Plants - Intended for planting | 879.32 | |
| Plant | Cut flowers/branches with foliage | 522.22 | |
| Plant | Seeds for sowing | 6,238.81 | |
| Plant | Other plants | 60.40 | |
| Plant Product | bark | 66.85 | |
| Product of Animal Origin | Meat, milk or milk products -passenger baggage | 13,600.66 | |
| Product of Animal Origin | Other food products - passenger baggage | 855.6 | |
| Product of Animal Origin | Personal consignments, inspected in Transient Storage Facilities | 1639.78 | |
| Shannon Airport | |||
| Product of Animal Origin | Meat, milk or milk products -passenger baggage | 262.4 | |
| Product of Animal Origin | Fish, Honey, Snails, or Dairy product - Commercial Import | 34.9 | |
| Cork Airport | |||
| Product of Animal Origin | Meat, milk or milk products -passenger baggage | 1,065.2 | |
| Product of Animal Origin | Other food products - passenger baggage | 20.5 | |
| Dublin Port | |||
| Plants | Vegetables, Fruit or Seeds (Human Consumption) - Commercial Import | 882,170.07 | |
| Plant Product | Spice/Sauce and Tea- Commercial Import | 35,221.4 | |
| Plants | Plants - Intended for planting (Commercial Import) | 40,000.00 | |
| Plants | Seeds for sowing (Commercial import) | 962.65 | |
| Plants | Plant health Miscellaneous product - Commercial Import | 60,691.95 | |
| Plants - timber | Plant product: logs - Commercial Import | 30,210.00 | |
| Product of Animal Origin | Animal by products - Commercial Import | 373.10 | |
| Product of Animal Origin | Animal feed - Commercial Import | 12,657.80 | |
| Product of Animal Origin | Composite product - Commercial Import | 41,436.13 | |
| Product of Animal Origin | Fishery products, Eggs or Honey - Commercial Import | 65,368.75 | |
| Product of Animal Origin | Meat/Meat Products or Dairy Products - Commercial Import | 147,176.45 | |
| Product of Animal Origin | Live crustaceans - Commercial Import | 15491.5 | |
| Product of Animal Origin | Personal consignments, detected in Transient Storage Facilities | 6056.49 | |
| Product of Animal Origin | Miscellaneous products | 1195.78 |
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