Ryan O'Meara (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)
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155. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of fertiliser samples taken by his Department to date in 2025; the number of samples tested in the same period that were outside the required standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52280/25]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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My Department takes samples of fertiliser products placed on the market to verify compliance with Irish and EU legislation on labelling of products and minimum nutrient requirements. The fertiliser products are tested for a range of parameters specified in the legislation, including Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium.

To date in 2025, 162 fertiliser samples have been taken. Of these, three have been provisionally found to be out of tolerance and an investigation is ongoing in respect of each case.