2658. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to Parliamentary Question No. 826 of 19 May 2026, if his Department has concluded its overall response to the report referred to in that reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58958/26]

My Department is still finalising the response to the report submitted by the National University of Ireland, Galway in relation to the provision of research services on the native Irish honey bee (Apis mellifera mellifera).