Ref No | Member | Question | Tabled | Status |
AQW 8477/22-27
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) how many staff in Natural Environment Division are working on assessing planning applications; (ii) how many of these staff are focused on agricultural applications; and (iii) how many of these staff deal with ammonia-air quality assessments.
[Priority Written]
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| 08/03/2024 |
Answered on 14/03/2024
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AQW 8476/22-27
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department has commissioned (i) financial; (ii) social; (iii) equality; (iv) economic; and (v) rural impact assessments on the effects of proposals and policies as required by the Climate Change Act.
| 08/03/2024 |
To be answered by 26/03/2024
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AQW 8475/22-27
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) what measures his Department has taken to provide due regard in respect of the Climate Change Act under Section 29 requirements for proposals and policies where departments must give due regard to the special economic and social role of agriculture, including the distinct characteristics of biogenic methane; and (ii) how due regard duty will enable farmers to continue to produce safe high quality food and to make a positive contribution to both the rural and regional economy.
| 08/03/2024 |
To be answered by 26/03/2024
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AQW 8474/22-27
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the impact of labour shortages due to Brexit on our agri-food industries.
| 08/03/2024 |
To be answered by 26/03/2024
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AQW 8473/22-27
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) how many planning cases associated with (a) livestock developments; (b) poultry; and (c) slurry tanks is the NI Environment Agency currently dealing with; and (ii) when they expect to clear this backlog.
| 08/03/2024 |
To be answered by 26/03/2024
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AQW 8254/22-27
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in relation to his Department's withdrawal of its Ammonia Standing Advice, (i) what engagement the Environment Agency is having with individual farmers in respect of their planning application; (ii) to detail the current interim policy on engagement with individual farmers who are impacted by this decision; and (iii) whether his Department will make the interim policy publicly available.
[Priority Written]
| 06/03/2024 |
To be answered by 12/03/2024
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AQW 8129/22-27
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 6384/22-27, whether his Department will conduct a further public consultation in advance of any formal policy decision to inform Future Operational Protocol.
[Priority Written]
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| 05/03/2024 |
Answered on 12/03/2024
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AQW 8128/22-27
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail how much agriculture is worth to the local economy.
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| 05/03/2024 |
Answered on 13/03/2024
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AQW 7998/22-27
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs why he did not consider equality under Section 75 of the NI Act 1998 when revising and reviewing its policy on Ammonia Standing Advice in accordance with Paragraph 4.5 in his Department's Equality Scheme.
[Priority Written]
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| 04/03/2024 |
Answered on 13/03/2024
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AQW 7906/22-27
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on the Environmental Farming Scheme.
[Priority Written]
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| 01/03/2024 |
Answered on 12/03/2024
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