| Ref No | Member | Question | Tabled | Status |
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AQO 1784/22-27
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline the timeline for notifying successful applicants to the Central Good Relations Programme and CRC Core Funding Programme for 2025/2026.
| 20/03/2025 |
To be answered on 31/03/2025
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AQW 24677/22-27
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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 the £31 million reduction in non ring-fenced resources funding in the 2025-26 budget compared to 2024-25 budget, (i) to provide a detailed breakdown of the specific programmes affected by this budgetary change; and (ii) whether (a) a rural needs assessment; and (b) an equality impact assessment was conducted to evaluate the impact of this budgetary change.
[Priority Written]
| 20/03/2025 |
To be answered by 28/03/2025
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AQW 24500/22-27
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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 his assessment of (i) how prioritising large farms for Business Sustainability Groups (BSG) aligns with his Department's commitment to equality of opportunity under its equality scheme; and (ii) the contribution that small farms can make to BSGs, given their role in sustainability and innovation.
| 18/03/2025 |
To be answered by 02/04/2025
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AQW 24499/22-27
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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 a cap under the Farming With Nature Scheme, given concerns that without one it may primarily benefit large landowners rather than food producers.
| 18/03/2025 |
To be answered by 02/04/2025
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AQW 24074/22-27
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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 (i) the opening date for the 2025 Entitlement Trading Service; and (ii) any steps his Department is taking to ensure farmers are adequately informed about the process ahead of the 15 May 2025 deadline.
[Priority Written]
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| 10/03/2025 |
Answered on 12/03/2025
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AQW 24073/22-27
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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 17467/22-27, whether his Department has engaged with planning authorities or stakeholders in the North to assess the potential implications of An Bord Pleanála’s October 2024 decision on agriculture development in Co. Cavan, particularly regarding slurry and manure application policies and their alignment with EU case law and recent decisions by the Planning Appeals Commission.
| 10/03/2025 |
To be answered by 26/03/2025
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AQW 24002/22-27
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how he proposes to address the issue of betterment in the operational protocol to ensure that farmers are encouraged and enabled to carry out environmental improvements that actively contribute to statutory targets for the reduction of ammonia.
[Priority Written]
| 07/03/2025 |
To be answered by 18/03/2025
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AQW 23844/22-27
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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 decision to commence the Suckler Cow Scheme (SCS) on 1 April 2025, whether his decision has been equality screened under Section 75 of the 1998 Act to assess its impact on spring-calving farmers from January to March 2025 under the SCS who may be excluded from payments.
[Priority Written]
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| 05/03/2025 |
Answered on 13/03/2025
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AQW 23843/22-27
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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 22788/22-27, to detail (i) a timeline for when the sheep-focused co-design work will resume; and (ii) any specific measures being taken to ensure that staffing resources will not continue to delay this for sheep farmers.
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| 05/03/2025 |
Answered on 12/03/2025
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AQO 1670/22-27
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she will provide additional funding for the repair and maintenance of rural roads.
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| 20/02/2025 |
Answered on 04/03/2025
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