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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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AQW 23740/22-27
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, under the Shared Island Initiative, to detail (i) the key objectives of the AgriFood Infrastructure Enabling Growth project; (ii) how it contributes to cross-border economic development in the agri-food sector; (iii) the specific challenges in the agri-food sector the project is designed to address; (iv) how the project aligns with the goals of the Shared Island Initiative; (v) the roles that local government authorities, both north and south, play in delivering this project; (vi) how the project promotes cross-border supply chains and trade; (vii) how the project will measure its impact on cross border economic integration; and (vii) the total budget allocated to the Agri-food Infrastructure Enabling Growth project in each of the last two years.
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| 04/03/2025 |
Answered on 12/03/2025
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AQO 1461/22-27
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the public competition to recruit a new Victims Commissioner.
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| 23/01/2025 |
Answered on 28/02/2025
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AQW 23655/22-27
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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 conducted a carbon leakage assessment on the impact of not providing adequate support for the mushroom sector under the horticultural pilot scheme.
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| 03/03/2025 |
Answered on 12/03/2025
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AQW 23654/22-27
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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 plans to prevent carbon leakage if mushroom imports increase due to local industry decline as a result of proposal for discretionary funding under the Agriculture Bill.
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| 03/03/2025 |
Answered on 12/03/2025
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