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AQW 26129/22-27
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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, in preparing the revised Operational Protocol, consideration has been given to the principles behind the approach of nutrient neutrality in England and Wales, that have been upheld by the Court of Appeal in England and Wales, which allows projects to come forward as long as they do not lead to any increase in nutrient loading in designated sites, even if those sites are in unfavourable status already.
| 28/04/2025 |
To be answered by 14/05/2025
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AQW 26128/22-27
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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 24002/22-27, whether a proposal that does not (i) lead to any increase in emissions when measured against existing baseline conditions; and (ii) impede or hinder the ability of other measures coming forward to address any exceedance of critical levels or loads would comply with the revised Operational Protocol.
| 28/04/2025 |
To be answered by 14/05/2025
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AQW 26127/22-27
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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 24002/22-27, how the proposed revised Operational Protocol will address a proposal for a replacement building which results in a net modelled reduction in emissions when compared with emissions from the existing building which it is replacing.
| 28/04/2025 |
To be answered by 14/05/2025
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AQW 26048/22-27
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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 his plans for addressing the lack of resources to progress sheep support.
[Priority Written]
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| 11/04/2025 |
Answered on 23/04/2025
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AQW 26047/22-27
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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 23654/22-27, why no specific measures have been outlined to address the risk of carbon leakage resulting from increased mushroom imports, should local production decline despite current assurances regarding the continuation of the Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme.
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| 11/04/2025 |
Answered on 17/04/2025
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AQW 26046/22-27
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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) whether a different policy is required in relation to treating replacement buildings differently to new buildings within the Future Operational Protocol; and (ii) when a replacement building cuts ammonia emissions, the proposed strict thresholds should not apply.
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| 11/04/2025 |
Answered on 25/04/2025
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AQW 26045/22-27
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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) any actions his Department is taking to mitigate the impacts of climate change on water quality; and (ii) the data and monitoring being used to inform this work.
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| 11/04/2025 |
Answered on 25/04/2025
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AQW 26044/22-27
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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 Soil Nutrient Health Scheme, including (i) how it is contributing to water quality improvements; (ii) the number of farms that have signed up to date; and (iii) the number of farmers that have completed the associated training to ensure effective use of the soil analysis data.
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| 11/04/2025 |
Answered on 23/04/2025
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AQW 25783/22-27
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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) how his Department intends to support and promote the environmental benefits of grass-fed beef production as part of a Just Transition for the agri-food sector in meeting Climate Change Act 2022 targets; and (ii) how this approach will contribute to improving productivity, reducing emissions, and enhancing the north of Ireland's international reputation for sustainable food.
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| 08/04/2025 |
Answered on 24/04/2025
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AQW 25246/22-27
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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 six Sustainable Utilisation of Livestock Slurry (i) Phase 1; and (ii) Phase 2 schemes.
[Priority Written]
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| 28/03/2025 |
Answered on 04/04/2025
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