| Ref No | Member | Question | Tabled | Status |
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AQW 28735/22-27
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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 overall annual cap on payments under the Farming with Nature Transition Scheme; (ii) how does it limit his Department’s total expenditure; and (iii) whether land currently being farmed but designated as Tier 1, 2, or 3, such as (a) Special Areas of Conservation; (b) Special Protection Areas; (c) Ramsar sites; and (d) Areas of Special Scientific Interest, are excluded from the Scheme.
[Priority Written]
| 16/06/2025 |
To be answered by 24/06/2025
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AQW 28734/22-27
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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 outline where the budget previously allocated to the Environmental Farming Scheme Higher, particularly for farmers exiting Tranche 4, is now being redeployed, given the absence of a replacement Scheme.
| 16/06/2025 |
To be answered by 01/07/2025
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AQW 28733/22-27
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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 many entitlements are (i) currently in the system; and (ii) available for use in the next scheme year.
| 16/06/2025 |
To be answered by 01/07/2025
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AQW 28206/22-27
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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 full projected costs for bovine Tuberculous in 2025-26; and (ii) how these compare to the total costs incurred in the previous financial year.
+ Display Answer
| 05/06/2025 |
Answered on 16/06/2025
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AQW 28205/22-27
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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) for an update on the roll-out of Soil Nutrient Health Scheme, including regional coverage and farmer uptake ; and (ii) how the data gathered is being used to support more targeted and sustainable land management practices.
| 05/06/2025 |
To be answered by 20/06/2025
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AQW 27494/22-27
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the Transboundary consultation on the Dalradian Curraghinhalt Project.
[Priority Written]
+ Display Answer
| 21/05/2025 |
Answered on 23/05/2025
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AQW 27392/22-27
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Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on her Department’s review of the mineral licensing policy.
[Priority Written]
+ Display Answer
| 20/05/2025 |
Answered on 13/06/2025
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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.
+ Display Answer
| 28/04/2025 |
Answered on 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.
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| 28/04/2025 |
Answered on 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.
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| 28/04/2025 |
Answered on 14/05/2025
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