| Ref No | Member | Question | Tabled | Status |
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AQW 51776/22-27
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Mr John Stewart
(UUP - East Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 8461/22-27, to detail (i) which of recommendations 96, 98 to 101 and 106 of the Animal Welfare Committee’s updated opinion on the welfare of farmed fish at the time of killing his Department has accepted, including any steps it has taken to implement those recommendations, since March 2024; (ii) whether any assessment has been made of the legislative routes available to introduce species-specific, enforceable protections; and (iii) any anticipated timetable for further action.
| 11/09/2026 |
To be answered by 28/09/2026
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AQW 51638/22-27
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Mr John Stewart
(UUP - East Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in relation to the Belfast Tidal Flood Alleviation Scheme, to detail any maps identifying areas behind the scheme that are considered vulnerable to (i) groundwater flooding; (ii) seepage; and (iii) drainage failure, associated with elevated tidal levels.
| 10/09/2026 |
To be answered by 25/09/2026
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AQW 51637/22-27
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Mr John Stewart
(UUP - East Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any (i) correspondence; (ii) technical advice; and (iii) recommendations, since 1 January 2020, concerning the need for further groundwater or hydrogeological modelling, associated with the Belfast Tidal Flood Alleviation Scheme.
| 10/09/2026 |
To be answered by 25/09/2026
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AQW 51636/22-27
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Mr John Stewart
(UUP - East Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether any strategic assessment has been undertaken of the effect of sea-level rise on groundwater behind the Belfast Tidal Flood Alleviation Scheme.
| 10/09/2026 |
To be answered by 25/09/2026
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AQW 51635/22-27
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Mr John Stewart
(UUP - East Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any (i) groundwater monitoring; (ii) borehole; and (iii) piezometer, data obtained during (a) investigation; (b) design; and (c) construction of the Belfast Tidal Flood Alleviation Scheme.
| 10/09/2026 |
To be answered by 25/09/2026
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AQW 51634/22-27
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Mr John Stewart
(UUP - East Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in relation to the Belfast Tidal Flood Alleviation Scheme, to detail any assessment her Department has made of whether additional (i) pumping; (ii) flap valves; (iii) groundwater control measures; or (iv) drainage infrastructure, may be required behind the tidal defences as sea level rises.
| 10/09/2026 |
To be answered by 25/09/2026
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AQW 51488/22-27
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Mr John Stewart
(UUP - East Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any assessment her Department has made of (i) drainage; (ii) surcharging; (iii) tidal locking; or (iv) backflow, through drainage infrastructure when the River Lagan water levels are elevated.
| 09/09/2026 |
To be answered by 24/09/2026
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AQW 51487/22-27
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Mr John Stewart
(UUP - East Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any analysis undertaken, following the January 2014 tidal event, concerning flooding caused by drainage backflow rather than overtopping.
| 09/09/2026 |
To be answered by 24/09/2026
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AQW 51486/22-27
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Mr John Stewart
(UUP - East Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in relation to the Belfast Tidal Flood Alleviation Scheme, to detail any modelling undertaken using future sea-level scenarios, including approximately +0.5 m, +1.0 m or higher, which considers (i) groundwater; (ii) seepage; (iii) drainage capacity; and (iv) groundwater emergence.
| 09/09/2026 |
To be answered by 24/09/2026
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AQW 51485/22-27
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Mr John Stewart
(UUP - East Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any assessment her Department has made of how future sea-level rise may affect groundwater levels in low-lying areas of Belfast, protected by the Belfast Tidal Flood Alleviation Scheme.
| 09/09/2026 |
To be answered by 24/09/2026
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