Question Results

Monday 29 September 2025


 
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1 AQO 2416/22-27 Mr Keith Buchanan
(DUP - Mid Ulster)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline any financial assistance he plans to provide to rural communities to support rural community halls.

To be answered on 29/09/2025
2 AQO 2417/22-27 Mr David Honeyford
(APNI - Lagan Valley)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on the delivery of the Lough Neagh Report and Action Plan.

To be answered on 29/09/2025
3 AQO 2418/22-27 Mrs Linda Dillon
(SF - Mid Ulster)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, following the decision to hold a further consultation on the Nutrients Action Programme, how his Department will ensure farmers’ evidence and practical solutions are fully considered to deliver fair and effective policies for improving water quality.

To be answered on 29/09/2025
4 AQO 2419/22-27 Ms Aoife Finnegan
(SF - Newry and Armagh)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he has considered the findings of the British study Acting on Methane: Opportunities for the UK Cattle and Sheep Sectors.

To be answered on 29/09/2025
5 AQO 2420/22-27 Mr William Irwin
(DUP - Newry and Armagh)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline the steps he is taking to address the delays in the Northern Ireland Environment Agency responding to planning application consultations.

To be answered on 29/09/2025
6 AQO 2421/22-27 Mr Robbie Butler
(UUP - Lagan Valley)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the food safety risks in relation to the threat of illegally imported meat into the UK, as outlined in Biosecurity at the border: Britain's illegal meat crisis.

To be answered on 29/09/2025
7 AQO 2422/22-27 Ms Carál Ní Chuilín
(SF - North Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how the Clean Air Strategy will address emissions hot spots in Belfast to ensure measurable improvements in public health.

To be answered on 29/09/2025
8 AQO 2423/22-27 Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline any restrictions in place that prevents local councils from cleaning amenity beaches.

To be answered on 29/09/2025
9 AQO 2424/22-27 Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs when he will present his proposals for an Independent Environmental Protection Agency to the Executive.

To be answered on 29/09/2025
10 AQO 2425/22-27 Mr Brian Kingston
(DUP - North Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether the Dilapidation Bill (NIA Bill 21/22-27) will strengthen statutory powers to deal with long-term derelict, privately-owned houses in residential areas.

To be answered on 29/09/2025
11 AQO 2426/22-27 Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline the rationale for his Department applying to the court to formally intervene in the A5 Western Transport Corridor appeal.

To be answered on 29/09/2025
12 AQO 2427/22-27 Mrs Michelle Guy
(APNI - Lagan Valley)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline any engagement he has had with producers on the development of a Deposit Return Scheme.

To be answered on 29/09/2025
13 AQO 2428/22-27 Mr Danny Baker
(SF - West Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how he will ensure that local councils are not left with unrecoverable costs in relation to tackling dereliction, given that his Department’s own figures put potential enforcement costs at around £4 million a year.

To be answered on 29/09/2025
14 AQO 2429/22-27 Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline the amount his Department is spending on implementing the Windsor Framework.

To be answered on 29/09/2025
15 AQO 2430/22-27 Mr Trevor Clarke
(DUP - South Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of any blame being apportioned to farming families in relation to the challenges facing Lough Neagh.

To be answered on 29/09/2025

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