AQW 47138/22-27 – Reducing fly-tipping

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps he is taking to reduce fly-tipping. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: Enforcement to tackle illegal fly tipping is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency’s Environmental Crime Unit (ECU) and local district councils. … Continue reading AQW 47138/22-27 – Reducing fly-tipping

AQW 46231/22-27 – Information on the accessibility of public spaces

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any steps her Department is taking to increase information and awareness for members of the public on the accessibility of public spaces. Minister for Infrastructure: My Department promotes accessibility of public spaces by raising awareness of accessibility arrangements through digital channels and … Continue reading AQW 46231/22-27 – Information on the accessibility of public spaces

AQW 47510/22-27 – Rural crime resources

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any assessment has been made of the adequacy of the resources available to address rural crime. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: Responsibility for the allocation of operational resources and detection and investigation of rural crime is an … Continue reading AQW 47510/22-27 – Rural crime resources

AQW 47509/22-27 – Odour management plan for PAR Biogas Site in Tullywiggan

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 44181/22-27 and AQW 44182/22-27, to detail (i) the proposed odour management plan for the PAR Biogas Site in Tullywiggan, Cookstown; and (ii) when the proposed odour management plan will be put in place. Minister of Agriculture, Environment … Continue reading AQW 47509/22-27 – Odour management plan for PAR Biogas Site in Tullywiggan

AQW 47404/22-27 – Ban on aversive training tools for domestic animals

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department has taken any recent steps towards a legislative ban on the sale of aversive training tools for domestic animals. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: My Department is currently undertaking a public consultation on several animal … Continue reading AQW 47404/22-27 – Ban on aversive training tools for domestic animals

AQW 47275/22-27 – Veterinary training opportunities

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps his Department is taking to expand veterinary training opportunities. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: My Department, through the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) delivers Veterinary Nursing education programmes at Level 2 … Continue reading AQW 47275/22-27 – Veterinary training opportunities

AQW 47274/22-27 – Noise pollution

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps his Department is taking to address noise pollution, and the harm to physical and mental health. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: The Environmental Noise Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 require my department to produce strategic … Continue reading AQW 47274/22-27 – Noise pollution

AQW 47137/22-27 – Supporting creative industries

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department is taking to support creative industries. Minister for Communities: My Department delivers its support to the creative industries primarily through its sponsorship and funding of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. The Arts Council’s role in supporting the … Continue reading AQW 47137/22-27 – Supporting creative industries