Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps he is taking to help support rewilding. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: Protecting and restoring our natural environment is one of my key priorities and the Sustainable Agriculture Programme (SAP) is incentivising enabling actions … Continue reading AQW 45685/22-27 – Rewilding support
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department has used Artificial Intelligence to assist with drafting (i) legislation; and (ii) policy, in the last 12 months. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: My Department makes use of artificial intelligence tools to support administrative tasks … Continue reading AQW 44969/22-27 – DAERA Use of Artificial Intelligence
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any recent assessment has been made of the resilience of food supply chains. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: My officials work closely with other NICS Departments, Defra and the other devolved nations to understand impacts to the … Continue reading AQW 44517/22-27 – Resilience of food supply chains
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any recent assessment has been made of the use of TB vaccinations for cattle. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: The vaccination of cattle for bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) is currently unlawful under domestic and European legislation. However, my … Continue reading AQW 44407/22-27 – TB vaccinations for cattle
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 42478/22-27, to detail when the proposed odour management plan will be put in place at the PAR Biogas Site in Tullywiggan, Cookstown. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: The Northern Ireland Environment Agency is engaging with … Continue reading AQW 44182/22-27 – Date for odour management plan at the PAR Biogas Site in Tullywiggan
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 42478/22-27, to detail the proposed odour management plan for the PAR Biogas Site in Tullywiggan, Cookstown. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) is currently engaging with the operator and their … Continue reading AQW 44181/22-27 – Odour management plan PAR Biogas Site in Tullywiggan
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps he is taking to (i) improve self-sufficiency in food production; and (ii) create a framework that (a) makes resilience progress visible; (b) builds trust; and (c) supports strategic preparedness. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: … Continue reading AQW 43532/22-27 – Self-sufficiency in food production
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any assessment has been made of the potential implications of UK-EU fishing agreements on the Northern Irish fishing sector. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: The Department continues to assess the potential implications of UKEU fishing agreements for … Continue reading AQW 43427/22-27 – UK-EU fishing agreements
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