Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of comments made on 12 March 2025 by the Minister of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in relation to halting subsides for farmers. [Priority Written] Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: … Continue reading AQW 24366/22-27 – Subsides for farmers
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any financial support available to those farmed plantations affected by ash dieback. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: Many woodlands, despite the impact of ash dieback, can continue to develop and provide the range of benefits associated … Continue reading AQW 23307/22-27 – Ash dieback disease
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of animals slaughtered due to bovine TB in each of the last five years. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: Departmental records show that compensation has been paid for cattle slaughtered as part of the … Continue reading AQW 22143/22-27 – Animals slaughtered due to bovine TB
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the actions that have been taken in Lough Neagh and the surrounding watercourses to prevent blue-green algae. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: The Lough Neagh Report and Action Plan was approved by the NI Executive and … Continue reading AQW 22141/22-27 – Preventing blue-green algae in Lough Neagh
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to provide a breakdown of (i) compensation; and (ii) other costs to his Department due to bovine TB, in each of the last five years. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: Over the last five financial years, the following … Continue reading AQW 22140/22-27 – Costs to DAERA due to bovine TB
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for a timeline for the introduction of an independent environment protection agency. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: I am keen to bring forward proposals to enhance environmental governance in Northern Ireland, for consideration by the Executive. There is … Continue reading AQW 22144/22-27 – Independent Environment Protection Agency
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to provide a timeline for the bovine TB action plan. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: The first meeting of the TB Partnership Steering Group took place at CAFRE’s Greenmount campus on Wednesday 29 January 2025. The second meeting … Continue reading AQW 22142/22-27 – Bovine TB action plan
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 12280/22-27, for an update on the development of an Artificial Intelligence policy at his Department. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: The DAERA Artificial Intelligence policy, entitled "Securely Maximising the Benefits of Artificial Intelligence", was approved … Continue reading AQW 20344/22-27 – DAERA Artificial Intelligence policy
