AQW 45686/22-27 – Government discussions on improving water quality in Lough Neagh

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any recent discussions he has had with the British and Irish Governments on improving water quality in Lough Neagh. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: My department remains committed to enhancing cross border cooperation to improve water … Continue reading AQW 45686/22-27 – Government discussions on improving water quality in Lough Neagh

AQW 45685/22-27 – Rewilding support

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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

AQW 44969/22-27 – DAERA Use of Artificial Intelligence

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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

AQW 44514/22-27 – Illegal waste sites

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the number of illegal waste sites that are known to the NI Environment Agency, in each constituency, in the most recent year for which data is available; and (ii) whether any estimate has made of the total … Continue reading AQW 44514/22-27 – Illegal waste sites

AQW 44516/22-27 – Deer culling

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any assessment has been made of the potential merits of distributing venison, produced as a result of deer culling, to food banks and other initiatives which support people in food poverty. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: My … Continue reading AQW 44516/22-27 – Deer culling

AQW 44406/22-27 – Waste crime officers

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the number of waste crime officers currently employed by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in the Environmental Crime Unit; and (ii) the number of illegal waste sites which have a designated waste crime officer assigned to them. … Continue reading AQW 44406/22-27 – Waste crime officers

AQW 44515/22-27 – Authorised landfill sites

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the total cost to the public purse of landfill site (i) regulation; (ii) monitoring; and (iii) remediation, in each of the last five years. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: Authorised landfill sites are regulated by a … Continue reading AQW 44515/22-27 – Authorised landfill sites

AQW 44517/22-27 – Resilience of food supply chains

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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