Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any assessment that has been made of the adequacy of the resources available to the PSNI to tackle rural crime. Minister of Justice: My Department has not carried out a specific assessment of PSNI resources available to tackle rural crime.The deployment of … Continue reading AQW 47632/22-27 – 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
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps his Department is taking to reduce livestock crime. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: Rural crime, particularly the theft of farmed animals, is a direct threat to the livelihood of our farmers and to the … Continue reading AQW 45819/22-27 – Reducing livestock crime
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any consideration she is giving to addressing agricultural equipment theft by introducing legislation similar to the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023 in England and Wales. Minister of Justice: A partnership approach is central to addressing crime, including agricultural crime. My Department chairs … Continue reading AQW 19813/22-27 – Agricultural equipment theft
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