AQW 45817/22-27 – Enforcement action on illegal waste sites

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 44514/22-27, to detail any enforcement action that was taken following investigations by the NI Environment Agency Environmental Crime Unit on illegal waste sites, in each of the last five years. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: … Continue reading AQW 45817/22-27 – Enforcement action on illegal waste sites

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 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 29843/22-27 – Waste deposited illegally in Northern Ireland

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the most recent annual estimate for the amount of waste deposited illegally in Northern Ireland. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: The Northern Ireland Environment Agency’s Environmental Crime Unit (ECU) is focused on investigating and pursuing offenders … Continue reading AQW 29843/22-27 – Waste deposited illegally in Northern Ireland

AQW 29842/22-27 – Environmental and financial impact of waste crime

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline the steps he will take to ensure effective regulation and enforcement is in place to tackle the environmental and financial impact of waste crime. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: My department delivers effective regulation and enforcement … Continue reading AQW 29842/22-27 – Environmental and financial impact of waste crime

AQW 16998/17-22 – Mills Report recommendations

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what progress reports have been undertaken by his Department on the recommendations of the Mills Report; and when they will be published. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: I can confirm that a Management Action Plan containing 25 actions … Continue reading AQW 16998/17-22 – Mills Report recommendations

AQW 17000/17-22 – Landfill tax avoidance

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on the cooperative efforts with HMRC to address the issue of landfill tax avoidance in relation to serious waste crime. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: NIEA’s Enforcement Branch has an ongoing, productive relationship with its … Continue reading AQW 17000/17-22 – Landfill tax avoidance

AQW 16997/17-22 – Polluter pays principle

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what progress has there been on creating a new sanction in legislation to make the polluter pay to remediate or remove illegally deposited waste. Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: Significant sanctions already exist within the Waste and Contaminated … Continue reading AQW 16997/17-22 – Polluter pays principle