All of Mr Andrew Muir’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
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My Department's 2025-26 business plan includes a commitment to deliver 95% of payments for live farm-based schemes accurately and on time to eligible businesses. I am pleased to report that that commitment was not only achieved but exceeded. In 2025, 98% of payments under the farm sustainability transition payment…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Farm Support Payments Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Farm Support Payments
Plastic and sewage are a bit different, but I am happy to answer the Member's question. What sits with me is regulation and enforcement. A paper will go to the Executive in the next few weeks on how to address the bye ball that NI Water has been given since 2007, when it was unfairly given a special dispensation that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Plastic Pollution Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Plastic Pollution
I have spoken briefly to my counterpart in the South about that. There is a desire from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and me to go down South to see the scheme in operation there. One of the key focuses of the deposit return scheme in the UK is that it has to be interoperable with that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Plastic Pollution Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Plastic Pollution
My answer is yes. There is a waste hierarchy, and part of that is about reducing the amount of waste that we produce. There is the extended producer responsibility for packaging scheme: that is being brought in across the UK and will, hopefully, incentivise a reduction in the amount of packaging. Furthermore, a scheme…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Plastic Pollution Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Plastic Pollution
That is an important issue, and it is important that councils do all that they can to find a way to reduce the amount of waste that is going to landfill or for incineration. While my officials have been engaging on the matter, one of the key issues is the role that councils can play. Councils have an additional amount…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Plastic Pollution Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Plastic Pollution
Thank you, Connie. The carrier bag levy is an example of behavioural change bringing about a positive impact for our environment, with the most recent statistics showing a decrease of almost 6 million bags per annum over a two-year period. The revenue raised helps to support the environment fund. It has delivered a…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Plastic Pollution Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Plastic Pollution
I have ambitious goals to protect our environment from plastic pollution, reduce unnecessary waste and promote sustainability. My Department has already taken action with the introduction of legislation to ban single-use vapes and wet wipes containing plastic. My Department is leading on work to bring forward the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Plastic Pollution Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Plastic Pollution
You should ask your own party.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Waste Management and the Circular Economy Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Waste Management and the Circular Economy
As I outlined in my response to the question, I are consulting on a waste management strategy. I previously consulted on a recycling strategy, for which I sent a departmental response to my Executive colleagues in the summer of last year. That strategy is ready to go, and I want to be able to issue it to councils, but…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Waste Management and the Circular Economy Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Waste Management and the Circular Economy
Thank you, John. It is of key importance that we improve the quality as well as the quantity of recycling. That will ensure that the resource value of the material collected is maximised. For example, local reprocessors have told us that they are unable to take commingled glass, because high-quality cullet is…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Waste Management and the Circular Economy Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Waste Management and the Circular Economy
With your permission, Mr Speaker, I will answer questions 2 and 9 together. 'Rethinking Our Resources' comprises two work streams that aim to help with the decarbonisation of our economy, improving our environment and building a better and more circular economy. The first stream focuses on specific waste and recycling…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Waste Management and the Circular Economy Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Waste Management and the Circular Economy
I am aware of the issue that you have outlined. I am also aware of the role that the Shared Environmental Service plays in it. I am happy to take that away and write to you, because I want to confirm the exact facts. There was a delay in getting the advice, and we told the Shared Environmental Service to proceed in…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Planning Applications Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Planning Applications
I am aware of the Committee's deliberations on the matter. You will be aware that, in 2019, there was a review of the planning system in Northern Ireland, with a particular focus on the role of statutory consultees. One of the recommendations was the establishment of a cross-government planning forum of senior…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Planning Applications Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Planning Applications
Thank you, Daniel, for your question. As you know, a Northern Ireland Environment Agency improvement plan is under way to review communication and stakeholder engagement, alongside other areas. As a first step in that plan, officials will implement a special exercise to provide an update on all consultations that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Planning Applications Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Planning Applications
With your permission, Mr Speaker, I will group questions 1 and 8 together for answer. The planning response team is the single point of contact for planning consultations and environmental queries relating to planning and provides a single, integrated response to each consultation across DAERA's areas of…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Planning Applications Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Planning Applications
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I have a 15-minute winding-up speech. No, I do not. I thank everyone who contributed to the debate. To summarise, the draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 will implement three technical changes to the UK ETS. It will adjust the historical…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
I beg to move Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I am grateful for the opportunity to bring the motion forward. I do not propose to cover in detail the background and operation of the UK emissions trading scheme (ETS). I am, however, happy to address any clarification questions that Members may have. Members,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
The draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 That the draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 be approved.
Assessment details for Motion or amendment: The draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 Official Assembly record for Motion or amendment: The draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
The Department has given, and will continue to give, advice on biosecurity. That is important. The temporary control zone, which is where people have been primarily affected, does not fall within your constituency. My concern is that more cases of bluetongue will be reported as we move into warmer weather in spring…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Bluetongue Virus: North Antrim Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Bluetongue Virus: North Antrim
I am aware of the concerns around that. I have been in contact with my counterpart in the South. A case of the bluetongue virus has been identified in the South, and they are responding to that there. We will assist when necessary. To date, five cases of bluetongue have been identified in Northern Ireland. We have…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Bluetongue Virus: North Antrim Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Bluetongue Virus: North Antrim
The tracking of applications has always been in place. It is important that that happens so that when the applications are received and turned around is tracked. I reassure the Member that that has always been the case. Not every planning application is the same. Some issues and challenges with ammonia pollution are…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Planning Application Delays: NIEA Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Planning Application Delays: NIEA
Northern Ireland Environment Agency response times are a long-standing issue. When I became Minister, my first-day brief set that out. I am committed to trying to turn that around. One of the biggest challenges that my Department has is resources: getting people in post so that they can do the jobs that are need to be…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Planning Application Delays: NIEA Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Planning Application Delays: NIEA
It is important that we carry out climate adaptation. There is an impact on communities. You just outlined the impact in your constituency, and I would be only too delighted to come along with you to meet those residents.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Climate Change Adaptation Programme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Climate Change Adaptation Programme
That is an important intervention that we are duty-bound to take. It is also important that we take those actions if we are to protect our communities, society, businesses and the economy from the impacts of climate change. The third climate adaptation plan has been with the Executive for a while, and I will continue…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Climate Change Adaptation Programme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Climate Change Adaptation Programme
I agree that access to nature would bring significant benefits to Northern Ireland, and particularly to the city of Belfast. If that project were progressed, it would increase access to walkable green spaces, cycle paths and outdoor recreational facilities. It would encourage more active lifestyles, reducing chronic…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: National Park City Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: National Park City
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