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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I am aware of the concerns. The Department ran a pilot initiative to raise awareness of sheep scab. I am keen to see whether we can explore running that initiative again, and I will be engaging with officials on the importance of raising awareness of the issue.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Sheep Scab Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Sheep Scab
As a result of our leaving the European Union, each part of the UK is developing its own policies, and there is an issue with potential divergence. I want to ensure that Northern Ireland has a competitive advantage. Something that we have in our favour is our operation of the Windsor framework. We have advantages in…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Farming: UK Government Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Farming: UK Government Support
Go raibh maith agat an athuair. It is an important area for me. I raised the issue with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs last week, and his response was that the money had run out. That is one of the issues that has arisen as a result of Brexit, because, when we were in the EU, we got our…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Farming: UK Government Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Farming: UK Government Support
It is absolutely vital because it is the basis on which our agri-food industry trades.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Animal Movements Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Animal Movements
I will do whatever I can. Because of the Windsor Framework (Implementation) Regulations 2024, some of those areas sit under the direction and control of the Secretary of State. I met Baroness Hayman last week, and I will continue with that relationship. One of the challenges that I have is around the border control…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Animal Movements Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Animal Movements
My Department currently has sufficient resources to ensure that the movement of animals under licence complies with the conditions of the licence for which my Department has responsibility.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Animal Movements Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Animal Movements
One of the key actions that we can take is public messaging, which is why Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful has a key role in this as well. We want to get a clear message to the public that you should not litter, because it creates an unsightly mess across Northern Ireland, creates environmental damage and we have to…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Waste Crime Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Waste Crime
That is an important area. A robust, fair, proportionate and targeted enforcement regime is essential to act as a deterrent and champion the principle of "the polluter pays", and I am committed to delivering it. Key to it will be an independent review, including a consultation on the environmental crime sentencing…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Waste Crime Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Waste Crime
The environmental crime unit within the regulation and enforcement division of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency continues to investigate and prosecute the most serious and persistent environmental crime in Northern Ireland with a particular focus on waste criminality. The environmental crime unit focuses its…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Waste Crime Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Waste Crime
Thank you, Nuala. I would be delighted to do that. I have been to see the work that the National Trust is taking forward, and I would be delighted to take up your kind invite for a visit. Hopefully, we can do that in the time ahead.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Nature Recovery: Divis and the Black Mountain Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Nature Recovery: Divis and the Black Mountain
The National Trust, with local communities and partners, is undertaking the Divis — A View to the Future project for both people and nature. It is intended to deliver accessible urban upland green spaces where people and place thrive together in a healthy, nature-rich and wild landscape. The project is being funded by…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Nature Recovery: Divis and the Black Mountain Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Nature Recovery: Divis and the Black Mountain
There were not many benefits from the fact that the Assembly was collapsed for two years, but one benefit is that we can learn from what other areas learned as a result of progressing legislation. One of those areas of legislation was Lucy's law. The introduction of Lucy's law in England aimed to tackle the root…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Lucy’s Law: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Lucy’s Law: Update
I have approved a policy proposal that will not only ban third-party sales of pups and kittens in Northern Ireland but facilitate greater transparency and accountability. The proposal would place legal requirements on anyone who wishes to sell or transfer the ownership of a pup or kitten. This will enable purchasers…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Lucy’s Law: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Lucy’s Law: Update
As part of the process for the Budget that was announced at the end of October, I made representations for a just transition fund for agriculture. I was not successful in that, so I made a bid to the Finance Minister locally, and, in the draft Budget, there is funding set aside for a just transition fund for…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Climate Crisis Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Climate Crisis
Investing in dealing with climate change is important. I was at an exhibition this morning by Trócaire, which showed the consequences of climate change for the most vulnerable in society. Those who have contributed least to climate change feel the consequences of it most. There is a moral obligation to look beyond…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Climate Crisis Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Climate Crisis
Thank you very much, Danny. The Climate Change Committee published its fourth carbon budget advice on 19 March. I welcome that. It advises us on our pathway to net zero and states that there will be a net saving during the fourth carbon budget period, which is 2038 to 2042. I encourage anyone who has not read it to…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Climate Crisis Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Climate Crisis
The impacts of climate change are indiscriminate and affect us globally. Therefore, I fully recognise the necessity and importance of working with my counterparts in the rest of the UK and Ireland to address the climate crisis and to achieve our shared net zero goals. At a UK level, I engage with my counterparts in…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Climate Crisis Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Climate Crisis
I would need to check the law on that and the UK-wide position under the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020. I will write to the Member on the issue.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Halal Meat Slaughterhouses Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Halal Meat Slaughterhouses
There are five slaughterhouses in Northern Ireland producing meat that may be marketed as halal. All halal slaughter in Northern Ireland uses pre-slaughter stun.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Halal Meat Slaughterhouses Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Halal Meat Slaughterhouses
That is a wider issue that would probably be led primarily by the Department for the Economy, but we are conscious of our commitments around it. I am proud to have Katrina Godfrey in the role of permanent secretary as a champion of those issues. It is something that I am keen to do. The College of Agriculture, Food…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Science and Research Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Science and Research
That is a really important question. We have quite a lot of good cross-border cooperation as part of the co-centres, which are absolutely key. One key area on which I want us to do a lot more cross-border cooperation is that of TB. That is a significant issue for farmers in Northern Ireland and for my Department, and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Science and Research Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Science and Research
The Chief Scientific Adviser's office is working with senior science representatives from the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), DAERA's environment, fisheries and marine group, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Northern Ireland Water, Queen's University and Ulster University to help to oversee a…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Science and Research Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Science and Research
I recognise the crucial importance of science and research in helping to achieve my Department’s strategic goals and objectives by ensuring that policy is evidence-based and delivers tangible actions. I personally believe in that. We need to get back to making decisions that are based on science and evidence and away…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Science and Research Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Science and Research
We have significant legislative provisions in place. If there are representations from district councils to ask us to reconsider those, I am happy to do so. The main thing is to send a message to the public that people should not do that. It is an individual responsibility. District councils and NIEA are having to go…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Illegal Waste Dumping Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Illegal Waste Dumping
The primary focus of household recycling centres is households, and, obviously, it is for councils to take their own actions in how they manage their operations. We have to work collectively on the issue of fly-tipping, and, currently, nine of the 11 councils are signed up to the protocol. Armagh City, Banbridge and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Illegal Waste Dumping Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Illegal Waste Dumping
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