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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 met Minister Humphreys and Secretary General Mary Hurley on 22 July 2024 and had productive discussions on current issues, including the banning of XL bully dogs. My officials have also met their Republic of Ireland counterparts to discuss implementation processes and any potential cross-border issues. That…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: XL Bully Dogs Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: XL Bully Dogs
I am aware of the Member's ongoing concerns about potential attacks by XL bully dogs in residential settings. The safeguards that I introduced are aimed at protecting public safety. Placing legal restrictions on a dog in the home is neither feasible, practical nor enforceable and would severely impinge upon an owner's…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: XL Bully Dogs Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: XL Bully Dogs
I have enacted legislation to restrict and control the ownership of XL bully dogs, and I am pleased that my ministerial colleague in the Republic of Ireland has moved to align legislation across the island. I understand that the rules there will broadly mirror the legal requirements that are already in place here and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: XL Bully Dogs Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: XL Bully Dogs
As Minister, I will always be guided by the evidence and science, particularly on ammonia. If the evidence and science were to change, it would be negligent of me not to respond to that. I cannot say that nothing will change in the future, but it is important that we are guided by the evidence and science. That is why…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Ammonia Strategy: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Ammonia Strategy: Update
First, I congratulate Lord Elliott on his elevation to the other place. Congratulations on that. The Northern Ireland Environment Agency is doing what it can on planning applications, but we have to act in accordance with the law and ensure that our advice is given appropriately and reflects the law. There are also…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Ammonia Strategy: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Ammonia Strategy: Update
The Member asked two questions. One was about engagement. As I outlined to Michelle McIlveen, that is something that I have prioritised. I have convened a ministerial round-table on the issue of ammonia to engage with stakeholders. The other one was about the Office for Environmental Protection's report last week on…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Ammonia Strategy: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Ammonia Strategy: Update
I thank the Member for her supplementary question. Reductions in ammonia emissions in existing facilities will be taken into account in the new operational protocol to assess the impacts of air pollution on the natural environment, but the remaining level of ammonia pollution is the key factor that must be used by…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Ammonia Strategy: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Ammonia Strategy: Update
I thank the Member for her question. She touches on an important issue, because we need to incentivise uptake of the technology that is being outlined. I wrote to the DEFRA Secretary of State in London about future agriculture funding for Northern Ireland and made the case for us having separate and additional…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Ammonia Strategy: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Ammonia Strategy: Update
I thank the Member for her question. It is important that the ammonia strategy delivers the most effective measures to protect our environment. To do that, I need to consider all the relevant information available to me. Following a consultation in 2023, my Department considered the responses and used the information…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Ammonia Strategy: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Ammonia Strategy: Update
Opposition to Racism That this Assembly condemns the criminal damage and targeting of businesses in recent days; rejects all forms of Islamophobia, xenophobia and racism; endorses the work of voluntary sector organisations combatting racism and supporting those impacted by it; recognises the work of the Police Service…
Assessment details for Motion or amendment: Opposition to Racism Official Assembly record for Motion or amendment: Opposition to Racism
The RePhoKUs report that I mentioned in my statement details the background to the apportionment data that we have. The report is on the AFBI website, and I encourage Members to look at it to see where the figures came from. I am happy for Members to meet the Chief Scientific Adviser in my Department, who can outline…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Lough Neagh Report and Action Plan Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Lough Neagh Report and Action Plan
Thank you, Mr Speaker, for the opportunity to make a statement to the Assembly on the Lough Neagh report and action plan. I am very conscious of the level of interest from Members and the wider public in improving water quality across Northern Ireland and, particularly, in our efforts to address the very specific and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Lough Neagh Report and Action Plan Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Lough Neagh Report and Action Plan
With your permission, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker, in compliance with section 52 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, I wish to make a statement about the thirty-first meeting of the North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC) in the aquaculture and marine sectoral format, which was held on Monday 10 June. The Executive…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: North/South Ministerial Council: Aquaculture and Marine Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: North/South Ministerial Council: Aquaculture and Marine
With your permission, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker, I wish to make a statement in compliance with section 52 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 regarding the twenty-fourth North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC) environment meeting, which was held in the NSMC joint secretariat offices, Armagh, on Monday 10 June 2024.…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: North/South Ministerial Council: Environment Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: North/South Ministerial Council: Environment
As I mentioned in my opening remarks, the regulations that the statutory rule provides for will be made as soon as possible after it is, hopefully, approved by the Assembly. The regulations will come into operation to enable the application system to go live in July 2024 to provide financial assistance to projects…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Fisheries Act 2020 (Scheme for Financial Assistance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Fisheries Act 2020 (Scheme for Financial Assistance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
I beg to move I am pleased to bring the statutory rule (SR) before the Assembly for approval. The draft Fisheries Act 2020 (Scheme for Financial Assistance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 are made under powers conferred by the Fisheries Act 2020. The draft regulations were laid in the Assembly on 30 May 2024 and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Fisheries Act 2020 (Scheme for Financial Assistance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Fisheries Act 2020 (Scheme for Financial Assistance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
My environmental improvement plan has six strategic environmental outcomes. I will outline them in writing to the Member. On 24 March 2022, Minister Edwin Poots MLA approved the environmental improvement plan and wrote to Executive colleagues. He made a statement to the Assembly on Thursday 24 March, which was the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Environmental Improvement Plan Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Environmental Improvement Plan
I am happy to consider that, but I am also happy to hear the views of other parties. Many Members talk about their commitment to animal welfare, but, when they were voting on the Bill in the previous mandate, they did not match that talk with action.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011: Hunting with Dogs Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011: Hunting with Dogs
I thank the Member for his question. As I said, we will enter into a co-design process with animal welfare organisations in the time ahead, and I am keen to discuss all of that. I am also aware that my colleague sitting beside me, John Blair, did excellent work on the issue through his private Member's Bill. I hope…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011: Hunting with Dogs Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011: Hunting with Dogs
I thank the Member for his supplementary question. I am quite passionate about the issue. People probably guess that. Last week, I met the anglers and was told that children as young as five years old had witnessed fish gasping for air and dying as a result of that pollution. Children had to be brought inside the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Glenavy River: Fish Kill Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Glenavy River: Fish Kill
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency received a report of pollution affecting several miles of the Glenavy river, County Antrim, at 7.20 pm last Wednesday. Two water quality inspectors were immediately deployed to the area, where they confirmed a fish kill and began an investigation. On Thursday, inspectors…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Glenavy River: Fish Kill Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Glenavy River: Fish Kill
In a short mandate, we have two main challenges. One is the time that is available for legislation. We will look at secondary legislation because, obviously, we can progress it a bit more quickly. We will also look at primary legislation and legislative consent motions. I am not precious, folks: whatever we can do to…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Animal Welfare Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Animal Welfare
I thank the Member for her question. It is an important issue. I am conscious of the challenges that I have in the Department, but I will not focus on those: I will focus on what I want to do on that issue. I want to take forward a significant range of policies and legislation, but I want to take a new approach to…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Animal Welfare Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Animal Welfare
— and I am focused on delivering on those issues with my Executive colleagues, because politics is about the art of the possible, not blocking and stopping things.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: EU Exit: Independent Monitoring Panel Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: EU Exit: Independent Monitoring Panel
We have way more powers than we had before February —
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: EU Exit: Independent Monitoring Panel Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: EU Exit: Independent Monitoring Panel
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