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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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Dilapidation Bill: Consideration Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Dilapidation Bill: Consideration Stage
I recognise that the Member is relaying what he has been told, but the reality is much different. The issue was previously consulted on, and councils, for example, welcomed the move to allow maintenance notices to be served. I set that out in my opening remarks. It is a discretionary power for councils to use. Does…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Dilapidation Bill: Consideration Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Dilapidation Bill: Consideration Stage
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Dilapidation Bill: Consideration Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Dilapidation Bill: Consideration Stage
I thank the Member for his intervention and for outlining that issue. I have received a number of items of correspondence and questions for written answer about that invasive species and my responsibility to act. The key issue is identifying the landowner. I will write to the Member to set out the law. There is an…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Dilapidation Bill: Consideration Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Dilapidation Bill: Consideration Stage
I beg to move amendment No 1: I advise Members that most of the amendments that I have tabled arise from deliberations during Committee Stage. I express my deep appreciation of the sterling work of the Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in its detailed consideration of the Bill. Amendment No 1…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Dilapidation Bill: Consideration Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Dilapidation Bill: Consideration Stage
Further Consideration Stage: Dilapidation Bill (NIA Bill 21/22-27)
Assessment details for Motion or amendment: Further Consideration Stage: Dilapidation Bill (NIA Bill 21/22-27) Official Assembly record for Motion or amendment: Further Consideration Stage: Dilapidation Bill (NIA Bill 21/22-27)
I have legal obligations regarding water quality in Northern Ireland. We are seeking to have the inner Belfast lough shellfish area designated as a sensitive area, as a result of two reviews and a recommendation of my predecessor. I am seeking Executive agreement to that. At the beginning of March, I set out other…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Bovine TB: Support for Farmers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Bovine TB: Support for Farmers
There will be additional testing and biosecurity advice across Northern Ireland, and any wildlife interventions will be applicable across all of Northern Ireland. The regionalised approach is necessarily confined to a geographical area. That is why we are seeking to take action on a Northern Ireland-wide basis.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Bovine TB: Support for Farmers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Bovine TB: Support for Farmers
The action that we are taking in that regionalised approach to TB is not the only intervention that we are taking. We are basing it on people, cattle and wildlife, and the biosecurity advice for farmers is out for procurement. We have also increased the level of testing so that we can have a better handle on where the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Bovine TB: Support for Farmers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Bovine TB: Support for Farmers
I believe that it is a good use of funding. Members come to the House and ask, "How are you going to ensure that climate action measures are carried out in a just and fair way?". I am making it clear that we want to make sure that those voices are heard. I am also making sure that I am listening to stakeholders,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Just Transition Commissioners Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Just Transition Commissioners
This is a requirement in the climate change legislation. I am keen that we implement our obligations arising from that legislation and set them out to the House as part of the debate on the regulations. That will ensure that our duties are performed in a way that is just and fair.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Just Transition Commissioners Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Just Transition Commissioners
I have asked officials to ensure that there is one DAERA approach, because you have the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and the veterinary service responding to it, and district councils also have a responsibility. Ultimately, we do not want to see this activity happening. That is one of the key issues arising…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Animal Carcasses: Dumping Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Animal Carcasses: Dumping
I am very concerned about that issue. There has been door-to-door engagement undertaken to encourage people who have any information to report it to their local DAERA Direct office. I have said previously and will repeat it today that the vast majority of farmers dispose of fallen livestock responsibly. Those who are…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Animal Carcasses: Dumping Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Animal Carcasses: Dumping
The Bill was passed unanimously in the House at Final Stage, and the DUP put it in its manifesto and was trumpeting the legislation. It has now changed its tune. The shame that the Member should feel is because his party collapsed the institutions for two years and did not allow us to progress legislation and make the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Net Zero Targets: Critical Infrastructure Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Net Zero Targets: Critical Infrastructure
It was a Bill that was introduced by a DUP Minister, and you —.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Net Zero Targets: Critical Infrastructure Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Net Zero Targets: Critical Infrastructure
Sorry. Hold on.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Net Zero Targets: Critical Infrastructure Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Net Zero Targets: Critical Infrastructure
The Member conveniently seeks to forget that my predecessor passed the legislation. Your party —.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Net Zero Targets: Critical Infrastructure Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Net Zero Targets: Critical Infrastructure
I am very conscious that there is an ongoing court case dealing with an appeal associated with the A5, so I am limited in what I can say. On the Member's question about whether I have been engaging with Executive colleagues to change our climate change targets, the answer is no.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Net Zero Targets: Critical Infrastructure Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Net Zero Targets: Critical Infrastructure
When I come to the House, I do so to give my answers in a truthful and honest matter, and I take great exception to your seeking to impugn my integrity on the issue. Sadly, however, I am not surprised. AFBI is DAERA's key science partner, delivering the majority of its scientific needs, and it is a key contributor to…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Nutrients Action Programme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Nutrients Action Programme
I am very grateful for the work of all stakeholders as part of the task and finish group associated with the nutrients action programme. Over the past number of months, they have been committed to finding a way forward that is workable at a farm level and contains practical measures that meet our legal obligations…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Nutrients Action Programme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Nutrients Action Programme
I am very conscious of the law in that respect. The Department was investigated in 2023. That report is available on the website of the Office for Environmental Protection, which undertook the investigation. There was a situation in which we were acting unlawfully. That is not now the case, but we need to deal with…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Slurry Spreading and Storage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Slurry Spreading and Storage
I take it that the Member's question is about the closed period for slurry spreading. There has been analysis of the science in that regard and of the importance of improving water quality and safeguarding our watercourses. I acknowledge the good work that farmers do across Northern Ireland on environmental…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Slurry Spreading and Storage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Slurry Spreading and Storage
Capacity and sectoral skills shortages are well recognised in the forestry sector and are a common feature throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland. That is primarily due to the increasingly competitive demand for forestry competencies to achieve ambitious tree-planting targets set by respective Governments to meet…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Forestry Education and Training Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Forestry Education and Training
I understand the Member's concern. I will check with officials about the engagement that has occurred with the Health and Safety Executive on the matter. The investigation is ongoing, and it is important that we are sensitive to that, but I get the concern around it. I will make enquires with officials and then write…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Gas Leak: Eglish and Granville Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Gas Leak: Eglish and Granville
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) commenced an investigation following the report of a gas leak from the Granville Ecopark Ltd anaerobic digestion facility, which is located in the Granville industrial estate. Granville Ecopark Ltd holds a waste pollution prevention and control permit that is regulated by…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Gas Leak: Eglish and Granville Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Gas Leak: Eglish and Granville
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