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Mr Declan McAleer: Assembly records
All of Mr Declan McAleer’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
The Minister will understand that, apart from the fact that we do not have regeneration schemes at the moment, the criterion to have a population of fewer than 5,000 people is having a detrimental impact on rural towns and villages. Is the Minister minded to take a look at that threshold?
Mr McAleer asked the Minister for Communities, having previously raised with him the regeneration of rural towns and villages, with his response in February saying that he is working in partnership with DFI, DAERA and local councils to develop a strategy and will make an announcement soon, whether he can give an…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on the six Sustainable Utilisation of Livestock Slurry (i) Phase 1; and (ii) Phase 2 schemes.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) why his Department decided to consult on the Revised Operational Protocol after it was published on its website; and (ii) whether this was an oversight within his Department.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he still intends to take the Proposed Ammonia Strategy and Revised Operational Protocol to the Executive for final approval, as laid out in the Draft Ammonia Strategy Consultation.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he intends to organise briefing sessions or public engagement sessions in relation to the consultation on the Revised Operational Protocol.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 8475/22-27, to detail any steps his Department has taken to ensure that the duty to have due regard under Section 29 of the Climate Change Act 2022, which requires Departments to consider the special economic and social role of…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 23654/22-27, whether the Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme will remain open for the full three-year period following submission of a new operational programme for approval in September 2025.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the total percentage reduction in artificial nitrogen use by farmers compared to five years ago.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how he intends to balance the need for environmental betterment with the financial and practical constraints faced by farmers under the Operational Protocol.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether the new Tuberculosis Partnership Steering Group will produce a delivery plan for TB by the end of March 2025.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline the timeline for notifying successful applicants to the Central Good Relations Programme and CRC Core Funding Programme for 2025/2026.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in relation to the £31 million reduction in non ring-fenced resources funding in the 2025-26 budget compared to 2024-25 budget, (i) to provide a detailed breakdown of the specific programmes affected by this budgetary change; and (ii) whether (a) a…
I welcome the opportunity to speak about the pressure that is being put on community and voluntary playgroups in my constituency. As has been said, the cap that the Education Authority has placed on providers is squeezing many of them. A lot of community and voluntary playgroups are very much involved in, and, indeed,…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of (i) how prioritising large farms for Business Sustainability Groups (BSG) aligns with his Department's commitment to equality of opportunity under its equality scheme; and (ii) the contribution that small farms can make to BSGs,…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on a cap under the Farming With Nature Scheme, given concerns that without one it may primarily benefit large landowners rather than food producers.
Thank you. I thank everyone for their constructive participation in today's debate. I was Chair of the Committee when the 'Breaking the Grass Ceiling' report was produced. I am glad that the report has not been left to sit and gather dust but is still a live document and that the Department is progressing some of its…