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.
I thank the Minister for his response. Can public bodies, such as the Education Authority, benefit from changes made in the Procurement Act 2023 and procurement guidance?
I thank the Minister for his statement. I welcome it while recognising that the matter is also an NDNA commitment. Minister, you will appreciate that there are now quite a number of organisations in the regulatory landscape, such as the Shared Environmental Service (SES), the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP),…
I congratulate my home club, Cumann Naomh Treasa Loch Mhic Ruairí, on winning its first ever Tyrone senior football championship last Sunday. The game against Trillick and, indeed, the path to the final were extremely competitive and nail-biting but played in the best of spirits. Our club was formed in 1972, so it is…
Exclusion of Minister from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 That this Assembly, under section 30(1)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, resolves that, further to his recent visit to Israel, the Minister of Education no longer enjoys the confidence of the Assembly, because of his failure to…
Minister, quite a number of the issues have already been mentioned, and we have been raising with you and lobbying you on the issues of TB and ammonia, the fact that there is no sheep scheme and the fact there is no replacement for the young farmers' scheme. While many issues, such as Brexit and inheritance tax, have…
I thank the Minister for his response. I declare an interest as the father of children who have been educated through the Irish-medium sector. Minister, on the topic of staff shortages, a comprehensive workforce strategy is needed to underpin the growth of the Irish-medium sector. Can the Minister confirm whether he…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any assessment been made of the risk of carbon leakage arising from the displacement of local agri-food production by higher emission imports as a result of post-Brexit trade agreements.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail who is recognised as the competent authority under Annex II of the Windsor Framework for the purposes of sanitary and phytosanitary checks.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) to detail the funding allocated to each project under the Shared Island Bioeconomy Demonstration Initiative; and (ii) for his assessment of the potential economic benefits of the initiative.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of AgriSearch’s proposal to adopt a split-gas approach to methane emissions, similar to the model used in New Zealand as reported in the Irish Farmers Journal in October 2025, particularly in light of consumer concerns regarding the…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department's draft Future Operational Protocol to Assess the Impacts of Air Pollution on the Natural Environment will allow on-farm slurry separation or new anaerobic digestion facilities where they can demonstrate reductions in ammonia and…
To ask the Minister of Finance to outline the steps his Department is taking to reduce bureaucracy and costs in terms of procurement for grant recipients, particularly those in the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector.
Go raibh maith agat. The Minister will be aware that my constituency of West Tyrone is very rural. Will he commit to hosting or having events in the constituency, bearing in mind his responsibilities under the Rural Needs Act 2016?
Minister, given the hugely central role of councils in the Bill, can you give a firm guarantee that your Department will consult councils, NILGA and other stakeholders during the legislative process?
To ask the Minister of Education to provide further details on his bursary proposals for undergraduates, aimed at tackling teacher shortages in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics and Irish-medium education subjects.
I thank the Minister for his statement. As a rep for the local area, I have been speaking to poultry farmers, who are extremely concerned about the outbreak and the potentially devastating consequences that it will have. I note from your statement, Minister, that a full depopulation commences today that may involve up…
To ask the Minister for Communities whether additional information sessions in other localities will be arranged for Stage 2 of the Northern Ireland Community Infrastructure Fund.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) when the first formal meeting of the Nutrients Action Plan stakeholder group will take place; and (ii) whether (a) the minutes; and (b) proposed recommendations will be published to ensure transparency and accountability in the policy development…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the amount of funding modulated from Pillar l Direct Payments to Pillar ll Rural Development of the Common Agriculture Policy, since the introduction of the Farm Sustainability Programme.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline (i) a timeline for when wildlife interventions proposed under the Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Blueprint will be brought forward; and (ii) how these actions will comply with the Wildlife (NI) Order 1985, particularly in relation to…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, given the evidence in the Review of the 2019 Nutrient Action Programme Regulations, that there may be a case for lowering the 80 per cent grassland rule for derogated farms to allow farms to grow more of their own feed to reduce phosphorus loss,…
I thank the Minister for his response. Minister, has your Department engaged with the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS) on moving forward on and developing proposals for Dean Maguirc College?
I thank the Minister for his response; indeed, I share his view that crime in rural areas is compounded by the sense of isolation. In his engagement with the Rural Crime Partnership, would it be possible or desirable to target resources into areas where there is a particular identified need and high risk?
Mr McAleer asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, given that we recently marked Rural Crime Action Week, whether he has any update on the Rural Crime Partnership.