All of Mr John Blair’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether his Department has plans to (i) review; and (ii) replenish the afforestation scheme on land that is owned by his Department between Greystone Road, Antrim and the DfI Rathmore Depot.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for an update on the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme; and (ii) what plans there are to extend the area covered by this scheme.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what progress has been made by his Department towards the publication of a peatlands strategy.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on (i) the Forests for Our Future programme; and (ii) the interagency working on this scheme.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department plans to review the impact on (i) aquatic life; and (ii) the natural environment caused by sand dredging at Lough Neagh.
On something more specific, 10 years after the formation of the so-called super-councils, are there any plans to review the structures and mechanisms around them, which may, for example, be blocking the bringing forward of local development plans this far down the line?
Mr Blair asked the Minister for Communities, after associating himself with the comments wishing the Minister good luck in his new post, whether, at long last, we are any closer to seeing the transfer of local regeneration powers to the councils.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what progress has been made by his Department towards publication of an Environmental Improvement Plan.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what progress has been made by his Department towards publication of a Biodiversity Strategy.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for an update on the Household Waste Recycling Collaborative Change Programme; and (ii) whether this will be reintroduced.
With your permission, Mr Speaker, I want to say at the outset that it is with absolute pleasure that I welcome the Minister to his new office and to his place today. Will he provide an update on the ongoing inquiry into the seasonal worker route by the migration advisory committee (MAC)?
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) how many people where admitted to Emergency Departments in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust in 2023; and (ii) how many people had to wait longer than the Trust’s target time for admission.
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) how often the exhibition material on display at the Ulster Museum is changed; and (ii) whether there is a review process in place for changing the materials on display.
I thank the Member for giving way. I hope that I can give some sort of reassurance, as well as asking for some clarification from the Member. Does he agree that there is a fundamentally strong case for including non-governmental organisations such as Northern Ireland Water, which has been mentioned for a variety of…
I rise to support the motion and the amendment that colleagues and I have put forward. I share others' frustration at the incredible delay in progressing meaningful action to tackle our Lough Neagh crisis. While the Assembly remained collapsed over the summer of last year, the largest fresh water lake in these islands…
I add to the good wishes that have been expressed to the Minister on taking up his role and to the Committee Chair, who takes her place today in the Chamber. I will keep in touch with the Minister individually on all the local needs and questions that I have, including the Ballycorr Road in Ballyclare, which has to be…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Fundamental Appraisal of Planning System”
Fundamental Appraisal of Planning System - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘communities’ and insert: ‘by ensuring policies are in place that protect our countryside and enable connectivity; believes that the planning process must have the needs of our ageing population and those living with disabilities embedded as…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he is considering introducing proposals to ban the XL Bully dog breed, similar to the ban in England and Wales.