All of Miss Michelle McIlveen’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I will highlight a matter of urgent concern for our fishing communities, particularly those in my constituency of Strangford and in south Down. Once again, their livelihoods are under threat as a result of action taken by the Isle of Man Government. New Manx immigration rules mean that any vessel operating with crew…
Miss McIlveen asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, given that the change in the Isle of Man immigration rules could, in effect, prevent local fishing boats from fishing within a 12-nautical-mile radius of the Isle of Man, and given that she notes from the Minister's response in 'The Irish…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he will consider a derogation from the slurry spreading closed season for this year, given the prolonged rainfall period in the past month.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he will bring forward proposals that balance environmental protection obligations with the operational needs faced by the agricultural sector, during extreme weather events.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any assessment has been made of the impact of prolonged periods of heavy rainfall on the ability of farmers to comply with slurry spreading closed seasons.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the timescale for the completion of the installation of a controlled crossing, adjacent to Andrews Memorial Primary School, Comber.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the reason why the proposed uncontrolled crossing, adjacent to Kirkistown Primary School, Cloughey, has not yet been installed, despite appearing on previous forward works programmes; and (ii) when this work will now be completed.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) the number of payments under the Troubles Permanent Disablement Scheme which remain unresolved beyond target timescales; and (ii) the reasons for delay, in each category of case.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the total budget allocated to the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise Horticulture Pilot Scheme.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of applications that were received for the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise Horticulture Pilot Scheme, given the extension of the application period into January 2026.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the projects supported by Invest NI that did not meet job creation targets, including any clawback provisions activated, over the past five years.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he has any plans to have an urgent meeting with the Isle of Man Government and the Home Office to discuss the change to visa rules by the Isle of Man Government requiring an Isle of Man work visa to fish in Manx waters, including the impact this…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department was made aware in advance of the change to visa rules by the Isle of Man Government requiring an Isle of Man work visa to fish in Manx waters.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any rules that will be introduced by the Loughs Agency to protect Atlantic salmon numbers in the Rivers Finn, Roe, Faughan and Mourne.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any assessment that has been made of the impact on the Northern Ireland fishing fleet of the change to visa rules by the Isle of Man Government requiring an Isle of Man work visa to fish in Manx waters.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether consideration is being given to stocking from hatcheries as a remediation measure, given the low level of Atlantic salmon numbers recorded in the Rivers Finn, Roe, Faughan and Mourne.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he will bring forward a support package for potato and vegetable farmers impacted by current flooding and extreme rainfall.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the rationale for public sector bodies in Northern Ireland being excluded from accessing funds raised through the UK-wide Apprenticeship Levy.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the amount of funding that has been (i) made available; and (ii) been allocated, as a result of the Apprenticeship Levy for schemes in Northern Ireland, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the amount received in domestic rates paid through benefits, as (i) housing benefit; or (ii) rate rebate, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the percentage of the total received in domestic rates, paid through benefits as (i) housing benefit; or (ii) rate rebate, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any assessment her Department has been made of how a third phase of the Comber bypass could impact congestion, journey times and road safety, in the context of current and projected traffic volumes through Comber.