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.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail whether (i) there are any regulatory or legislative barriers preventing the (a) import of; or (b) use of, bluetongue vaccines in Northern Ireland; and (ii) the expiration of the grace period on veterinary medicines on 31 December 2025 will…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether there were any movements of animals in the last six weeks into and out of the Clandeboye Estate.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any engagement he has had with the research team at Queen’s University, Belfast, in relation to the badger survey being carried out.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of licences for deer culling issued, in each of the last ten years.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) how wild deer populations are monitored; and (ii) how often population assessments are carried out.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any increased testing for bluetongue is taking place outside of the 20km control zone.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in relation to the animals which have tested positive for bluetongue in a farm outside Bangor, to detail (i) the dates on which the animals were tested; (ii) the dates on which the samples were sent for testing; (iii) the dates on which the samples…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 25596/22-27, to detail any progress made on the Crisis Framework to assess potential impacts, such as weather or market failure, on farm businesses to be developed as part of the draft Sustainable Agriculture Programme.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any work being carried out to assist non-land-based farmers that cannot avail of the Farm Sustainability Payment, in particular the mushroom industry.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any engagement he has had with the Home Office on the UK Government’s immigration white paper regarding support for Northern Ireland’s specific needs for migrant workers, particularly in the agri-food sector.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail why an area of low risk level of bovine TB was chosen for the bovine TB regionalisation project.
The regionalisation programme was meant to be a year-long short, sharp intervention. We now have the prospect of a five-year programme in an area of lower-than-average incidence. Is the Minister serious about wildlife intervention and eradicating TB, or is he in the business of kicking the can down the road and tying…
On Saturday evening, I was delighted to host a gala ball in Parliament Buildings, bringing to an end a year of celebration for Carrickmannon Primary School as it marked its 200th anniversary. It is proudly Northern Ireland's oldest school. It began in 1825 in a one-room thatched-roof schoolhouse on the outskirts of…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether the strain of bluetongue detected in a farm outside Bangor has been determined as being (i) midge-borne; or (ii) linked to animal movements.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether there are plans to introduce whole herd testing on nearby farms following the detection of bluetongue near Bangor.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the number of premises currently under movement restrictions related to the detection of bluetongue outside Bangor; and (ii) any criteria that will be used to lift these restrictions.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any engagement that has taken place with (i) the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; (ii) the Scottish and Welsh Governments; and (iii) the Irish Government, in relation to cross-border disease monitoring.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail how his Department is communicating with farmers, vets and industry bodies in relation to the detected bluetongue cases and resultant restrictions.
I beg to move Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. Food security is not an optional extra for Northern Ireland; it is a fundamental responsibility to ensure that the people who live here and the millions in the rest of the UK who depend on what we produce have access to safe, affordable and high-quality food.…
I thank the Minister for his statement. The issue is very worrying. I am conscious that it is still considered to be a suspected case, but, given the low temperatures over the past couple of weeks, is it likely that cattle may have been infected for a longer time? If that is the case, and further testing concludes…
Bluetongue Virus To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, following a suspected case of the Bluetongue virus on a farm in Bangor, to outline what steps he will take to protect animals, trade and the wider agri-food industry.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) any steps he is taking to curtail the spread of the bluetongue virus; and (ii) whether he has considered providing funding support for (a) a vaccine rollout; and (b) increased testing availability.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether the strain of bluetongue detected in the cattle outside Bangor has been identified.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the economic impact on the farming industry following the identification of two cases of bluetongue in a farm near Bangor.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps his Department is taking to stop illegal livestock and other meat products entering Northern Ireland, circumventing disease control measures.