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Mr Tom Buchanan: Assembly records
All of Mr Tom Buchanan’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Bovine Tuberculosis”
Bovine Tuberculosis - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘previous years;’ and insert: ‘further notes that three bTB cases were reported in Northern Ireland in 2024; acknowledges the implications of bTB for public health, farmers mental health and wellbeing, and animal welfare; further acknowledges that the financial…
To ask the Minister of Health to outline any assessment that has been made of The State of Emergency Medicine in Northern Ireland report, published by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether farmers along the proposed A5 Western Transport Corridor, whose land has been fenced off to facilitate the new road, can include this land in their Single Farm Payment claim forms this year, given that there is no movement on the development of…
I thank the Minister for his statement. Has any risk to public health, animal health or trade been identified as a result of the weaknesses that were found?
There is nothing in the motion that should not command the support of all around the Chamber, yet all I have heard from the other Benches is hot air, pardon the pun, and an unwillingness to face up to reality. The motion speaks to a fundamental responsibility that we all share, and that is to ensure that the policies…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline any analysis his Department has carried out of the impact that the draft Climate Action Plan 2023–2027 will have on the progression of major infrastructure projects in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any discussions he has had with the Bill Sponsor in relation to funding for the Areas with Natural Constraints (Payments) Bill (NIA Bill 24/22-27).
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any funding that has been allocated for Areas with Natural Constraints payments over the next three years, as outlined in the Areas with Natural Constraints (Payments) Bill.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the benefits of the visit to the United States of America over the St. Patrick’s Day period.
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline any assurances she can provide to victims of domestic abuse that they will receive prompt and consistent protection and support throughout Northern Ireland.
Conducting a Cost-Benefit Analysis of Net Zero Policies That this Assembly expresses deep concern that aspirational climate targets are impeding the delivery of high-quality public services and infrastructure that ratepayers deserve; notes that the provisions of the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 have been…
I note from the wording of the motion that the DUP remains a thorn in the Alliance Party's side as we continue to hold its Agriculture Minister to account by not allowing him to pursue his ideology, run rampant with the establishment of an independent environmental protection agency and add a further bureaucratic…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any actions he intends to take to reassure the farming community that no two-tier system exists between farmers and his Department.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any action he has taken to ensure proper care of all the animals on the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute farm in Hillsborough, including the treatment of any animals found to be sickly or injured by the veterinary service.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any assessment has been carried out to determine the level of pollution which occurred at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute farm at Hillsborough, including whether this reached the watercourse.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether the blowing of slurry into woodland at the Agri-Food and Biosciences farm in Hillsborough was illegal.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the date on which he first became aware of issues at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute farm at Hillsborough.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps is he taking to address the 23 staff vacancies in the Northern Ireland Environment Agency.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the level of expertise his Department requires, in relation to the 23 vacancies in the Northern Ireland Environment Agency.
I thank the Minister for being here. We have heard much about the development of cross-border services, and there is no doubt that the South West Acute Hospital, given where it is situated, lends itself to such services. However, there are a few fundamentals that we must consider prior to moving to any development of…
I thank the Minister for his response. Minister, given the scale of sickness absence across the Civil Service and the clear impact of that on service delivery, are you satisfied that your Department will put interventions in place that will deliver positive results in that area?
Today, the A5 has again been in the news for all the wrong reasons, as a result of a serious road traffic accident that happened last night. The road was closed in both directions, and it was still closed when I was driving here this morning. I assure those who were involved in the accident, and their families, that…