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Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the Northern Ireland greenhouse gas statistics, in particular that the reductions in emissions are lower than Wales, Scotland and England.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his Department’s assessment of the environmental impact of disposable vapes in the last five years; and (ii) for an estimate of how many have been disposed of through the most environmentally sound methods during that period.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 27993/22-27, what specific monitoring or enforcement mechanisms are in place to ensure compliance with the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 at greyhound racing tracks and training facilities.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 27722/22-27, how his Department ensures that hazardous waste consignment data is verified and reported in compliance with Article 35 of the EU Waste Framework Directive, particularly regarding traceability from origin to disposal.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether car hire companies are required to charge a fee for motorists, renting a vehicle in Northern Ireland, with the intention to travel to the Republic of Ireland.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the amount paid out by her Department for asbestos-related diseases, including diffuse mesothelioma, since 2011.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the number of individuals who have received payments from her Department for asbestos-related diseases, including diffuse mesothelioma, since 2011.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to the Northern Ireland Inter-Departmental Business Register Statistics 2025, to detail the geographical spread of businesses, broken down by local council area, for each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline the reasons why a reduced requirement of £8.9 million was identified in relation to the Economic Regional Growth Fund.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail how the £8.9 million, allocated to the Economic Regional Growth Fund and subsequently returned to the Department, will be used.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department will review the Lough Erne Operating Regime, to ensure its adequate to meet modern day needs and comply with the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail what measures are at her disposal to achieve the agreed water levels in Upper Lough of between (i) 150 feet and 154 feet, April to September, and 155 feet, October to March; and (ii) in Lower Lough between 147 feet and 152 feet.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she will introduce legislation to grant local planning authorities the power to revoke Tree Preservation Orders, previously granted by the former Department of Environment Planning Service.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail how much of his Department's initial budget for 2025-26 will be directly allocated to projects in Fermanagh and South Tyrone.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the categories of settings identified as the location of exposure to asbestos, for those in receipt of a one-off payment through the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment scheme.
Minister, last winter, pensioners were stressed to the hilt about going cold in their homes. Will the Minister commit to them here and now that the winter fuel payments will be made in a timely manner? When will the payments be in pensioners' bank accounts?
I welcome the backtrack as well. I pay tribute to all who campaigned against the Labour Party's decision and the Minister's decision to cut the winter fuel payment. In particular, I pay tribute to Unite the union, of which I am a member, and its retired members branch. Pressure from below clearly worked. Minister, you…
I thank the Minister for his statement. The scrapping of that disastrous policy by the UK Government will, of course, be warmly received by pensioners, but it is cold comfort to the many thousands of working-age householders who live in cold homes. The Department's own modelling showed that, in 2022, over a quarter of…
I also thank the Minister for bringing the statement to the House. It is welcome news for all pensioners who will receive the winter fuel payment this winter. I commend our older people's advocate groups, which have relentlessly campaigned for the payment to be reinstated. Do you, Minister, foresee any logistical or…
Minister, you will know that pensioners and older people always want certainty. I think that you said that, hopefully, the legislation will be in place by July. When are people likely to receive their winter fuel payment?