The Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs took place on Thursday 7 October 2021 at 9:30am. in Room 30, Parliament Buildings. The Committee received oral evidence from the DAERA on the summary of consultation responses on the Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill (Northern Ireland) (Finn’s law). View Agenda
Edwin Poot, AERA Minister, answers Members questions on 14 September 2021. To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how the Northern Ireland Environment Agency assesses the impact of development on wildlife. To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on the proposed Islandmagee Gas Caverns Marine Licence… Continue Reading Question Time Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Tuesday 14 September 2021
https://youtu.be/Eb_AhO0LlPw Economy Minister Diane Dodds steps in for Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots to answer Members questions on behalf of the Department. View questions asked of the Minister.
https://youtu.be/oNsBonwZGpY The Committee received a Departmental briefing on the Rural Policy Framework for Northern Ireland. The Committee also received evidence from Rural Community Network, Rural Action and NI Rural Womens Network on the Future Rural Affairs Policy. View the agenda.
The Committee recieved a number of Oral Evidence sessions from DAERA. One on The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Producer Organisations and Wine) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 [AGS/04 – Reserved] and The Agriculture (Payments) (Amendment, etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 [AGS/05 – Devolved] and another on Fisheries Trade Negotiations. View… Continue Reading Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Meeting Thursday 01 October 2020
The Committee received Oral Evidence sessions from DAERA, the first one on the Overall DAERA Transition Programme including an Update on the Internal markets Bill an Update on UK Government Fisheries Bill the Approach to EU Exit Updates and Secondary Legislation and finished with The Common Organisation of the Markets in Agricultural Products (Producer Organisations… Continue Reading Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Meeting Thursday 24 September 2020
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https://youtu.be/8G4X3IPed4Y William Humphrey MLA asks the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, given the health and safety issues arising from waste storage at Edenderry Industrial Estate, what action his Department and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) are taking to ensure that the offending material is removed urgently.
https://youtu.be/rcactjZE8Ck Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Edwin Poots briefs the Chamber on the Green Growth Strategy and Delivery Framework. Members then questioned the Minister on the Strategy.
https://youtu.be/EbX26CUjAYc Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Edwin Poots answers questions from Members on recent developments. View the questions asked of the Minister