Questions for Oral Answer
Tuesday 15th March 2011
Questions to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Questions to the Minister of Finance and Personnel
Questions to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
1. Mr B Wilson (North Down)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development if she has had any discussions with her counterpart in the Republic of Ireland in relation to making the island of Ireland a GM-free zone.
AQO 1282/11
2. Mr F Molloy (Mid Ulster)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to outline what action she has taken to expand forest cover.
AQO 1283/11
3. Mr A McFarland (North Down)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for an update on the plans to replenish salmon and sea trout stocks in rivers.
AQO 1284/11
4. Mr A McQuillan (East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for an update on her recent meeting with the Secretary of State regarding the reform of the CAP post 2013.
AQO 1285/11
5. Mr J Craig (Lagan Valley)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to outline which areas have benefited from Tranche 2 of the Farm Modernisation Programme.
AQO 1286/11
6. Mr S Gibson (Strangford)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for an update on the legal action her Department is taking against the European Commission's decision to levy disallowances in relation to Single Farm Payments.
AQO 1287/11
7. Mr D O'Loan (North Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for her assessment of whether there will be any significant problems when the new Farm Mapping Exercise is completed.
AQO 1288/11
8. Mr S Moutray (Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development how many Single Farm Payments are outstanding in relation to applications that were submitted in 2010.
AQO 1289/11
9. Mr J O'Dowd (Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to outline the progress made on the Rural White Paper.
AQO 1290/11
10. Mr S Neeson (East Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to outline the action she is taking to develop agri-tourism.
AQO 1291/11
11. Mr J Dallat (East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development how may recorded disagreements there have been during the last four years between livestock owners and the Department's valuation officers regarding the value of animals that had to be removed from herds following outbreaks of Bovine Tuberculosis and Brucellosis.
AQO 1292/11
12. Mr T Clarke (South Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development which areas in South Antrim have benefited from Tranche 2 of the Farm Modernisation Programme.
AQO 1293/11
13. Mr A Bresland (West Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what action her Department is taking to build capacity within rural communities.
AQO 1294/11
14. Mr C Boylan (Newry and Armagh)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for an update on the Brucellosis situation in the Keady area and to outline how she is working with local farmers to tackle the disease.
AQO 1295/11
15. Mr A Ross (East Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development how much funding under Axis 3 of the Rural Development Programme has been committed to each Rural Development Programme cluster to date.
AQO 1296/11
Questions to the Minister of Finance and Personnel
1. Ms M Anderson (Foyle)
To ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel whether he has corresponded with the MInister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in relation to advancing the business case for the proposed radiotherapy unit at Altnagelvin Hospital.
AQO 1297/11
2. Mr F Molloy (Mid Ulster)
To ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for his assessment of whether joint planning and shared spending between Departments in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in areas such as education, health, agriculture, tourism and transport would help address the economic difficulties that both administrations are facing.
AQO 1298/11
3. Mr R McCartney (Foyle)
To ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel whether he intends to meet with the new Irish Minister for Finance to build on the progress that had already been made as a result of his meeting with the previous Irish Minister for Finance.
AQO 1299/11
4. Mr D O'Loan (North Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel if, since taking up office, he has had any contact or has held discussions with the former Irish Minister for Finance.
AQO 1300/11
5. Mr M Storey (North Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for his assessment of the Low Carbon Homes Scheme.
AQO 1301/11
6. Ms C Ní Chuilín (North Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to confirm whether the Minister for Social Development prioritised the Mortgage Rescue Scheme in his departmental spending plans.
AQO 1302/11
7. Mr J Spratt (South Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel whether he can provide financial assistance to those people who are now in negative equity as a result of the regeneration of the Village area of South Belfast.
AQO 1303/11
8. Mr P Ramsey (Foyle)
To ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for an update on the business case for the proposed Radiotherapy Centre of Excellence at Altnagelvin Hospital.
AQO 1304/11
9. Mr J Dallat (East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for his assessment of the report of the Legal Services Review Group chaired by Sir George Bain and to outline his Department's engagement with the Group.
AQO 1305/11
10. Ms S Ramsey (West Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for an update on the plans to develop Northern Ireland as an enterprise zone and what practical measures are proposed to ensure that this happens.
AQO 1306/11
11. Lord Browne (East Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for his assessment of the impact the UK budget and the political negotiations to form a new Government in the Republic of Ireland will have on the Executive's budget settlement.
AQO 1307/11
12. Mr J Bell (Strangford)
To ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for his assessment of the impact the budget will have on the most vulnerable people in our society.
AQO 1308/11
13. Mr C Lyttle (East Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to outline the actions his Department has taken in relation to the introduction of legislation that would allow Northern Ireland to change its rate of corporation tax.
AQO 1309/11
14. Mr F McCann (West Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel whether he has had any further discussions with the British Government regarding its proposals to rebalance Northern Ireland's economy and to outline what progress has been made to date.
AQO 1310/11