Information released by DAERA 2023
The table below summarises the requests received by the Department during 2023 which are considered to be of wider public interest.
To read the Department's response to each request click on the DAERA reference number.
| Date received | Summary of information requested | DAERA reference number |
|---|---|---|
20/10/2023 | Estimate of the number of holdings in Northern Ireland which grow cereals and oilseeds. | |
10/10/2023 | Have other Zebra Mussels been detected in the River Bann and actions taken by the Department to contain the spread. | |
26/09/2023 | Details of Plastic Carrier Bag Levy Revenue and Allocation. | |
26/09/2023 | Details of water pollution incidents, fines and fish kills since 2012. | |
18/09/2023 | With regard to water quality, a breakdown of fines issued and their total monetary value for the last 5 years. | |
14/09/2023 | Between 01/01/2015 & 31/12/2017, correspondence between DAERA and Lough Neagh Partnership relating to the Holy River cleansing project & any reports held by DAERA. | |
07/09/2023 | A range of questions in relation to Blue Green Algae in Lough Neagh this year. | |
31/08/2023 | The number of vehicles owned by DAERA broken down by type and fuel used. Amount of central heating oil used by DAERA in the past 2 years. | |
| 29/08/2023 | Copy of the Departments risk register or current assessment / risk / remedial recommendations for detailing algae blooms in inland waterways. | DAERA/23-292 |
| 22/08/2023 | A list of pollution incidents at NI’s lakes, rivers and seas between since 1 January 2021. | DAERA/23-284 |
| 22/08/2023 | Number of game angling licences sold for the 2023 season and queries over the water quality of Lough Neagh. | DAERA/23-283 |
| 10/08/2023 | Details of data breaches over the past 10 years. | DAERA/23-273 |
| 08/08/2023 | Details of hotels booked by DAERA officials between 4th February 2022 and 31st July 2023 including location, number of rooms, and reason for trip. | DAERA/23-270 |
| 17/07/2023 | For the 12-month period ending 30 June 2023, Statistics on NIEA Water Management Unit routine water sampling. | DAERA/23-246 |
| 14/07/2023 | Information on calves exported from N. Ireland in the last 5 years. | DAERA/23-242 |
| 11/07/2023 | Location and any known causes of all confirmed B/G Algae events since Jan 2018 and records on impacts on water quality, domesticated animals or fish. | DAERA/23-241 |
| 05/07/2023 | Provide details of the Department's unused, vacant or derelict land and property. | DAERA/23-234 |
| 22/06/2023 | Details of licensed equestrian establishments operating in Northern Ireland for years 2020, 2021 and 2022. | DAERA/23-213 |
| 22/06/2023 | Details of branded merchandise costs over the last five years. | DAERA/23-212 |
| 20/06/2023 | Overall cost to the taxpayer in 2022 relating to NI farms that tested positive TB bovine. | DAERA/23-208 |
| 13/06/2023 | Details of and the Department’s use of the ministerial car during the absence of a functioning Executive. | DAERA/23-198 |
| 19/05/2023 | A list of licensed animal boarders along with their licence expiry date. | DAERA/23-170 |
| 05/05/2023 | Breakdown of monies paid to farmers under the Farm Business Improvement Scheme & the cost of administering the Scheme. | DAERA/23-157 |
| 02/05/2023 | A list of intensive pig, chicken, beef and dairy farms in Northern Ireland. | DAERA/23-149 |
| 27/04/2023 | The number of bird culls carried out across NI due to confirmed or suspected cases of avian influenza. | DAERA/23-146 |
| 25/04/2023 | A variety of questions regarding our use of cloud services and infrastructure including annual budget for last five years for IT managed services and cloud % of that budget. | DAERA/23-143 |
| 24/04/2023 | Provide all details in relation to the number of agricultural river pollution incidents, broken down by the relevant river catchment area for the last 5 calendar years. | DAERA/23-141 |
| 05/04/2023 | Complete dataset for recycled plastic packaging exported from NI since 2017. | DAERA/23-129 |
| 29/03/2023 | Statistics for domestic discharge consents from 2017 to 2021. | DAERA/23-119 |
| 24/03/2023 | Details of imported and exported waste for Northern Ireland for 2022/23. | DAERA/23-113 |
| 18/03/2023 | Seeking a range of details regarding large clothing bins sited in the Belfast area. | DAERA/23-111 |
| 16/03/2023 | Information and stats on EFS hedgerows. | DAERA/23-106 |
| 24/01/2023 | Details of any water quality monitoring data that has been collected in relation to the Garrison Wastewater treatment works consented discharge. | DAERA/23-104 |
| 01/03/2023 | For financial years 2020 – 2022, data relevant to a list of European Waste Catalogue codes for waste streams at facilities in N Ireland. | DAERA/23-70 |
| 20/02/2023 | For the last 5 years in the Co Fermanagh, bTB levels, number of cattle slaughtered due to bTB and amount of compensation paid to farmers. | DAERA/23-57 |
| 20/02/2023 | In last 3 years and for 2011 / 12, number of dead badgers collected at the roadside, number of those tested for TB and number those that tested positive. | DAERA/23-56 |
| 25/01/2023 | The amount of grant paid to the Pig Industry for the last 3 financial years detailing compliance with planning & statutory regulations. Number of pigs lost in outbreaks of fire in the last 3 years. | DAERA/23-42 |
| 31/01/2023 | Cost details regarding reports commissioned in response to a tribunal case, cost of new NICS raising concern policy & cost of refreshed Civil Service Code of Ethics. | DAERA/23-41 |
| 31/01/2023 | Stats on the number of checks at Border Control Posts (BCP) relating to animals and animal products, including non-compliant findings and enforcement actions, from 2015 to Jan 2023 broken down for each BCP. | DAERA/23-35 |
| 23/01/2023 | Details regarding money spent and resources used to date by Dept on this Mobuoy clean up. | DAERA/23-34 |
| 31/01/2023 | Number of wild bird species linked with every lethal control licence in NI during 2022. | DAERA/23-33 |
| 26/01/2023 | Material returned from search of e-mail accounts and other forms of electronic communication of Katrina Godfrey, Robert Huey, Julian Henderson and Joanne McAuley for any of the terms ‘PwC’, ‘Bronckaers’, ‘Oscar’ or ‘DAERA’. | DAERA/23-27 |
| 25/01/2023 | A range of questions relating to Forest Services ownership of Castlewellan Castle. | DAERA/23-25 |
| 20/01/2023 | Number of water pollution reports, attendances and water quality tests 2022 to date. | DAERA/23-21 |
| 25/01/2023 | Provide number of fishing boats registered, fishermen, deckhands employed, the weight and value of fish landed for the last 5 calendar years in Northern Ireland. | DAERA 23-15 |
| 10/01/2023 | Details of funding awarded to Lough Neagh Partnership by DAERA or NIEA. | DAERA/23-14 |
| 09/01/2023 | Request for decisions not taken because of the absence of a minister and / or fully functioning Executive at your Department. | DAERA/23-9 |
| 03/01/2023 | Details of occupancy rates of NI government offices in the months September- December 2022. | DAERA/23-1 |