Information released by DAERA 2024
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The table below summarises the requests received by the Department during 2024 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 23/07/2024 | All communications (between the department and other departments about key recommendations to address the Lough Neagh crisis between 1st April 2024 to the latest date possible in particular specific issue of a potential phosphorous ban pertaining to Lough Neagh over the same period | DAERA/24-351 |
| 22/05/2024 | Copies of pet shop licences that are licenced to sell dogs/puppies. | DAERA/24-250 |
| 21/05/2024 | Information from your responsible organisation (CNCC) that relates to any advice to the NI Environment Agency, DAERA challenged through NIEA and Planning NI , NM&DDPO in 2021. | DAERA/24-249 |
| 21/05/2024 | Dates and Findings of audits of Record Management practices within/concerning DAERA. Dates when any new policy changes or recommendations form these reviews came into force at the department. | DAERA/24-247 |
| 17/05/2024 | Guidance given by DAERA to stakeholders involved in the movement of PoAO, giving information or clarification on the conditions for moving those meat products GB-NI. | DAERA/24-245 |
| 20/05/2024 | A list of all exemption permits to the Fisheries Act (NI) 1966 issued in respect of its abstraction of water by fish farms, hydros, factories and quarries from the Kells river system, what they were issued for/ what the dates they were issued. | DAERA/24-244 |
| 17/05/2024 | Details of all current and previous exemption permits to the Fisheries Act (NI)1966 issued in respect of its abstraction of water by fish farms, hydros and quarries from the river Main on Randalstown angling club controlled water. | DAERA/24-243 |
| 16/05/2024 | Seeking information relating to end user devices and plans to procure devices, software and services by the organisation. | DAERA/24-242 |
| 16/05/2024 | Seeking information relating to end user devices and plans to procure devices, software and services by the organisation. | DAERA/24-241 |
| 16/05/2024 | Various details on Quarterly waste returns from Regen operations Warrenpoint Harbour sites | DAERA/24-240 |
| 15/05/2024 | A breakdown in Northern Ireland relating to enforcement of environmental waste sites and permits. | DAERA/24-239 |
| 14/05/2024 | Request all details/ photos etc in relation to NIEA visit 529/18/1. | DAERA/24-235 |
| 14/05/2024 | All correspondence and communications between DAERA/NIEA & Dalradian Gold from 20/3/2024 to date, in respect of Water Abstraction & Impoundment licences & Discharge Consents. | DAERA/24-234 |
| 08/05/2024 | Request to confirm date Future Agricultural Policy was brought before the DAERA Committee and minutes if available. | DAERA/24-232 |
| 08/05/2024 | Various details regarding Public Local Inquiry under Regulation 17 of the Water Abstraction and Impoundment etc - on behalf of Dalradian Gold Ltd. | DAERA/24-230 |
| 07/05/2024 | Any complaint Information in relation to an Identified farm and any associated lands. | DAERA/24-224 |
| 07/05/2024 | Provide all details regarding waste export permissions / data | DAERA/24-223 |
| 07/05/2024 | Information on Intensive farm inspections. | DAERA/24-221 |
| 30/04/2024 | Details on how many prosecutions for damage to ASSI's& how many involved Lough Neagh | DAERA/24-220 |
| 03/05/2024 | Information regarding procedures in abattoirs in NI and info on bovine tissue samples taken in NI and provided to DAERA | DAERA/24-219 |
| 01/05/2024 | Details of salmon catch in relation to River Bush | DAERA/24-218 |
| 29/04/2024 | Information regarding Access to open country within Northern Ireland. | DAERA/24-217 |
| 30/04/2024 | Details of trout culled in NI between 01/11/2023 and 30/04/2024 & Corres regarding trout stocking at Movanagher Fish Farm & list of providers from whom the Dept obtain stock for the Public Angling Estate. | DAERA/24-215 |
| 30/04/2024 | Request for photos taken by WQI at site visits to Mr Chambers property on 24th & 19th April 2024. | DAERA/24-214 |
| 26/04/2024 | Any estimates available of the relative importance of the sources of phosphorus which enter the catchment of Lough Neagh. | DAERA/24-213 |
| 22/04/2024 | Provide any reports commissioned/ prepared / provided in the past 24 months to the accountable Minister referring to the consequences of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) reaching a tipping point on Departmental areas of responsibility. | DAERA/24-210 |
| 19/04/2024 | List of all current and previous exemption permits and detail regarding them. | DAERA/24-208 |
| 22/04/2024 | Details of the dates on which the site was inspected and copies of the officer reports of those site visits. | DAERA/24-206 |
| 29/01/2024 | Query about status of report regarding the structural stability of the chambers site and Article 17 work notices. | DAERA/24-205 |
| 24/04/2024 | The amount of untreated sewage which is spilled into the River Lagan and how much of that spillage is due to WwTw facilities at New Holland and Drumbeg where NI Water has identified. | DAERA/24-204 |
| 19/04/2024 | Copies of e-mails or letters to DAERA Minister from an identified individual and any responses from DAERA in June/July 2021. This requested is in relation to a RAD funded project – Behind the Stable Doors. | DAERA/24-203 |
| 17/04/2024 | Details requested in relation to organisation’s mobile phone contracts. If more than 1 details are to be split to include annual average spend, number of connections, duration, contract dates and internal contact details. | DAERA/24-202 |
| 18/04/2024 | Information regarding the Departments Stationary spend and contracts. | DAERA/24-201 |
| 19/04/2024 | Any information you hold in relation to Cloud Seeding. | DAERA/24-200 |
| 18/04/2024 | Requests a “copy of the investigation file compiled for this prosecution plus any unused material” following his case being heard at Craigavon Magistrates’ Court for a water pollution offence. | DAERA/24-199 |
| 17/04/2024 | All correspondence etc in relation to incident Number 330/24 | DAERA/24-196 |
| 15/04/2024 | Details of pollution incidents have occurred in or around Lough Neagh or its major tributaries & breaches by Moy Park in the past 3 years | DAERA/24-195 |
| 15/04/2024 | Requesting copies of letters/emails that were sent to the dept from Sinn Fein and DUP regarding lame sheep. | DAERA/24-194 |
| 15/04/2024 | Info on anaerobic digesters in NI and any farms in NI of digestate/manure to be spread on land in Donegal. | DAERA/24-193 |
| 12/04/2024 | Copy of the recent advice AFBINI has given to DAERA Inland Fisheries re: movement of fish from Movanagher Fish Farm and advice on any decontamination protocols or standard operating procedures on fish decontamination from veligers. | DAERA/24-190 |
| 12/04/2024 | Copy of the Standard Operating Procedure for stocking fish at Movannagher fish farm. | DAERA/24-189 |
| 12/04/2024 | List of licensed animal feed manufacturers, mixers and premises in NI and copies of PCC or LAPCC and health and safety licences / reports at the sites. | DAERA/24-188 |
| 12/04/2024 | Client – Identified Individual - Any information relating to welfare of Identified Flock Number from 1.1.2014 to date. | DAERA/24-186 |
| 08/04/2024 | Details of any consents that have been issued for discharges into the river Blackwater. | DAERA/24-185 |
| 10/04/2024 | Can you advise if there has been any increase in applications for import licences in relation to this in NI and also if there is any indication of the volume of farmyard manure exported from ROI to NI in 2023? | DAERA/24-183 |
| 10/04/2024 | A copy of the IPRI inspector's report and the field notes taken by the inspector for the 2023 and 2024 PPC inspections in relation to Hall’s pig farm at Monkstown. | DAERA/24-180 |
| 09/04/2024 | Details of illegal landfill sites and illegal dumping around Lough Neagh. | DAERA/24-179 |
| 10/04/2024 | Breakdown of horses that have entered NI from GB,Number of horses exported from the EU to GB and Number of horses exported from NI-GB for the period January 2022-March 2024 | DAERA/24-178 |
| 09/04/2024 | A list of all contaminated lands sites that have been recorded (either as suspected or confirmed) by the NIEA or DAERA in Northern Ireland. | DAERA/24-177 |
| 28/03/2024 | All briefings and Minutes provided to the Minister since he took up post in relation to Mobuoy Dump and Lough Neagh | DAERA/24-175 |
| 04/04/2024 | Details about the operation of the waste carrier registry for last 5 financial years | DAERA/24-164 |
| 03/04/2024 | Quantities of glyphosate or herbicides used by CAFRE in the last 5 years and how is herbicide use addressed when being taught to greenkeepers. | DAERA/24-163 |
| 04/04/2024 | Details of commercial exports of puppies/dogs entered into TRACES by Many Tears Animal Rescue from NI to GB from Jan 1st 2022 – today (April 4th 2024) | DAERA/24-162 |
| 30/03/2024 | Requests the minutes of meeting held on 31/1/24 regarding Lough Neagh / Bann eel management plan and eel escapement targets. | DAERA/24-161 |
| 28/03/2024 | Request results of survey done on Spelga Dam at the start of 2023 looking into the number of pike in the dam? And details on what happened to all the Rod License money paid to DAERA? | DAERA/24-160 |
| 24/03/2024 | How many fatal bully breed attacks have there been in NI. | DAERA/24-156 |
| 14/03/2024 | Information Regarding Pollution or Environmental Issues on Bannanstown Road, Co Down. | DAERA/24-155 |
| 25/03/2024 | All information relating to the catchment area upstream of the River Bann gauge at Movanagher. | DAERA/24-154 |
| 21/03/2024 | Information regarding removal of asbestos from site Ref 78/24 refers. | DAERA/24-152 |
| 14/03/2024 | Copy of all of the felling licences and their conditions for the sites we have reported & a map of each felling licence parcel. | DAERA/24-145 |
| 20/03/2024 | Data for condemned carcasses - for all livestock species indicated in original request - across the timespan Jan 21 to present day, to include the reasons for condemnation/rejection. If this still exceeds permitted time, please provide this information for poultry only across the timespan indicated. | DAERA/24-144 |
| 14/03/2024 | A list of all current and previous exemption permits, to the Fisheries Act (NI)1966 issued to Glenoak Fisheries, and when for & date issued. | DAERA/24-141 |
| 07/03/2024 | Details of all fines related to water pollution that the NIEA has levied on water polluters in the last three years (2020-2023). | DAERA/24-133 |
| 14/03/2024 | Development of site at Ballycorr Road Ballyclare ref: 241/24, DAERA report covering the full details of inspection, remediation agreed in 2021, follow up activities, next stage clean up and eventual sign off. | DAERA/24-132 |
| 10/03/2024 | Provide all information in relation to money spent at Crawfordsburn Country Park regarding Signage, Bollards, Fencings and CCTV each financial year from 2019 to now. | DAERA/24-129 |
| 12/03/2024 | Provide all information in relation to questions asked regards Hydro Schemes on Agivey River. | DAERA/24-128 |
| 07/03/2024 | Provide all information in relation to questions asked regards sampling at Sewage Plants & Provide a copy of Wastewater Reform Programme and answer questions in relation to this. | DAERA/24-126 |
| 12/03/2024 | Information regarding NAPR. Lough Neagh issues, enforcing the NAPR, Notes/Minutes of any relevant meetings where DAERA/NIEA’s approach to enforcing the NAPR has been discussed. | DAERA/24-125 |
| 08/03/2024 | Various questions regarding farm animal welfare for years 2022 and 2023. | DAERA/24-122 |
| 07/03/2024 | Various information relating to the handling of FOI requests. | DAERA/24-119 |
| 08/03/2024 | Provide all most up-to-date sewage capacity calculations for Killough's waste water treatment regime. | DAERA/24-111 |
| 06/03/2024 | Provide all in relation to all correspondence with Dalradian Gold, management, staff and agents in relation to your department regarding meetings, notes correspondence letters and any other form of correspondence either directly or indirectly were Dalradian gold is mentioned. | DAERA/24-109 |
| 05/03/2024 | A copy of all Avii documents held by the Regulator that relate to waste sent to the above address (Pinaroz Plastik VE Ambalaj San Ltd), in the last 2 years. | DAERA/24-106 |
| 27/02/2024 | Information in relation to Minister Muir's meeting with 12th Earl of Shaftesbury, Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, and other Shaftesbury Estate representatives during the week 19th February-24th February 2024. | DAERA/24-101 |
| 27/02/2024 | Breakdown of the raw sewage spills in the Lough Neagh catchment for the years 2019-2023 showing the frequency and volume. | DAERA/24-99 |
| 27/02/2024 | Information regarding a temporary promotion/ development opportunity notice for substantive Veterinary Officers to act as a DVO. | DAERA/24-91 |
| 20/02/2024 | Details of all testing on farm animals, food products, animal feed and farm premises for antibiotic resistant pathogens in NI held by DAERA for Nov 2021- present. | DAERA/24-77 |
| 19/02/2024 | Provide all data in regarding coastal outfalls in relation to pollution incidents and effluent types & the DAERA version of the Environment Agency’s Event Duration Monitoring data and/or Permitted Discharges to Controlled Waters with Conditions. | DAERA/24-76 |
| 15/02/2024 | Copy of latest inspection report for Happy Catz and Little Paws Pet Hotel. | DAERA/24-69 |
| 14/02/2024 | Questions relating to detained products at Belfast with short/passed use by date. | DAERA/24-68 |
| 24/01/2024 | Copy recorded cases of non-compliance reports and a response from NIEA on Regen's non-compliance of their licence & has there been sanctions imposed? If so, what are the sanctions. | DAERA/24-63 |
| 08/02/2024 | 3 e-mails requesting various information on DAERA Minister and DAERA SpAD. | DAERA/24-57 |
| 01/02/2024 | Reported environmental incidents linked to agricultural/farming malpractice and slurry spreading for the calendar years 2021, 2022, 2023 and January 2024. | DAERA/24-48 |
| 01/02/2024 | A copy of discharge consent TC23/95 and a copy of the Habitats Regulations Assessment for TC23/95. | DAERA/24-47 |
| 16/01/2024 | Provide answers to all questions asked in relation to water quality in Lough and Belfast Lough. | DAERA/24-40 |
| 18/01/2024 | Information relating to an energy management system within DAERA, if applicable and information on energy detail and costs. | DAERA/24-26 |
| 15/01/2024 | The number of noise complaints that were deemed as being a “statutory nuisance” and thus prosecuted. | DAERA/24-24 |
| 17/01/2024 | Provide assessments of bathing water quality in Belfast Lough for the last 12 months. | DAERA/24-22 |
| 15/01/2024 | The number of public appointments made since May 2021 when Commissioner was last in place, including role, the public body it was for, announcement date and remuneration. | DAERA/24-17 |
| 12/01/2024 | Number of active Landfill sites in NI, their remaining capacity with amount entering and leaving (tonnage) the site for 2022. | DAERA/24-16 |
| 12/01/2024 | Waste inputs & outputs (tonnage) for recycling site and transfer stations in NI for 2022. | DAERA/24-15 |
| 04/01/2024 | Number of notices issued (enforcement, warning letters etc) by NIEA between 2010 & 2023. | DAERA/24-14 |
| 11/01/2024 | Request to provide details of applicants and funding proportions for the Farm Business Improvement Scheme – Capital, Tier 2 Tranche 2. | DAERA/24-13 |
| 10/01/2024 | Any results of water quality testing that has taken place at the Dalradian Gold compound on the Camcosy Road for the six months prior to the date of this request. | DAERA/24-12 |
| 09/01/2024 | Number of pollution incidents, in detail including enforcement actions, linked to farms since 01/01/2014. | DAERA/24-11 |
| 04/01/2024 | Method applied by the Department for Stream Ordering using the geographic information system (GIS) including a copy of the input data and details of the processing tools. | DAERA/24-9 |
| 05/01/2024 | List of dog boarding establishments licenced by DAERA. | DAERA/24-8 |
| 04/01/2024 | Provide a breakdown of all river pollution and waste dumping incidents recorded by DAERA in Northern Ireland between 2019 and 2023. | DAERA/24-6 |
| 03/01/2024 | Number of Dangerous Wild Animal Licences held in Northern Ireland broken down by type of animal and county. | DAERA/24-5 |
| 02/01/2024 | Various information sought regarding consent to discharge into, and pollution of, the river Maine, Co Antrim, between 2020 & 2023. | DAERA/24-4 |