Publications

The Department for the Economy will be hosting an information stakeholder event covering the impact of EU Exit and the Northern Ireland Protocol on chemical regimes from 1st January 2021.

From 1 January until 31 March 2021, authorised traders will be able to take advantage of a 3 month grace period when moving certain goods and products from Great Britain into Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) requires essential infrastructural maintenance on the Belfast to Larne line at the Inver River. The proposed works involve reinstatement of rock armour scour prevention measures which have recently deteriorated.

The Agricultural Market Report provides average prices for clean cattle and sheep and for breeding animals, as well as prices for pigs, broiler chickens, potatoes and cereals in Northern Ireland.  This report is published weekly, on either Thursday or Friday.

The Agricultural Market Report provides average prices for clean cattle and sheep and for breeding animals, as well as prices for pigs, broiler chickens, potatoes and cereals in Northern Ireland.  This report is published weekly, on either Thursday or Friday.

Construction of a new outfall pipe to discharge the effluent from a new treatment plant. The effluent will be discharged at sea.

Creation of a berthing pocket adjacent to D3 within Belfast Harbour by dredging 365,000m³ of material

A temporary jetty will be installed on the shoreline. The jetty will be prefabbed and brought to the site in 4 sections and placed onto the site.

Construction of new facilities at D3 dock in Belfast Harbour for project cargo, break bulk, and dry bulk during the cruise ship off season.

Installation of a new LSO protective structure to consist of a precast reinforced concrete base slab with a prefabricated steel which will be fitted to the slab. The new Tidelfex valve will be fitted to the outlet of the existing LSO diffuser pipe.

Demolition and removal of an existing suspended timber quay and the reconstruction of the quay with a reinforced concrete wall supported on piles

Sea disposal of capital dredge material removed from a berthing pocket being created at D3, with a potential exclusion of material pending contamination testing. Contaminated material may be stored within the Musgrave bunded site.

From 1 January 2021, there will be new procedures to follow when moving consignments of product of animal origin (POAO) , animal by-products (ABPs) and germplasm from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. More information can be found in the pdf document below.

Northern Ireland Railways requires essential infrastructural maintenance on the Belfast to Bangor line at a bridge adjacent to Holywood Exchange Retail Park. Works consist primarily of silt dredging, approx. 100 metric tonnes.

Every 2 years the UK holds a Bathing Waters Conference to discuss the challenges in preserving clean, safe and attractive beaches and bathing waters.  This is managed and overseen by the UK Bathing Water Group which has representation from all devolved administratio

Information is compiled from a number of administrative data sources. Cattle data is taken from the Animal and Public Health Information System (APHIS), Sheep data is taken from the NI Sheep and Goat Inventory and Pig data is from the NI Pig inventory.

The Industry Noise Action Plan describes how the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (NI) proposed to deliver its obligations under the

This guidance informs the general public how to report:

The 2020-21 Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) Business Plan has been approved by the DAERA Minister and the DAERA Departmental Board.

• On 18 September 2019 DAERA launched a Public Discussion Document on a proposed Environment Strategy for Northern Ireland.
• By the end of the discussion period on 5 February 2020 approximately 2,500 stakeholder responses had been received.