The Environmental Farming Scheme is a great example of how we can work together to implement measures that promote sustainable farming practices which:

🌱 Nurture Biodiversity
💧 Improve Water Quality
🌍 Address Climate Change

Pleased to see these payments being made.

Once again Stephen Farry MP's voting against the Rwanda Bill.

The Tories are wasting eyewatering amounts of taxpayers' money on deranged performative cruelty. A disgusting last-ditch attempt from a dying Government.

.Naomi Long MLA announces £1.25million for Assets Recovery Community Scheme projects

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With the significant increase in Pedestrian Road Fatalities last year we are making every effort to speak to every Year 8 pupil in Northern Ireland. If Roads Policing Education has not visited your school please get in touch.

#Education

Thanks to the Ulster Orchestra members for the music and engagement today at Antrim Library - a most enjoyable time over lunch break.
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I asked the Department for Infrastructure Minister about the economic constraints faced by town centre regeneration projects, such as converting premises for hospitality purposes, due to waste and wastewater infrastructure issues raised during the planning stage. This requires urgent attention ⏳

I've committed, this term, to do what I can to help improve youth provision.

So it was great today to engage with Stephen & Doireann from The Bytes Project; accompanied by three gents from Edmund Rice College.

These people refused in Parliament today to block victims of modern slavery from being deported to Rwanda, they are a disgrace to the proud anti slavery reputation of Northern Ireland !

Welcome movement from DAERA Minister Andrew Muir MLA - delivering in keeping with climate act commitments.

According a recent poll conducted by LucidTalk Limited:

🐇 82% support banning hare hunting
🦌 81% are in favour of banning deer hunting
🐰 80% are calling for an end to rabbit hunting
🦊 77% of respondents want fox hunting banned

Sign the petition: takeaction.league.org.uk/page/144213/pe…

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Animal lovers north and south will be delighted to hear that Alliance Party MLA John Blair is to reintroduce his bill to ban hunting with hounds in Northern Ireland - read John Fitzgerald's letter in this week's Dublin People flipbookpdf.net/web/site/f9815… #Ireland #BanFoxHunting

Great meeting today between @alzsocCampaigns National Influencing Manager @RuthBarry84 & John Blair MLA, Deputy Speaker of @NIAssembly today at his constituency office. We discussed how we can make dementia a priority, blood biomarkers and new treatments for dementia.

During yesterday's Question Time, I pressed the Finance Minister on her Department's responsibilities in relation to the Climate Bill. Interdepartmental action is crucial if we are to make any significant progress in tackling the climate crisis 🌎

Good to meet with Shadow Secretary of State Hilary Benn earlier this week along with Stephen Farry MP and John Blair MLA.

Productive discussions on:
▶️ Climate Change
▶️ EU Exit
▶️ Future funding for NI
▶️ The importance of Agriculture support in the next Spending Review

'People are having to choose between career and childcare and it's not in anyone's interest, least of all the child,' says Kate Nicholl.

We urgently need to see delivery from the Education Minister and commitment that this is not just words.

Thoroughly enjoyed meeting the dogs and volunteers from K9 Search & Rescue NI this afternoon! 😁🐕

Great to hear about the work of K9 Search & Rescue NI and thanks to Connie Egan MLA for sponsoring.

The death rate in Gaza is higher than any conflict in > 20 years. Yet UKG is refusing to establish a family visa for Palestinians with UK relatives akin to the Ukraine and Hong Kong schemes. Signing this petition is a quick but important action to support families in Gaza.

Today I raised the pressing issue of river pollution, which I regularly receive emails about in South Antrim. The scenes at Lough Neagh and the fact that none of our rivers have ‘good’ status show clearly that all policies and practices need serious and urgent review 🌊

The restoration of nesting and foraging habitats is essential if we are to reverse the decline of one of our rarest birds of prey - the hen harrier, DAERA Minister Andrew Muir MLA has warned. More info: daera-ni.gov.uk/news/action-ne…