Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs – in the Northern Ireland Assembly at 2:30 pm on 10 September 2024.
Patsy McGlone
Social Democratic and Labour Party
2:30,
10 September 2024
Minister, you touched on something that inspired me to follow another line of thinking. On the just transition and the economy, what support or other measures have been discussed with the Department for the Economy, particularly the on-farm and in-yard measures that could be implemented to support that transition, especially with the disposal of slurry?
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