AQW 9035/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for details on the recruitment process for establishing the Office for Environmental Protection in Northern Ireland.
Asked by John Blair MLA on 19 October 2020
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 19 October 2020
- Answer due by
- 3 November 2020
- Answered
- 29 October 202010 days after tabling
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The commencement of the provisions relating to the extension of the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) to Northern Ireland is subject to the future approval of the Assembly. Details of the recruitment process for the OEP in NI are still at an early stage of development. However, DAERA officials are engaged in preparatory work with Defra to consider detailed operational arrangements, including recruitment.