AQW 4825/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether a taskforce has been established for the purpose of co-ordinating a response to the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
Asked by John Blair MLA on 18 October 2022
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 18 October 2022
- Answer due by
- 2 November 2022
- Answered
- 26 October 20228 days after tabling
- Priority question
- No
Answer
A formal taskforce to co-ordinate response to HPAI in wild birds has not been established. However, DAERA has ongoing engagement with key stakeholders in Northern Ireland and with equivalent bodies across the UK regarding impacts of this virus on wild birds.