Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs: 2022 - 2027 Mandate
2026 Research Papers
Below you will find details of Research Publications which have been prepared by the Assembly's Research and Information Service (RaISe) for the Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in 2026.
The Hunting with Dogs Bill
- Date: 11/09/2026
This Bill paper provides an overview of the Hunting with Dogs Bill as introduced to the Assembly on 27 April 2026. This paper is complemented by NIAR 148-26 which deals with the potential cost implications of the Bill.
Review of Costs: Hunting with Dogs Bill
- Date: 11/09/2026
Seeking to support Northern Ireland Assembly scrutiny, this Review of Costs addresses key “public purse” implications that could arise from the Hunting with Dogs Bill, if enacted and implemented as introduced.
Areas with Natural Constraints (Payments) Bill: Review of Costs
- Date: 05/06/2026
This Briefing Paper considers key potential “public purse” financial implications arising from the Areas with Natural Constraints (Payments) Bill, as introduced. It should be read in conjunction with RaISe Briefing Paper NIAR 195-25, which addresses policy issues arising from the introduced Bill.
Areas of Natural Constraint (Payments) Bill – Bill Paper
- Date: 28/05/2026
Bill Paper on the Areas with Natural Constraints (Payments) Bill. This paper is complemented by NIAR 119-26 which deals with the potential cost implications of the ANC Payments Bill.
Anaerobic Digestion in Northern Ireland – an overview
- Date: 30/04/2026
This paper provides a broad overview of some of the Anaerobic Digestion development challenges and opportunities in Northern Ireland
Dilapidation Bill: Scrutinising Key “Public Purse” Implications
- Date: 16/04/2026
This Review of Costs aims to support the Assembly – that is, Members in their plenary, committee and constituency capacities – when scrutinising key potential financial implications for the “public purse”, if the Dilapidation Bill would be enacted as introduced and thereafter would be in receipt of Royal Assent. It relies on the Bill’s Explanatory and Financial Memorandum (EFM), as compiled by the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), and other relevant sources.
Environmental Principles within policy making – origins and application in GB and Ireland
- Date: 05/02/2026
A brief overview of the origins of Environmental Principles and their application in the policy making process in GB and Ireland
US Trade Tariffs: key changes & initial considerations for Northern Ireland - supplementary
- Date: 26/01/2026
This Briefing Paper provides an update on changes to US Trade Tariffs since June 2025 and identifies initial considerations arising from those changes for Northern Ireland businesses.
US Trade Tariffs: key changes & initial considerations for Northern Ireland
- Date: 08/01/2026
This Briefing Paper sets out a timeline of key changes (actual and currently proposed) to American trade tariff policy; and highlights potential impacts arising for Northern Ireland, including government and business, if such changes are implemented.
