Publications

Water Management Unit guidance note on carrying out a Water Framework Directive assessment on Environmental Impact Assessment developments

When geotechnical approval is required developers should contact the local DfI Roads Divisional headquarters. A guidance leaflet provides information for developers and designers on managing geotechnical risk. 

Guidance for District Councils on Sections 31 to 35 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.

This guidance document has been written for operators
who have applied for a licence to abstract groundwater.
 

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs  (DAERA) has published this guidance to explain to keepers the system adopted in Northern Ireland for the registration of pig holdings, and the identification and movement of pigs.

A quick reference guide highlighting key points for the rules for the registration of pig holdings and identification and movement of pigs.

This document provides a sample of a pig movement book (PM1) that should be completed every time you move pigs between separate holdings. It is not required when moving pigs to other premises within your holding.

This bulletin is based on the fourth administration of the Northern Ireland Victim and Witness Survey (NIVAWS) covering the year 2011/12.

Guidance on Part 5 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.

Guidance on Nuisance Parking and Abandoned Vehicles Legislation.

The Steps to Work (StW) statistical bulletins provide key statistical information for the Steps to Work programme.

The Executive is committed to working in partnership to build a safe, peaceful, fair and prosperous society where everyone can enjoy a better quality of life now and in the years to come.

Framework for preventing and addressing overweight and obesity in Northern Ireland 2012 - 2015

The strategy set out a five year plan covering the period from 2007 to 2012. Its overall aim was
to improve services to victims and witnesses and to increase overall satisfaction levels with

The Executive is committed to working in partnership to build a safe, peaceful, fair and prosperous society where everyone can enjoy a better quality of life now and in the years to come.  We need a strong economy to deliver this goal and the Economic Strategy identifies

The current study aimed to examine how intra-colony nest location affected gull reproductive success through differential predation risk from three avian predators (jackdaws, lesser black-backed gulls and herring gulls).

A report on field boundary length estimates derived from the 2007 Northern Ireland Countryside Survey

This page contains documents in relation to the Programme for Government (PfG) 2011 - 2015. 

Integrated and co-ordinated species surveillance and monitoring is imperative to document the arrival, establishment, spread and impact of alien species (muntjac deer).

Deer, especially introduced species, are of major concern with regards to impacts on biodiversity, forestry and agriculture and also affecting humans directly, causing fatalities and injury through deer-vehicle collisions.