Have Your Say

Welcome to the NI Government online consultation tool. This site will help you find and participate in consultations and surveys to have your say in government initiatives.

Activities from the Departments of Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA); Infrastructure (DfI); Finance (DoF), Health (DoH); Health and Social Care (HSC); and the Utility Regulator Northern Ireland (UREGNI) are found below.

Open Consultations

  • PROMOTING HYDRATION SURVEY YEAR 4

    We would appreciate your support in completing this evaluation following your involvement in the Promoting Hydration Programme. Many thanks

    Closes today

  • Active School Travel - End of Year Questionnaire 2025/26

    You are being asked to complete this survey as a school that participated in the Active School Travel Programme in the last academic year i.e. 2025/26. We would be grateful if this could be shared with the ‘School Champion’ or person most closely involved with the Programme.

    Closes today

  • Innovation Driver & Support Pilot Scheme-Expression of Interest

    The Horticulture Pilot Scheme (HPS) is a targeted support initiative developed under the Sustainable Agriculture Programme (SAP) for the commercial horticulture sector and is intended to provide DAERA with evidence of the potential impact that a full-scale programme could have on industry output in Northern Ireland (NI). The Innovation Driver & Support Horticulture Pilot Scheme (ID&S) forms one of three components of the HPS. The ID&S is a competitive scheme for projects that...

    Closes today

  • Options to restrict or stop the routine prescribing of selected medicines in primary care

    Medicines have a vital role in helping to prevent, treat, and cure disease. They are Northern Ireland’s most common medical intervention and are relied upon to support health and wellbeing throughout life. However, medicines costs in Northern Ireland (NI) are increasing annually and have now reached over £870 million per year , an increase of 43% over the last decade. Despite on-going efforts to improve the efficient use of medicines in NI, prescribing rates and costs per person...

    Closes 2 October 2026

  • A Consultation on potential wildlife intervention options as part of the Bovine Tuberculosis in NI Blueprint for Eradication

    DAERA is seeking views on potential wildlife intervention options as part of the Bovine Tuberculosis in Northern Ireland: Blueprint for Eradication . The consultation focuses on how Northern Ireland should address the role of badgers in the maintenance and spread of bovine tuberculosis (bTB), alongside wider disease control measures. It also seeks views on the Blueprint itself, delivery and funding models for wildlife intervention, and whether trained lay vaccinators should be...

    Closes 9 October 2026

Forthcoming Consultations

  • Social Care Council - Asset Register Report - October 2026

    This online questionnaire is for updates to the Social Care Council asset register. You will be asked to confirm your name, email address, username for the system and the asset tag number of any laptop, monitor, tablet or equipment of value which has been assigned to you. This should...

    Opens 1 October 2026

Closed Consultations

  • Webinar - Consultation on the Draft Irish Sea Pelagic Fisheries Management Plan

    Webinar to discuss the consultation on the Draft Irish Sea Pelagic Fisheries Management Plan, which closes on the 21st of October. The Draft Pelagic FMP focuses on the Irish Sea herring stock and sets out objectives and actions to ensure it is managed sustainably. It also supports the long-term viability of the fishery, the coastal communities and processing sector that rely on this important resource.

    Closed 29 September 2026

  • Webinar - Consultation on the Draft Irish Sea Demersal Fisheries Management Plan

    Webinar to discuss the consultation on the Draft Irish Sea Demersal Fisheries Management Plan, which closes on the 21st of October. The Draft Demersal FMP outlines a series of objectives and actions designed to maintain or restore key stocks such as Nephrops, sole, cod, haddock, whiting and plaice to sustainable levels. It also aims to safeguard the long-term viability of the fishing industry and the coastal communities that depend on these mixed fisheries.

    Closed 29 September 2026

  • Business Growth Accelerator / Non-Domestic Vacant Rating Liability

    This consultation brings forward two targeted reforms: A Business Growth Accelerator to support investment and expansion Increased Vacant Rating liability to encourage use of commercial property Together, they aim to: remove barriers to growth; reduce vacancy; support regeneration; and strengthen the revenue base.

    Closed 23 September 2026