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

  • Coleraine to Portstewart Active Travel Signature Scheme - Early Engagement

    AECOM, on behalf of the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) is seeking your initial views on the proposed Coleraine to Portstewart Active Travel Signature Scheme. The project team are exploring options to develop a new active travel route between Coleraine and Portstewart, helping to create safer, more accessible and better-connected journeys for everyday travel and leisure. The scheme aims to: Make it easier to walk, wheel and cycle between Portstewart, Coleraine,...

    Closes 18 June 2026

  • Significant Water Management Issues Consultation

    Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) welcomes your views on the Significant Water Management Issues 2025 Report. Northern Ireland’s water resources are managed and protected using a catchment-based approach which includes rivers, lakes and groundwater as well as coastal and transitional water bodies. Under the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017, DAERA is required to produce a River Basin Management...

    Closes 18 June 2026

  • Departmental Induction Feedback/Views

    As part of our commitment to ensuring a high quality and consistent experience for all new staff, we are undertaking a review of the Departmental Induction. This aligns with an Action from the DAERA People Plan 2025/27 to review and refresh the DAERA Induction Hub to ensure it remains relevant, engaging and aligned to the Department’s strategic priorities, welcomes all new staff to the Department and equips them with relevant knowledge to carry out their role. To inform this...

    Closes 19 June 2026

  • User Engagement Population Statistics 2026

    Thank you for taking the time to share your experience of population statistics produced by the Population Statistics section within Census Office, NISRA (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback, and we will use your responses to inform future improvements. This survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete. Should you have any queries, please email us at: census@nisra.gov.uk.

    Closes 25 June 2026

  • Intertidal Hand-gathering of Shellfish - Baseline Survey

    Intertidal Hand-gathering of Shellfish - Baseline Survey The Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs (DAERA) is inviting you to take part in a short online survey on intertidal hand-gathering of shellfish in Northern Ireland. The survey is designed to help DAERA get an understanding of habits of those who participate in the hand-gathering of shellfish, with particular emphasis on periwinkles. Will the information I give be treated...

    Closes 26 June 2026

Forthcoming Consultations

Closed Consultations

  • Innovation Visit- Innovations in Sheep Worm and Fluke Management- Scotland August 2026

    CAFRE is inviting applications from sheep farmers interested in attending an Innovation Visit (IV) as part of the Farming for Sustainability – Innovation Scheme. This visit will focus on innovations in sheep worm and fluke management and will take place in Scotland, home to the world-renowned Moredun Research Institute and leading commercial sheep enterprises. The IV will run from Monday 3 August to Wednesday 5 August 2026, with travel on the Monday evening to allow for two...

    Closed 16 June 2026

  • Invest NI - Board Effectiveness Review 2026

    Innovation and Consultancy Services (ICS) has been appointed by Invest NI to undertake a Board Effectiveness Review for their Board. This survey has been designed to gather feedback from all Board Members, Secretariat, and anyone who regularly attends Board meetings. It is being administered independently by ICS. All responses will be anonymised. While some identifiable information (such as position) may be collected, this will be accessed only by the ICS Review Team and used solely for...

    Closed 12 June 2026

  • Bus Driver Survey - Safer Journeys to School

    The Department for Infrastructure is committed to ensuring that children and young people travel safely to and from school. As part of the Safer Journeys to School Programme, we are examining how pupil safety can be improved, particularly when boarding or alighting from buses. Your experience as bus drivers is important to help us understand safety risks and how they might be reduced. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. It should take no...

    Closed 12 June 2026