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

  • Permanent Secretary Onboarding Evaluation

    Permanent Secretary Onboarding Evaluation Please take a few minutes (around 3–4 minutes) to share your personal reflections on the Permanent Secretary Onboarding Programme. We appreciate you taking the time to provide your feedback.

    Closes 5 November 2026

  • Review of the Classes and Thresholds in the Schedule to the Planning (Development Management) Regulations (NI) 2015

    This public consultation is seeking your views on proposed changes to the Classes and Thresholds in the Schedule to the Planning (Development Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015. The Department for Infrastructure is inviting views from all interested parties on potential changes to the Classes and Thresholds in the Schedule to the Planning (Development Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015. The 2022 Review Report on the...

    Closes 6 November 2026

  • Social Care Council - Registration Fees Review Consultation - 2026

    Thank you for your interest in this Northern Ireland Social Care Council consultation on proposals to review the registration fees paid by social workers, social care managers, social care practitioners and social work students in Northern Ireland. This consultation is open to everyone. The Social Care Council particularly encourages responses from those already registered with the Council, those eligible to apply for registration, people who use services and their carers,...

    Closes 9 November 2026

  • Consultation on changes to the Motor Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997

    The Department for Infrastructure is seeking views on the proposal to amend and update the current Motor Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 (STGO), to bring it in line with GBs Road Traffic (Authorisation of Special Types) (General) Order 2003. The Department is also proposing to update the legislation to permit the use of three additional categories of special vehicles, namely Impact Protection Vehicles (vehicles equipped with crash cushions), vehicles...

    Closes 9 November 2026

  • Sickness Absence in the Northern Ireland Civil Service 2024/25

    Workforce Statistics and Analysis (WSA) branch consists of NISRA statisticians embedded within People and Operational Development (People & OD). We produce a range of HR related statistics on staff within the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS). These statistics include an annual publication on Sickness Absence (see link below).

    Closes 11 November 2026

Closed Consultations

  • Health Care Futures - Fermanagh & West Tyrone

    Health and care is changing. More care is happening in our communities and at home, the use of digital tools is growing and people are becoming more involved in managing their own health. Fermanagh and West Tyrone has an opportunity for services to work in partnership with communities to design a health and care system that feels safe, modern and built around the lives of the people who use it. The questions that follow describe possible future...

    Closed 31 October 2026

  • Bellarena-Bishop's Gate Greenway - Public Consultation - Route Options

    Tetra Tech, on behalf of the Department for Infrastructure, are currently developing proposals for a new greenway linking Bellarena to Bishop’s Gate. A public engagement event was held in March 2026 to gather early feedback on proposals for the greenway. Feedback received was positive, with 93% of respondents supporting the overall ambition of delivering a new greenway. Following this engagement, a range of potential route options have been identified. We are now seeking your...

    Closed 31 October 2026

  • Consultation on Social and Environmental Guidance for Water and Sewerage Services for Price Control 28 (PC28) (2028/29 – 2032/33)

    The Department for Infrastructure ('The Department') invited all interested parties to have their say as part of a consultation on draft Social and Environmental Guidance (‘The Guidance’) for Water and Sewerage Services for the period 2028/29-2032/33. This consultation opened 1 September 2026 and closed 27 October 2026. The Guidance will inform how water and sewerage services are provided in Northern Ireland and will also set out what NI Water will need to...

    Closed 27 October 2026