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

  • Evolve Workshop Evaluation

    The Evolve Leadership Workshop evaluation is designed to assess how effectively the programme supports participants in developing their leadership skills and preparing them to lead in a changing organisational environment. The evaluation gathers feedback on participants' learning experiences, the relevance of the content to their roles, and the overall quality of the workshop delivery. Please note: the survey should take at most 5 minutes to complete.

    Closes 4 September 2026

  • 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 4 September 2026

  • Consultation on Guidance on the use of Fixed Monetary Penalties in Marine Protected Areas

    The purpose of this consultation is to take views on how the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs’ intends to use Civil Sanctions – Fixed Monetary Penalties - in relation to certain marine conservation offences and the circumstances when a Civil Sanction will be used.

    Closes 4 September 2026

  • Public Consultation on the Nutrients Action Programme 2027 - 2030

    Public Consultation on the proposed Nutrients Action Programme for 2027 - 2030 Consultation closes – 23.59 on 7 September 2026 Summary The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has launched a public consultation on the proposed Nutrients Action Programme (NAP) 2027–2030. Consultation description The consultation seeks views on the proposed Nutrients Action Programme (NAP) 2027–2030, which...

    Closes 7 September 2026

  • Consultation on potential technical amendments to legislation governing the Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme in Northern Ireland

    The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (the Department) is seeking views on proposals for technical amendments to the legislation governing the Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme (FVAS) in Northern Ireland. The Agriculture Act (Northern Ireland) 2025 (the Act) amended the assimilated legislation governing the FVAS in Northern Ireland and provided powers to make further changes via subordinate legislation. The Department now proposes to use these powers to make...

    Closes 7 September 2026

Closed Consultations

  • Consultation on Proposals to Amend the Terms of Service for Chemists

    The Pharmaceutical Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (“the 1997 Regulations”) set out the legislative framework for the delivery of community pharmaceutical services in Northern Ireland, including the statutory terms of service for community pharmacy contractors and of dispensing doctors. The Department of Health (DoH) has initiated this public consultation to seek views on potential amendments to the terms of service for chemists as set out in Schedule 2...

    Closed 2 September 2026

  • RISE NI - Early Years Visual (Live Workshop)

    Please take about five minutes to respond to the questions below about the session. Your responses are anonymous. Thanks for taking the time to do this. What you write will help us make the session more responsive to your concerns.

    Closed 1 September 2026

  • EWB Champion Exit 2025/26 - EWTS

    This year your school has had a dedicated Emotional Wellbeing in Teams (EWTS) Practitioner in your school. As the named Emotional Wellbeing Champion in your school, we would like to gather your views on how this has worked. You may have attended a workshop or been involved in emotional wellbeing initiatives within your school that our team has supported. Even if you have not taken part directly, your opinion is still very important and will help shape the future...

    Closed 1 September 2026