Results

We are committed to ensuring all responses are carefully and open-mindedly analysed and the results made widely available, with an account of the views expressed and the reasons for decisions finally taken. Here you will find our most recently published consultation and survey results. 

Publishing results and responses also align with our Open Data Strategy for Northern Ireland 2020-2023. You can read our strategy and access more open data on OpenDataNI.

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Consultations with Published Results

  • DVA Board Effectiveness Review

    Innovation and Consultancy Services (ICS) has been commissioned by the DVA Senior Management Board (SMB) to undertake an effectiveness review of the Departmental Board. This survey is intended to gather feedback from Board Members and stakeholders involved with the Board. 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...

    Closed 2 March 2026

  • Unlicensed Fishing for Crabs and Lobsters

    The Unlicensed Fishing for Crabs and Lobsters Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (the 2008 Regulations) permit individuals to fish for certain crab and lobster species in Northern Ireland’s inshore waters without a commercial fishing licence , but under specific conditions. The 2008 Regulations allow unlicensed (recreational) fishing for edible (brown) crab, velvet crab, spider crab, green crab, and lobster. They are designed to restrict the scale of such activity...

    Closed 24 December 2025

  • Consultation on the setting of Northern Ireland’s Fourth Carbon Budget (2038-2042)

    Climate change is one of the defining generational issues of our time. The Earth’s climate is changing rapidly as human-induced warming is increasing at an unprecedented rate. Global temperatures have continued to increase with 2024 the warmest year on record. In recent years, we have seen the increasing impacts of climate change on a global scale, but we have also experienced first-hand the impacts of climate change locally here in Northern Ireland. In...

    Closed 17 November 2025

We Asked, You Said, We Did

We asked

For your comments on the Department's draft Regulatory Impact Assessment of its options for a modernised regime to tackle dilapidation.

You said

You agreed with the Department's preferred option - a new broader regime with enhanced cost recovery provisions, introduced by way of a “Dilapidated / Dangerous Buildings and Neglected Sites” Act. You also highlighted the issue of dilapidated historic buildings and the potential to bring them back in to use. You encouraged the new regime to recognise the distinct challenges posed by heritage buildings.

We did

The issue of heritage buildings will be sensitively addressed in any forthcoming legislation in respect of dilapidated buildings - with appropriate safeguards included.

A final draft Regulatory Impact Assessment will be published on the Department's website in due course.

Closed Consultations and Surveys

  • 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...

    Closed 2 October 2026

  • PROMOTING HYDRATION SURVEY YEAR 4

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

    Closed 30 September 2026

  • Translink Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) on fares amendments

    This Translink consultation is being facilitated by DfI to support the need to promote equality of opportunity between the nine categories of Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. This consultation is being conducted by Translink and is being hosted on DfI’s Citizen Space platform to...

    Closed 30 September 2026