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Ms Aisling Reilly: Assembly records
All of Ms Aisling Reilly’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I also want to start by welcoming a lot of familiar faces and friends in the Gallery. I welcome the opportunity to respond to this motion, and I thank the proposer for bringing it forward. It is extremely poignant that we are speaking today as we mark Black History Month…
Through the current Programme for Government (PFG), we are committed to improving outcomes for everyone in our society, and that includes older people. The progress is measured in two ways. First, we monitor the delivery of the Programme for Government commitments, including those that are particularly relevant to…
As with my Member's statement on the fleadh last week, my remarks will be as Gaeilge Ba mhaith liom, ar dtús, buíochas a ghabháil leis an SDLP as an rún seo a chur faoi bhráid an Tí inniu le gur féidir linn uile labhairt ar an fhleadh agus ar an dearfacht agus an maitheas a ghabh leis an fleadh agus í anseo i mBéal…
My statement will be in Irish. Members may wish to put on their headphones. Tá sé cothrom agus simplí a rá go bhfuil sé soiléir, i mbliana, go bhfuil Béal Feirste anois i gcroílár shaol cultúrtha agus Gaeilge na hÉireann: d’éirigh go hiontach le hOireachtas na Samhna ar an bhliain seo caite; bhí ard-fheis Chonradh na…
Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. At the outset, like other Members, I welcome and pay tribute to all of you in the Public Gallery. Many of you have travelled in order to be here throughout the Bill's stages. I also mention those who cannot be here in person but who are watching online, and, of course, I make…
I want to speak about a remarkable little four-year-old girl from my West Belfast constituency called Ciarla Herron. Ciarla is a bright, happy and determined wee girl whom I recently had the opportunity to meet at one of her fundraisers. Like any four-year-old, she just wants to play with her friends and siblings. She…
Today, the Minister for Infrastructure and the Minister for the Economy, alongside our ardmhéara and others, will be at the formal media launch of the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Belfast. That marks another significant step as we enter the final stretch of preparations for what will be one of the biggest cultural…
I beg to move Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. We appreciate your assistance with progressing the Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill. Standing Order 39(2) requires: "No date may be determined for the Final Stage of a Bill until ... the Speaker has…
I thank the Member for that intervention. That further highlights the entire process of the passage of the legislation, and it further highlights the importance of Committee Stage in particular, when there is the opportunity for the gathering of evidence and for victims and survivors to come in and share their lived…
Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I thank all Members for their contributions to the debate. I know that it was quick and that this is a technical tidy-up, but I thank everyone for the work that has been going on over the past couple of weeks to get us to this point. As we conclude the debate on the first…
I beg to move amendment No 1: At the outset of my remarks, I acknowledge and welcome some victims and survivors who are with us in the Public Gallery. They have sat through every stage of the Bill, and, again, they have travelled from far and wide to be with us for the Bill's Further Consideration Stage. I welcome the…
The apology issued last week by the British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, to the families of those killed in the Springhill massacre was an important but long overdue acknowledgement of what happened on the streets of Springhill and Westrock in west Belfast in July 1972. For more than 50 years, the families of Father…
As I said, the CIT programme came about in 2016. A refreshed approach was taken on the basis of the evidence. The same eight areas came up when the refresh was done. I go back to the point that a real difference has been made, particularly in areas that have faced social and economic challenges as well as the ongoing…
I thank the Member for his question. CIT came about in 2016, and the Executive Office has taken a refreshed approach. The Member is right to say that communities have changed greatly in recent years, particularly in the 28 years since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. Many people have worked extremely hard to…
I thank the Member for her question. It is fair and true to say that there has been important progress to date, particularly in CIT. It has evolved. As I mentioned, the programme is moving from the thematic approach to focus more on the real issues that affect people in our communities every day. They include growing…
I thank the Member for that question. Discussions are taking place on funding for CIT, which will be linked to the next stage of planning discussions for the Executive programme on paramilitarism and organised crime (EPPOC). Discussions are ongoing at official level on a future programme. That will have to go to the…
Go raibh maith agat as an cheist sin. I absolutely agree. I am of the strong view that, in order to tackle criminality and create safer neighbourhoods, we have to build stronger, more resilient and inclusive communities. There are many vibrant community organisations across West Belfast from Twinbrook to the Shankill.…
Since 2019, the Communities in Transition (CIT) project has been delivering targeted support in West Belfast through a range of interventions to help increase community resilience to paramilitarism and organised crime. With £5·5 million in investment to date, CIT has supported the community to tackle the real,…
If you go back to the clause, you see that it refers to: "A person who was admitted". At the minute, clause 31(8) states "A person", so, in the scenario that your amendment describes, a person is not defined as being someone who was admitted as a baby and as a birth mother thereafter. I am just trying to understand…
I thank the Member for taking my intervention and for his clarification on amendment No 30. Can he further clarify how it is drafted? Clause 31, as it is currently drafted, refers to "persons", which means that all persons who were admitted into an institution, once or multiple times, would receive the standardised…
Absolutely. I fully concur with your remarks, Stewart. We have raised that issue continuously with the British Secretary of State and will continue to do so. You are absolutely right that during the period of direct rule, there were serious failings in this place. Those who were here and oversaw those failings should…
Go raibh maith agat, a LeasCheann Comhairle. I will pick up my remarks from where I left off earlier. Amendment No 10 creates new clause 12A, which addresses the matter of seeking financial contributions from institutions. We are confident that the House fully recognises and supports the principle that those who are…
Yes, thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I am happy for you to interject if we need to take a break. That is absolutely fine. This is a significant moment. The issues addressed in the Bill reflect a shameful part of our past. Today marks an important step in acknowledging the stigma, trauma and loss of identity…
Seolfar tionscadal taighde in Ollscoil na Banríona inniu, dar teideal Éire aontaithe: Deis chlaochlaitheach don Ghaeilge agus don Ghaeltacht. Tharla go bhfuil práinn agus fuinneamh leis an díospóireacht ar athaontú na hÉireann, tá tábhacht ar leith le tionscadail taighde den chineál sin, nó is ar a leithéid de…
On Thursday, we heard the findings of the inquest on the Springhill massacre. After 54 years, families heard an acknowledgement of the truth, which was that Margaret Gargan, aged 13; David McCafferty, aged 15; John Dougal, aged 16; Paddy Butler, aged 38; and Father Noel Fitzpatrick posed no threat; in fact, they were…