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Mr Alan Chambers: Assembly records
All of Mr Alan Chambers’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I thank the Minister for his statement and welcome his ongoing engagement with his Southern counterpart. Does the Minister sense that the Republic's Minister for Health shares his desire to do things differently, including perhaps through taking a new approach to tackling common health inequality areas in order to…
I thank the Minister for his statement. I agree that an open-ended period of negotiation, with little or no prospect of the funding situation changing, would only provide a distraction from the wide-ranging discussions that the Health Department will have with primary care. Does the Minister hope that, through the new…
I wish to refer particularly to the firearms incident that took place in Bangor last night. I happened to be in the vicinity, in a local petrol station, at the time. I was aware that lots of police were running backwards and forwards, but I was not aware of the situation that was developing. There has been much…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) which part of the Programme for Government addresses the ongoing pollution of Belfast Lough; and (ii) what action the Programme for Government proposes in the short term to address the issue of the pollution of Belfast Lough.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his officials have found evidence of the presence of noxious weeds, as defined by the Noxious Weeds (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, growing on roadside verges that are under the ownership of the Department for Infrastructure and that are close to…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail what powers his Department has to prosecute any individual or public body that is seen to be contributing to the pollution of Belfast Lough.
Few issues are as important as cancer care. As we all know, cancer is a disease that does not wait but, instead, often thrives in any period of delay. That is what makes the current challenges, which have existed for a considerable number of years, so intolerable. The delays are being compounded by increasing levels…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail when his Department became aware that two of the contractors involved in the Queens Parade Bangor redevelopment project had announced that they were withdrawing from further involvement in the scheme.
Minister, do you share my disappointment that there is not one specific mention in the Programme for Government that suggests any solutions to tackle the pollution in Belfast lough? We both realise that it will be the next Lough Neagh.
Today's statement will be hugely welcome news for many of the people across Northern Ireland who are on waiting lists. The Minister uses the word "urgency" in his statement. Will he give a commitment that his Department is approaching the issue with the urgency that patients and staff want to see and that he wants to…
There is no doubt that diabetes is one of the biggest health threats of our time. The number of people who are living with the condition is expected to rise dramatically in the coming years. In just a decade, from 2014 to 2024, the number of people who are on the diabetic register jumped by 40%. Similar increases have…
Saturday past saw yet another significant day in the history of Bangor Football Club, when it was presented with the Northern Ireland Football League (NIFL) Championship trophy. The club's elevation to the Premiership has brought much joy to the people of the city of Bangor and has created the exciting prospect of big…
It was obvious from a very early age that Rory McIlroy had a special talent for the game of golf. As my colleague mentioned, from the moment he appeared on 'The Kelly Show', when he was about nine years of age, and chipped a succession of golf balls across the studio into a washing machine, you recognised that that…
I am sure that we all agree that adequate short-break services, whether day care or respite, are essential to the well-being of families and carers. Respite offers young people and children with learning disabilities and complex health needs a new setting to be supported in. Importantly, they also provide the families…
At the outset, I pay tribute to the breadth of organisations in the community and voluntary sector that are involved in the day-to-day delivery of impactive and invaluable support right across Northern Ireland. At a time when we are facing so many profound challenges, particularly in the health and social care field,…
Funnily, all the comments made in 2016 are probably as applicable today as they were then. I spoke for 10 minutes in that debate, and I was tempted just to use the speech that I made all those years ago. However, I have a sore throat today, so, Members will be pleased to know, I will not speak for 10 minutes or even…
I refer to Hansard for Tuesday 22 November 2016. In it is recorded an Adjournment debate titled: "Road and Footpath Maintenance: North Down". — [Official Report, Bound Volume 121, p138, col 1]. There were four Members in the House for that Adjournment debate. I was going to say that interest in North Down roads has…
Investment in the health and social care (HSC) estate is crucial to enhance service delivery and ensure that facilities are adequately equipped to meet the ever-increasing needs of the community. That applies to all the geographical areas of Northern Ireland, but living within the limitations of the resources…
Is the Minister concerned that the reported changes in the make-up of the construction consortium that is delivering the project will impact on the commencement date, which was previously reported as being the end of April?
Minister, when you were in Washington, did you recognise how important it is to create face-to-face relationships and build trust in order to eventually exploit more business opportunities?
Mr Chambers asked the Minister for Communities for an update on the current position of the Queen's Parade redevelopment project in the city of Bangor.