All of Mr Alan Chambers’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I very much welcome the chance to speak on the topic of foster carers today. Foster carers are an incredibly important cohort of incredibly selfless and generous people in our society. Locally, foster carers provide truly invaluable support to so many children and young people right across Northern Ireland. Most…
Thank you. Mr Deputy Speaker. I commend the proposer of the motion for bringing forward such an important topic for discussion. Alcohol and drug abuse can ruin families and sadly cost lives. I offer my deepest sympathies to all families who have sadly lost loved ones in such difficult circumstances. I cannot start to…
I thank the Minister for his reply. It is disappointing to hear of the small number of prosecutions and detections over a 10-year period, because it is widely recognised that that river makes a huge contribution to the ongoing failure of water quality in Ballyholme bay. I know that, in the recent past, the Minister,…
I declare an interest as a pending member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board. The use of vehicles, usually stolen or unregistered, to ram police vehicles to escape arrest, is a relatively new phenomenon in Northern Ireland. It appears to be a difficult criminal tactic to deal with in rural locations, especially…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Addiction and Drug-related Deaths”
Addiction and Drug-related Deaths - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘including’ and insert; ‘plans to develop a residential rehabilitation service in a regionally strategic location; and further calls on the Executive to commit to providing appropriate subsequent resources in the 2024-25 budget for the Department of…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Increasing the Number of Foster Carers”
Increasing the Number of Foster Carers - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘financial support for foster/kinship foster carers’ and insert: ‘, including a sufficient uplift in foster care allowances, in order to cover the costs of caring for children and young people; agrees that this is another important illustration…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Ramming of Police Vehicles in South Armagh”
Ramming of Police Vehicles in South Armagh - Amendment 3 Leave out all after ‘2022;’ and insert: ‘calls on the Policing Board to scrutinise as a matter of priority the impact of the roll out of non-armoured and liveried vehicles on officer safety; further calls on the Minister of Justice to consider stronger custodial…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline what discussions he has had with international TV and movie production companies regarding the use of film and audio studio facilities and location sites in Northern Ireland for future projects.
The issue has been discussed at length by the current and the previous Health Committee. Indeed, I recall many lengthy discussions in the previous mandate during which, although the broader good intent of the Act was noted, some genuine warnings and concerns were raised about what would happen if the necessary steps…
Today's report from the Royal College of Paediatrics has reiterated the awful figures that many of us have known for some time. We are a fortnight into the financial year, and, still with little budgetary clarity on the horizon, can the Minister provide an update on the challenges that his Department and the trusts…
Will the Minister confirm whether she has had discussions with the Justice Minister about moving away from the use of the term "paramilitaries" and to focus instead on calling them what they are, which is drug dealers, child abusers and organised crime gangs?
I certainly welcome the statement today. Does the Minister agree that it points up the advantage of having a devolved legislature in this place that can act quickly and decisively in the interests of the people who we represent? That is demonstrated by the statement and was also demonstrated by how the Finance…
To ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of the call by the sole survivor and families of those murdered in the Kingsmill massacre for the establishment of a public inquiry.
To ask the Minister of Justice whether the Chief Constable has had any discussion with her in relation to the proposal to close the Public Enquiry Office at Bangor PSNI Station.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department plans to support members of the farming community struggling to find an opportunity to sow crops due to current adverse ground conditions.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether any solutions are being considered to make the Portaferry Road on the Ards peninsula safer during periods of adverse weather.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline how many prosecutions have been taken as a result of alleged pollution incidents in the Cotton River, in the last ten years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure why his commitment, announced in February 2024, to publish road closures required in relation to the Groomsport roundabout resurfacing scheme in Bangor, has not been complied with.
I thank the Minister. The Fiscal Council and the Fiscal Commission conducted detailed analysis and presented several outcomes. Has the Minister discarded those? If so, what does she plan to do to cover the growing fiscal gap?
My statement is in regard to an issue that most of us in the Chamber, as elected representatives, have had to deal with at some time, namely road maintenance projects that require road closures. Some road closures will be for a short period and will only be in place during working hours, whereas others can involve…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs when his Department plans to remove the trees that have been cut down in the general area of the Cairn Wood car park.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the signage erected recently in car parking areas attached to Crawfordsburn Country Park.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether any Northern Ireland tourism initiatives were discussed during the ministerial visit to the United States of America in March 2024.