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Ms Aoife Finnegan: Assembly records
All of Ms Aoife Finnegan’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
On the back of our meeting, yesterday, with the UK CCC, it was agreed that we need to take a balanced approach to climate action being delivered. We have made it known and promoted the fact that climate action must be progressed through a just transition. I would therefore like to know the time frame for the…
Minister, I thank you and your officials for all the work that you have done on that important scheme. It has certainly made a difference in the lives of the parents who have come to me in my constituency. Can you highlight exactly what your Department has done to promote the important baby loss certificate scheme?
I thank the Member for the information in her winding-up speech. The proposer of the motion said earlier that education was key to owning dogs and that people should not own dogs unless they are educated to do so. Will the Member agree with me that animal welfare is a wide-ranging topic, and that therefore people who…
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as a fhreagra. It is heartening to hear that those discussions are ongoing, but, Minister, in your responses, you highlighted the fact that funding pressures are affecting Lough Neagh and other matters as a result of the loss of EU funding, owing to Brexit, and years of British austerity.…
I appreciate your being here, Minister, to give a bit of clarity on the situation. Sinn Féin has been consistent when it comes to Daisy Hill. In particular, after it emerged that the consultants were leaving, my party and constituency colleague Liz Kimmins made it clear to you and the trust that Daisy Hill maternity…
I thank the Minister for coming to the House to clarify the situation. I reiterate the message that our thoughts are with the Kelly family. We can only imagine what they are going through. Minister, the more details that emerge about the release of Gary Anderson, the more troubling the decision-making process seems to…
Thank you. For far too long, communities like mine — Crossmaglen, Bessbrook, Newtownhamilton and many more — have lived with the consequences of poor investment, limited infrastructure and fewer well-paid employment opportunities, yet south Armagh has enormous untapped potential. Its landscape and connection with the…
Do you know what? Not at the minute. I do not know whether the SDLP is aware of this, but the Bill, as drafted, could give the DUP access to veto and allow it to hold back yet another area of progressive policymaking. When Minister Archibald set out to promote regional balance through tourism expansion and…
Thank you for that. It also remains unclear how the Bill and its obligations sit alongside things such as the Rural Needs Act 2016. There is currently a legal duty to pay due regard to rural needs in respect of policy. Will the Bill just duplicate, or even contradict, that legislation by putting a duty on Departments…
I welcome the chance to speak on the Regional Balance Bill. Sinn Féin has a long-standing record of acknowledging and tackling the North's regional imbalance. It has always been one of our top priorities. Our Economy Minister, Caoimhe Archibald, has already begun to tackle regional imbalance through economic…
I start by thanking Janice and Glenda and the whole Committee team for everything that they have done on the legislation. Sinn Féin previously raised concerns about the Bill that arose from engagement with the local government sector. Concerns remain that councils may not be adequately equipped with the tools and…
I thank the Minister for his response. In light of the recent confirmed case of bluetongue in County Wexford and the continued spread of the disease in Britain, which he has already mentioned, will he provide an update on the availability of bluetongue vaccines, the Department's vaccination strategy and whether…
I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. I echo other Members' comments about Geraldine Hanna, the Commissioner Designate for Victims of Crime, and her team. I was very privileged to be involved in the research, and the subsequent report highlighted what victims and survivors go through when in court, how that…
I welcome the opportunity to speak on Second Stage of the Fisheries, Aquaculture and Water Environment Bill. Sinn Féin recognises the need to modernise the legislation governing our fisheries and water environment. Much of the current framework is decades old and does not reflect the environmental challenges that we…
I welcome the update from the Minister on addressing the backlog. Minister, will you commit to working with the LCJ to address the backlog and to keeping the House updated on progress?
Sorry, I was not ready, Mr Deputy Speaker. Sinn Féin recognises that access to justice is one of the fundamental principles in any fair and democratic society. Legal rights have little practical meaning if individuals cannot effectively exercise them because they lack the financial means to obtain legal…
I am disgusted that the Education Minister, who is supposed to represent children and protect them, is standing up and doing quite the opposite from his speaking notes today.
It is fair to say that we support the principle of the Bill, but if you would like to get feedback from Sinn Féin in the future, the canteen is probably not the place to get that feedback. Come to me directly, and we can outline that. Agreements were made in the Committee, but we had further discussion, and you had…
I thank you for your intervention. That conversation certainly needs to be had. I appreciate your point. As I said, the concerns extend to the wider operational framework, which includes information-gathering powers, entry powers, fixed penalties and departmental guidance. Those provisions will require significant…