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I thank the Minister for his answer. I expect that the agricultural aspect is less of a problem in East Belfast. I think particularly of the Connswater river and others like it. What work has the Department done, perhaps alongside community organisations? In areas where there has been work on greenways, we often see…
On a point of order, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I apologise to the House for missing my question slot. I was in a discussion elsewhere, and time rather got away from me.
Given that the armed forces covenant is intended to ensure that current and former service personnel are not disadvantaged in the areas of housing, healthcare and employment, will the First Minister explain why she continues to block its full implementation? Does she still present herself as the First Minister for all?
I thank the Minister for her answer, but my constituents have reported more regular issues than that. I am not sure whether those are down to reasons other than a burst water main, but I encourage her to take the issue back to NI Water. There is growing frustration about the fact that that busy road floods quite…
The Minister's recent changes to the use of the socially disadvantaged circumstances (SDC) criterion have been roundly welcomed by my constituents, but some others have sought to misrepresent those changes. Will the Minister outline what he hopes to achieve by those measures?
Given that we have seen the evidence of her intentional lawbreaking and encouraging others to do so, I was going to ask the First Minister whether she would take the opportunity to recommit to her Pledge of Office. However, given what she said only moments ago, can I ask her to read it first?
Has the Minister made any assessment of the threat posed to the lough by fire water run-off, given the vast amounts of water used to control such a fire over a long period of time?
I thank the Minister for his answer. I would welcome such a review. As Minister and a Member from a neighbouring constituency, he will be aware of the incident at the Clearway site on 2 September 2026, which is one of a number of incidents over the past year or two. Will he commit to publishing the NIEA inspection…
I thank the Member for giving way. I cannot believe the costing of £26,000 that the Bill sponsor has outlined. I talked about bonfires earlier. I understand that that is a different issue, but the PSNI said that the removal of bonfire materials at Bloomfield Walkway and Cluan Place in my constituency cost it £188,000,…
I thank the Member for giving way. Just a moment ago, the Member was listing some of the issues around what this is going to cost the Department and the pressure that that will place on it. The Bill sponsor has been very quick to get up to answer your other point. I know that she has been frustrated about the number…
I thank the Member for giving way. Deputy Speaker, in addressing the point that has just been made, you will be glad to know that I will not get into a discussion about the geography of east Belfast, but I did recognise that the church is there and that it belongs to a neighbouring community in the Short Strand. I…
Further to the point that was raised by the Member for North Antrim, not only is there an issue around the administration of the provisions but, as we have said previously, there is the issue of enforcement. We know that, when the police have had to remove controversial bonfires, it has cost hundreds of thousands of…
Thank you. Again, we have an example where the Bill sponsor does not want to deal with the more awkward issues. I return to the Newtownards Road and the area around Pitt Park in particular. It is a loyalist working-class area that has been attacked and where people were killed by gunfire from the tower of the Catholic…
I thank the Member for giving way. The Member talks easily about paramilitary flags and flags that are clearly offensive. The reality, however, is that the emails that we get from constituents are not always about paramilitary flags; they are about flags, including national flags, that are in more of a grey area. What…