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Mrs Deborah Erskine: Assembly records
All of Mrs Deborah Erskine’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the resilience of the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service in responding simultaneously to major incidents while maintaining normal emergency cover.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps that are being taken to support smaller landowners and family farms to ensure they can still access grants available from his Department.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail whether she has any plans to introduce legislation in Northern Ireland to permit the use of plug-in solar panels, following the introduction of legislation by the UK Government.
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline any discussions she has had with Executive colleagues regarding the use of firearms in carrying out departmental functions, including the safeguards and oversight arrangements governing their use.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether his Department maintains a register of surplus public land and buildings that may be suitable for future (i) housing; (ii) healthcare; (iii) educational; or (iiii) community use, in Fermanagh and South Tyrone.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether any former public sector properties in Fermanagh and South Tyrone continue to remain vacant or unused following disposal.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline the engagement she and her officials have had with the taxi industry since the indication in May 2024 that there would be a review of taxi policy and legislation.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any action that the Driver and Vehicle Agency has taken, regarding unregulated taxi provision, in the last two years, broken down by constituency.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any action the Driver and Vehicle Agency has taken, regarding regulated taxi provision, in the last two years, broken down by constituency.
I thank the Member for giving way. There is an irony with the Bill in that the intention, I am guessing, of the sponsor is around the frightening nature, humiliation, intimidation, fear, alarm and distress, but, in fact, by not allowing conversation around that, that actually increases that fear, alarm and distress…
I thank the Member for giving way. The Member is allowing her prejudice to cloud her judgement here. Set aside your prejudice against the DUP and what you think. Think about the people and about the unintended consequences that the legislation will have outside these doors. That is what scrutiny is about, and that is…
I thank the Member for giving way. He touches on the important point — one on which Miss McAllister made an intervention earlier — about children and young people seeking advice outside the home. He says that we are talking not just about criminalising parents and placing them in court but about criminalising teachers…
I thank the Minister for his answer. He will be aware of the A4 Enniskillen southern bypass project, which is a crucial infrastructure project that is part of the Mid South West growth deal. I was pleased that the Minister for Infrastructure recently indicated to me that she has now included it in her Department's…
I thank the Member for giving way. The legislation will capture parents. I am a parent. My daughter might come to me when she is older and want to talk things through. Clause 4 includes: "counselling or any form of talking therapy". Talking with your child is therapy. Clause 4 also includes "coaching or instruction".…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount of funding that was (i) allocated to; and (ii) bid for by, the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service, in each of the last five years.