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.
I beg to move The 29 June was a watershed moment. It was a day on which my constituents witnessed the slaughter of 51 cattle outside Fivemiletown. It was a day on which a line in the sand was drawn. Farmers have had enough. The agricultural community has had enough. Rural life has felt under attack. Whilst there has…
Yesterday, when the First Minister finally came to the Chamber, she was asked a number of times to condemn the language and vile abuse that has been directed at Carla Lockhart and Diane Dodds, but she refused to do so. The First Minister has a lot of grand titles. She previously told us that she was "First Minister…
Exclusion of the First Minister from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 That this Assembly, under section 30(1)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, resolves that the First Minister no longer enjoys the confidence of the Assembly because, by participating in the unlawful protest on the Garvaghy…
Exclusion of the Minister for the Economy from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 That this Assembly, under section 30(1)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, resolves that the Minister for the Economy no longer enjoys the confidence of the Assembly because, by participating in the unlawful…
Exclusion of the Minister of Finance from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 That this Assembly, under section 30(1)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, resolves that the Minister of Finance no longer enjoys the confidence of the Assembly because, by participating in the unlawful protest on the…
Exclusion of the Minister for Infrastructure from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 That this Assembly, under section 30(1)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, resolves that the Minister for Infrastructure, no longer enjoys the confidence of the Assembly because, by participating in the…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any major roads projects that were previously paused due to the A5 Western Transport Corridor court appeal and will now commence, including the timescales for each.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any work her Department will now undertake with the landowners along the route of the A5 Western Transport Corridor, before its commencement.
You did not answer my colleague Mr Buchanan when he asked you to call out the abuse that has been levelled at Protestant, unionist and loyalist people. You talk about a shared future: that just indicates that you do not want a unionist about the place. There was abuse directed at my colleagues Carla Lockhart and Diane…
Uncertain: close callSectarianism, hate crime and community relationsCriteria met: Identity framing.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any assessment that has been undertaken of the impact on neighbouring schools before a temporary variation to a school's admissions criteria is approved.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of pupils admitted to schools under a temporary variation to their approved admissions criteria in each of the last five academic years, broken down by school.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number (i) of applications for temporary variations to school admissions criteria that were received for the 2026-27 school year; and (ii) broken down by those that (a) were approved; (b) were rejected; and (c) are still under consideration.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any circumstances in which a school can seek a temporary variation to its approved admissions criteria; and (ii) the process for considering and proving such requests.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on any discussions she has had with the Minister for Agriculture, Environmental and Rural Affairs, regarding the proposal to remove the zero-detriment policy with NI Water.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on road projects that have been paused pending the outcome of the A5 Western Transport Corridor court appeal.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any discussions she has had with the Chief Constable, regarding recruitment targets for the PSNI, over the last two years.
At a Stormont Committee on 15 September, Chris Hazzard MP said: "if Michelle O'Neill goes to the shops tonight, she is First Minister. When Michelle O'Neill takes her seat down the corridor here today, she is First Minister." Yesterday, Sinn Féin's Sinéad Ennis described the hat that Michelle O'Neill was wearing while…
Uncertain: weak signalSectarianism, hate crime and community relations
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any discussions she has had with the (i) Minister for Infrastructure; and (ii) Minister for Communities, on the role of (a) housing; (b) transport; and (c) digital connectivity, in supporting balanced regional economic development.