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Mr Declan Kearney: Assembly records
All of Mr Declan Kearney’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he will deliver another financial support package for brown eel fishers in Lough Neagh, in the early part of the 2026-27 financial year.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the work their Department is undertaking through the Communities in Transition programme.
Minister, you will be aware that the Murphy review states: "One of the most obvious benefits attributed to the Windsor Framework is the dualmarket access". Do you agree that the opening of an EU office in the North would be of assistance in optimising that potential?
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he will consider introducing legislation to prohibit local authorities from entering into waste incineration contracts that require payment of financial penalties if a minimum amount of waste is not delivered for incineration, or for connected…
The proposed additional charge that the motion references represents an unfair additional burden on customers who are already carrying the pressures of an ongoing cost-of-living crisis. However, the context is the imposition of Brexit, which is the definitive political folly of our times. Of course, the supporters of…
Go raibh maith agat, a LeasCheann Comhairle. It is an established matter of fact that Brexit has been an economic, social and political disaster for citizens and businesses here and even in Britain. Yes, Britain got Brexit, and now its economy is tanking. It is also a fact, however, that the North was pulled out of…
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as ucht a ráiteas a chur i láthair. Minister, workers and their families in this society continue to be punished by the cost-of-living crisis. Do you agree that public-sector workers should be prioritised in relation to pay settlements going forward?
The US assault against Venezuelan national sovereignty has serious and far-reaching repercussions for the primacy of international law and the authority of the United Nations charter. That act of US military aggression is deeply destabilising for Venezuela as well as the wider Latin American and Caribbean region. It…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail which agency within his Department formulated the eligibility criteria relating to the £100K of financial assistance for the Lough Neagh brown eel fishermen.
Where is Moneyglass? That is the question on the lips of many sports journalists in the aftermath of the Moneyglass senior ladies footballers' winning their All-Ireland semi-final nine days ago. Well, Moneyglass is a cluster of townlands in the south-west of County Antrim, beside the River Bann and adjacent to Lough…
Go raibh maith agat, a Phríomh-leas-Cheann Comhairle. Every party in the Assembly agrees on one thing: Brexit has left us all with a democratic deficit. The difference, of course, is in how that democratic deficit is defined and then addressed. Some carp about that deficit without facing up to realities, still…
Minister, can you outline for us how you envisage the 'good jobs' Bill improving the working lives of young people across our entire community, with particular reference to the proposal that tips earned should be held on to by those workers?
Does the Member recognise that British military expenditure, which is currently in excess of £60 billion and will rise to £73·5 billion by 2028, has direct repercussions for the ability to deliver services for workers and families across the British state and in the North?
Observer Status in the European Parliament That this Assembly recalls that the majority of people here voted to remain in the European Union; acknowledges that our long-term future would be best served by rejoining the European Union; recognises the democratic deficit as a result of Brexit; supports the request made…
Establishing an EU Office in Belfast That this Assembly notes the advantages dual market access affords to our businesses; further notes that the worst impacts of Brexit disruption have been mitigated by the Windsor Framework agreement; encourages the British Government and the European Union to work together to…
Protection of the European Convention on Human Rights That this Assembly values the rights enshrined within the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and its protections for citizens on this, the 75th anniversary of its creation; acknowledges that legal expressions of the Good Friday Agreement incorporate the…
First Minister, you will be aware that the Murphy report states that one of the most obvious benefits attributed to the Windsor framework is dual market access and that there is a need to highlight and publicise that fact. Do you agree that we need to do more to maximise dual market access?
Yes. I do not doubt that you are committed to the ethos of good mental health care, but that cannot be delivered in circumstances in which there are no wards or rooms. Minister, have you looked at the facilities —
That is an unfair attempt to push that back on to me. It is a cop-out. The reality is that you are the Minister of Health. Our family members are patients in Holywell. Our family members and our neighbours are the doctors and the nurses who try to provide care there. The reality in Holywell at this point in time — I…
Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. The North has the highest incidence of mental health illness on these islands. That reality stems from a number of factors: the legacy of our conflict; high levels of poverty; and other socio-economic factors. The provision of high-quality mental health care, however, is a…