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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.
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as ucht a fhreagra. I am sure that the Minister will agree that many councils are now struggling with the effect that the slashing of the rate support grant has had on their financial management arrangements. Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, which is in my constituency, faces the…
Just a few weeks ago, the DUP brought a variation on today's motion to the Chamber for discussion, so I find it difficult not to think that Groundhog Day is beginning to be played out once again. In the meantime, workers and families continue to face an ongoing and relentless cost-of-living crisis. Our schools are…
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Chéad-Aire as ucht a ráitis. Minister, you say in your statement: "the NSMC noted the progress on the Strategic Partnership between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) which sets out a joint commitment to deepen cooperation." With the all-Ireland economy thriving and our…
Mr Kearney asked the Minister for Communities, given that it is not lost on the public that, of all the towns in the North, the three to which the Minister awarded a total of £150,000 for Christmas lights were either in his constituency or in the wider Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area, why he deemed Larne,…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Challenging the Harm Posed by the Windsor Framework”
Challenging the Harm Posed by the Windsor Framework - Amendment 2 Leave out all ‘deficit created by’ and insert: ‘Brexit, which the majority of people here opposed in the 2016 EU referendum; believes that our long-term future will be best served by rejoining the EU; notes that EU leaders have guaranteed that Northern…
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as ucht an fhreagra sin. I am pleased to hear about the Minister's engagement with his counterpart in the Twenty-six Counties. However, infection levels here are twice the level in the South, so what action is being taken to adopt an all-island approach to the emergency?
Mr Kearney asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what he and his officials doing to address the bovine TB emergency, specifically the financial hardship and mental stress being experienced by farming families and the overall cost to the public purse, in light of the fact that bovine TB…
We are living through one of the worst ecological and diversity declines in Europe, so our party supports the urgent establishment of an independent environmental protection agency. That is an unfulfilled commitment from 'New Decade, New Approach' in 2020. The delay is not good enough. We need to be seized with an…
The participation of the Education Minister in his Israeli state-sponsored propaganda stunt was an obscene act, one that has caused deep offence. It has also been roundly condemned by teachers, unions, students and all right-thinking people across these islands. Minister Givan knew exactly what he was doing. His…
Winter Preparedness Plan - Amendment After ‘throughout the winter months;’ insert: ‘notes the additional allocation by the Minister of Finance to the Department of Health of £100 million from the Executive’s Budget towards a pay settlement;’
Exclusion of 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, further to his recent visit to Israel, the Minister of Education no longer enjoys the confidence of the Assembly, because of his failure to…
In the coming weeks, Sinn Féin will be conducting a house-to-house canvas throughout the North to discuss the 'good jobs' employment rights Bill, which will be brought before the Assembly in 2026. The Bill aims to introduce unprecedented improvements in all workplaces. Workers and employers will benefit, so it will be…
Is é Oireachtas na Samhna an t-imeacht lán-Ghaeilge is sine ar an oileán seo. Beidh sé ar siúl ón 29 Deireadh Fómhair go dtí an 2 Samhain i mBéal Feirste. Déantar an Ghaeilge, na healaíona agus traidisiúin na hÉireann a cheiliúradh ag Oireachtas na Samhna, agus beidh díospóireachtaí, scannáin, ceardlanna chomh maith…
It is clear that the American market is a very important asset in the promotion of tourism here. What more can be done to optimise the promotion of our tourism offering here — on an all-island basis — within the United States?
Minister, I turn to the economic element of our relationship with Europe. In your Transforming Communities for Inclusion (TCI) global conference speech, a few days ago, you said that the North can now boast that Titanic Belfast is one of the most attractive visitor experiences in Europe, that we are now looking at…
To ask the Minister of Health whether he will consider the introduction of a regional protocol to redress any health inequalities caused by lack of access to Shared Care Agreements for children and adults who have had to seek a private diagnosis for ADHD.
Last year, the Minister launched a public consultation on the draft fuel poverty strategy. Will he provide an update on the progress that has been made and on how the strategy will alleviate the pressures on families who are getting it so tight at this time?
Go raibh maith agat. Tuigim go bhfuil mo chara anseo ag iarraidh cor a chur ar an díospóireacht. Le scéal fada a dhéanamh gairid, glacaimid go bhfuil ceart ag gach saoránach. Ceist agam ortsa: an dtuigeann tusa anois go bhfuil aitheantas bainte amach ag an Ghaeilge mar theanga oifigiúil sa stát seo? Maith thú. Tá…
Caithfear bheith soiléir: ní bhaineann an rún seo ón DUP le comharthaíocht. Ní bhaineann sé le beartas. Níl ann ach iarracht eile lenár bpobail a tharraingt ar gcúl. Bhog daoine ar aghaidh; bhog an tsochaí ar aghaidh. Tá muintir Bhéal Feirste, ó gach pobal, ag iarraidh dul chun cinn a fheiceáil. Tá urraim agus…
To strike a positive note, I welcome the legislative programme that has been outlined and today's debate on it. As legislators, we must grasp every opportunity to improve the lives of the people whom we represent. In the Executive legislation programme for 2025-26, there is very worthwhile legislation from every…