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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.
We must hope that the ceasefire announcement in Gaza will now mark a step change in guaranteeing a durable peace process for Palestine and the Middle East. It must open up a pathway to Palestinian self-determination and national sovereignty. For two years, Israel has relentlessly bombarded the Gaza Strip, making it a…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he will create a financial support package to compensate Lough Neagh commercial fishermen for loss of income and to address financial hardships arising from the full termination of the 2025 eel fishing season.
The attack in Manchester against the Jewish community was horrific. It was a despicable, murderous attack on innocents. That heinous event was made all the more vicious and appalling because it occurred on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. It has, understandably, caused huge pain and torment for Jewish people…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail when the funding will be approved to commence construction on the Birch Hill Centre for Mental Health at the Antrim Area Hospital site.
Rinne na Náisiúin Aontaithe Lá Idirnáisiúnta na Síochána a cheiliúradh Dé Domhnaigh seo a chuaigh thart, an 21 Meán Fómhair. Tugann an lá sin deis don domhan ár machnamh a dhéanamh — agus ár dtiomantas a athdhearbhú — ar an dóigh a dtig linn deireadh a chur leis an choimhlint, cearta an duine a chosaint agus síocháin…
Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. Tréaslaím do John an díospóireacht Atrátha a thabhairt faoi bhráid an Tí anocht. Over the past 40 years, South Antrim has experienced an absolutely huge surge in population. It is particularly pronounced in the population centres of Crumlin, Glenavy and Ballinderry. Today, the…
Throughout this summer, the catastrophic pollution consuming Lough Neagh has become even more extreme, but it did not start this summer. The biodiversity and ecological well-being of our lough now faces a sustained existential threat, the like of which we have never seen. So too do the commercial fishing industry, the…
I beg to move "Leave now or face obliteration". That was the message that was received this morning by children in Gaza who picked up leaflets that were dropped by the Israeli military. As of August 2025, a catastrophic famine in Gaza has been confirmed. The situation in Gaza is beyond apocalyptic. The horror is…
Those paying attention to the debate — that is, if they are not preoccupied with cost-of-living pressures or concerns about housing and hospital waiting lists — could be forgiven for being perplexed as to what this rinse-and-repeat demand to dismantle the Windsor framework is really all about. The most recent data…
End the Forced Starvation in Gaza That this Assembly notes with deep concern the declaration of famine in Gaza by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) with half a million people, a quarter of Palestinians in Gaza, suffering from famine; further notes the IPC's assessment that this situation is…
This morning, at the Irish Congress of Trade Unions biennial delegate conference in Belfast, I, along with hundreds of trade unionists and visitors, listened to your presentation on the 'good jobs' Bill. It was extremely well received. Your support for employee ownership, as stated, is also very welcome. Can you…
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as ucht an fhreagra chuimsithigh sin. Minister, you will be aware that a moratorium has been placed on eel fishing in Lough Neagh since the second week of May. That is causing huge financial hardship, particularly to those in our commercial fishing sector. Indeed, Minister, you met a…
I beg to move Since October 2023, at least 56,000 Palestinian people have been killed in Israel's genocidal war in Gaza. Almost 1,000 have been slaughtered in the West Bank. According to UNICEF, Gaza has become a graveyard for children. It is now the most dangerous place on this planet for children to live. Today in…
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as ucht an fhreagra sin. Minister, in my constituency, I deal on an ongoing basis with the shortcomings of developers in relation to their responsibilities in waste water infrastructure. Will you provide an update for us on the developers' contributions consultation, please?
End Israeli Impunity in Gaza That this Assembly condemns the ongoing genocide in Gaza that has killed over 50,000, according to figures published by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and left many thousands suffering from physical, psychological and emotional wounds; further…
Antrim and Ulster Gaels have waited patiently for the delivery of the promised modernised, fit-for-purpose sports stadium at Casement Park. We call on the British Government to honour their commitment to ensure that Casement Park, as Ulster GAA's provincial stadium and home to Antrim GAA, is built for the next…
Is 15,000 páiste a mharaigh Iosrael in Gaza le 18 mí anuas agus 34,000 atá gortaithe anois. Suas le 50 000 páiste a maraíodh agus a gortaíodh in áit atá níos lú ná Contae Aontroma. Ó bhris Iosrael an sos cogaidh an 18 de mhí an Mhárta, mharaigh siad breis is 1,300 páiste agus ghortaigh beagnach 4,000 eile. Tomorrow…
Cuireann Sinn Féin fáilte roimh rannpháirtíocht an Aontais Eorpaigh agus Rialtas na Breataine le caidrimh nua a fhorbairt. Beidh muid ag fanacht leis na sonraí a socróidh siad orthu sna míonna amach romhainn agus le cad é a bheas i gceist do na Sé Chontae. Ní mór d’aon toradh fiúntach aghaidh a thabhairt ar thionchair…
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as ucht a freagra. I welcome the emphasis in the strategy document on increased access for people with limited mobility and the overall approach to inclusion. How will the strategy relate to local transport plans?