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Miss Deirdre Hargey: Assembly records
All of Miss Deirdre Hargey’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Thank you, Minister. I welcome the money that has been secured for Casement Park, which is an Executive signature project. Will the Minister outline what, from his perspective, he sees as the next steps?
Thank you for that, Minister. Will you confirm that you are actively considering a vaccine in the event of an outbreak? How will you communicate that to farmers to ensure that they get support as early as possible?
Miss Hargey asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what contingency plans his Department is putting in place to ensure that small farmers are supported in the event of an outbreak, given the growing risk of bluetongue spreading from Britain and that compensation for culled animals is limited.
I thank everyone who has contributed. I had not intended to speak, but I have listened to what people have said and have scribbled a couple of things down. The past couple of weeks have reminded me of one of my favourite speeches by the inspiring British MP, the late Tony Benn, about the Iraq war. In that speech, he…
Thank you for the answer. I was going to ask whether the Commission is looking at providing additional parking permits for the upper car parks, but you have already answered me in some way, Trevor. You said that, because of the topography, there is no additional room there. Can that be looked at?
Minister, after the attack on the Belfast Islamic Centre, there was swift follow-up action and a person appeared in court yesterday. Will you ensure that there will also be swift follow-up responses to and accountability for those who have carried out attacks across the North recently?
I do not know whether you just did not listen to what I said. I highlighted the fact that deterrence has to be a key factor, but we can see the statistics on repeat offenders: if we do not look at rehabilitation, we will only see increased levels of reoffending. If we want to increase public safety, we need to look at…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I place on record my thanks to the Members for tabling the motion. These are important issues. They are worthy of discussion and debate, and I am sure that we will have plenty of that when the Minister introduces the Bill, next year. The Lady Chief Justice recently said: "Sentencing is…
Does the Minister think that language must also be monitored in relation to people's homes being attacked in the past few weeks? Misinformation of a racist nature was used to whip up the crowd, resulting in front living rooms being set on fire, pregnant women having to flee and families having to hide in their lofts…
I thank the Minister for bringing the LCM to the House. The Chair of the Committee outlined the in-depth scrutiny that we tried to do at the Committee with the devolved provisions that pertain to the LCM. We also tried to engage with the Human Rights Commission and others for advice. There are a number of devolved…
I thank the Minister, who gave an outline of what is included in the LCM, and the Chair, Joanne, who gave a breakdown of the scrutiny that the Committee tried to apply within the time frame that it had. As Members have highlighted, the Bill creates new offences for which consent is sought through the LCM, including…
I thank the Minister for her statement. She talked about elements of criminal justice and social diversity work and, obviously, cross-border work that is being progressed around hate crime and community inclusion. On the back of racist attacks over the past few weeks and, indeed, the past year, with online…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Improving Sentencing Practices in Northern Ireland”
Improving Sentencing Practices in Northern Ireland - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘urgent need for’ and insert: ‘a comprehensive rehabilitation and resettlement programme to reduce reoffending and protect the public; believes that sentencing should reflect the seriousness of such crimes and meet the expectations of…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Justice and the Rule of Law”
Justice and the Rule of Law - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘Irish Governments’ and insert: ‘to ensure the necessary steps are taken so that the vision can be realised.’
I thank Joanne for securing this important debate on housing, particularly in East Belfast. Sinn Féin believes that housing is a human right. Everyone in our society, no matter their background or where they come from, should have access to safe, secure and affordable housing. We know the role that housing plays in…
Minister, do you agree that the ongoing debacle and treatment of Sean Brown's family in regard to his case is presenting significant barriers to trust and confidence not only in policing but the wider criminal justice system?
Thank you, Danny, for raising the important issue of drug-related deaths in the East Antrim area and for securing the Adjournment debate on what is an important and concerning topic. We have seen the recent statistics from NISRA that show that there has been almost a doubling of deaths over the past 10 years. Of…
The issue of the £400 million cost has been raised a couple of times. I would like to know where the anger is about the £23 billion still unpaid after the financial crash in 2008 by bankers and financial institutions or the £5·5 billion lost in tax avoidance schemes. Where is the anger, and how could that money be…
Sinn Féin's position on migration is informed by our republican values and principles of equality, economic and social justice, anti-racism and anti-colonialism. It is informed by our history. Across the world, people are being forced from their country by war, famine, the escalating climate crisis and persistent…