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Mr Doug Beattie MC: Assembly records
All of Mr Doug Beattie MC’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. Legahory in Craigavon has footpaths, street lighting, sewerage, entrance and exit roads but not a single house. Will the Minister encourage the Housing Executive to give that land to developers so that they can develop housing on it?
That rolled off your tongue wonderfully, Minister; it did not sound as though you prepared it at all. I raise this again: the historic environment division and Knock Iveagh. Are you looking at that, or is it dead in the water? The council needs to move on it.
I will just remind people that this is a debate about the Irish Government's role in legacy; that is why we are focusing on the Irish Government's role. We debated our motion on that in March of this year, and not a single Member in the House disagreed. That motion passed without issue, having been amended by the DUP,…
One of the bravest and noblest men whom I have ever known was an Afghan Muslim whose name was Sher-Wali. He died fighting alongside me in Afghanistan. Why do I mention that? It is because I have been immersed in other cultures and religions. It is only when you do that that you get to understand better the people with…
Thank you for the answer. I am slightly concerned now. I would have imagined that, given that you, the deputy First Minister and the Executive Office created the victims and survivors strategy 2024-2034, you would have had sight of what the legislation will state and, therefore, would have been able to say, "This…
Mr Beattie asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, after welcoming the recent victims and survivors strategy 2024-2034, which refers on multiple occasions to a victim-centred approach to trauma and dealing with the past, whether they are able to give assurances to victims and survivors, given the Executive…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “The Executive’s Approach to Hate”
The Executive’s Approach to Hate - Amendment 5 Leave out all after ‘inadequate’ and insert: ‘calls on the Executive to combat all forms of hate crime by introducing hate crime legislation by the end of this Assembly mandate, undertaking an immediate review of the Tackling Paramilitarism, Criminality and Organised…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Holding the Irish Government to Account on Legacy”
Holding the Irish Government to Account on Legacy - Amendment 5 Leave out all after ‘processes in its jurisdiction;’ and insert: ‘and calls on the UK Government to challenge the Irish Government on their failure to conduct investigations under Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights of those UK citizens…
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline the timeframe for each of the three phases of the pre-release testing arrangements for prisoners in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the outcomes of the review held at HMP Magilligan, following the prisoner who absconded for nine months while on unaccompanied day release; and (i) when these findings were passed to other prison establishments, including the Paroles Commissioners and the Probation Board.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether an assessment has been made on (i) the effects on the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 if all bonfires were given legal authority; and (i) whether legal authority is compatible with the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any action he will take to amend the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 to allow legal authority for bonfires.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any plans her Department has to move the Rathfriland depot bus stop, to the Hilltown Road junction, to mitigate the health and safety concerns of buses having to turn in a built-up pedestrianised street.
I thank the Member for giving way. Another issue is that of legal authority. We are giving legal authority to burn bonfires. I wonder how that plays with the new Climate Change Act. We have moved on since FICT, and that is a reality.
I have the dubious honour of having been on the FICT commission for three years. It was a good commission. It had good people on it, from across the political spectrum and across the divide, who came up with some really good ideas. Yes, many of those ideas have not been implemented, but they have been spoken about.…
The Minister is absolutely right: pre-release testing is incredibly important. I have no issue with that; it just needs to be tightened up. However, I have to say that, when it goes wrong, it goes really wrong, as we have seen with Jim McFadden's family, who have been treated absolutely appallingly and who have been…
To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 30178/22-27, to outline the number of occasions HM Prison and Probation staff have visited Northern Ireland to meet terrorist related offenders in person (i) in their home setting; (ii) outside of their home setting; and (iii) within prison, in each of the last three…
To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 30064/22-27, to outline the last time there was an agreed shared future vision and strategic priorities for the Criminal Justice Board; and (i) whether she can list these.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline any action he can take to encourage private developers to use vacant Housing Executive land to improve the social housing stock.
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. My contribution will be quite short, because we have debated the issue long and hard, and all political parties have laid out their stall on it. It may make people feel a little more comfortable if they are able to talk about the matter, but, in reality, it does absolutely…
Health and Social Care 2025-26 Pay Awards That this Assembly reaffirms its commitment to the core principle of pay parity for our health workers; welcomes the Minister of Health’s prompt confirmation that, with Executive support, he was committed to delivering the 2025-26 pay award in line with the NHS Pay Review Body…
That answer was really interesting and, in many ways, answers my question. It is the type of question that allows us to bounce around constituency areas, as the Minister well knows. I have written to him about Portadown Integrated Nursery and Primary School, which has already jumped through all of the hoops that it…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “End the Forced Starvation in Gaza”
End the Forced Starvation in Gaza - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘suffering from famine;’ and insert: ‘further notes that this crisis is man-made and results from restrictions on humanitarian access, obstruction by Israeli authorities, and diversion of aid by armed groups including Hamas; condemns the use of…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Moving Beyond the Windsor Framework”
Moving Beyond the Windsor Framework - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘ceased trade in Northern Ireland’ and insert: ‘notes that the recent Independent Review of the Windsor Framework is a missed opportunity to recognise the trade, economic and sovereignty challenges to both Northern Ireland and to the integrity of…