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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.
I welcome the Minister's statement on cross-border collaboration. It is important. This morning, I made a Member's statement about convicted murderer James Meehan, who is illegally at large in Ireland from a Northern Ireland prison. The gardaí and the PSNI know where he is, but James Meehan is happily enjoying his…
I am getting an increasing amount of correspondence from individuals who are concerned about our justice system. I cannot mention them all, but I want to mention one that I think is important. It is the case of convicted murderer James Meehan. Convicted in 2009 for the murder of Jim McFadden in Londonderry, he…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “End Israeli Impunity in Gaza”
End Israeli Impunity in Gaza - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘condemns’ and insert: ‘the terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas on 7 October 2023, the killing of civilians, and the continued holding of hostages, and appeals for their immediate and unconditional release; reaffirms that all civilian life, whether…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the (i) number; and (ii) associated cost, for statutory charges applied and recouped for family justice cases, which have been legally aided over the last 10 years.
To ask the Minister of Justice (i) to outline the operation of providing civil legal aid for cases in Northern Ireland; and (ii) whether family justice cases are funded in a similar way in the rest of the UK.
To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to her Department's recent publication, Legal Aid in Northern Ireland: Headline Statistics 2024/25, for a breakdown of the legal aid provided for civil cases, broken down into sub-categories, in particular, civil and family justice cases.
Despite the numerous strategies and policies, many of which were mentioned in the question, our criminal justice system has seen little improvement in15 years. Those are not my words but those of Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland. My question to the First Minister and the deputy First Minister is this: as…
Thank you, Minister, for your answer. We know that Health was in a desperate position, so you ring-fenced money for waiting lists. The PSNI is in a desperate position, and I welcome the £5 million that you have given to it for the riots, but will you take proactive steps to fund the PSNI properly in the absence of the…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Justice and the Rule of Law”
Justice and the Rule of Law - Amendment 4 Leave out all after ‘PSNI;’ and insert: ‘commends the work of Northern Ireland’s Criminal Justice Inspectorate and notes with concern its 2024 report Transforming the Criminal Justice System in Northern Ireland A Strategic Overview; further notes that, fifteen years on from…
I thank the Minister for her comprehensive answer. As she has said, for the economy to fully realise the benefits of tourism, it needs to reach into our town centres. That could mean linking tourism to a renewed and restarted high street task force. Will the Minister consider that, along with other Departments, to aid…
To ask the Minister of Finance why funding within the Department of Justice budget allocation for PSNI recruitment was not ring-fenced, similar to funding within the Department of Health budget for waiting lists.
Thank you, Minister. I will raise this issue so that you can understand the depth of the problem. Your Department puts out guidance to say that councils should issue warning letters about dog licences. Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council has given out 11,000 such letters. Derry City and Strabane…
Mr Beattie asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, after noting the current situation where somebody who has registered a dog in one council area does not have to re-register it if they move to a different council area, making it nearly impossible to monitor dangerous dogs, dog welfare and…
Minister, I have already completed the consultation on sentence reduction for guilty pleas. Can the Minister outline the benefit of a late guilty plea receiving up to a 25% reduction in a sentence?
Thank you. Mr Deputy Speaker. First, I acknowledge the tragic death of Caitlin-Rose McMullan, Caitlin Hogg and the other schoolchildren who have been killed or injured owing to our poor road safety and infrastructure. I know that my words will never ease the families' grief, but I commend them for the courage that…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Improving Safety at School Bus Stops”
Improving Safety at School Bus Stops - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘pupils;’ and insert: ‘recognises the need for a broader and more comprehensive approach to improving the safety of children travelling to and from school, particularly at roadside locations and in rural areas where road layouts may increase risk;…
Improving Sentencing Practices in Northern Ireland That this Assembly recognises the independence and vital role of the Northern Ireland judiciary and acknowledges the complex nature of the cases that come before the courts; supports the requirement for all judges to take part in ongoing personal and professional…
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the occasions on which his Department has (a) sought advice; and (b) received advice from the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland under its statutory legislative advisory role, over the last three years; and (ii) whether such advice was followed.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the occasions on which her Department has (a) sought advice; and (b) received advice from the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland under its statutory legislative advisory role, over the last three years; and (ii) whether such advice was followed.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the occasions on which his Department has (a) sought advice; and (b) received advice, from the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland under its statutory legislative advisory role, over the last three years; and (ii) whether such advice was followed.