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.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of applications for the Social Fund Sure Start Maternity Grant that have been made in the last three years, broken down by (i) successful; and (ii) unsuccessful applications.
Women who want their own spaces, sports, groups, refuges, hospital wards or toilets should never be viewed as controversial. It is not controversial for a woman to ask for private care from somebody of the same sex — meaning biological sex — or, if they fall foul of the law, to have an intimate search conducted by…
FlaggedGender, sexuality, abortion and related social issuesCriteria met: Identity framing, Sectarian or communal antagonism, Dog-whistle messaging.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the number of grievances received by the Northern Ireland Prison Service from uniform prison grade staff in the last five years, broken down by cases (i) fully addressed and closed with a clear outcome; (ii) resolved; and (iii) deferred.
I thank the Minister. What he laid out is encouraging. The Minister knows that dealing with bereavement is key to supporting victims and survivors, be that Sean Brown's family, Patsy Gillespie's family or Mary Hull, whom you, Minister, know very well. Are there any specialist bereavement services part of the Regional…
Review of Local Councils’ Animal Welfare Policies That this Assembly believes in the highest standard of welfare for dogs in Northern Ireland; commends the work of the Dogs Trust and many other rehoming organisations and charities; expresses concern at the lack of support and oversight from the Department of…
The Minister will know that concerns have been raised with the Information Commissioner's Office about the break-in at Dundonald House by those who feel that personnel files kept there were not secure. Will the Minister outline the processes for accounting for all personnel files, be they of prison officers or anybody…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, given the pressure upon housing in Northern Ireland, to detail (i) why there is a delay in response times from the NIEA planning response department; and (ii) any actions his Department will take to accelerate response times.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the average response time for the NIEA planning response department; and (ii) the reasons for delays.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the total amount of payments made by NI Water to (i) KPMG; (ii) PWC; and (iii) BDO in the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the work of the Regional Trauma Network in supporting victims and survivors of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Finance to outline whether the Northern Ireland Prison Service stores personnel files outside of the secure document storage facilities provided by his Department.
The Minister makes a really good point. We call them the Black Paths. The Minister will know where we are talking about. If people were to use the Black Paths a lot more, by walking, cycling or whatever, the Minister is absolutely right to say that that would alleviate an awful lot of the problems. One of the real…
You gave way; I thought that you had finished. You painted a really good picture of what it is like beyond the immediate area of Craigavon Area Hospital. You raised some really good points, but here is a fundamental one: even if you have shuttle buses to put people on that are well timed and easy to access, they still…
This is why it is a really important discussion. What Mr Buckley said, and what you are saying, is that, in many ways, because the traffic is so bad, we are displacing it elsewhere. If you go on to the Bluestone Road first thing in the morning, for example, you will see motorists shooting along that road and heading…
The Member has raised an important point. One of the main roads that could help to bypass the problem is the Northway. The Northway leads onto the M12 and then the M1; it is a major access point. Yet, if there is a car accident on the road, the whole network pretty much falls apart from Portadown to Craigavon and…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I will certainly not take 15 minutes. I hope that this can be a debate in which we interact with one another about a particular issue at Craigavon Area Hospital. I start by thanking the Minister for Infrastructure for coming along to be part of the debate. My aim is to highlight genuine…
I thank the Minister for his answer. This is a consumer and ethical question, because many consumers would not be happy if they were consuming meat that was slaughtered through halal practices, yet, in Northern Ireland, there is no legal requirement to specifically label meat as halal or even kosher. Will the Minister…
On funding as a whole, will the Minister outline the effects on sex offender monitoring and visits due to the insufficient resources for her Department?