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 of Justice, pursuant to AQW 22975/22-27, to clarify her assessment of whether the sick absence policy contained in the Civil Service Staff Handbook is reflective of the experiences of prison officers and prison staff.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 19025/22-27, to detail (i) why the Housing Executive does not appear to be adhering to their own policy on this matter; and (ii) the role his Department has to ensure policy compliance on this and other matters such as complaint handling.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail how a matter can be raised by a concerned tenant directly to the board of the Housing Executive rather than to the Housing Executive Chief Executive Officer's office.
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. As I stand here, I am conscious that every person in every corner of the Chamber is united on one thing: there is no place for paramilitary crime gangs. There never was, and they should go now. They must disband immediately. They have no credibility, but they have a negative, coercive…
I thank the Minister for his clarity on that. Does he agree that it is important to take on board as many views and concerns as possible in developing such policies? On that note, I welcome his recent agreement to add the Northern Ireland branch of the Women's Rights Network to his Department's consultation list.
Like the Member who asked the original question, I am glad that the Minister recently met his Irish counterpart. Will the Minister detail what support is out there for bereaved families?
Mr Beattie asked the Minister of Health whether, in light of some media reports today of concerns around toilets and changing facilities in the five health and social care trusts, he will commit to tasking officials to engage urgently with the trusts on the matter.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any engagement her Department has had with the Home Office in relation to repealing Section 127 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of parents currently being prosecuted due to child school non-attendance in Northern Ireland, broken down by constituency.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department is taking to address the shortage of affordable social housing in the Craigavon area.
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on all social housing improvement schemes in Upper Bann, including (i) the nature of the improvement; and (ii) a time frame for completion.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any schemes being delivered by the Housing Executive in the Upper Bann constituency, broken down by (i) the areas covered by each scheme; (ii) scheme type; (iii) scheme cost; and (iv) total number of properties in the scheme, from September 2022 until the end of the…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Paramilitary Groups Transition from Violence and Crime”
Paramilitary Groups Transition from Violence and Crime - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘Assembly’, and insert: ‘notes the UK and Irish Governments’ plans to appoint an independent expert to scope out a new process to bring about paramilitary group transition to disbandment; agrees that, more than 25 years after the…
Thank you, Minister. You do not keep a list: the response to the question for written answer that I tabled says that you do not. The question is this: will you take that position when you ask for funding applications in relation to ending violence against women and girls? People who are involved in domestic abuse,…
Minister, our party always argues against boycotts; other parties like boycotts. Some parties complain about boycotts and then partake in boycotts themselves. I ask the First Minister to be absolutely clear: will the deputy First Minister be going to the White House to represent Northern Ireland?
Mr Beattie asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, after noting that, during the Troubles, all flavours of terrorists and paramilitaries were involved in heinous crimes, including intimidation, coercive control, child abuse and sexual abuse up to and including rape, whether the TEO's position of not…
To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 22976/22-27, to detail (i) whether terrorists and members of paramilitary organisations, who have past convictions for sexual violence or child abuse as part of the legacy of our troubles, are able to avail of Communities in Transition funding; (ii) how her Department…
To ask the Minister of Justice (i) to detail when a review of the Police Ombudsman’s Office last took place; and (ii) for her assessment of the impact an independent review of the Police Ombudsman’s Office would have on the (a) effectiveness of; and (b) confidence in, the office.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) how they have ensured that those eligible for the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme living in Great Britain have been informed about its status; and (i) the number of applications to the scheme received from individuals living in Great…
Role of the Irish State during the Troubles That this Assembly acknowledges the powerful and harrowing testimonies of victims' families and those affected by the Omagh bomb as part of the ongoing public inquiry and supports their quest for truth and justice; laments the lack of any tangible effort by the Irish…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) the funding provided through the Communities in Transition programme in the last four years, broken down by area; and (ii) the main themes for funding for 2025-26 financial year.
To ask the Minister of Justice for a breakdown of the funding of the Paramilitary Crime Task Force between the (i) Police Service Northern Ireland; (ii) National Crime Agency; and (iii) His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs in the last four years.