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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.
To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 15054/22-27, to detail the delay in implementing recommendations (i) FJ28; (ii) FJ29; (iii) FJ30; (iv) FJ31; (v) FJ32; (vi) FJ33; (vii) FJ65; (viii) FJ66; and (ix) FJ168 of the Gillen Review.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail which rivers' water quality are below (i) national standards; (ii) European Union Directives; and (iii) international agreements.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether guidelines on child safeguarding will form part of the Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls.
To ask the Minister of Finance (i) whether her Department provides references for an employee who is no longer in employment if they are subject to a criminal investigation; and (ii) whether her Department would inform any prospective employer requesting a reference that a previous employee is under a criminal…
To ask the Minister of Justice, in light of the Commissioner for Victims of Crime 2024 Victim Survey in which 63 per cent of respondents felt their crime was not thoroughly investigated, for her assessment as to whether this is linked to the current number of PSNI officers.
To ask the Minister of Justice, in light of the Commissioner for Victims of Crime 2024 Victim Survey in which 63 per cent of victims felt that their crime was not thoroughly investigated by the PSNI, to detail how she intends to address this given the current number of PSNI officers.
To ask the Minister of Justice, in light of the Commissioner for Victims of Crime 2024 Victim Survey which found that over 77 per cent victims of crime felt unsupported during the court process, to detail any plans in place to ensure victims feel they receive the appropriate support.
To ask the Minister of Justice, in light of the Commissioner for Victims of Crime 2024 Victim Survey which found over 39 per cent of cases took two years or more to reach court, to detail any plans in place to address current court times.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any plans she has in place to ensure victims, who provide a personal statement during the court process, have an opportunity to have this heard in court during sentencing.
To ask the Minister of Education what discussions he has had with the Minister for Infrastructure in relation to ensuring there is sufficient school provision in the catchment area of new builds in central Craigavon.
Thanks, Minister. You are absolutely right. It is a matter for the Committee, and it has not had that discussion yet. I am probably pre-empting it slightly, but I have given an open, personal thought on the matter, but the Committee will discuss it and decide the best way forward. I will go back to the start of my…
I would rather have something in front of me. I fully accept what the Minister said earlier about her reasons for introducing the Bill when she did, and I have no issue with that. However, that is not to say that it will go through more quickly. We may have to delay taking evidence to ensure that we have all the text.
I am coming to a conclusion, so you will not have to jump in again. I have no issue with that, but, again, as with everything, sometimes you just want to see it in your hand; you want to see it in black and white; you want to see it written down so that you understand how it all works together. I will be honest. I am…
I absolutely accept that, but the point that I am trying to make is this: if we do not have the wording of that clause, we do not know how it speaks to Part 2. That is all that I am talking about. You could well be right that it is covered elsewhere, but I do not want to end up not seeing something, going through the…
I thank the Minister for introducing the Bill. Second Stage allows us to debate the Bill's high-level aims and wave-topping issues. I support the Justice Committee Chair in her expansive words, which were fair and challenging. They set the tone for the way in which we have to go forward on this, and that is scrutiny…
Thank you, Minister. It is good that you have recognised the fact that there is a trade coming from the Irish Republic into Northern Ireland and then onwards to Great Britain. Lucy's law, which is already being used in a part of the United Kingdom — England — is making a real dent on puppy and kitten trafficking. The…
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he has undertaken an assessment of the performance of the Housing Executive in responding to complaints directed to its Chief Executive.
To ask the Minister for Communities, in light of the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman Investigation of a complaint against the Housing Executive, published in July 2023, for his assessment of the effectiveness of the Housing Executive complaints system.
To ask the Minister for Communities under what circumstances the Housing Executive would refuse the offer of available temporary accommodation suitable for families in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Council area.
I thank the Minister for her brevity. We have said that we will finish the review by December. However, if the Policing Board is so key to policing, have we pushed this in far too early and should the independent reviewers be given time to finish the review as they require and when they deem to be fit?
You have answered my question for the most part. We have the DOJ's tackling paramilitarism, criminality and organised crime programme, TEO's ending violence against women and girls framework and the PSNI's tackling violence against women and girls work, which has been running for two years now. Does the Minister think…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any engagement they have had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to ensure that the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery is promoted in Great Britain.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the criteria used by Housing Executive staff when selecting temporary accommodation; and (ii) why hotels are often selected rather than serviced accommodation which is particularly suitable for families.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any funding used to assist communities to transition away from paramilitary activity and control that is provided to (i) groups with links to proscribed organisations; and (ii) people who have been convicted of terrorist-related offences.