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 (i) how many cases of unfair dismissal have been taken against the Northern Ireland Prison Service by serving officers, of all categories, in the last three years; (ii) how many of these cases were upheld; and (iii) how many times did the Northern Ireland Prison Service reinstate the…
To ask the Minister of Education whether she will work with the Department for Infrastructure to ensure Translink bus services from town centres coincide with school end and start times and therefore supply a sufficient bus service for school children.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether his Department will work with the Education Authority to ensure Translink bus services from town centres coincide with school end and start times and therefore provide a sufficient bus service for children.
To ask the Minister of Justice (i) how many times in the last 12 months has the Northern Ireland Prison Service not reached its Regime Delivery Quota by leaving posts uncovered; and (ii) whether all search areas within prison estates are routinely staffed.
To ask the Minister of Justice (i) the number of newly trained prison officers, covering all categories, entering the prison service in the last 12 months; and (ii) what is the attrition rate for officers leaving the service during the same period.
To ask the Minister of Justice (i) to outline why the Northern Ireland Prison Service does not recognise the Community Union; and (ii) what criteria it applied in recognising the Prison Officers' Association.
To ask the Minister of Justice (i) how many prison officers, in all categories of officer, are presently on long term sickness absence as of September 2022; and (ii) what was the figure for the previous two years.
To ask the Minister of Justice how many applicants, who were successful in the latest PSNI recruitment drive, have progressed through training and into a placement.
To ask the Minister of Finance (i) to detail any discussions he has had with the Westminster government regarding the establishment of freeports in Northern Ireland; and (ii) for his assessment of where and how freeports would best benefit Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on (i) the Review of Civil and Family Justice; and (ii) when an independent chair will be appointed, as outlined in the Review Group’s Report on Family Justice, September 2017.
To ask the Minister for Communities what grant or funding streams are available from her Department for the restoration of derelict or dilapidated housing.
To ask the Minister of Finance what steps are being taken to ensure that those who benefit from EU funding are able to avail of an alternate stream of funding once these payments stop.
To ask the Minister of Justice what the current policy is for victim support services in relation to retaining contact with victims throughout an ongoing court case.