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Mr Doug Beattie MC: Assembly records
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That is a really important piece of work. Lots of people are concerned about those who are subject to a trial of the facts and then make a full recovery. There is not a great deal that we can do about such cases, and we see that in the legislation in England, Scotland, Wales and here. Will the Minister consider the…
I fully accept, First Minister, that you are trying to get a Budget across the line. Has she done a detailed assessment of the impact on front-line services if the Executive do not agree a Budget, and will she publish that detailed assessment?
Minister, you have kept us well informed. I have no real issues with that. However, because of the huge media interest in the matter of Gary Anderson, were any precautions put in place with Sean Anderson that would have been able to stop him accessing a mobile phone, getting on the internet and going on to TikTok? It…
There will be many varied views on Drumcree. They all have some merit, but there is simply no consensus on it. That is why the courts had to look at it following the Parades Commission's determination. However, it goes far wider than Drumcree. Far more other issues need to be dealt with. First, we have to look at the…
Minister, the issue goes far deeper than Gary Anderson. I can cite multiple similar failings, not just in this case, that are due to individual elements of our criminal justice system not engaging with one another. That is, in large part, because our Criminal Justice Board still does not have a shared vision or shared…
Minister, thank you for that information. Getting those answers from you has really helped, but, I have to say, it is a sad indictment of our courts that they have overruled our Prison Service and put public safety in jeopardy. As the Minister knows, I have engaged with her on that type of thing on many occasions,…
I thank the Minister for his answer. He is right that there is a process to go through, and I accept that. However, he will also be aware of Professor Patrick Wall's report on equine welfare-led reform. That report was not commissioned here but by the Irish Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and 11 of its…
Thank you for the intervention. As I said at the start, we can disagree agreeably. Some will definitely want the minimum age of criminal responsibility to be 14. Some will want the age to stay at 10. I think that 10 is too young, so I proposed that it be 12. I will not be the person who stands here and says that my…
You did, in fairness: that is exactly what you said. However, I also distinctly remember you saying — I am happy to check Hansard on this — that something that comes out of the Speaker's Office, having been agreed as an amendment to be debated in the Chamber, should not be viewed as not being competent. I will check…
Just a minute. Minister, I guess that I disagree with you, because I too did my work. I accept that I do not have the resources that you and your Department have, but I sat with the Public Prosecution Service and talked through this very thing, and it said that it was workable. I sat with the PSNI and talked through…
I thank the Minister. I am glad that she did not go down the road of saying that the amendment was not competent, having yesterday talked about never saying that what comes out of the Speaker's Office would be viewed as not competent or, indeed, that the drafters would do something that is not competent.
In fairness, Minister, what I am saying is that this is what I think. I think that, after all the screaming and shouting, few Members will change their minds and say, "Actually, 14's a bad idea; we're going to stick with 10". That is the point that I was trying to make, probably clumsily — I apologise. I wish that we…
Just one minute, if I may, Minister. Ten is too young. I have believed that for a long time, not just since the debate started. When I became an MLA, I thought that 10 was too young. I do not have a degree; I do not have a thesis. I am standing in this corner of the Chamber partly because of my principles on the…
It has been great. The amendments in group 6 are on complex, nuanced issues. I have seen really good knowledge and understanding of the matter across the Chamber, along with lived experience. Members had other jobs prior to coming here, and they have brought their experience with them. That is why it is such a robust…
How long would it take the PPS, the PSNI and the Youth Justice Agency to be ready or what could be a significant rise in the minimum age of criminal responsibility?
I will make remarks on a number of the amendments in group 3. First, it has been a really good and informative debate. I have picked up quite a bit from it. It has, of course, had passion, and it has, without a doubt, been robust and challenging. However, everything that has been said has been fair and been delivered…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Legacy is a running sore in Northern Ireland and further afield. I know that all of us in the Chamber will look at legacy through a different prism, and that is fine. The substance of the motion is similar to that of one that I brought to the Chamber in March of last year about the Dublin…
This is outside my patch, so I might do a little bit of promotion for somewhere else. Thank you, Colin, for bringing this forward: your enthusiasm is infectious, and you have a story to tell. St Patrick is an important religious and cultural figure. The St Patrick story travels the centuries in various guises. As a…
I thank the Minister for her comprehensive answer. The 'Joint Guidance for Medical Practitioners on Injury on Duty Awards' was placed on a statutory footing in 2024, which means that it is legally binding. However, the first page states: "Please note however as this document does not have statutory underpinning".…