All of Mr Gerry Carroll’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Moy Park: Industrial Derating That this Assembly notes recent reports that Moy Park has become the first company in Northern Ireland to reach £2 billion in sales; further notes that the company cut its workforce by 6.7% in 2023; regrets that Northern Ireland is the only place on these islands where businesses, such as…
To ask the Minister of Finance whether she has raised the issue of the British Government’s representation on the permanent Public Sector Transformation Board with the (i) Secretary of State; and (ii) First Minister and deputy First Minister.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the work carried out to ensure his Department’s estate can adequately accommodate a 40 per cent return to office work pattern.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Rejuvenating our High Streets and Town Centres (Revised Wording)”
Rejuvenating our High Streets and Town Centres (Revised Wording) - Amendment 2 After ‘businesses;’ insert: ‘notes that the inaccessibility of many high street and town centre footpaths presents an unacceptable obstacle to the participation of disabled people in society; further notes that workers fought for and won…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister as part of their work on international relations, in relation to securing investment, trade and tourism, whether any concerns have been raised with them about whether any Belfast airport is used by military planes to fly weapons to Israel.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the amount of (i) grants; and (ii) other financial assistance that has been provided to Moy Park by Invest NI in the last ten years.
To ask the Minister for Communities when the Department’s commissioned research on the Housing First approach to ending homelessness will be published.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of people that have been seriously injured, disabled or died due to not having access to a thrombectomy outside the hours of 8:00am - 6:00pm in the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 1425/22-27, to detail the number of appointments specifically about lactation, or emphasising the benefits of breastfeeding, that were held in each of the last five years, broken down by Belfast constituency.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any discussions he has had with (i) RTE; (ii) TG4; and (iii) any other relevant bodies in relation to making Irish language television programmes, which are available in the south, available to viewers in the north.
I support the motion, but I also want to draw attention to animal cruelty that happens on a deep societal level and is usually deemed acceptable or, even, lauded. The organisation of our society around the profit incentive has widened the rift between humans and nature to a point beyond all recognition. In particular,…
I thank the Member for giving way so that I can ask her to clarify. Was there agreement or disagreement on the Committee to widen the proxy voting arrangements to have a system similar to the one that was in place during COVID? Does the Member's party agree with that?
I certainly do not oppose the changes, but I fear that this may be a missed opportunity. The announcement of changes to Standing Orders for paternity or bereavement issues is welcome, but, as the Chair said, there are gaps around child appointments, child sickness and other areas, which, I fear, is a missed…
Minister, it is concerning that there is no plan to rectify the fact that there are 1,600 nursing and midwifery vacancies. It is also concerning to hear nothing about the reversal of closed maternity units. I have heard reports of women giving birth at the sides of roads recently, and that is really dangerous and…
A year into a brutal genocide that has killed at least 100,000 people, you think that you have witnessed everything. After seeing refugee camps blown to bits, hospitals and schools flattened and universities wiped out, you think that you have seen everything. Then, last week, we saw something horrific and brutal that…