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Mr Gerry Carroll: Assembly records
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.
Thanks for that answer, Minister. As you said earlier, it is understandable that people in north Belfast are fearful, given the horrific events. You will be aware that protests are planned across Belfast, if not across the North, this evening. We do not know how they will develop, if at all, but you mentioned fears in…
I say unequivocally that the violent attack on a person in north Belfast last night was totally unacceptable, wrong and horrific. My thoughts are with the victim of the attack and their family. This was a dangerous and horrific attack that nobody should ever have to experience or witness. Like others, I commend those…
Mr Carroll asked the Minister of Justice, in light of the horrific and horrendous stabbing incident in north Belfast that has rightly been condemned across the board, whether she shares his deep concerns about Nigel Farage, Rupert Lowe, Elon Musk and other people who would not be able to point out Belfast on a map but…
Uncertain: close callSectarianism, hate crime and community relationsCriteria met: Controversy escalation.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the level of checks that are carried out on private social care provision by (i) his Department; and (ii) other regulatory bodies.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority inspection report for The Mews Supported Living Service in Belfast in February 2026; and (ii) to detail the number of recommendations that have been implemented from this report.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the amount of money raised from the public electric vehicle chargers on the Stormont Estate since their installation.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in light of the modelled potential risks from unregulated gas emissions from the Mobuoy illegal landfill which his Department confirms can extend up to twelve metres from the site boundary in some places, to detail any consideration given to the health…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, given her Department’s responsibility for the oversight of the planning system, to detail the number of data centres (i) that have been granted; and (ii) awaiting planning permission.
I thank the Member for his intervention. Wittingly or unwittingly, he is lumping two issues together. I have no problem with article 64B sub-paragraph (1)(b), about a person who "coerces" —. I am not opposed to it being an offence to force people to display sexual images. That is a horrible practice, and I am fine…
I thank the Member for her very helpful intervention. I am often told by Members — not her — to read the amendment or to read the legislation. I invite the Members to my right to do the same, because they are completely lumping two different issues side by side, which is problematic. I concur with the Member's points.…
The Member is not listening, or maybe he just does not understand. There is no disagreement about or issue with criminalising the exploitation and coercion of people. There should be prosecutions for that, but, seemingly, the Member supports the lumping together of all sexual services. Are you really putting people…
I do not know if those figures are correct. I am not saying that the Member is wilfully misleading the House, but then you are going to criminalise the 10% of people who engage in sexual services through choice, and that is what the amendment will do because it lumps the two together. I have absolutely no problem with…
The Member made the point for me. He said a "minority", but I do not know what evidence he is citing. I do not believe that there is even a report on that, but if there is he can send it on to me and I will happily read it. He mentioned that people engage in the sex industry without being coerced, so he is making the…
I was initially talking about misuse by the police, but it could be misused by a shop owner, a business or somebody who does not like somebody else and wants to complain about them. It is broad, and there are no safeguards in that regard. I have concerns about that. Poverty is not a crime, and those who are destitute…
I thank the Minister for that clarification. Broadly, I welcome that approach. Again, I am happy to give way on this. In my earlier comments, I stated that, from reading the amendments, somebody could be found guilty even if they did not know any of the people in the group and even if a crime that they were supposedly…
I am happy to speak to the amendments in group 3. I think that there has been a bit of a misunderstanding in this debate about left ideology. I will maybe come to that if it is in line with the amendments. I would never dare stray from the topic of conversation. Amendment Nos 45 to 48 deal with organised crime…
I appreciate the Member giving way. He has been kind with his time. Is he seriously going to vote on the amendment based on what supposedly left-wing comedians in Britain do or say? If that really is his assertion, it is a pretty strange perspective to take on why he will vote a certain way on an amendment.
I consider myself to be part of the left-wing family and come from that perspective. Can the Member give an example of left-wing circles and groups mocking the Christian faith? That is new to me and will be new to many who describe themselves as left wing. It is a bizarre comment. Thank you.
Uncertain: close callReligion and belief (including people of no religion), churches, faith communities and religious prejudice (including antisemitism and anti-Muslim prejudice)Criteria met: Identity framing, Cultural grievance politics, Controversy escalation.
I appreciate the Member's giving way. It would not be right to tar all religions, preachers or imams with the same brush, but does he have examples of imams or people of Islamic faith being engaged in hateful preaching in a public space in the North any time recently?
I appreciate the Member's giving way and her amendment. Does she agree that there is a differentiation to be made between supporting her amendment to remove the offence of blasphemy, and the potential criminal action that comes from it, and defining religious freedom? While I am not religious myself, I believe that…
It is the view of many people that developer contributions should be compulsory. If they are voluntary, they will be as much use as a chocolate teapot. Will the Minister indicate whether she is looking at implementing a system of increased fines for organisations that are polluting the lough, including any work with…