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Mr Gerry Carroll: Assembly records
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OK. I thank the Minister and the Chair for that. On the position of the commissioner for the retention of biometric material, I think that one of the Members opposite raised the question of independence from the Department and PSNI. If I heard correctly, the Minister has the power to appoint the commissioner. Did I…
OK. There are also serious concerns about the provisions related to police photographs, and I hope that either the Minister or the Chair will come in as I raise issues. The Minister's amendments — the new clause and the new schedule — give the police a power to take photographs and compel people to return to a station…
I will give way in a second. Those amendments replace the original long, fixed and stigmatising data retention periods for children with a short review-gated model, which is the right approach and one that is rooted in children's rights and protection. Those are not only my words; that is the view of many human rights…
I thank Members for intervening. I agree with the Member. I will move on slightly. As we have heard, excessive data retention periods have a particularly harmful effect on young people. They do stigmatise young people, despite what the Minister said earlier. If the Minister is serious about strengthening children's…
I will come to the Member in a second. I asked the Minister about it because she drafted the Bill and has the resources to put it in place. She has taken a different perspective, which she is entitled to do, and that is why I posed the question. I will give way to the Member for East Derry.
I thank the Minister for her intervention. I suggest that a case-by-case basis is a better format than 75 years, which is indefinite retention by another name.
Thank you, Mr Speaker. I knew you would not forget about me. There are a lot of technical amendments in the group but also a lot of important issues that Members have addressed. I am not on the Committee, but it is my right, as it is the right of any Member, to table amendments. I am sure that Committee members will…
I appreciate that. Does the Member agree that that is somewhat voluntary, because people do not have to travel by aeroplane, whereas the data that we are talking about is being held without people's consent, in many cases? There is a bit of similarity, but it is slightly like comparing apples with pears.
I appreciate the Member giving way. He has been very kind with his time. I mean this in the most genuine way. When he was on the Health Committee, the Member expressed concerns about COVID vaccines and different issues, which is not wholly disconnected because that is about the storing and presentation of data. The…
I appreciate that. Will the Member agree that the term "breach of the peace" is a pretty wide definition? I was previously in a court case for protesting peacefully, and that was classed as breach of the peace. Obviously, there are more serious elements of breach of the peace. Is he concerned that that quite loose…
I will briefly bring Members' attention to a workforce dispute that will come to a head in the coming days. Erskine House is known to many Members here. Some of us, including me, have been outside it on many occasions, protesting against government decisions. Occasionally, I have been inside it, having meetings with…
To ask the Minister of Health for a breakdown of the amount of agency spend that went directly to agency firms, as opposed to workers' pay, in the last ten years.
To ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the family support hubs announced in the statement by the Minister of Finance on 26 May 2026, to detail (i) when these will be rolled out; and (ii) whether current or new staff will work at these hubs.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of individuals that are working in the General Register Office to monitor organisations that officiate weddings.
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 43912/22-27, to detail (i) what is Linux OS; and (ii) whether the Civil Service contributes to Open Source projects.
I appreciate the Member giving way. I share her concerns. This is the Department cracking the whip instead of consulting. She will be aware that, when there is a health strike — the Member to my right referred to health strikes — the health unions put in place derogations, which, as I understand it, is not in…
A lot of scorn was poured on the fact that trade unions got in touch with MLAs, with some suggesting that it was political. God forbid that trade unionists get involved in political debates. I welcome the contact from trade unionists from the NASUWT and from the Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) as well as…