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.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether their Department has sought legal advice regarding its obligations under UK GDPR in the context of data on computer devices being transmitted to US-controlled servers.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether his Department has conducted a cost-benefit analysis comparing current Microsoft licensing costs against open-source alternatives for use on devices across the Civil Service.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether a Data Protection Impact Assessment has been carried out regarding the telemetry and data collection practices embedded in Microsoft products across Civil Service Departments.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the amount that has been spent by the Civil Service on proprietary software in each of the last ten years, broken down by Department.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any consideration his Department has given to using open source alternatives, such as Linux-based operating systems, for software development.
I do not know what the Communities Minister is mumbling about, but I will give way to him in a second, if he wants to intervene. Let us be honest about what actually causes our crumbling roads and failing infrastructure. It is not climate targets but decades of chronic underinvestment, an over-reliance on private car…
The motion is dressed up as being about concern for ratepayers and rural communities, when, in reality, it is a direct attack on climate legislation that working-class people need the most.
I appreciate the Member's giving way. I think that she still sits on the Executive Office Committee. Is she also concerned that the deputy First Minister is blocking progress on a Climate Commissioner in the Executive?
Minister, given that an independent report found clear evidence of sexism and misogyny in the PSNI and that the report and its findings were accepted by the Chief Constable, how appropriate is it for that organisation to deal with violence against women and girls?
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the proportion of applications for Legal Aid related to Housing Executive damp and mould cases that have been unsuccessful in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail how the re-classified £15.8 million for the community and voluntary sector will be spent, following the introduction of the Local Growth Fund and imposed 70-30 capital-revenue split.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of legal cases related to damp, mould and disrepair the Housing Executive has defended in court in each of the last five years, including the average length of all associated court cases.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of times the Housing Executive has referred issues relating to damp, mould and disrepair to their insurers in each of the last five years.
I thank the Member for giving way. Does he agree that if it is said that a Bill is poorly drafted, it may not be the Member's fault and may be a case of the Minister or somebody else questioning the role and effectiveness of the drafters?
I appreciate the Minister's giving way. Minister, I will take you back slightly. You said that poverty is a "household problem". Do you agree with me and many others that it is a societal problem that requires political solutions rather than being just a household issue as such?
I thank the Member for giving way. Leaving aside the very valid moral argument for the payment, does she agree that, if we do not invest in the likes of free school meals, we could see the financial costs at the end of the system? Other Members mentioned the justice system and people being forced to drop out of…
Thank you for that. I have two young kids. One is at nursery. I had made notes on what to say later, but it makes sense to come to them now. Education and learning does not happen just in schools or just in term time. My son was sent tasks or homework — call it what you want — to do at home at Easter time. Many kids…
Thank you for that, but I am none the wiser, to be honest. This is legislation. The parties to my right always decry people talking about Palestine, Venezuela or motions, but this is about legislation, and Members should vote on it.
I listened upstairs to the debate. If that is not how the remark was intended, I will retract, but it certainly sounded derogatory from my standpoint. Mr Brooks also stated that the Assembly is not a factory for nice ideas. What is it? What is the Assembly meant to do? It is clearly not legislating. Apart from today,…