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.
I state my opposition to the Bill and to accelerated passage. The Assembly does not pass much good legislation, but the 2022 Act that removed parking charges at hospitals was one positive thing for which I voted, as did the Assembly. I will repeat now what I said then: it is a bit rich for MLAs, who do not have to pay…
I thank the Minister for giving way. With respect, we have been waiting for some time for your view on the matter, as we did that of your predecessor. You have been in office for a year and a bit, so when will we get your view? Furthermore, you cannot lump Caterpillar and Coca-Cola — huge multinationals that are…
I was expecting a few more Members to speak before me, but I am happy to contribute to the debate. The draft Budget was not agreed by the whole Executive, but it looks as though the DUP will support it today. I am not sure what has changed for the DUP; I am happy for anybody to clarify that. There are very small…
The Minister should maybe go and read a bit of James Connolly, and then he could answer this question. Are public-sector or private-sector workers going to get a 24% pay increase like MLAs are getting?
I want to speak against the Executive's proposal to increase rates. It is not inevitable that the only available option is higher rates for households or the collapse of public services. A 5% increase in rates for domestic properties, alongside the discrepancy of a 3% increase for non-domestic properties, has not been…
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 39249/22-27, to detail the percentage of total operations that were carried out within (i) NHS settings; and (ii) private health care providers.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of children living in poverty in West Belfast that are availing of childcare financial support from his Department.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the documentation that is required to be presented when a person who is not the gender assigned at birth is applying for a provisional driving licence.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the financial support his Department provides to people with disabilities beyond Personal Independence Payment.
I share the concerns that were raised by the proposer of the motion and others, and which are felt by parents and educationalists, about the Minister's disastrous plans to remove classroom assistants who are clearly needed, as everybody has stated. Already, parents and carers have to fight tooth and nail to get…
I thank the Member for giving way and commend him on outlining the impact that the provision has on his own son. Does he agree that the Minister's decision to push ahead with this disastrous strategy is more to do with finances than with education?
Thank you, Minister. Obviously, time is of the essence, because the environment is slowly being killed. In theory, any legislation or ministerial decision could be challenged in court, so I do not think that, in a general sense, that should be used as an excuse for inaction. To clarify your earlier answer, will you…
Thanks, Minister. My understanding is that the PSNI holds images of people who have never been charged with or convicted of anything, which is terrifying. You will know that the PSNI is considering introducing live facial recognition. I am concerned, as are many human rights organisations, about the chilling effect…
I express my solidarity with Vincent Kearney and the other journalists who were spied on. Much is always made about the PSNI being the most accountable police force around. Therefore, it is astounding to hear that the Minister of Justice is effectively powerless to do anything about the PSNI spying on journalists.…
We live in a situation where people are being dragged into deeper, longer and more dangerous wars and there is global uncertainty of a kind we have not seen for 15, 20 or more years. In that context, it seems bizarre that we are having a debate about title changes on the doors of Ministers who have delivered nothing…
Tá Seachtain na Gaeilge 2026 faoi lán seoil. Is féile iontach í seo atá ag dul ó neart go neart. Tá na mílte imeachtaí ag tarlú ar fud na hÉireann. Tá rudaí ar siúl do gach aon duine: foghlaimeoirí, daoine gan Ghaeilge agus daoine óga. Is léiriú í ar fhás agus ar fhorbairt na Gaeilge. Tá níos mó daoine á labhairt, tá…
Mr Carroll asked the Minister of Justice, given that, in an answer to a question for written answer from him, her Department revealed that facial recognition technology has been used more than 2,000 times by the PSNI over the past few years, whether she has any concerns about that level of surveillance by the state.