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.
Prisoners for Palestine Hunger Strike To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline any representations they have made to the Prime Minister or Secretary of State for Justice regarding the treatment and demands of the ‘Prisoners for Palestine’ hunger strikers currently held on remand in British jails.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in relation to their policy of supporting social change, whether they have held any discussion about amending the Public Order Act 1986 in relation to making it easier for people to organise and attend protests.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of protests, rallies or assemblies that have been declared sensitive by the (i) Parades Commission; and (ii) PSNI in the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of protests that have been restricted or prevented from proceeding by the (i) Parades Commission; and (ii) PSNI in the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether his officials have held any discussions with Belfast City Council in relation to their permit scheme for public gatherings in the city centre.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any guidance that exists in relation to information that local councils provide to campaigners around public liability insurance requirements before a protest takes place.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in relation to their policy of supporting social change, whether any assessment has been made as to whether a notification to police before a protest takes place has deterred people from organising protests.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 36982/22-2, whether 11 is the total number of staff on temporary contracts in the NIEA.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, given that the findings and recommendations set out in paragraphs 4(a) and 4(b) of the Report of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee on decision VII/8s against the UK arose from work within her Department, why this jurisdiction has made the least progress towards…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any screening completed under (i) the Rural Needs Act (Northern Ireland) 2016; and (ii) other Section 75 groups, in relation to planning applications for wind turbines being erected in the Sperrins.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in relation to the commitment given by her Department to the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee, as set out in paragraph 279 of the Report of the Compliance Committee on decision VII/8s, to detail (i) when her officials engaged with the Planning Appeals Commission; and (ii)…
To ask the Minister of Health whether he will commit to regular reporting to the Assembly on corridor care in Emergency Departments so that progress can be scrutinised.
To ask the Minister of Health whether he will commit to reducing general and acute bed occupancy to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine-recommended safe level of 85 per cent.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any (i) measurable targets; and (ii) timeframes set, for eliminating the routine use of corridors and other non-clinical spaces for patient care.
To ask the Minister of Health, given that delayed discharges are identified as a major driver of corridor care, to detail any immediate steps is he taking to reduce the number of medically-fit patients unable to leave hospital this winter.
To ask the Minister of Health, in light of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s December 2025 survey showing that almost half of patients awaiting admission in Emergency Departments were being treated in corridors or other non-clinical spaces, to detail (i) whether he will commit to ending corridor care; and (ii)…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) whether any systemic failings have been identified with the crisis response model for people experiencing a mental health crisis; (ii) whether he will consider reviewing the crisis response model for people experiencing a mental health crisis, with a view to include (a)…
To ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the NI Audit Office October 2025 report, Performance of Restricted Procedures by Health Trusts; and (ii) whether he has any plans to allocate additional funds for this service.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether their engagement with the US Government will change in light of the recent military operation in Venezuela.
To ask the Minister for Communities when the Disability Strategy will be accessible in (i) easy read format; (ii) British Sign Language; and (iii) Irish Sign Language.