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 Minister for Communities for his assessment of the ownership of a majority of charged car parks being transferred from local councils to private companies.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any research her Department has completed on the role the media can play in increasing young men’s propensity to commit gender-based violence.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans to expand physiological and emotional support services for those living with (i) endometriosis; and (ii) premenstrual dysphoric disorder, given that only one Health and Social Care Trust has a specialised team.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail how schools educate pupils on reproductive health issues, including access to mental and physical healthcare.
To ask the Minister for the Economy for her assessment of (i) the delays in delivering the second North South Interconnector; and (ii) the impacts that these delays will have on meeting the target of 80 per cent renewable energy target by 2030.
I agree that justice should be blind, but it is not always. It is also concerning that those from a Catholic/nationalist background are twice as likely to be stopped and searched as those from a Protestant/unionist background. Will the Minister explain, in addition to her previous answer, why that is? Given that she…
Mr Carroll asked the Minister of Justice, given that people from a Catholic background represent just over 51% of the prison population whilst those from a Protestant or other Christian background represent around 32%, whether she believes that there is sectarian bias in the justice system.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of notifications they have received from farmers before they have commenced a gorse fire in each of the last five years.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the gorse fires at Altnadua that occurred around St. Patrick’s Day 2025.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether Translink completed any cost-benefit analysis exercises prior to taking the decision to import hydrogen to fuel buses.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 23574/22-27, whether Translink carried out any environmental impact assessments prior to taking the decision to import hydrogen to fuel buses.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for her assessment of the impact that debt recovery notices, resulting from effectively unenforceable private parking fines, have on the mental health of vulnerable people.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the amount her Department's active travel section has spent on consultancy fees in the last five years.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Ambulance Handovers”
Ambulance Handovers - Amendment 4 At end insert: ‘; and further calls on the Minister to engage closely and meaningfully with unions and health and social care workers on any plans to reform urgent and emergency care.’
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “The Green Energy Transition”
The Green Energy Transition - Amendment 3 Leave out all after ‘offshore renewable energy production;’ and insert: 'further calls on the Minister to produce a comprehensive industrial repurposing plan, and associated timeline, for transitioning companies involved in the manufacture of arms to manufacturing renewable…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Funding for Childcare”
Funding for Childcare - Amendment 5 After 'sustainability for providers', insert: '; and further calls on the Minister of Education to extend the NICSS to parents with children in school-age childcare.'