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.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Building on the Success of the Fleadh”
Building on the Success of the Fleadh - Amendment 1 At end insert: ‘; recognises that Translink increased capacity during the Fleadh but that this did not meet the increased need, with many members of the public reporting being unable to access public transport; calls on the Minister for Infrastructure to implement a…
Artificial Intelligence Strategy - Amendment 1 After ‘development takes place;’ insert: ‘recognises the growing call for an AI kill switch to be put in place, to protect citizens from AI in cases of emergencies; calls on the Executive to advocate for an AI kill switch in all its deliberations on AI; further calls for…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the percentage split between works completed as a result of everyday maintenance and as a planned Measured Term Contract project.
To ask the Minister of Health for a breakdown of works, excluding low value maintenance repairs between £20,000 and £500,000, which are completed through tendered schemes or via Measured Term Contractors.
To ask the Minister of Health, in relation to a Measured Term Contract project design and development, to detail (i) at what stage; and (ii) by whom, is the procurement path chosen.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the expected additional costs incurred as a result of allowing existing Measured Term Contracts to remain in place and not be subjected to a tender process.
I appreciate the Member's giving way. Is this accurate? It is something that the Member wanted to do, but she was advised, or whatever the best way to describe it is, that it cannot be done or is difficult to do. Is that a fair assessment?
I congratulate the Member on bringing forward a Bill. It can be a long and painful process, and I wish her well. Unfortunately, I have not been as successful in getting a private Member’s Bill through in this mandate, but I wish the Member well. Our party has said for a long time that Derry, Strabane and the…
To ask the Minister of Health whether there is an auditing process in place for Measured Term Contracts to indicate whether it was reasonable to allow the contracts to remain in place.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the checks and balances in place for quotes supplied by contractors completing work under Measured Term Contracts.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any assessment that has been made of how the Office of Environment Protection’s Environmental Improvement Plan monitors the Executive's progress.
I wish the Minister well in his post in the time ahead, even though his party leader cannot be here to do the same. Minister, will you refuse to close or strip out services not just at the Causeway but in every single ED across the North between now and the election? That is a reasonable demand and request, and it…
Deputy First Minister, how many people in TEO are working on AI, policy and strategy, in total? Concerns have been raised. There are growing concerns about the dangers that AI could pose and calls for an AI kill switch that could basically stop it in an emergency situation. Has that been discussed by the Executive or…
When unionist parties have nothing positive or progressive to offer people, they revert to the tired old tactic of reaching into the past and to a specific event or period that will stoke division and resentment in the hope that it will serve electoral purposes. It has been clear for some time that unionism is in a…
Uncertain: close callSectarianism, hate crime and community relationsCriteria met: Identity framing, Dog-whistle messaging.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount spent through Measured Term Contracts in each of the last ten years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the length of time each TransformEd curriculum writing group spent meeting; (ii) whether these meetings took place in person or online; (iii) how many of each group were (a) primary school teachers; (b) post-primary school teachers; (c) academics; and (d) advisors and…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) to detail the scientific rationale, including peer reviewed references and other reports, that underpinned the design of the Carbon Beef Reduction Scheme; and (ii) to provide any internal evaluations of how the scheme has performed.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any steps being taken to address the impact that hostile public discourse around migration is having on community cohesion and public confidence.