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Mr Gerry Kelly: Assembly records
All of Mr Gerry Kelly’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any measures his Department is taking to ease pressures on Emergency Departments during the 2026-27 winter period, in light of issues raised by Emergency Department clinical leads and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any (i) actions or reviews his Department is undertaking regarding the treatment of school staff following incidents of assaults or abuse, including how schools manage these events; and (ii) whether the implementation of specialised training, such as Positive Behaviour…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any reviews that her Department (i) has initiated; and (ii) is aware of, regarding the levels of violence and abuse faced by retail workers.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the number of convictions related to (a) stirring up hatred; and (b) arousing fear, under the Public Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1987, over the last year; (ii) any records her Department keeps on these; and (ii) whether her Department has reviewed the efficacy of this…
To ask the Minister of Education in light of recent advice from the Education Authority that pupils and staff should wear additional clothing to save on heating, to detail (i) his Department’s policy on heating in schools; (ii) how this advice interacts with uniform policies; and (iii) whether this policy takes into…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any (i) environmental impact studies; and (ii) other related studies, completed in relation to the development plans for the Waterworks and Alexandra Park.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the reason why reductions were made to the housing association grant in North Belfast; and (ii) any assessment that has been made on how these reductions are expected to affect the number of housing association developments in North Belfast.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any legislation her Department has reviewed or considered from other jurisdictions, such as Grace’s Law in Ireland, around motorised vehicles such as e-bikes and scramblers; and (ii) whether any further legislation or regulation is planned.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department will take to ensure that any future changes to the UK Foundation Programme entry requirements will not exclude those living in border communities, in light of issues with changes to requirements over recent months.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the proposed widening of roads in the (i) Upper Hightown; and (ii) Hydepark Road, area for the extension of bus routes.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for their assessment of the importance of those in political leadership demonstrating mutual respect and working to protect and preserve the peace.
To ask the Minister of Education to outline any actions he is taking to ensure that youth service funding will not be absorbed into the Education Authority’s wider budget.
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as a fhreagraí go dtí seo. You announced that the matter will go out for consultation. Do you have a view on the impact that raising vacant property rates would have?
I thank the Minister for his statement. Accountability and implementation have been mentioned a number of times. The test in all of this will be the speed of implementation. I declare an interest, in that my sister Peggy, who was next in the family to me, spent time in Muckamore many years ago. I mention that because,…
Go raibh maith agat. Sinn Féin supports all three of the amendments in group five. As we know, amendment Nos 74 and 75 will introduce new powers to allow the police do drug testing at checkpoints and road traffic collisions, which will bring drug testing in line with existing alcohol breath testing. It is a necessary…
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as ucht a fhreagra. Given the serious staffing and resource pressures that Irish-medium schools face, does the Minister understand why many people see his proposal of an AI lead as little more than a Google Translate solution, instead of properly investing in the sector, and how that…
First, the Irish Government have not cooperated with the ICRIR because it is not article 2-compliant, as former Irish Government Justice Minister Helen McEntee outlined. Secondly, following the 2023 Tory legacy legislation, there was no reciprocal agreement with the Irish Government on legacy matters such as…
It is no surprise where the Member is coming from, given his history, but to deny that there was collusion is completely erroneous. As he said, Mr Justice Scoffield said that the reports should not be withdrawn and should stand but should state that the ombudsman had exceeded her powers. OK, but let us be honest here.…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of modular classrooms currently in use in North Belfast; and (ii) whether any are approaching or past their recommended lifespan.