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Mr Jonathan Buckley: Assembly records
All of Mr Jonathan Buckley’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I thank the Member for giving way. I will try not to do one back at particular narratives, but will the Member acknowledge that the vast majority of individuals who engage in lawful hunting activity do so with the consent of the landowner — often multiple landowners — and, where some fall foul of that, the farmer or…
I thank the Member for illustrating that point, because it is sometimes lost. Does he agree that man cannot abstract himself from proper and effective management of the countryside and biodiversity? If he comes up against such realities, his claim to be acting in the interests of animal welfare goes out the window.
I thank the Chair for giving way. He said that the Bill sponsor said that the Bill will have no impact on those of a shooting persuasion in Northern Ireland. Does he agree with me that that is potentially misleading, because, where gun owners engage in legal hunting activity with dogs such as with a springer spaniel…
I thank the Member for giving away. Can the Member outline to the House what percentage of the Northern Ireland population his consultation constitutes? How many people from outside Northern Ireland's jurisdiction filled in the consultation?
I thank the Member for giving way. The Member said that the objective is animal welfare. In keeping with that theme, can he point to any demonstrable facts and evidence that substantiate that argument when it comes to wildlife management in the countryside?
This morning, there is a sense of seething anger in our communities as they continue to digest the news of the lenient sentence that three boys in England — two were 14 years of age and one was 13 — received for the act of rape. They lured two young girls — a 15-year-old and a 14-year-old — to a location in Hampshire…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of (i) prison lockdowns; (ii) restricted regimes; and (iii) periods where prisoners were confined to cells due to staffing shortages, in each prison, from 2016 to 2025.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of deaths in custody, including (i) suicides; (ii) suspected drug-related deaths; and (iii) deaths from natural causes, in each prison broken down by year, from 2016 to 2025.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the amount spent on (i) overtime payments; (ii) agency staff; and (iii) cover for sickness absence, within the Northern Ireland Prison Service, broken down by year, from 2016 to 2025.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of prisoners that tested positive for illegal drugs in each prison, broken down by year, from 2016 to 2025.
Thank you, Deputy Speaker. The DUP motion before us today confronts a shameful truth that victims have often carried for too long by themselves. It is a truth that the Irish Government have refused to face, acknowledge and act on. We in the Chamber should be in no doubt: the blame for thousands of lives destroyed…
Uncertain: weak signalLegacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarism
I thank the Member for giving way. He mentions Kingsmills. Today, we have been lectured by Sinn Féin about those parties that need to demonstrate accountability. Does he agree that there was no such accountability from Sinn Féin when it refused to cooperate with, and respond to, the very inquiry into Kingsmills?
Uncertain: weak signalLegacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarism
I thank the Member for giving way. There are many strands of our troubled past, and there are many people who need to be held to account. This motion focused on the role of the Irish Government; to date, they have been found wanting.
Does the Member agree that it was not just British citizens who felt the cold hand of terrorism during the Troubles in Northern Ireland but many Irish citizens, including some who lived in the Republic of Ireland?
I would expect, wholly, that, at a time of energy crisis, you, as Minister, would look proactively at any potential option that has the ability to reduce energy costs for businesses and consumers who, in Northern Ireland, continue to pay some of the highest energy costs anywhere in Europe. Evidence suggests that…
The High Court ruling that the former Police Ombudsman, Marie Anderson, acted beyond her legal powers in making the claim and findings of collusive behaviour against the RUC is significant and welcome. However, let us be straight: it should never have happened in the first place. It is one of the most significant…
FlaggedLegacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarismCriteria met: Identity framing, Dog-whistle messaging.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of prisoner-on-prisoner assaults, recorded in each prison, from 2016 to 2025, broken down by (i) prison; and (ii) year.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of (i) prison officers who resigned or took early retirement; and (ii) vacant prison officer posts, in each prison, from 2016 to 2025, broken down by (i) prison; and (ii) year.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of (i) self-harm incidents; and (ii) attempted suicides, recorded in each prison, from 2016 to 2025, broken down by prison and by year.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of incidents involving drones or suspected drone activity, in and around each prison, from 2016 to 2025, broken down by (i) prison; and (ii) year.