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 Minister for taking action. Despite what Sinn Féin, the SDLP and Alliance think, there is a hierarchy of housing access in Northern Ireland that often works against local people. The Minister knows the issue that the concentration of HMOs has caused in my community in Portadown, where their proliferation…
FlaggedDecided on a second assessment.Immigration, asylum, race, ethnicity and Travellers
I remind the Chamber what it means to be the Economy Minister for Northern Ireland. It is a role that comes with serious responsibilities — responsibilities to promote investment, support job creation and grow sectors that sustain our economy. It is not a platform for advancing narrow political ideologies, nor is it a…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Strengthening Storm Resilience and Infrastructure Preparedness”
Strengthening Storm Resilience and Infrastructure Preparedness - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘isolated areas;’ and insert: ‘is alarmed that recent storm damage to Ballylumford power station, combined with planned maintenance at Coolkeeragh power station, left local electricity supply at risk of a single point of…
To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of asylum accommodation contracts on the private rented housing market.
I thank the Member for giving way and for highlighting how a system can be abused and create tension in otherwise settled communities. Does he agree that the imposition of Irish language signage, without cross-community consent, is an exact example of the kind of significant and controversial issue that should always…
FlaggedDecided on a second assessment.Irish language, Ulster-Scots and language policyCriteria met: Cultural grievance politics.
I thank the Minister for giving way and for highlighting what potential support is there, but will he accept that, whether it is the farm sustainability transition payment or others, the feeling among the industry is that the support available is far below the costs associated with both production and price volatility…
I had not planned to speak, but, as a proud son of the "Orchard County", it would have been remiss of me had I not added something to the debate. I thank the Member for Newry and Armagh for bringing the debate. Like me, he probably has many fond memories of growing up in the "Orchard County" and knows how important…
Thank you, Minister, for your answer. I have said previously that current climate change targets are an act of infrastructural vandalism when it comes to delivering timely projects. Notwithstanding what the Minister said about the A5 and her inability to speak specifically to that — I welcome the fact that there is an…
To ask the Minister of Health to outline the average waiting times for patients of the diabetic eye screening programme, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of deaths in Upper Bann, in which addiction was cited as the main cause of death, in each of the last ten years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline (i) how she will address road safety concerns on the Dungannon Road, Portadown; and (ii) when a road safety assessment will be carried out at this location.
To ask the Minister for Communities to provide an update on the development of proposals, which will ensure that social landlords have appropriate powers to deal with anti-social behaviour.
I thank the Member for giving way. Will he agree with me that, in one example recently, it was released by the Justice Department that one case in particular has been waiting to go to trial for 15 years?
On a point of order, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I seek clarity from the Speaker's Office. The Business Committee allocates up to 30 minutes for Members' Statements. If a Member rises during that 30-minute time slot and there is still time remaining, will that Member be called or not? Further to that point of…
There is universal condemnation of what happened in Manchester. It was a horrific attack on a vulnerable community. We must set it in context: those people were murdered because of their religion. It is every community and every family's worst nightmare, and we are thankful that it did not result in further deaths.…
What we have heard so far is an act of disinformation, to begin with. First, illegal kidnapping? Not just because the Member for West Belfast says that it is. The truth is that the interception was under maritime law. That is the first bit of disinformation that I would like to debunk. The second bit is that those…