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 her intervention. I respectfully say that it is the Member who is missing my point, because she will find that, in these quarters, we have no truck — none whatsoever — with anybody who supports paramilitaries. In fact, when I talked about the review of current legislative provision, I…
I thank the Member for her intervention. It is clearly one view. I hear Members to my right chuntering on about a very different position. That goes to the very heart of the argument. Northern Ireland already possesses a range of legal powers to deal with such issues. There is legislation in place for public order…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. As the very freshly appointed Chair of the Committee for Infrastructure, which is destined to scrutinise the Bill, I look forward to working with all the members of the Committee and, indeed, with the Department and the Minister to ensure that we can make some progress. It is fair to say…
I will close on this point and conclude it later. The Member is acknowledging that the national flag will be encompassed in the legislation. Is that a fair point?
I thank the Member for giving way. I will address the issue in my remarks. The examples that she cites are examples around which we could all unite. However, I asked a question about national flags. Clause 1(2) states: "For the purposes of this Act, it is in the public interest to remove a flag or emblem if, in the…
I thank the Member for giving way. She has referred to national flags. If a national flag or emblem is found, under clause 1(3)(a), to be "offensive, abusive, or insulting" — a flag may be perceived to be such, as we know that national flags have different connotations for different people living in Northern Ireland —…
In today's society, it is clear that people who are perhaps juggling two or more jobs to fight for their family see the odds stacked against them. I know that I speak for many when I say that I am glad to see a DUP Minister who is prepared to stand up and fight for those people. Does the Minister agree that the law…
First and foremost, on behalf of the DUP, Mr Speaker, I join you in your condolences to the family of Stephen Walker: a remarkable man and a gentleman on and off the screen. I pay tribute to his courage and commitment as a journalist. He was fearless, fair and level-headed. I have no doubt that his loss has left a…
FlaggedImmigration, asylum, race, ethnicity and TravellersCriteria met: Sectarian or communal antagonism, Dog-whistle messaging.
The High Court decision on the Drumcree parading issue came as no surprise, because it is a well-accepted fact among those of us who have been involved in this for some considerable time that the Parades Commission was designed merely to ensure the status quo, and by that I mean to block any form of parade. However,…
Uncertain: close callParades, bonfires and commemorationsCriteria met: Cultural grievance politics, Dog-whistle messaging.
Northern Ireland Water Governance Audit To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline the nature and extent of the concerns that prompted her decision to commission a governance audit of Northern Ireland Water.
The Minister is aware and is, in fact, on record as having suggested that organised drug crime is happening in prisons. I have previously raised that matter in the Assembly. On the question of staffing levels, is the Minister aware of any incidents where prison officers have become intoxicated by inhaling illegal…
I highlight yet another example of a political party claiming to represent the views of people across the island of Ireland yet taking a position that is fundamentally out of step with the concerns being expressed by a vast number of people across Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and, indeed, the rest of the…
Minister, I am sure that you agree that we cannot continue to leave residents in limbo. There has to be some progress on the matter. A number of unfinished developments have been lying stagnant for a long time, but the number is so small that it would not require that great an amount of money to ensure adequate…
Minister, time and time again, families have been failed. There is a growing call among all political parties in the House for an individual duty of candour. You mentioned a corporate duty of candour, but the families to whom I have spoken have said that that would preclude individuals who knowingly and wrongly…
Mr Buckley asked the Minister for Infrastructure, given that she will be aware of the plight of the owners of homes in a small number of unfinished and unadopted developments across Northern Ireland, one of which is Birchwood Manor — a 23-house development in his constituency that has remained unfinished for close to…
Mr Buckley asked the Minister of Health, having noted that a litany of reviews, inquiries and inquests relating to individual health trusts and to the Department of Health have shone a bright light on glaring failures, rocking the confidence of many Members' constituents who rely on the health service daily, that the…
Our collective thoughts today are with the victims of Jeffrey Donaldson. It is only because of their tremendous courage and bravery that an evil sexual predator is no longer free or the holder of high office. Jeffrey Donaldson: a fraudulent monster, a wicked deceiver and a convicted child abuser and rapist. There is…
Minister, the administration of health and social care is probably the most pivotal and priority issue in devolved competence. I am sure that, like me, many Members and, indeed, the general public are increasingly concerned at the growing number of damning inquiry outcomes, investigations and reports, the potential…
While prime ministerial resignations are a much more common occurrence these days — my six-month-old daughter is now moving towards her second PM — it is important that we reflect on what has been one of the most disastrous premierships in modern times. The British people were told that, under Keir Starmer, things…
Further to that point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. The Justice Minister has just challenged the Chair's ruling, which was that she was to quote the exact Standing Order to which she was referring. She did not do so. Is that in order?