All of Mr Justin McNulty’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
As someone who comes from a farming background, I spoke with the Ulster Farmers' Union. I also spoke with the director-general of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA), and he said, "Do nothing without consulting with farmers. The Water Forum in the South is a very useful mechanism to move things forward, and to ensure…
I thank the Minister for her answer. Minister, does your Department accept the assessment that recent trade agreements still leave significant barriers for agri-food exporters in border regions? What targeted support will be provided by your Department to businesses in areas such as Newry and Armagh?
I thank the Member for giving way. When we met representatives of the Ulster Farmers' Union yesterday, they very much agreed with the Irish Government's approach to incentivisation, which is to engage with each river basin or catchment. Does he agree that other parties should support that approach?
I have a deep sense of duty and an even deeper sense of moral obligation to speak on behalf of the family, friends and neighbours of the late Sean Brown. Sean Brown was a good man: a husband, a father, a Gael and a proud member of the Bellaghy community. On the night of 12 May 1998, just weeks after the signing of the…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any bids she has made to the Minister of Finance in respect of increased funding for water and sewerage infrastructure; and (ii) what options she is considering to adequately fund NI Water, following a report from the Northern Ireland Fiscal Council that the current…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the (i) number; and (ii) location of road resurfacing schemes, completed in the Newry and Armagh constituency, in the last 12 months.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) when Ashton Heights, Newry, was last inspected for road surface defects; and (ii) whether her Department has any plans to resurface Ashton Heights.
To ask the Minister for Communities to provide (i) a detailed breakdown of the engagement his Department had with the charity and voluntary sector in developing the Executive’s Anti-Poverty Strategy; and (ii) his assessment of the evaluation provided by Barnardo’s NI that the current draft of the Anti-Poverty Strategy…
On a point of order, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. The Minister made a statement, but I did not get an opportunity to ask a question. It is revealing that his Executive colleagues from the main party of government have refused to support a public inquiry into the biggest environmental crime that the island has ever…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister (i) to outline their assessment of the merits of a public inquiry into the pollution crime at the Mobouy dump; and (ii) whether they will be calling for a public inquiry.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any engagement he has had with the Minister of Education in respect of cross-departmental cooperation to improve processes for obtaining a statement of special educational needs for a child.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of the scale of pollution into our waterways caused by the Department for Infrastructure and its arm's-length bodies; and (ii) to detail what correspondence his Department has had with the Minister for Infrastructure in relation…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail all correspondence she has had with (i) the Irish Government; (ii) Fáilte Ireland; (c) Tourism NI; and (d) Tourism Ireland, in respect of extending Ireland’s Ancient East to include counties Armagh and Down.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the steps his Department is taking to address the current shortage of school admissions places in St. Paul's High School, Bessbrook; and (ii) why the spike in the birth rate in the area was not anticipated and factored into local area planning to ensure balanced…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the admission allocation of children with a statement of Special Educational Needs into schools in each of the last five years, broken down by (i) school; (ii) mainstream or special educational needs; and (iii) sector.
To ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the workload implications and equality considerations for teachers required to deliver different lessons to multiple streams within the same school.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the schools that have had pupils placed with them, on a supernumerary basis, subsequent to an exceptional circumstances body tribunal, broken down by (i) school; and (ii) number of admissions, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Finance to outline any engagement he has had with the Minister for Communities in relation to funding requirements for the redevelopment of Casement Park.