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Mr Keith Buchanan: Assembly records
All of Mr Keith Buchanan’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
No Confidence in the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs That this Assembly believes the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has lost the confidence of farmers, rural communities and the wider public; and calls on the Minister to resign.
Minister, in your answer, you referred to how you are doing all that you can on water quality. In May, in a constituency beside mine, six to 10 sheep, one calf and 20 to 30 lambs were dumped in a river. No farmer dumps animals in a river, so, in my eyes, whoever did that is not a farmer. Those animals are still in…
Deputy First Minister, you referred to the Climate Change Act. A lot of Members are shouting about what needs to be done and what needs to be built, yet they support the Act. What needs to happen to reverse it and move forward to develop and build the roads and big infrastructure that those Members want built but will…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of care packages which have not been fulfilled in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) the length of time that patients are expected to wait to have their packages fulfilled.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any issues have been raised in relation to geographical black spots in Mid Ulster, where patients requiring a care package are unable to access one due to their address, including any steps that are being taken to address this.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of occasions on which interpreter services were utilised, in each of the last five years, broken down by (i) Health and Social Care Trust; (ii) cost; and (iii) language.
Minister, I will read out the text of my question for oral answer: "To ask the Minister of Justice to outline how her Department can contribute to addressing community concerns regarding criminality associated with illegal immigration." Minister, we watched a gentleman having his head nearly removed on the street.…
Minister, in your answer, you referred to PCSPs and the work that they do on the ground. Is there an opportunity for your Department, through the Policing Board, to provide more funding for PCSPs to enable them to do more of that work?
Mr K Buchanan asked the Minister of Justice whether or not there is a problem with people entering Northern Ireland illegally, given that, in answer to a question for oral answer from him, she said that very few entered illegally, even though the Secretary of State indicated recently that 1,000 people were deported…
It is always a privilege to celebrate sporting success in mid-Ulster. Today, we congratulate Nigel Davidson, a proud Cookstown businessman, on his outstanding achievement at the Hyrox world championships in Stockholm. To see him compete and succeed on the world stage is an achievement that makes all of us in Cookstown…
Minister, I was contacted on Friday by a lady whose brother was in Muckamore — a lady who did not tell her story. Now the report has come out and sparked a degree of need for her to speak. I use the word "need", but that is maybe not the best word. What can that lady do now? What is her avenue at this stage to speak,…
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline how her Department can contribute to addressing community concerns regarding criminality associated with illegal immigration.
I thank the Minister for that answer. We are starting to see the impact of investment into local communities through funds from the Ulster-Scots Agency and the Arts Council. In the past, Sinn Féin has been critical about your priorities, complaining recently that consistent funding for Ulster Scots and bands was for…
Minister, there seems to be a lot of misinformation on Sunday trading hours. We heard 57% mentioned by Ms Bradshaw: that is a change from 15% in Belfast. Are trade unions for the change? Is the position in Northern Ireland an anomaly?
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of people waiting for occupational therapy; and (ii) the average waiting times, in the last three years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
Minister, what would you say to genuine people — most people are genuine — who have serious concerns that are sometimes not taken on board? We can see from social media that people are organising rallies, although some of that information may not be true. What do you say to genuine people who are fearful? There are…
Last Friday, I had the privilege of walking alongside the Veterans Commissioner for Northern Ireland, his dedicated team and veterans as they completed a six-day journey: the Somme 110 walk. The final day coincided with the 82nd anniversary of D-Day. It was not simply a walk; it was about remembrance, and it was…
Mr K Buchanan asked the Minister of Justice, following on from Mr McGlone's question about the north Belfast incident, having seen the barbaric images last night and this morning, which, no doubt, a lot of people did, and having worked in a slaughter hall for years and never having seen anything like it, whether we…
Thank you, deputy First Minister, for your answer. The burden has been put on the sector to work with groups that deal with people who have suffered dramatically over the lifetime of the Troubles and up to the present time. Groups like Mid Ulster Victims Empowerment (MUVE), which I work with directly every week, do…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any plans his Department has to re-establish native tree planting in Drum Manor Forest Park, in line with the principles for biodiversity and increased forest resilience.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any plans his Department has to reinstate access to all the public footpaths in Drum Manor Forest Park following Storm Éowyn in January 2025.