All of Ms Liz Kimmins’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I too thank Miss McIlveen for bringing the debate to the House. I thank all Members who contributed for their honesty. It is obvious that you are all working at the coalface in Newtownards. Although I live so far away from it, I worked in Newtownards for a while. I did my…
Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I thank Robbie Butler for securing the Adjournment debate. It may come as a surprise to Members that I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak about car parking. I have raised the issue for many years. I work extremely closely with businesses, particularly those in…
Exclusion of Minister from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 That this Assembly, under section 30(1)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, resolves that, further to his recent visit to Israel, the Minister of Education no longer enjoys the confidence of the Assembly, because of his failure to…
The Member wrote to me recently about that. Perhaps he would like me to come back to him in writing, because I might not have time to fully answer his question. I feel as though I will be writing letters all week after today's sitting, but I appreciate that he has been raising that issue.
Not at this stage, but we are looking at the issue. I think that the recent announcement about the next stage of the Cookstown bypass was about what will happen in the coming weeks. As I get more information, I am happy to keep the Member updated.
The Member will appreciate — I know this from raising issues in my constituency over the years — that everything is prioritised on the basis of where the safety risk is higher. If it is a route that has a high volume of traffic, where it is difficult for people to cross the road, that route is probably more likely to…
I do not have the criteria in front of me. Members are asking very specific questions today. I would need to have the policy book in front of me in order to answer them. Every request or application for a pedestrian crossing is considered equally, however. There is a specific set of criteria to be met. Again, I am…
Unfortunately, I do not have an update in front of me, Danny. If you write to me, I can give you a more detailed update. I will need to speak to officials to get the specifics.
As part of the ongoing work on the matter, we will look at all other jurisdictions to see what works well. Any approach that is taken must be evidence-based. We can see the benefits of some of the examples that we talked about, such as 20 mph zones, specifically in Wales. I am keen to see how we can use that evidence…
I convey my sympathies. Many of us in the House will have had that tragic experience, so I know how impactful it is on many people when someone loses their life, particularly in a road traffic collision. As I outlined, road safety is an absolute priority for me as we work to reduce the number of road deaths. As I said…
I have not been aware of that specific issue, but, if the Member wants to write to the Department with more detail, I am happy to follow up on it with officials and with Translink.
As the Member will be aware, the pay award is Translink's responsibility. I have met union members in recent months on the issue. My message is that everyone is entitled to fair pay. It is crucial that Translink engages properly and proactively with the unions so that a fair and equitable pay award can be reached.
I am happy to look at that. I know that it can be very frustrating, particularly where there is a risk. I will add the caveat that resources are limited. I feel that that goes through every response that we give, but it is a reality. Sometimes we have to prioritise things that are within our remit over things that,…
I can give plenty of examples where that has been an issue. When such issues arise, people tend to contact us, as elected representatives, first. Routine inspections happen on a monthly, three-monthly and six-monthly basis depending on the road category. If there are specific locations where overgrown vegetation is a…
I completely agree with the Member about driver behaviour. It accounts for 95% of all road collisions. That is a fact, and I have been doing quite a lot of work and have had a lot of engagement with Road Safety NI and other organisations that are at the forefront of delivering that message. As well as looking at speed…
I am very sorry to hear about the experience of the Member in his constituency. Every life lost is one too many, particularly on our roads. I have been very vocal with my views on how we can collectively do more to ensure that our roads are safer, and that involves a whole range of things. However, since coming into…
To clarify, the 400 is for now, but it is unlocking capacity over the next 10 years. The original plan from NI Water was costed at £107 million. For £26 million, it has been able to unlock capacity for the next 10 years. That is what NI Water told me and what the announcement was based on. You can read the press…
Following the introduction of the first residents' parking scheme in the North on Rugby Road and College Park Avenue in Belfast, my Department completed a review of the scheme and our wider approach to residents' parking. Whilst the review found that the scheme introduced on Rugby Road has been generally well received…