All of Mr Mike Nesbitt’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
If I heard the Minister correctly, he said that, as yet, there has been no implementation of the report, so I will broaden the question. To what extent does he believe that creativity in the arts can help to deliver high-end Programme for Government outcomes?
I thank the Minister for that answer. At a policy level, does she agree that it is counter-intuitive for the Policing Board, which is, after all, a scrutiny body, to get involved in service delivery, as is the case with injury on duty and ill health retirement applications?
I welcome the Minister to her position and send best wishes to Conor Murphy. InterTradeIreland's staffing is to increase from 42 to 65. Can the Minister explain how she justifies a 55% increase in staffing?
I am grateful to the leader of the Opposition for giving way. I seek clarification. If I were to go back to the Northern Ireland Committee, Irish Congress of Trade Unions and say: "I supported the motion. Don't worry. They are asking the Minister only to look at this bad policy", what would it say?
So, the Opposition want to cuts taxes without telling us who will pay for it. Who knew, Deputy Speaker, who knew? I am sympathetic to the pressures that the sector is under. Hospitality Ulster often talks about having to explain why a pint of beer in a bar in the centre of Belfast costs the same as a pint in central…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Devolution of VAT for Hospitality”
Devolution of VAT for Hospitality - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘cost increases’ and insert: ‘further notes the pressures on the construction industry; and calls on the Minister of Finance, Minister for the Economy and Minister for Communities to bring forward a package of costed interventions, including support…
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline her discussions with the PSNI and the Policing Board regarding improving the process for police officers applying for Injury on Duty and Ill Health Retirement.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline what additional support his Department will provide Cricket Ireland in advance of the first five-day Test Match to be played in Belfast in July 2024.
All-Ireland Tourism Strategy - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘our local tourism sector;’ and insert: ‘notes the rollout by the UK Government of its Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme; recognises the potentially devastating impact this will have on tourists who currently view the whole island as a single…
Hmm. From listening to the debate, I believe that two questions arise. The first, as Mr Kearney said, is about how we ensure equality and respect — two of the fundamental values of the 1998 agreement — and how we build this society. Ms McLaughlin talked about the validity of having a position on the constitutional…
I am a pretty poor body double for Tom. Some years ago, when FICT was established, I was asked to nominate an Ulster Unionist Party representative. I chose a councillor, a soldier, a man of action, and, for three years, listened to his frustration at the lack of progress. He has been trying to get his own back on me…
I was listening carefully to Mr McGrath and Mrs Dillon. Mr McGrath made a point about our shocking rates of poor mental health compared with those in England, Scotland and Wales. A fact that we can all agree on is that that is a legacy issue. If you were to take a map of Troubles hotspots, measured by bombs, shootings…
I support the motion and the amendment. Some time ago, when we first thought about fracking, the Ulster Unionist Party's position was, "No, but". The "but" was a reference to the fact that we were open to persuasion and to saying to those who wanted to frack, "Convince us that it is viable, convince us that it is a…
Beyond rising costs, another challenge to hospitality and tourism is the electronic travel authorisation. I would be grateful if the Minister could update the House on any negotiations that he is having on that issue. Is he aware of whether it is on the agenda of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIC),…
I welcome the progress as reported by the First Minister. Was any consideration given to asking the institutions to pay upfront into a fund from which any overpayments could have been refunded?
I have been asking myself three questions. One is whether the Minister is genuine in wishing to oversee his Department roll out this legislation; two is whether I think that his departmental officials are determined to roll it out; and three is whether it will be a permissive policy with minimum restrictions, in other…
I stand to pay tribute to one of the finest public-spirited citizens this place has ever seen. Stephen Grimason passed away at the weekend after a long illness. It followed an even longer career as a public servant. I could simply list his career chronologically, but I think that it is much more important to discuss…
I think that I have said before that the feel of this mandate is different. The mood is better, the positivity is higher and the determination is greater, so I do not want to be critical. We have to be honest, however, and say that, over the years, our record on developing major infrastructure projects is not the…
I thank the Member for giving way. I hope that he agrees that we have heard a very positive and welcome intervention from the Minister on how we process injury on duty and ill health retirement requests. It follows a welcome contribution by the Chief Constable at the previous Policing Board meeting. He seems to be up…
The proposers of the motion and the amendment referred to the south Armagh policing review. From memory, the main recommendation was with regard to Crossmaglen PSNI station. I just note — I do not think that it is a declaration — that I am a former member of the Policing Board and was so at the time of the review's…