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Mr Mike Nesbitt: Assembly records
All of Mr Mike Nesbitt’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
On Friday morning, I received the sad and unwelcome news of the passing of Harold Ennis, who was without doubt one of the brightest and most successful businesspeople that Northern Ireland has ever seen. Harold declared his intentions early, finishing first across the whole island in his final exams for the Institute…
Madam Principal Deputy Speaker, thank you very much. I congratulate you and wish you well. I hope that you enjoy the view. I also congratulate all those who made their maiden speech: Cheryl Brownlee, Kate Nicholl, Danny Baker, Nick Mathison and Sorcha Eastwood. Thanks also to my colleague Mr Butler for tabling the…
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) for the cost of the granite paving road surface; (ii) how long the surface lasted; and (iii) the budget for the new, tarmac road surface, on Queens Square, Belfast.
I thank the Member for his intervention. On the second point, that is a matter of interpretation. On the first part, yes, they are complementary, but I would rather keep the focus on what the UK Government are and are not doing for us financially. Back in 1998, the buzz phrase, as Members will remember, was "the peace…
I congratulate Mr Donnelly, Ms Forsythe, Mr Tennyson and Mr Brett, who have made their maiden speeches. I see that Mrs Brett has just noticed that I have got to my feet — and has logged off. I come to speak in support of the motion. I will not oppose the amendment, but it conflates matters a little. The amendment, it…
Thank you, Mr Speaker. It would be remiss of me not to begin by congratulating you and assuring you that I am not about to burst into a chorus of that great 1976 hit 'It Should Have Been Me'. I also congratulate the new First Minister and deputy First Minister and welcome their initial remarks, which I think we can…
Sorry, Mr Acting Speaker, I did not hear you there. I just want to say a few words in praise of the outgoing Speaker. When I came here in 2011 as a rookie Ulster Unionist, I encountered a well-seasoned republican in Mr Maskey, and I quickly came to realise, to my surprise, that we could work together harmoniously,…
To ask the Minister of Justice (i) whether the Planning Appeals Commission has been included in any reviews of Northern Ireland’s planning system; and (ii) to detail how the Planning Appeals Commission is being included in plans to reform the planning system.
To ask the Minister of Justice (i) to detail how the Planning Appeals Commission is held to account; and (ii) for her assessment of the appropriateness of the oversight arrangements, compared to other independent bodies under her Department’s remit.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail how her Department ensures, measures and evaluates how the Planning Appeals Commission prioritises its resources, in line with the priorities and policy objectives of the Northern Ireland Executive.
To ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of the performance of the Planning Appeals Commission, in light of its Annual Review 2021/22 which details that decision-making times for planning appeals have almost doubled since 2019/20, whilst its budget increased by almost 30 percent over the same time period.
To ask the Minister of Justice what measurements or review mechanisms does her Department use to manage and assess the performance of the Planning Appeals Commission.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the outages in the provision of TranslinkWiFi on the Glider service since it’s inception, broken down by (i) number of outages; (ii) average length of outages; and (iii) outages as a percentage of overall provision of TranslinkWiFi.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the known issues with the sewer network in the Hazlewood Lane and Oakwood Park area of Lisbane, Comber; (ii) what solutions he has identified for fixing the problems; (iii) the associated costs for the upgrades required; and (iv) the timeline to complete necessary…