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Mrs Naomi Long: Assembly records

All of Mrs Naomi Long’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.

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  1. Debate contribution: Fireworks Legislation

    • Private Members' Business
    • As a minister

    On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. The Member is referring to an ombudsman's report and is doing so in a way that misrepresents its content. First, the actions that were looked at occurred between 2016 and 2019, when the PSNI was fully staffed. Secondly, the responsibility for resourcing within the PSNI and the…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  9. Debate contribution: Fireworks Legislation

    • Private Members' Business
    • As a minister

    Every firework incident that someone reports could be part of a licensed display or the result of somebody letting off a firework in their garden. The source of the noise that is heard will not necessarily be known, which is why the PSNI cannot verify on all occasions whether a firework was part of a licensed display.…

    Not flagged

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  12. Debate contribution: Fireworks Legislation

    • Private Members' Business
    • As a minister

    Does the Member agree that it is encouraging that the Department of Health has stopped reporting the number of injuries due to fireworks? They have fallen to such a low level in the past number of years that the Department does not produce an annual report in the way that it used to.

    Not flagged

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  15. Debate contribution: Fireworks: Legislation

    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    Certainly: anywhere where there is a particular local issue that needs to be addressed, I would encourage PCSPs to engage and try to find solutions. I am always open to solutions if people come to me with them. Unfortunately, more often than not, they come to me with problems.

    Not flagged

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  16. Debate contribution: Fireworks: Legislation

    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    That is one area of sentencing where more robust sentencing for breaches of the licensing regulations could actually be quite helpful in making it clear that, while it will not justify what is a relatively expensive business, there will be consequences for that. That is one element of it. The other element is…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  17. Debate contribution: Fireworks: Legislation

    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    The Member is almost channelling what I was thinking in my head but had not managed to say in my original answer. When I write to people on the issue, I always promote the use of low-noise fireworks. There is also the opportunity to have some pretty amazing displays using drones and not using fireworks at all. The…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  18. Debate contribution: Fireworks: Legislation

    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    I am somewhat concerned that I might end up stealing the thunder of the Members immediately to my right if I start announcing my intentions today, because I think that there will be a debate on that next week. Fireworks legislation in Northern Ireland is some of the most robust in these islands for rather obvious…

    Not flagged

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  19. Debate contribution: Youth Custody and Supervision Orders

    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    We can do a number of things. For example, we can look at the practice that already happens in the youth justice sector. Very few young people are now held in a custodial environment other than those who choose not to make their bail conditions, which some do because they do not feel safe returning to the community,…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  20. Debate contribution: Youth Custody and Supervision Orders

    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    I am aware of the discussions that have been taking place on that matter, and you are aware of the Department's position, which very much reflects my view. There is a balance to be struck in all these things, and I will be happy to engage with the Committee on the way to handle the situation. It is important that…

    Not flagged

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  21. Debate contribution: Criminal Bar Association: Withdrawal of Service

    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    Any additional delay obviously impacts on the justice system, not only on victims and witnesses but on defendants, many of whom are being held on remand, which means that there will be a knock-on impact on our prison system. Some 132 cases were listed to be heard across the Crown Court today. In light of the decision…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  22. Debate contribution: Criminal Bar Association: Withdrawal of Service

    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    I thank the Member for her question. My officials were engaging intensively over the weekend to clarify the specific actions that the CBA membership plans to take with immediate effect this week. The Bar Council confirmed the definition and scope of the planned action late yesterday afternoon. Over the weekend, there…

    Not flagged

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  23. Debate contribution: PSNI Training Centre, Antrim: Missing Bullets

    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    I do not want to be specific about the number of rounds of ammunition that are involved. I do not think that we can be specific on that at this time as there have been conflicting reports, so it would not be helpful to try to be. I do not want to prejudge the outcome of a criminal investigation by launching a public…

    Not flagged

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  24. Debate contribution: PSNI Training Centre, Antrim: Missing Bullets

    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    First, I share the concerns that many in the House will have about the reports that they have read over the weekend. My officials have been engaging intensively on the issue with colleagues in the PSNI, and I have spoken to the Chief Constable to seek clarity on it. I am somewhat constrained in what I can say because…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

  25. Debate contribution: Drug-related Intimidation

    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    Even the report itself is a collaboration between two Departments. The Executive programme now has a ministerial advisory panel. All Ministers are invited to participate in the panel, which allows them to get direct briefings and to feed into the issues that are raised. All Ministers were also invited to attend the…

    Not flagged

    Assessment details Official Assembly record

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