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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We have set aside additional funding for legal aid in year. Those who are seeking general advice and legal representation, where they are enabled to do so and are entitled to legal aid, should be able to do so more readily. As the Member may be aware, in the previous mandate, we included a waiver for domestic abuse,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Family Court System Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Family Court System
The legal framework governing the rights of parents and children vests in the Department of Finance rather than in my Department. My Department is responsible for the operation of the justice system and the courts. I am committed to taking whatever steps I can to improve the operation of the family justice system. I…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Family Court System Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Family Court System
There are a number of issues here. The devolved justice system was never properly resourced for legacy matters. When Justice was devolved in 2011, all the liabilities that related to the Ministers who held office prior to that were devolved to Northern Ireland, but, at that time, no one anticipated that we would be…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Policing: Impact of Legacy Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Policing: Impact of Legacy
Any legacy issue that is contested in the public space will have an impact on people's views of the contemporaneous justice system. That is an unavoidable inevitability. However, it is important to note that the decisions around it have been made by the Secretary of State. It would not be appropriate for me to provide…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Policing: Impact of Legacy Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Policing: Impact of Legacy
As you will be aware, representation on behalf of the Executive to Treasury does not happen through each individual Department; it happens through the Department of Finance. However, the case has been made by the Department of Finance on behalf of the Executive that additional resource is needed. I raised the issue of…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Policing: Impact of Legacy Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Policing: Impact of Legacy
They are two separate issues. First of all, with respect to the former ombudsman, obviously, she is entitled to set out her views, but I have been clear that a patch-and-repair job with respect to the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) is not the way forward. I do not believe…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Policing: Impact of Legacy Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Policing: Impact of Legacy
As the Member will be aware, I have previously made clear my concerns about the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, which marked a significant departure from the Stormont House Agreement, blocked access to justice for many people and caused distress and anxiety for many. I am not surprised…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Policing: Impact of Legacy Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Policing: Impact of Legacy
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I thank Members for their contributions on the order. The importance of making live links available to those who find themselves, often through no fault on their part, engaged or compelled to engage in the justice system should not be underestimated. They can provide an…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Live Links for Courts and Tribunals) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Live Links for Courts and Tribunals) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
I beg to move Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I seek the Assembly's approval for the Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Live Links for Courts and Tribunals) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025. That is SR 2025/61. Article 2 of the order extends the provisions allowing courts and statutory…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Live Links for Courts and Tribunals) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Live Links for Courts and Tribunals) Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
It will give the Assembly the opportunity to look at the offence as it comes forward as part of the Committee Stage amendments. To be clear, the Justice Committee has agreed to the revised approach in principle. There will be public consultation on the legislative proposals, so we hope that that will structure the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Sexually Explicit Deepfake Imagery Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Sexually Explicit Deepfake Imagery
Thank you, Mr Speaker. These are issues that are causing serious harm and distress to women across society. Members of the Assembly have been victims of those who perpetrate this despicable behaviour. As Members know, it had been my intention to extend to Northern Ireland, by means of a legislative consent motion, the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Sexually Explicit Deepfake Imagery Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Sexually Explicit Deepfake Imagery
They are real dangers.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Sexually Explicit Deepfake Imagery Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Sexually Explicit Deepfake Imagery
I thank the Member for the question. It is good to move on to issues that are real challenges in society.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Sexually Explicit Deepfake Imagery Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Sexually Explicit Deepfake Imagery
It may what the public want to hear, but my duty is not to be a people pleaser. My duty is to uphold the best policies and guidance to ensure the safety and dignity of everyone who is committed to our care in the prisons. I will be informed by the Equality Commission, when it has had an opportunity to reflect on the…
Decided on a second assessment.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Supreme Court Ruling: Female-only Prisons Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Supreme Court Ruling: Female-only Prisons
I have already set out what the judgement does and does not do. It also says that you cannot deny trans people rights of access to basic facilities on the basis that they cannot use the male or the female facilities that are available. The judgement and the Supreme Court were quite clear that this should not, as,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Supreme Court Ruling: Female-only Prisons Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Supreme Court Ruling: Female-only Prisons
It is very clear under Standing Order 19 that Members are not permitted ask a Minister for an opinion. They can ask for an assessment but not an opinion. Let me be clear: the Member asks the question, but the Minister decides what the answer will be, and I will not be confined by Members to saying yes or no. Where the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Kneecap Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Kneecap
First, I come to the Chamber to answer questions as Minister of Justice, not as leader of the Alliance Party. If the Member wishes to speak to me as leader of the Alliance Party after Question Time, he is, of course, at liberty to do so. However, in my role as Minister of Justice and as leader of the Alliance Party,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Kneecap Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Kneecap
It is not for me to call for public inquiries at this time. There has been an extensive investigation by the Police Ombudsman. It is important that we take the time to read that report, reflect on it and then look carefully at what might be gained by further investigation and work in that space. If there are gaps in…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Kingsmills Massacre: Publication of Report Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Kingsmills Massacre: Publication of Report
On the day on which the Kingsmills report has been published, my immediate thoughts are with Alan Black and his family. What he suffered is unimaginable. Everyone should take time to reflect not only on the totality of the ombudsman's report but on the dire injuries that he sustained in that attack and the trauma that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Kingsmills Massacre: Publication of Report Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Kingsmills Massacre: Publication of Report
I am delighted to say that the CAMHS partnership between the Youth Justice Agency and Health and Social Care has now been rolled out across Northern Ireland. I have been able to prioritise £155,000 from within the Department's budget to support it this year, with the rest coming from the Youth Justice Agency's budget…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: CAMHS Pilot: Youth Justice Agency Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: CAMHS Pilot: Youth Justice Agency
The Department, together with the Northern Ireland Policing Board, provides operational funding of about £4·25 million to PCSPs. They play a key role in our operational response to identify and help to address local community safety concerns, including rural crime. In the action plan this year, Lisburn and Castlereagh…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Rural Crime: Policing Resources Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Rural Crime: Policing Resources
It is not directly linked to rural crime, but I welcome the opportunity to be clear about it. A number of areas need to be looked at. The ombudsman's office is looking at abuse of power as a theme. You will be aware from the Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland report of the work that has already been done in…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Rural Crime: Policing Resources Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Rural Crime: Policing Resources
The Member is correct that, when people know that a house is empty, there is an increased tendency for burglary. We see similar patterns before Christmas, when people know that people are storing Christmas presents. It is an opportunistic way of breaking into homes at that time. Through PCSPs and the police, there are…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Rural Crime: Policing Resources Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Rural Crime: Policing Resources
The allocation of policing resources in Lagan Valley is entirely a matter for the Chief Constable, who is accountable to the Northern Ireland Policing Board.?I hope that Mr O'Toole is listening, because he missed this earlier. I am committed to respecting the operational responsibility of the Chief Constable and the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Rural Crime: Policing Resources Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Rural Crime: Policing Resources
The plan is that, when we get the post-project evaluation reports, we will see where, we feel, further roll-out, for example, might be appropriate. Such things, as the Member will appreciate, depend entirely on having the resources available to do them, but, when we looked at how the projects work, we were robust in…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Domestic and Sexual Abuse Small Grant Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Domestic and Sexual Abuse Small Grant Scheme
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