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Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire. Minister, you mentioned the case of Gary Anderson. Taking into consideration the fact that there is an ongoing review, can you share any interim updates on the review of the temporary release of Gary Anderson?
Minister, is there a more precise figure for the cost to date associated with policing the attempt by the Orange Order to resume parading down the Garvaghy Road, including the cost of securing mutual aid?
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. We seem to be conflating Members' statements with points of order. I would appreciate it if Members restrained themselves and moderated this place, because the outside world is listening and watching.
I thank the Minister. Minister, will you outline the number of new-build social homes that were projected to be viable under the previous housing association grant rates compared with how many are projected to be viable under revised rates?
Minister, I have done a quick calculation on the support package for eel fishermen and the hauliers, and, give or take £100, it averages out at around £2,800 per annum. Will that, too, be liable for income tax?
Thank you for that, Minister. Will you elaborate on what additional resources and policing that £5 million could have gone towards in your Department, where there are already cutbacks, rather than being diverted to deal with the implications of the Orange Order's attempted parade down the Garvaghy Road?
Chuir mé aithne ar Phól anseo sa Thionól. Dar ndóigh, is iomaí comhrá a bhí againn tríd an Tionól. In amanna, níor aontaigh muid le chéile, ach sin an pholaitíocht agat. Gach aon chomhrá a bhí againn le chéile, bhí sé measúil, cairdiúil, caithfidh mé a rá. Ag an phointe seo, bás tobann a fuair sé, agus is dócha go…
I thank the Minister for announcing the investigation, especially given that, in approximately the past year and a half, NI Water has spent £225,000 on investigations, the outcomes of which none of us knows. Minister, can you assure us — the public — that the audit will not be a toothless tiger, that it will not shy…
Minister, thank you for being open with us today. I wonder whether you can answer two questions. Do you know whether representatives from DSO were present in court for the entire hearing and whether any DOJ representatives were present for any of the hearing?
I thank the Minister for going into quite a bit of detail. There is one thing that puzzles me. In making its decision, did the court fully examine the concerns that the Prison Service had and give any reason for overturning its decision?
Minister, can you tell us whether Invest NI records every investment opportunity that is lost owing to planning delays or waste water constraints? If it does not, how can your Department claim to understand and measure the true economic cost of those failures?
Minister, this year again, we have seen the proliferation of blue-green algae on the lough. What measures are being or have been put in place to monitor the effectiveness or otherwise of the action that your Department has taken?
Minister, do you agree that the question is not about what AI can do but about what it cannot do, given the fast pace of its evolution? As part of your deliberations and cross-departmental deliberations, will an employment risk audit be done? Inevitably, that is the major issue. We see what has happened in places such…
OK. I thank my colleague — indeed, the Minister — for responding. It is, as the Minister said and my colleague highlighted, a sensitive area. People who are approached to give a reference should think long and hard about the implications of the references that they give: where they might wind up; the circumstances in…
The SDLP welcomes the Victims and Witnesses of Crime Bill and the opportunity to debate it, alongside the Chairperson — or should I say, "Mr Amendment" — at its Second Stage. Although the Bill may be narrower in focus than the Justice Bill, which, happily, we saw pass today, with its numerous amendments, it is an…
Thank you very much for that, Minister. I agree with your sentiments about the investigating officers and, particularly, the victims of those terrible crimes. They came through that and then had to go through a lengthy court ordeal. Recognising the operational independence of the PSNI, can you confirm whether your…
Minister, to put this into some perspective, can you advise how many cases as so described have come before the Prison Service in the past five or even 10 years?
Surely the point that the Minister has just outlined is that the complexity of the cases emphasises and re-emphasises the need for each case to be assessed on its own merits and demerits.
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as a fhreagraí. Minister, I am sure that you are looking ahead to the change of leadership and premier in the UK. I hope that our hopes are not going to be dashed and that substance will prevail over PR, but that remains to be seen. Meantime, if the Budget cannot be agreed, there will, in…
Thank you very much for that, Minister. I am not here this evening to arrange a fight with barristers or to be referee in a fight with barristers. Well, maybe I could do that, but, at the end of the day, I want to make sure that, whatever the outcome, there is a fair, reasoned and transparent system. I am sure that…
Yes, and you will appreciate that there have been many other issues for the Committee to deal with. I thank you for your engagement with the amendments that I have had the opportunity to bring before the House. We will see how they work out. However, you will accept that it is important. I have been there and worn…