All of Mr Paul Frew’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Does the Minister have any concerns over the damage that the Bill could do to countryside management, countryside practices and the right to hunt game? Will he stand up for the rural dwellers, who have been the custodians of rural life in Northern Ireland for millennia?
Mr Frew asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what concerns the Department has around his colleague's private Member's Bill, the Hunting with Dogs Bill.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of children who obtained funded preschool places in their first preference choice in 2026, broken down by (i) play groups; and (ii) statutory provision.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of children who received funded preschool places in a setting that was not their first preference choice in 2026.
The Irish Government’s Failure to Cooperate on Legacy Cases That this Assembly condemns the Irish Government’s failure to cooperate with the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery or to establish separate investigative processes addressing the legacy of the past; notes the pain and trauma…
On the topic of race relations and, indeed, the concentration of immigration, can the deputy First Minister update the House on her recent engagement with communities in Ballymena that were affected by last year's summer disorder and advise what practical support TEO is considering?
I, too, rise to discuss the election campaigns and results over the past few days, which prove that we are indeed at a seminal moment and that the plates are shifting in British democracy. They are shifting back to the people, who have found their voice. Successive Governments have not listened, and this Government…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any discussions his Department has had with the Department for Communities in relation to the implementation of the industry levy on licensed gambling operators.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 38730/22-27 and AQO 2695/22-27, to detail any engagement his Department has had with the Department of Health as part of the ongoing scoping exercise on the feasibility and sustainability of an industry levy on licensed gambling operators.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any role the Department of Health will have in determining the allocation of funding from the industry levy on licensed gambling operators when it is implemented.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 38730/22-27, to detail (i) an update on the scoping exercise regarding the feasibility and sustainability of an industry levy on licensed gambling operators; and (ii) whether his Department has determined if this levy can be implemented within the 2022-27 Assembly…
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 36349/22-27, whether he will publish the Gambling Code of Practice before the Assembly's 2026 summer recess.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, given the recent incidents of wildfires in County Down, to outline any specific measures his Department has taken to mitigate against the risk of wildfires in the North Antrim Hills.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the rationale as to why regulation is increasing in the areas of nutrient management and Net Zero, given that farmers in North Antrim are already under financial pressure.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) any engagement he has had with the Minister of Justice in relation to rural crime, including theft of agricultural machinery, in the last 18 months; and (ii) how farmers in North Antrim are being supported.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps his Department is taking to assist farmers, particularly small and family farms, address rising fuel and operating costs.
You mentioned child aggravators: that is really important in this setting and this legislation. When the perpetrator runs out of tools to control the person, the obvious place for them to look to is the bedroom where the child is playing a computer game. The child does not even know that they are being threatened, and…
I support the motion and the amendment. There is absolutely no doubt that there will be many victims of coercive control and sexual and domestic violence. Máiría Cahill is only one of them, but the case is clear as to what she went through and how she was coerced after the fact and after the offence took place. The…
Last week, the Education Minister, Paul Givan, announced that four new-build major works projects and nine school enhancement projects would progress to construction stage. The four major works projects are Enniskillen Royal Grammar School; Priory Integrated College, Holywood; St Malachy's Primary School, Armagh; and…
I acknowledge the findings of the inquest last week and pay tribute to the families who persevered and fought for the truth. Every person in the country who suffered during the Troubles deserves the truth at the very least. The families have made a statement. They said: "Each of those who died was an individual -…
FlaggedLegacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarismCriteria met: Identity framing, Dog-whistle messaging.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, given there is no administrative charge for a missed or cancelled MOT appointment, to detail the reason why people are still charged the full £38 MOT test fee.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail what how £1,946,093.00, generated from charges applied to missed MOT appointments in 2024-25, was allocated.