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Mr Peter Martin: Assembly records
All of Mr Peter Martin’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
The Member is very kind for giving way, and I thank him for that. Does the Member agree that, in a debate as important as this —? The cameras may not be picking up the fact that there are only five Members on the Benches opposite me. In fact, the Benches are practically empty from there, all the way round to Tim…
Very sadly, Ray Close, the Belfast-born boxer who made Bangor his home, died last week at the age of just 57. He will be warmly remembered as not only one of Northern Ireland's finest boxers but a complete gentleman. Ray turned professional in 1988 and went on to win the Irish super-middleweight title before claiming…
Exclusion of the First Minister from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 That this Assembly, under section 30(1)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, resolves that the First Minister no longer enjoys the confidence of the Assembly because, by participating in the unlawful protest on the Garvaghy…
Exclusion of the Minister for the Economy from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 That this Assembly, under section 30(1)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, resolves that the Minister for the Economy no longer enjoys the confidence of the Assembly because, by participating in the unlawful…
Exclusion of the Minister of Finance from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 That this Assembly, under section 30(1)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, resolves that the Minister of Finance no longer enjoys the confidence of the Assembly because, by participating in the unlawful protest on the…
Exclusion of the Minister for Infrastructure from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 That this Assembly, under section 30(1)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, resolves that the Minister for Infrastructure, no longer enjoys the confidence of the Assembly because, by participating in the…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps his Department will take to ensure that teachers and school staff have the training and resources they need to support children and young people experiencing bereavement.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 53242/22-27, to detail any actions being taken by the Department and Invest NI to address the low job creation figures for North Down.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the amount of public money saved by addressing benefit fraud, broken down by constituency, in the last three years.
The First Minister used the word "siege" a number of times in her answers. Does she believe that 35 elderly Orangemen, walking down a road at 8.00 am, constitutes a siege?
Thank you, Mr Speaker. I will do my best. In an 'Irish Independent' poll over the weekend, people in the South were asked what the most important issues were to them. Do you know, Mr Speaker, what percentage of voters in the South consider a united Ireland or a new Ireland to be a priority? I am sure that the Members…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of anti-social behaviour incidents recorded under the National Standard for Incident Recording definitions of (i) inappropriate use of fireworks; (ii) unlawful sale or possession of fireworks; and (iii) noise created by fireworks, in 2025-26.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of firework licences granted for (i) private; (ii) public; and (iii) council organised, firework displays for 2026, broken down by local council area.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps his Department is taking to ensure bereaved children and young people receive consistent support across schools.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the reason why grief and bereavement education has not been explicitly included in the proposed new curriculum
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any action being taken by her Department to raise awareness, regarding the requirements around (i) child seats; and (ii) the use of front and rear passenger seats by children.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any work undertaken by the recently established People Committee within the Northern Ireland Civil Service.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any consideration his Department has given to changing the Northern Ireland Civil Service recruitment process from general service competitions to skill based recruitment drives.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any consideration his Department has taken of why NICS recruitment performance and metrics are not being monitored at an organisational level.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether the Housing Executive plan to review the current minimum size requirement for a bedroom in a Housing Executive property.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline the amount her Department has spent on proactive sea defence measures in Donaghadee in the last ten years, excluding reactive repairs following storm damage.