Mr Robbie Butler: Assembly records

All of Mr Robbie Butler’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: Mother-and-baby Unit

    • Private Members' Business

    Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank the Minister for sharing so openly his familial testimony. It is not easy for anyone to share such testimony. We have also heard Members share testimonies today, particularly from constituents. Before I address the detail of the motion, I will take a moment to pay tribute to some…

    Not flagged

  2. Motion or amendment: Strengthening Storm Resilience and Infrastructure Preparedness

    • Motion · Private Members' Motion

    Strengthening Storm Resilience and Infrastructure Preparedness That this Assembly notes with concern the increasing frequency and severity of storms which have caused widespread disruption to electricity, broadband, transport, and essential public and community services across Northern Ireland; further notes that…

    Not flagged

  3. Debate contribution: Disability and Work Strategy

    • Ministerial Statement

    Credit where it is due, Minister. As the chair of the all-party group on disability, I am delighted to see this strategy and will take some time to read it. Does the Minister have an understanding at this stage of how the new disability and work council will ensure that public bodies and Departments implement the…

    Not flagged

  4. Debate contribution: Social Work Training Places

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    Connie is one of my favourites too, but we will keep that between us. I thank the Minister for his answer. He will know that social work is close to my heart, particularly in and around children's services and looked-after children. The Minister has given us good news about the training places, but those training…

    Not analysed

  5. Debate contribution: Explosive Device at Sinn Féin Newry Office

    • Matters of the Day

    I add my support and solidarity to Minister Kimmins; the Member of Parliament Dáire Hughes; their families, in particular, because this extends way beyond the political sphere and the individual who has, potentially, been threatened; and, as has been picked out, the staff who work in the office. I am sure that I do…

    Not flagged

  6. Motion or amendment: Extension of Sitting on Monday 6 October 2025 under Standing Order 10(3A)

    • Motion · Committee Motion

    Extension of Sitting on Monday 6 October 2025 under Standing Order 10(3A) That in accordance with Standing Order 10(3A), the sitting on Monday 6 October 2025 be extended to no later than 9.00pm.

    Not flagged

  7. Motion or amendment: Mother and Baby Unit - Amendment 2

    • Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Mother and Baby Unit”

    Mother and Baby Unit - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘lack of provision;’ and insert: ‘regrets that the clinical advice is that there is no safe way to provide an interim arrangement; calls on the Minister of Health to provide an update on the current business case for the establishment of a mother and baby unit;…

    Not flagged

  8. Written question AQW 32698/22-27

    • Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the measures in place to detect and prevent illegal meat imports, in light of the risks identified in (i) the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee September 2025 report Biosecurity At The Border: Britain's Illegal Meat Crisis; and…

    Not flagged

  9. Motion or amendment: Addressing Regional Imbalance - Amendment 1

    • Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Addressing Regional Imbalance”

    Addressing Regional Imbalance - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘further notes that’ and insert: ‘regional balance should be applied equitably and that every region in Northern Ireland should be on a level playing field; calls on the Minister for the Economy to publish an assessment on the progress of the Sub-Regional…

    Not flagged

  10. Motion or amendment: Failure to Transform the Criminal Justice System - Amendment 2

    • Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Failure to Transform the Criminal Justice System”

    Failure to Transform the Criminal Justice System - Amendment 2 After ‘impact this has on victims and’ insert: ‘witnesses who are not kept informed about the progress and issues surrounding their case pre and post-trial thus affecting’

    Not flagged

  11. Motion or amendment: Reducing Household Energy Costs (Revised Wording) - Amendment 1

    • Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Reducing Household Energy Costs (Revised Wording)”

    Reducing Household Energy Costs (Revised Wording) - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘energy security’ and insert: 'and recognises the considerable vulnerability in our grid infrastructure; stresses the need for an independent review of SONI and NIE Networks’ failure to properly invest in our grid and the exorbitant…

    Not flagged

  12. Debate contribution: Northern Ireland Community Infrastructure Fund

    • Ministerial Statement

    I thank the Minister for his statement. He will be aware, as will many MLAs, that there are groups that are proficient in the application process. Often, however, there are groups, particularly in rural areas, that do not have the capacity and knowledge to fill out their applications in such a way as to score highly…

    Not flagged

  13. Debate contribution: Shared Property Management Report: Publication

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    I thank the Minister for his answer. That is work that was commissioned by Minister Archibald, when she held the position. Work in that space has been delayed for around 15 years, and there is advice from legal counsel on the need for us to do that work. In the interim, can the Minister offer any succour or recourse…

    Not analysed

  14. Member's statement: National Nonspeaking/Non-verbal Awareness Day

    • Members' Statements

    I mark National Nonspeaking/Non-verbal Awareness Day. I want to be absolutely clear that we must not allow this to become just another date in the calendar of which we raise awareness and move on. I want to issue a challenge to all Members and to those beyond the Chamber. Stop for a moment and recognise perhaps the…

    Not flagged

  15. Motion or amendment: Leasehold Property Rights and Transparency

    • Motion · Private Members' Motion

    Leasehold Property Rights and Transparency That this Assembly recognises the urgent need for legislation and policy development to better protect leasehold property owners; notes with concern the lack of transparency, ownership rights and accountability currently faced by many leaseholders, particularly in complex…

    Not flagged

  16. Motion or amendment: Definition of a Victim

    • Motion · Private Members' Motion

    Definition of a Victim That this Assembly acknowledges that the definition of a victim, as laid out in the Victims and Survivors (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, is unique in respect of services provided by the Victims and Survivors Service; accepts that the widely used definition of a victim remains extant in Northern…

    Not flagged

  17. Debate contribution: Aviation Strategy for Northern Ireland

    • Private Members' Business

    Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. My apologies for missing the start of the debate. I assure you that I was watching it on television in my room. It has been a good debate and very good-natured. There were a few pokes made at the Ulster Unionist Party's amendment, but I will poke Members back. I will get to that in a…

    Not flagged

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