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.
I thank the Minister for his fulsome answer. There has been a lot of debate about this since we returned to the Assembly. Families struggle to understand what the timescale for delivery might look like. I understand that that perhaps lies more with the Minister for the Economy. From my perspective, given the work that…
I thank the Minister for his answer. It did not have a lot of detail. When it comes to smuggling illegal meat or smuggling anything, smugglers will look for the easiest route. What do we do here to protect ourselves from illegal meat-smuggling through the Republic of Ireland into Northern Ireland?
The Minister's answer was very honest. He will be aware that a number of conversations are happening at the moment about the lack of cross-departmental cooperation. This is an example of where perhaps that could have been better, given the rural aspect of the question from the DUP Member. Rural halls very often lack…
Mr Butler asked the Minister of Education, given that the one-man wave machine that is President Trump punched down on the autistic community when he said that paracetamol consumption leads to autism, and given that many families who are concerned because some of the advice is neither fit nor fair have been in…
Extension of Sitting on Monday 29 September 2025 under Standing Order 10(3A) That in accordance with Standing Order 10(3A), the sitting on Monday 29 September 2025 be extended to no later than 9.30pm.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any assessment has been made on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Veterinary Medicines Directorate estimate that fewer than 20 products are both at risk of discontinuation and likely to have a significant adverse impact…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline how his Department will ensure that Veterinary Medicine Directorate information is effectively communicated and tailored to the Northern Ireland context, with practical guidance for vets and farmers ahead of December 2025 and the end of the…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department has made an assessment of the costs and workforce pressures for veterinary practices and farmers post the grace period end at December 2025.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Addressing the Failure to Deliver a Northern Ireland Aviation Strategy (Revised Wording)”
Addressing the Failure to Deliver a Northern Ireland Aviation Strategy (Revised Wording) - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘must treat all’ and insert: ‘main Northern Ireland airports equitably; calls on the Minster for the Economy to put priority on promotion of travel to Northern Ireland through our own airports and…
I beg to move Thank you. Mr Deputy Speaker. First, I declare an interest, because of Nurse Butler and Nurse Hancock, my wife and my daughter, as the debate will impact on them. Today, the Assembly faces a moment of truth. We have been here before, and I have to be absolutely clear that this is not just a debate about…
I welcome the Minister's answer, and I assure him of the Ulster Unionist Party's support, should he bring that forward. That is the new stock, but I have explained before that there are significant problems with the maintenance, quality of maintenance and access to maintenance of some of the existing stock. Will the…
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. On behalf of the AERA Committee, I request an extension to the Committee Stage of the Dilapidation Bill to 15 May 2026. That date was agreed after discussions at the Committee meeting on 11 September 2025. The Committee was first briefed on the proposed content of the Bill at…
Mr Butler asked the Minister for Communities, given the shortage of private and social home builds, to provide an update on the Housing Executive's position, particularly its powers to borrow against its assets to expedite building the number of houses that we need.
I will be quick. I just caution that, even when the road is upgraded, there will be inherent dangers, as with any road, to do with things such as speed. It would be wrong to send a message that delivery of the road absolves anybody of the responsibility to drive appropriately.
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I may not use my five minutes. A lot has been said during the debate, and, as I laid out when I moved the amendment, having three mutually exclusive amendments shows the amount of thought that all parties have put into it. The debate has shown that we are all singularly on one track and…
I thank the Minister for giving way. As part of that suite of improvements, will the Department consider a speed reduction on certain parts of the road?
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. When the motion came out and the amendments went in, I thought that seeing three amendments that are mutually exclusive should send some message of comfort to the families in that area who have been bereaved. The fact that 50 people have lost their life on that stretch of road since 2007…
Extension of Sitting on Monday 22 September 2025 under Standing Order 10(3A) That in accordance with Standing Order 10(3A), the sitting on Monday 22 September 2025 be extended to no later than 9.30pm.