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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I thank the Minister for his short answer, and this is equally short. There is a role for methane in the gas supply: has the Minister done any work on that?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Renewable Energy Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Renewable Energy
I thank the Minister for his answer. There is no doubt that the poultry and egg industry is already stifled by moribund planning and growth restrictions. Can the industry be confident of the Minister's support regarding further unnecessary bureaucracy not being included in the transportation of that litter? Since the…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Poultry Litter Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Poultry Litter
I thank the Member for giving way; I hope that she will forgive me. I raise the point that Mr Gaston made about devolution failing: devolution has not failed. Has the failure to have government here for five years of the past eight — of the Member's 11 years, there has been government in only six, and they have never…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Ageing Population: Strategic Plan Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Ageing Population: Strategic Plan
Your timing is immaculate, Mr Speaker; it is absolutely perfect. Thanks for that. I thank the Member who — for the first time in 11 years, did you say? — proposed the private Member's motion, and I thank her for her services as chair of the all-party group (APG) on ageing and older people. It is an excellent APG. I…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Ageing Population: Strategic Plan Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Ageing Population: Strategic Plan
Mr Butler asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on his and the Department's priorities on where renewable energies will sit in achieving our climate change credentials.
Assessment details for Topical question AQT 1076/22-27 Official Assembly record for Topical question AQT 1076/22-27
Role of the Irish State during the Troubles That this Assembly acknowledges the powerful and harrowing testimonies of victims' families and those affected by the Omagh bomb as part of the ongoing public inquiry and supports their quest for truth and justice; laments the lack of any tangible effort by the Irish…
Assessment details for Motion or amendment: Role of the Irish State during the Troubles Official Assembly record for Motion or amendment: Role of the Irish State during the Troubles
I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion, because, frankly, housing is absolutely in crisis. I do not know about other Members in the Chamber, but, if you were to ask me for the number-one issue that comes through my door each day, I would say, unequivocally, that it is housing. People face other pressures in…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: New Deal for Private Renters in Northern Ireland Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: New Deal for Private Renters in Northern Ireland
I thank the Member for that. I am sure that the Minister will give him the Department's absolute position, but there is no doubt that there has been some legal uncertainty on this. I think that that has caused some nervousness in the Department, and that is probably why there is such a need to see this legislation…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: The Animals (Identification, Records, Movement and Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025: Prayer of Annulment Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: The Animals (Identification, Records, Movement and Enforcement) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025: Prayer of Annulment
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the functions of the Board of the Maze Long Kesh Development Corporation.
Assessment details for Oral question AQO 1635/22-27 Official Assembly record for Oral question AQO 1635/22-27
That is the last compliment that you are going to get in this mandate. Thanks to those in the Public Gallery and the activists who, for many years, have wrestled with us, regardless of whether we have been here or not, to bring forward legislation that should, hopefully, bring tangible change to their lives. I…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Sign Language Bill: Second Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Sign Language Bill: Second Stage
As chair of the all-party group on disability, I know only too well, from the many presentations that we have had from people of all ages, particularly young people, about the lack of inclusivity that deaf people feel. To see a Minister stepping up today and doing that was —.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Sign Language Bill: Second Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Sign Language Bill: Second Stage
I congratulate the Minister, not just for introducing the Bill but for starting the debate by using sign language. That was more than impressive and it was very welcome.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Sign Language Bill: Second Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Sign Language Bill: Second Stage
— and to invest in a truly just transition. I will conclude there.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Supply Resolution for the Northern Ireland Spring Supplementary Estimates 2024-25 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Supply Resolution for the Northern Ireland Spring Supplementary Estimates 2024-25
I thank the Minister for engaging late yesterday evening on the matter. I am looking at the dates around the outbreak. The housing order was issued on Wednesday 12 February, I believe, with measures being put in place at the farm on 14 February. What confidence can poultry farmers have that the Department is…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Avian Influenza Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Avian Influenza
Legislatively, this Bill is long overdue. It has been the settled will of the Assembly since 2020 that salaries and pensions should be determined independently — a word that I will return to shortly — and free from political interference. That the Assembly Commission has delayed its progression, first due to the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Assembly Members (Remuneration Board) Bill: Second Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Assembly Members (Remuneration Board) Bill: Second Stage
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on the arrangements for transferring poultry litter to the Republic of Ireland.
Assessment details for Oral question AQO 1621/22-27 Official Assembly record for Oral question AQO 1621/22-27
I welcome the motion tabled by Sinn Féin in the names of Declan McAleer, Nicola Brogan and Áine Murphy. It is really useful to be able to highlight the mounting financial pressures that face farming families across Northern Ireland. Those pressures are compounded by inflation, rising living costs, planning…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Inheritance Tax Changes: Impact on Family Farms Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Inheritance Tax Changes: Impact on Family Farms
I will highlight the indispensable contribution that Northern Ireland's unpaid carers make. There are around 220,000 individuals, nearly 60% of whom are women, who are the indispensable thread that helps hold our society together. They provide daily care for children with additional needs, as Mr Carroll points out in…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Support for Carers Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Support for Carers
Today's vote and the Tobacco and Vapes Bill more generally are undoubtedly the right thing to do. That is what I have written down, but, inside, I feel so much better about what is happening today than what is typed up at the top of my page. Unlike probably all the Members who have spoken so far, I have no declaration…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Legislative Consent Motion Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Legislative Consent Motion
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is often an overlooked aspect in the recycling of household waste, including food and garden waste. Will the Minister provide an update on where he sees that fitting into the circular green economy that he is talking about? Is any action being taken with councils to encourage greater use of AD?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Household Recycling Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Household Recycling
Will the Minister give way?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Direct Payments to Farmers (Cross-Compliance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024: Prayer of Annulment Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Direct Payments to Farmers (Cross-Compliance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024: Prayer of Annulment
I thank the Minister for giving way. I think that most Committee members are here. Was the Minister made aware — I am sure that he was — of the Committee's form of words, which was to look at a tiered, segregated response that would take out all the pertinent points that relate to climate and the environment? I will…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Direct Payments to Farmers (Cross-Compliance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024: Prayer of Annulment Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Direct Payments to Farmers (Cross-Compliance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024: Prayer of Annulment
Will the Minister give way?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Direct Payments to Farmers (Cross-Compliance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024: Prayer of Annulment Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Direct Payments to Farmers (Cross-Compliance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024: Prayer of Annulment
Just on the point that the Member raised, to clarify and answer his question, there was no communication from any big industry, such as Moy Park. In fact, there was very little lobbying from stakeholders except farmers, who will be impacted on by the SR. Let me put this on the record: the Member for Upper Bann is…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Direct Payments to Farmers (Cross-Compliance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024: Prayer of Annulment Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Direct Payments to Farmers (Cross-Compliance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024: Prayer of Annulment
Will the Member give way?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Direct Payments to Farmers (Cross-Compliance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024: Prayer of Annulment Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Direct Payments to Farmers (Cross-Compliance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024: Prayer of Annulment
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