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Mr Robbie Butler: Assembly records
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To ask the Minister for Communities for his assessment of the effectiveness of the Access to Work program in supporting disabled people into sustainable employment.
To ask the Assembly Commission to outline any steps being taken to clean and maintain the façade of Parliament Buildings, given its Listed Building status.
I support the motion and express my deep concern about the UK Government's failure to adequately prioritise farming families and the rural economy in their 2024 autumn Budget. The decision to introduce new thresholds for inheritance tax and agricultural property relief represents not just a financial burden but a…
My apologies for my rushed entrance. This is an important debate on bovine tuberculosis, which continues to plague our farming community. It impacts on not only agricultural output but the physical, mental and financial well-being of farmers across Northern Ireland. When I was first announced as the Chair of the AERA…
I do not sit on the Communities Committee. However, I find it a really worthwhile announcement by the Minister. As a party, we welcome and support the change. It is something that, given my background in the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service, I am particularly passionate about. I met some of the electrical…
I thank the Minister for his response to that question. I also thank him for his written responses to the queries that have been raised with me by constituents who cite service-reliability issues, safety-and-capacity issues, economic impacts and environmental concerns. People are finding themselves late for work and…
Supporting a Public Health Approach to Tackling Gambling-Related Harms That this Assembly welcomes the publication of the All-Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling's report, Public Health Approaches to Tackling Gambling Related Harms; agrees that gambling should be officially recognised as a public health…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline any work undertaken by his Department in relation to offshore power and renewable energies.
I thank the Minister for giving way. I am enthralled by his speech, because he is fulfilling part of the purpose of the motion, which is to get an update. I am a bit perplexed by what he said about the conversation with the Minister for Communities. The issue is wrapped up in the sense of wider poverty, but we must…
The Member raises a really good point, and I do not disagree about being honest with the electorate on what can be achieved. However, the Member's party, before the last two elections, announced significant build projects that run into hundreds of millions of pounds. There was a debate on the radio this morning about…
I beg to move Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. The purpose of today's motion is to ensure that, as an Assembly, we recognise the immediacy of the crisis and that we take steps to move beyond consultation and procrastination to address the serious issue of holiday hunger and the high cost of school uniforms and PE kits…
Minister, thank you for your statement, particularly the part about the just transition. You will know that mental health is an issue of real primacy for me and young people. Will you outline to us what engagement will look like with young people and, in particular, young farmers? I am thinking about the Budget from…
I take the opportunity to make Members aware that this is the start of Safer Ageing Week. Safer Ageing Week is an initiative run by the charity Hourglass, which is the only UK-wide charity dedicated to calling time on harm and abuse of older people. Through its helpline, casework service and awareness-raising, it…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the technical issues impacting journeys on the Portadown-Belfast-Bangor train line as a result of the opening of the Belfast Grand Central Station.
To ask the Minister of Education whether the Review of the Northern Ireland Curriculum will consider a statutory requirement for schools to educate pupils on the dangers of gambling as part of the core curriculum.
Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the Members who tabled this important motion for debate this evening. There were many dark days during the period that we refer to as "the Troubles". Among the very worst of them was the Kingsmills massacre. It was one of the most barbaric and blatantly sectarian atrocities in our…
Thank you for your indulgence, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. Apologies for not being here for the start of your statement, Minister. Does the Minister agree that the Chancellor has potentially drastically under-represented the scale of the problem faced by farmers in Northern Ireland, given that agricultural land in…
It is critical that we speak up, united, and challenge the Labour Government's alarming disregard for the future viability of family farms in Northern Ireland and across the United Kingdom. Farming, as we know, is already a relentless, hard-work, low-profit industry. Farmers push through 365 days a year in every…
Holiday Hunger and the High Cost of School Uniforms That this Assembly notes with grave concern the significant impact of holiday hunger and the high cost of school uniforms and PE kits on families across Northern Ireland; further notes that during the absence of a functioning Executive, funding for the school holiday…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Rejuvenating our High Streets and Town Centres (Revised Wording)”
Rejuvenating our High Streets and Town Centres (Revised Wording) - Amendment 3 At end insert: ‘and to include actions to address long-term derelict buildings, which are detrimental to town centre development.’
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether Translink are considering a mobile phone app for bus services that would alert passengers to the location of their bus and the likely time of arrival at bus stops.