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Mrs Sinéad Ennis: Assembly records

All of Mrs Sinéad Ennis’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.

214 records match.

  1. Debate contribution: Exclusion of the First Minister from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998

    • Assembly Business

    Another bizarre twist to the debacle and a ploy straight out of the Trump playbook is to accuse your opponent of that which you are doing yourself. The DUP has convinced itself that Sinn Féin started the dispute in a clandestine attempt to goad it into collapsing the Assembly and the Executive. Sinn Féin did not…

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  3. Debate contribution: Exclusion of the First Minister from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998

    • Assembly Business

    Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. It really takes an obscene lack of self-awareness for the so-called leaders of political unionism in the Assembly to attempt to exclude four democratically elected Sinn Féin Ministers when they have not one vote between them. For Emma Little-Pengelly, who has no votes, Jon…

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  4. Debate contribution: Armed Forces Covenant and Armed Forces Bill

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    I note that the deputy First Minister has waxed lyrical about the DUP's support for British veterans. That is, of course, in stark contrast to its historical links to Ulster Resistance, which supplied weapons to the UDA and the UVF, which were involved in hundreds of sectarian murders. Of course, the deputy First…

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  5. Debate contribution: The Executive Office

    • Question for Urgent Oral Answer

    On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Agreement was not sought from the deputy First Minister, nor would it have been given, for Michelle O'Neill to attend the Garvaghy Road and stand in solidarity with that community. She was clearly there, as she is entitled to be, in her role as leas-uachtarán Shinn Féin She was clearly…

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  6. Debate contribution: The Executive Office

    • Question for Urgent Oral Answer

    On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I spoke to Michelle O'Neill about this item of business. She informed me that she told the deputy First Minister in writing what the position was, which is that she engaged with the Garvaghy Road community in her role as Leas-Uachtarán Shinn Féin not as First Minister. That position…

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  8. Debate contribution: Display of Flags and Emblems Bill: Second Stage

    • Private Members' Business

    Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. My colleague across the Chamber referred to the Business Committee today: the House should know that the DUP threatened not only to frustrate the business of the Assembly in the Chamber but to thwart the work of Committees today. If we have five Members left to speak and…

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  9. Debate contribution: Education (Holiday Meal Payments) Bill: Consideration Stage

    • Private Members' Business

    It is just to have a point of clarity, if you do not mind, because it is a wee bit hard to hear. Will the Member clarify whether he said that Jon Burrows and the DUP members of the Education Committee disagreed with the underlying principles of the Bill but did not vote against it? The underlying principles of the…

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  11. Debate contribution: Daisy Hill Hospital: Inpatient Maternity Services

    • Ministerial Statement

    The people of Newry, south Down and south Armagh have heard the words "contingency" and "temporary measures" before, and they will be sceptical. Maternity services are vital, and any temporary removal of them will be rigorously challenged. The trust said that it intends to retain inpatient maternity services at Daisy…

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  12. Debate contribution: Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill: Second Stage

    • Private Members' Business

    Before I get into my remarks, I will address some of what I deem to be the deliberate campaign of scaremongering that is being waged by the DUP and every one of its MLAs who has spoken in the debate so far. What we are hearing can be described only as weaponised incompetence and wilful misunderstanding of the Bill.…

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  14. Debate contribution: Conversion Practices (Criminalisation) Bill: Second Stage

    • Private Members' Business

    Thank you, Mr Burrows. You said that you did line-by-line scrutiny of the Bill. Why do you keep conflating — deliberately, in my opinion — normal parenting practices with an attempt to change the child's sexuality? You keep bringing up normal, everyday situations that a parent will be in as part of their parenting and…

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  16. Debate contribution: Domestic Abuse

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    Does the Minister agree that, just because domestic abuse incidents occur within family settings or among families, that in no way lessens the seriousness of such incidents? If so, does she agree that the comments of the DUP party leader in that regard were not only wrong but potentially dangerous?

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  17. Debate contribution: Jeffrey Donaldson: Investigations and Inquiries

    • Assembly Business

    On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Would it not be more appropriate for you to recuse yourself while your party does its internal investigation of whether there was any impropriety during your time as leader, as it indicated this morning it will do?

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  18. Debate contribution: Jeffrey Donaldson: Investigations and Inquiries

    • Assembly Business

    On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Given the severity and gravity of the situation and the accusations in hand, will you be recusing yourself from adjudication on any issues relating to the matter?

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  19. Debate contribution: Motor Vehicles (Specified Restrictions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026

    • Executive Committee Business

    I, too, associate myself with the Minister's comments on the tragic death of Kourtney McCormick. I send my condolences and sympathy to her family at this very sad time. Road safety should be a priority for us all. I therefore welcome the motion to approve the statutory rule on graduated driver licensing that has been…

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  20. Debate contribution: Harbours Bill: Second Stage

    • Executive Committee Business

    I thank the Minister for giving way. The contact that we have had from members of the public in Warrenpoint and their attempts to understand what the Bill does and to amend it show the level of desperation. Anything related to the harbour that constitutes a change to how it runs will be latched on to and seen as a…

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  21. Debate contribution: Parliament Buildings: Allergy Sufferers

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    The Member raises a very important point. While the Assembly Commission has set out everything that it is required to do in legislation, staff need that hands-on, in-person experience so that, if something were to happen, they would know what to do and what the procedure is. As a Commission member, I know that the…

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  22. Debate contribution: Parliament Buildings: Allergy Sufferers

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    I thank the Member for her question. The Assembly Commission is mindful of the different needs of individual users of and visitors to Parliament Buildings. The Assembly Commission requires its service provider to deliver comprehensive cleaning services that maintain the highest levels of health, safety and hygiene in…

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  23. Debate contribution: Sign Language Interpretation

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    The current contract is for use by Assembly Commission business areas and does not, at present, extend to Members' individual constituency or party political requirements. As the contract is due to expire in April 2027, the scope of future provision can be considered as part of planning for the next contractual…

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  24. Debate contribution: Sign Language Interpretation

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    I thank the Member for her question. The Sign Language Bill makes provision for the recognition and promotion of British Sign Language (BSL) and Irish Sign Language (ISL). Once enacted and commenced, it is expected to place duties on prescribed organisations, including duties to take reasonable steps to ensure that…

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  25. Debate contribution: Energy Efficiency Policy

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    Yes, there will be an ongoing review. As and when we have that information, I am sure that the Commission will be happy to share it with Members. I know that the Member has a specific interest in that. I can take the Member's query on the agreed continuous improvement plan back to the Assembly Commission and will…

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