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Mr Stephen Dunne: Assembly records
All of Mr Stephen Dunne’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Does the First Minister now accept that the draft Budget produced by her party colleague in January was wholly inadequate, failed to address the scale of the pressures facing our public services and would have left Northern Ireland facing impossible choices? Does she acknowledge that it was the determination of DUP…
Translink is considering a range of measures that, alarmingly, could see the removal of some bus and rail services from 10.00 pm on Mondays to Wednesdays, for example, along with changes to the discount fares, which was mentioned. Following the closure of the EQIA consultation a number of weeks ago, what direct…
As a member of the Infrastructure Committee, I too welcome the opportunity to speak during the Consideration Stage of this important Bill. As others have said, a considerable amount of work has gone into getting to this stage through the Committee processes, during which the Committee, I believe, took the opportunity…
I thank the Minister for the statement. I welcome the development today and recognise the relief that so many families who have been impacted on greatly by the road will feel. I am also glad to see a Sinn Féin Minister welcoming and respecting a court judgement this week. Does the Minister accept that landowners have…
Does the First Minister now accept the principle that elected reps cannot simply pick and choose which court or lawful decisions they wish to obey according to whether they agree with them, even if they are the so-called, self-styled First Minister for all or some?
I thank the Minister for his answer. The Minister will hopefully be aware that more than £27 million was recorded in the "write off/write on" category last year alone, which is an increase of more than 50% on the previous year. At a time when our Executive are under significant financial pressures, does the Minister…
I thank the Member for giving way. Does the Member agree that there are lessons to be learned by the organisers of the féile from the success and positivity of the fleadh?
I appreciate the update on the former Cotton Primary School building. There is scope for it to be further secured and for some maintenance around it. The former St Anne's Primary School building in Donaghadee, which is just five minutes from the site that has been mentioned, closed in 2023: is the Minister able to…
Let me be absolutely clear from the outset that the flying of flags is a legitimate expression of cultural identity, national identity and community tradition. The DUP will always defend that right. Let me be equally clear that there should be no place in Northern Ireland — none whatever — for the flag or emblem of a…
I thank the Minister for her answer. Does the Minister recognise that the delays are causing a lot of stress to current officers and those who have served in the past and are impacting on the morale of current officers? What level of engagement has she had on the issue in the past, and what are her plans, in that…
I thank the Minister for her statement. With approximately 15% of the entire Waterways Ireland estate located in Northern Ireland, I am keen to establish any detail that you may have on the scale of immediate safety risks, with regard to diseased trees in Northern Ireland specifically, that are linked to the tree…
I am pleased to speak in the Second Stage debate on the Harbours Bill. As a member of the Committee for Infrastructure, I support the Bill's general intention, which, ultimately, is to provide all the trust ports in Northern Ireland with greater commercial flexibility. The trust ports are a key part of our local…
I thank the Minister for his answer. The Minister will know that that is an issue across Northern Ireland, including in our constituency, where, even today, long delays in NIEA's consultee responses are curtailing economic development amongst other things. In the past five years, the Department's performance rate has…
According to a recent report from the Ulster Farmers' Union and the Livestock and Meat Commission that was launched just two months ago, TB is costing farmers over £96 million per year. Minister, when will we see direct action, given that, as you know, many farmers right across the country, including in our…
I thank the Minister and the Member for their interventions and their input. The Minister makes a valid point that there are challenges — I accept and appreciate that — but there is also an opportunity. As the Minister says, we can work with partner agencies. There is evidence and we all know that, where drug testing…
The Justice Bill has certainly been a considerable piece of work. As someone who served on the Justice Committee for one year, I have some appreciation of the extent of detailed consideration that has been given to such important work. I join others who spoke earlier in thanking all those who took part in the evidence…
Minister, time and time again, you say that our prisons do not have a culture problem, but, time and time again, ordinary hard-working prison officers tell me that there is a fundamental problem in our prisons, with some prison wings out of control. Minister, have you lost control of Northern Ireland's prisons, and…
My question stays on the theme of public transport. The Translink chief executive recently gave evidence to the Infrastructure Committee and warned of very serious consequences for future service delivery. Minister, how do you justify potentially significant service cuts that will, ultimately, under your watch, hit…
Thank you, Minister, for that detailed answer. The Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) recently reviewed 29 major IT projects across our Departments. Those projects have an estimated cost of £5·2 billion, with your Department's six key projects costing approximately £1·12 billion. What will you do to tackle delays in…
I thank the Minister for her statement. Justice McAlinden recently said that your approach to the A5 appeal was: "entirely unfair and unacceptable and constitutes an unprincipled approach to litigation by two government departments". He felt that it was "gaslighting" by you and your Department. I note that the court…
What bids did the Minister make to the Executive to increase the funding for support, given that the entire support scheme is funded by His Majesty's Government?