All of Dr Steve Aiken OBE’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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Thank you very much indeed, Minister, and I thank Mr Dickson for asking the same sort of question that I am about to ask. Minister, on 27 June this year, the Lady Chief Justice quashed the marine licence associated with the gas caverns project in Islandmagee. In light of your comments in paragraph 5 of your…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Climate Change Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Climate Change
I declare an interest as a member of the board of governors of Kilbride Central Primary School, a great primary school, and of Ballyclare High School, a great high school. I thank the Minister for his remarks. He will be aware, as he will have heard from his MLAs and others, of the considerable amount of development…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Post-primary Education: South Antrim Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Post-primary Education: South Antrim
On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I apologise for my mobile phone going off just before Mr Gaston had the opportunity to make a speech. I do not normally provide musical accompaniments, so please take my apologies.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: October Monitoring Round 2024-25 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: October Monitoring Round 2024-25
I thank the Minister for her remarks so far. Minister, you talked very clearly in your statement about prioritising public-sector pay. Does the Minister accept that, as a result of the Executive's Budget decisions, we are very likely to face fresh industrial action by health workers and other key members of the public…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: October Monitoring Round 2024-25 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: October Monitoring Round 2024-25
Today in the Assembly, we solemnly gathered to remember those who gave their all so that we may have the freedoms that we have today. We often forget that those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the defence of our nation and the wider democratic way of life that we cherish did so not for some base ideology but…
Assessment details for Member's statement: Remembrance Day: War and Antisemitism Official Assembly record for Member's statement: Remembrance Day: War and Antisemitism
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on his considerations in relation to the Hightown incinerator planning application.
Assessment details for Oral question AQO 1139/22-27 Official Assembly record for Oral question AQO 1139/22-27
I thank the Minister for her remarks. She will be aware that the Chancellor, in her Budget statement last week, talked about the pressures on health and, in particular, about the fact that, across England and Wales, the health budget will be raised by 4·7% this year and 3·3% next year. That is above the general…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Public Expenditure: Outcome of Chancellor's Statement Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Public Expenditure: Outcome of Chancellor's Statement
To ask the Minister of Education to provide an update on his plans for post-primary education in South Antrim.
Assessment details for Oral question AQO 1095/22-27 Official Assembly record for Oral question AQO 1095/22-27
To ask the Minister of Finance (i) whether any performance-related pay has been made to the Head of the Civil Service and members of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Board; and (ii), in light of the Northern Ireland Audit Office's second report on implementation of RHI Inquiry recommendations, to detail the criteria…
Assessment details for Written question AQW 16837/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 16837/22-27
To ask the Minister of Finance, in light of the Northern Ireland Audit Office's second report on implementation of RHI Inquiry recommendations, to detail the processes have they put in place to hold the Head of the Civil Service and the Northern Ireland Civil Service Board to account for the failure to implement…
Assessment details for Written question AQW 16836/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 16836/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on progress on the School Enhancement Programme for schools in South Antrim.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 16835/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 16835/22-27
To ask the Minister for the Economy (i) to detail the aviation and airport management experience within his Department; and (ii) whether he is considering employing additional staff to manage the City of Derry Airport.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 16834/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 16834/22-27
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail his Department's discussions with Arc21 in relation to planning approvals for the Hightown incinerator in the last 12 months.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 16838/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 16838/22-27
The Minister will be aware that, often, the sooner a patient can be triaged, the better the outcome is for that patient. Can he provide an update on the work to introduce a telephone triage service locally?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Altnagelvin Area Hospital: A&E Waiting Times Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Altnagelvin Area Hospital: A&E Waiting Times
I thank the leader of the Opposition for bringing this valuable debate to the Chamber. One of the issues facing the Assembly and, indeed, society in Northern Ireland is that we have given agency to so-called paramilitaries when instead, as my learned friend behind me has said on many occasions, we should call them for…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Tackling Paramilitarism Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Tackling Paramilitarism
Dr Aiken asked the Minister of Health for an update on his Department's latest financial position and wished him good luck in answering the question in 60 seconds.
Assessment details for Topical question AQT 656/22-27 Official Assembly record for Topical question AQT 656/22-27
Further to my friend Mr Durkan's comments, are we envisaging Julie Harrison becoming a member of the permanent public-sector transformation board? Is that enshrining the Northern Ireland Office at the centre of our Government?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Public-sector Transformation Board: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Public-sector Transformation Board: Update
I declare an interest as a school governor for Kilbride Central Primary School. Minister, is there any advice that you can give to governors of schools that are stuck on the SEP? How do we navigate our way through the Kafkaesque approach that the EA seems to develop every time that we try to have a conversation with…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Schools: Eligibility for Refurbishment Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Schools: Eligibility for Refurbishment
From just before sunset on Friday to dusk on Saturday marked Yom Kippur. Across the world but particularly in the homes of our many Jewish friends and colleagues, it is by observing their prayers that members of the Jewish faith seek to atone and ask God for his forgiveness. Yom Kippur culminates with Neilah and the…
Decided on a second assessment. Religion and belief (including people of no religion), churches, faith communities and religious prejudice (including antisemitism and anti-Muslim prejudice) Criteria met: Identity framing, Cultural grievance politics, Controversy escalation.
Assessment details for Member's statement: Yom Kippur Official Assembly record for Member's statement: Yom Kippur
I declare an interest as a safeguarding board member of a major NGO and the safeguarding governor of a school in my constituency. First Minister, when you first employed Michael McMonagle, what due diligence did you do on his conduct in order to determine his suitability for employment? Subsequent to being informed…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: First Minister's Recent Statements Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: First Minister's Recent Statements
Does the Minister agree that some in society still use paramilitarism to intimidate individuals and families, that the Department of Justice must take more robust action to dismantle those groups and that those organisations should not be called upon to use their influence in communities?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Housing: Intimidation Points Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Housing: Intimidation Points
Today marks the first anniversary of the horrific and barbaric terrorist attack on Israel. The horror of that extreme example of racist and sectarian hate goes well beyond the statistics of 1,191 murdered, over 4,834 injured and 218 taken hostage. The violent attacks against the old, women, children and men were…
Assessment details for Member's statement: October 7 Attacks: Antisemitism Official Assembly record for Member's statement: October 7 Attacks: Antisemitism
First Minister's Recent Statements To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for their assessment of the answer provided by the First Minister at the Committee for the Executive Office on 2nd October 2024, in relation to what the First Minister knew about references for Michael McMonagle provided to the…
Assessment details for Urgent oral question: First Minister's Recent Statements Official Assembly record for Urgent oral question: First Minister's Recent Statements
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the financial position facing his Department.
Assessment details for Oral question AQO 986/22-27 Official Assembly record for Oral question AQO 986/22-27
There have been public references in the media in recent weeks to a number of community pharmacies closing. Does the Minister have confidence that there remains good access to community pharmacies across Northern Ireland?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Community Pharmacies Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Community Pharmacies
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