All of Mr Timothy Gaston’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
In my 21 months as an MLA, I have witnessed some shameless hand-wringing in the Chamber, but what we have seen since we last sat in the Chamber, one week ago, has taken that to another level. Cancelling the SEN summer schemes was not simply an administrative misstep but a failure of the most vulnerable children in our…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail what three of the four recognised trade unions in Northern Ireland Ambulance Service have been undertaking action short of strike since November 2023.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of 999 calls that were received in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust between 21:30 and 22:30 on 11 December 2025, broken down by (i) geographical location; and (ii) category assigned.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the journeys for each Northern Health and Social Care Trust ambulance between 21:30 and 22:30 on 11 December 2025.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the geographical area each Northern Health and Social Care Trust ambulance was dealing with between 21:30 to 22:30 on 11 December 2025.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of ambulance crews that were on shift in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust between 21:30 and 22:30 on 11 December 2025, broken down by station they were based.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Cancellation of Summer Schemes in Special Schools”
Cancellation of Summer Schemes in Special Schools - Amendment 4 Leave out all after ‘grave concern’ and insert: ‘at the handling of the proposed cancellation of summer schemes in special schools in 2026; welcomes the subsequent confirmation that these schemes will now proceed, providing much-needed reassurance to…
Cancellation of Summer Schemes in Special Schools That this Assembly expresses grave concern that the Education Authority has announced the cancellation of summer schemes in special schools in 2026 due to concerns about healthcare provision for participating children; recognises that these schemes provide a lifeline…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Cancellation of Summer Schemes in Special Schools”
Cancellation of Summer Schemes in Special Schools - Amendment 1 After ‘and calls on the’ insert: ‘Executive to ensure that all Barnett consequentials arising from UK Government spending on special educational needs (SEN) provision are fully allocated to, and utilised for, SEN services in Northern Ireland; and further…
To ask the Minister of Health why his Department were unable to offer the Education Authority and the Department of Education any solutions to ensure the continuation of special schools' summer schemes.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any contingency planning was undertaken to secure temporary or agency healthcare staff to facilitate the special schools' summer schemes in 2026.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the date on which the Department of Health advised that required nursing cover would not be available for special schools’ summer schemes for 2026.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail all communications between his Department, the Education Authority and the Department of Health in relation to healthcare provision for special schools’ summer schemes since January 2026.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) the current status of the publication of the Historical Clerical Child Abuse report; and (ii) the date on which their Department will publish the full research and recommendations.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any assessment their Department has made of the policy and governance risks arising from the delay of over ten years in progressing the Interdepartmental Working Group’s findings on Historical Clerical Child Abuse.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any preparatory work their Department has undertaken on the budget, cost modelling and financial planning for a statutory public inquiry into clerical sexual abuse.
To ask the Assembly Commission to detail (i) the current maximum seating capacity of the Blue Flax restaurant in Parliament Buildings; and (ii) how this compares with the capacity prior to its renovation.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any estimate that has been made of the cost of extending bowel cancer screening to those aged 50–59, including how this compares to the potential savings from earlier diagnosis.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the reason why Northern Ireland remains the only region of the United Kingdom not to offer bowel cancer screening to those aged 50–59.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any assessment that has been made of the public consultations on extending Sunday trading hours to ensure they accurately reflect the legal constraints under existing legislation.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the legislative changes that would be required to extend Sunday trading hours across Belfast beyond the framework set out in the Shops (Sunday Trading &c.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail whether local councils have the legal authority to extend Sunday trading hours beyond the limits set out in the Shops (Sunday Trading &c.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.
The late Willy Darragh passed away at the side of the road on 21 December 2024 after suffering a heart attack. The initial 999 call from his wife Caroline was classed as a category 2 call, and, due to the action short of strike, it was not passed to the crew in the local Ballymena ambulance station. Minister, will you…