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.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the amount (i) her Department; and (ii) its arm's-length bodies have spent on hospitality each month since December 2024.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the amount (i) her Department; and (ii) its arm's-length bodies have spent on hospitality each month since December 2024.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he plans to introduce a statutory duty for prevention on public agencies that support people at risk of homelessness.
The Member illustrates something in Mid Ulster, and I am sure that he could go to every constituency in Northern Ireland and illustrate something similar. That is the problem with the policies and shows their absurdity. Active travel has been prioritised over basic maintenance: ridiculous. Leaving maintenance to the…
The motion is timely because our road network is in the worst condition that it has been in during my lifetime. If it were about any other Department, the Sinn Féin Benches would be bustling, and Members on them would be leading the charge to fight back and call out the Minister for failing road users across Northern…
Minister, will you explain to the House why, on 18 August 2023, a departmental official emailed Aidan Mathers at sinnfein.ie, stating: "As discussed the Sinn Fein sign which was recently erected near the Egyptian Arch is on DfI property, can you please arrange for this to be removed", and why a letter dated 25…
Minister, I have profound concerns that your Department has been captured by outside forces such as the Rainbow Project. You have failed to address those concerns, even though I have asked you questions on the matter. Do you recognise that children should never be guinea pigs for an ideology or experimental medicine?
FlaggedGender, sexuality, abortion and related social issuesCriteria met: Sectarian or communal antagonism, Dog-whistle messaging, Controversy escalation.
Minister, it is good to hear that you are making progress on tackling plastic pollution. Will you take the opportunity to update the House and enlighten us on what progress you are making on reducing the amount of raw sewage that is currently going into our waterways? I know that that issue does not sit with you, but,…
As Members are aware, questions for written answer must be answered within 10 days, yet the Health Minister has time and again shown contempt for that rule. I could cite many examples, but, for the sake of time, I will give two. A question on his plans for a palliative care strategy tabled on 24 September 2024 was…
The judgement is one that I am deeply troubled about. Palestine Action is guilty of serious offences, including the attack with a sledgehammer on a female police officer that left her with serious injuries to her back. That might be Mr Carroll's version of free speech, but it is certainly not mine or that of unionism.…
FlaggedLegacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarismCriteria met: Dog-whistle messaging.
Illegal Billboards in Newry To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to update the Assembly on her Department’s handling of the illegal billboard erected at the Egyptian Arch, Newry, including correspondence issued by her Department requesting its removal, and the Minister’s subsequent denial in the Assembly that any…
To ask the Assembly Commission to detail (i) the rationale for; and (ii) the cost of, the installation of a partition screen in the Communications Office in Parliament Buildings.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether he will commission a working group with the hospitality industry to review the methodology used to calculate rates for the sector, to ensure that future rates are fair and equitable.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any practical support or guidance his Department is providing to Northern Ireland vessel owners who have paid for Isle of Man fishing licences but may now be unable to operate legally due to the Isle of Man’s visa restrictions on overseas crew.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) any engagement he or his Department has had with the Isle of Man Government regarding the immigration and visa requirements now being applied to crews on Northern Ireland fishing vessels operating in Manx waters; and (ii) whether he has…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) whether he is aware of the Isle of Man Government’s recent indication that Northern Ireland fishing vessels with non-British or Irish crew may no longer be permitted to fish commercially within Manx territorial waters; and (ii) any…
To ask the Minister of Justice (i) for her assessment of whether sex-disaggregated data is necessary for effective safeguarding policy, particularly in relation to sexual offences, domestic abuse and violence against women and girls; and (ii) to detail any steps her Department has taken to ensure that the data it…
To ask the Minister of Justice whether it is her responsibility for ensuring that data relied upon by her Department for policy and safeguarding decisions is clear, transparent and fit for purpose, notwithstanding that operational data collection is undertaken by policing bodies.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of cases where patients on routine cataract waiting lists deteriorate into severe or total sight loss before being assessed; and (ii) to detail any action he is taking to prevent such outcomes.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to provide a timeline on when the Proposed Ammonia Strategy will be brought to the Executive.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether he will commission a working group with the hospitality industry to review the methodology used to calculate rates for the sector, to ensure that future rates are fair and equitable.
To ask the Minister of Health to publish the productivity statistics relied upon by his Department to assess Health and Social care Trust performance for each of the last five financial years.
To ask the Minister of Health whether the Systems Oversight Measures or Support and Intervention Framework include any direct financial consequences, including the reduction, withholding or clawback of pay, for Health and Social Care Trust chief executives in cases of sustained poor performance.