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 of Finance to detail how much additional income will be generated from the hospitality sector after the Reval 2026 increases have been applied.
To ask the Assembly Commission to detail any action being taken to secure the rounded stone bosses (i) on the wall beside the West Door of Parliament Buildings; and (ii) at other sites around Parliament Buildings.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the most recent figures for (i) the number of emergency calls made to the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service; and (ii) the waiting times from the receipt of an emergency call to the arrival of an ambulance at the patient’s location, broken down by Health Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the most up to date number of patients currently unable to be discharged from hospital due to a domiciliary care package not being able to be secured, broken down by Health Trust.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of staff employed by the Special European Union Programmes Body, broken down by community background.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 37540/22-27, to detail (i) whether a redundancy was requested at any time for the first Loughs Agency vessel that sank; (ii) all dates a redundancy was fitted to the two Loughs Agency vessels that sank; and (iii) any consideration he…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 37540/22-27, for his assessment of (i) whether a redundancy or device that alerts crew remotely if a vessel is taking on water should have been fitted to the two Loughs Agency boats that sank ten years apart and while unattended and at…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of staff employed by the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission broken down by community background.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of staff employed by each branch of the North South Language Body, broken down by community background.
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. The debate focuses on issues in East Londonderry, but North Antrim is ideally placed, as it runs into East Londonderry. I thank Cara Hunter for securing the Adjournment debate, as it gives me the opportunity to raise the issue of the Kilrea Bridge, the closure of which on 20 September has…
I support the motion. The truth is that one of the main drivers for human trafficking in Northern Ireland is the demand for paid sex. That is not to suggest for one moment that we should not do everything that we can to address demand for all forms of human trafficking. We all have a moral duty to do so. However, the…
I thank the Speaker for ensuring that the issue was brought to the Chamber, which is something that the Minister tried to avoid. Minister, will those who come to Northern Ireland who hold European driving licences, which are valid for three years before they have to apply for a Northern Ireland driving licence, be…
Child sexual abuse is a crime of profound cruelty. Its effects do not fade with time. The trauma has destroyed and shaped lives, destroyed trust and left scars that many have carried silently for decades. Those who have come forward to speak about abuse suffered in faith-based and institutional settings have shown…
As part of the ongoing work between the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and the National Ambulance Service, was the issue of crews not being alerted to category 2 calls in the last hour of their shift due to the ongoing action short of strike highlighted as a major concern? Have you any update for the House on…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) whether he will publish the annual results of the Irish Sea Cod Fishing Industry Partnership Survey since its inception; and (ii) to detail (a) the number of cod recorded; (b) the number of survey tows undertaken; (c) the locations of those tows;…
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 35910/22/27, whether consideration was given to the National Security Strategy statement that instances of China’s espionage, interference in our democracy and the undermining of our economic security have increased in recent years.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 35910/22/27, to detail the monetary value of the services provided to Northern Ireland by the China Chamber of Commerce in Britain through the agreement.
Unionism must remember that the document that the motion focuses on was produced through the Shared Island initiative, which the Irish Government established with the express purpose of advancing the case for breaking up the United Kingdom. Even the report acknowledges the obvious fact that the economies of the Irish…