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 Infrastructure to detail (i) the sub contractors held on a retainer by her Department for the purposes of keeping the network clear in North Antrim during snowfall; and (ii) the amount each sub contractor is paid per hour.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure why her Department's forward planning did not provide for the blanket refilling of grit boxes prior to the onset of winter.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she will commission a review of the criteria around the provision of grit boxes in adopted areas not covered by the salting network.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Rejecting the New EU Customs Fee on Small Parcels”
Rejecting the New EU Customs Fee on Small Parcels - Amendment 1 After ‘folly of those parties’ insert: ‘who returned to the Executive in February 2024 while the Protocol remained in force, and those’
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in light of the reported financial crisis at Stonewall, including a significant operating deficit and depleted cash reserves, whether they will review their Department's continued relationship with Stonewall.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans, including associated timeframes, he has to require the systematic recording and publication of information relating to terminations of pregnancy in Northern Ireland, including (i) the statutory ground relied upon in each case; (ii) an equivalent classification to the…
To ask the Minister of Finance, in light of the reported financial crisis at Stonewall, including a significant operating deficit and depleted cash reserves, whether he will review the Northern Ireland Civil Service’s continued membership of Stonewall’s Diversity Champions Programme and participation in Stonewall’s…
To ask the Minister of Finance whether he will suspend any further expenditure of public funds on Stonewall-related programmes, pending a formal review of the organisation’s financial position, governance and advice to public bodies.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail why sufficient salt and grit was not available on Monday 5 January 2026 to support the Memorandum of Understanding with Mid and East Antrim Borough Council.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail how long his Department anticipates that cod-related restrictions on the local fishing fleet will remain in place.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any assessment his Department has made of the impact of long-term fishing restrictions on the size and viability of the Northern Ireland fishing fleet.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any measures his Department is taking to support the recovery and long-term sustainability of the local fishing industry in the Irish Sea.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the cost, including VAT, of the investigation report relating to the Loughs Agency and Woodland Trust TREES programme; and (ii) the date on which (a) the Loughs Agency became aware of issues that led them to undertake an investigation; (b)…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 24665/22-27 and the revised answer, to detail (i) why the answer was revised to include additional material, including the statement that the Loughs Agency has approval to employ temporary staff as required; (ii) whether the Loughs…
To ask the Minister of Finance to outline the current status of the rates bill relating to the office of the former MP for North Antrim at 9-11 Church Street, Ballymena.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 25687/22-27 in relation to category 2 ambulance calls not being responded to in the last hour of a shift due to action short of strike, to outline the progress made to ensure that crews, at the very least, are being made aware that a call has been logged.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail on what scientific evidence current cod-related fishing restrictions in the Irish Sea continue to be based.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any explanation his Department's scientists have provided for reports from the fishing industry that the lesser-spotted catshark, a non-commercial species, now constitutes a significant proportion of trawl catches in the Irish Sea.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail what the most recent scientific data held by his Department indicates in relation to trends in species composition of trawl catches in the Irish Sea.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Cod Recovery Programme in the Irish Sea since its introduction.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in light of two Loughs Agency vessels sinking while unattended on a berth, to detail (i) any redundancies that were fitted to the vessel to alert crew to alarm activation while unmanned; (ii) whether any redundancies alerted Loughs Agency management…