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.
Minister, in dealing with the licence acquisition process, paragraph 4.2 of the review report recounts multiple reports from interviewees, which are sufficient in number and diversity as to make it credible, that dealing with objections often involved, to put it in simple terms, paying off objectors with cash. Will…
Minister, the EA's handling of the amalgamation of the three existing schools to form Causeway Academy has been extremely poor. What commitment will you give to finding a permanent single-site solution for the school? Will you commit to attending a cross-party meeting with the principal designate and local MLAs to try…
Minister, picking up on your proposal to the Executive to make better use of public land, I note that a recent planning application for a new build for Slemish College in Ballymena had to be withdrawn, as neither the Education Department nor the Infrastructure Department would pay for the new road to open up land. If…
Minister, under your vacant rating plan, you say that your policy could raise £20 million. How much of the £20 million, do you estimate, will be net after administration and enforcement costs? Will that figure simply be added to the uncollected rates debt?
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Further to your ruling yesterday that the Economy Minister's decision was significant and controversial, I wish to draw to the Assembly's attention an important clarification letter. Jim Allister MP has received a letter from the Secretary of State in which Mr Benn makes it explicitly…
Northern Ireland's fishing industry is standing on the edge of a cliff. Unless there is a swift and decisive intervention, we may soon witness the collapse of one of our oldest and proudest but most vulnerable industries. Last week, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea issued its latest scientific…
To ask the Assembly Commission to detail the number of times that the services of a plumber has been required in Parliament Buildings since the restoration of the Executive in February 2024, including (i) the reason for each call out; and (ii) the total cost to the public purse.
To ask the Assembly Commission why the simultaneous translation of MLAs who choose to make their contribution in Irish in the Assembly Chamber is not featured on the internal TV system.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 29695/22-27, to detail (i) why the Loughs Agency position differs from that of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO), in stating that it does not consider stocking from hatcheries as a remediation measure, given…
At the outset, I put on record that I will be voting for the motion, just in case that message gets lost during my remarks. The motion admits that the Windsor framework is fundamentally harmful, burdens business, diverts trade and creates a democratic deficit and that tinkering at the edges will not fix it. All of…
FlaggedConstitutional question, Brexit, the Windsor Framework and sovereigntyCriteria met: Dog-whistle messaging.
Minister, given Sinn Féin's well-documented historical links to paramilitary and international terrorist organisations, will you share with the House the specific evidence that you relied on when deciding that your Department of all Departments is in a position to lecture anyone on ethical international engagement?
I welcome the Minister's proposals to generate savings on the amount that is spent on emergency accommodation. I am mindful of the neighbours who live beside the houses used for emergency accommodation. The issue of tenants causing problems comes up time and time again, and, if concerns about tenants of the units are…
Paragraph 7 of your statement deals with matters that relate to the freedom of information code of practice. Currently, it is not possible to FOI the North/South Ministerial Council, yet we pay millions of pounds each year for it and its tentacles. What steps are being taken to open that body to scrutiny in order to…
Care Workers Pay Uplift To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he is taking to deliver the an uplift in pay for care workers and restore morale in the workforce.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the statutory basis on which the PSNI commissioned the Operation Denton report; (ii) how this aligns with Section 32 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998; and (iii) whether the full findings of the review will be published.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, following the sinking of a second Loughs Agency boat at Foyle Marina, to detail (i) whether the Loughs Agency will receive public funding for a replacement vessel; (ii) the dates that routine checks were undertaken to prevent incidents such as this…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of staff in his Department's arm's-length bodies that currently work from home (a) all week; and (b) part of the week; and (ii) how this compares to the figures on 1 November in each of the last six years.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of staff in his Department that currently work from home (a) all week; and (b) part of the week; and (ii) how this compares to the figures on 1 November in each of the last six years.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the number of staff in his Department's arm's-length bodies that currently work from home (a) all week; and (b) part of the week; and (ii) how this compares to the figures on 1 November in each of the last six years.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the number of staff in her Department that currently work from home (a) all week; and (b) part of the week; and (ii) how this compares to the figures on 1 November in each of the last six years.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the number of staff in her Department's arm's-length bodies that currently work from home (a) all week; and (b) part of the week; and (ii) how this compares to the figures on 1 November in each of the last six years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the number of staff in her Department that currently work from home (a) all week; and (b) part of the week; and (ii) how this compares to the figures on 1 November in each of the last six years.