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.
My thoughts are with the families and those who have lost loved ones. They continue to be let down by the political fallout from net zero, which now puts all future infrastructure projects in Northern Ireland at risk. The A5 motion is a strange one for the "constructive Opposition" to table on its first Opposition day…
At the weekend, the DUP leader rightly attacked those who refuse to accept biological reality, yet you head a Department alongside Mrs Little-Pengelly that retains its links with the discredited Stonewall organisation. Stonewall believes that a woman can have a penis. First Minister, once again, do you believe that?
Minister, it is unfortunate that it has taken the Department so long to get to this point and learn the lessons from what was rejected this time last year. In order to allow farmers to plan cash flow, will you commit today to a date on which the uplift will be implemented? Will you give an assurance that future green…
This morning, I comment on the fact that the mere suggestion that the husband of Heather Humphreys, the Fine Gael candidate for president, had once been in the Orange Order merits front-page headlines, news reports and wall-to-wall commentary. What a telling insight into the Republic in the 21st century. It is often…
FlaggedSectarianism, hate crime and community relationsCriteria met: Identity framing, Sectarian or communal antagonism, Cultural grievance politics, Dog-whistle messaging, Controversy escalation.
The Prime Minister's announcement on Sunday that the United Kingdom now recognises a Palestinian state was and is shameful. Let us remember the context. The genesis of that announcement lies in the events of 7 October 2023. On that day, the Jewish people suffered the largest massacre since the Holocaust. Civilians…
FlaggedReligion and belief (including people of no religion), churches, faith communities and religious prejudice (including antisemitism and anti-Muslim prejudice)Criteria met: Identity framing, Sectarian or communal antagonism, Dog-whistle messaging.
Mr Gaston asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, but especially the First Minister, whether, given that she holds office in a Department with responsibility for equality and given that he has sought clarification from her about biological reality on a number of occasions in the Chamber and in Committee…
FlaggedGender, sexuality, abortion and related social issuesCriteria met: Identity framing, Dog-whistle messaging, Controversy escalation.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 24425/22-27, to detail the current relationship between their Department and Stonewall.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 29695/22-27, to outline his Department’s current policy on the use of hatcheries for salmon conservation, including any reassessment of the 2015 decision to remove hatchery equipment from the Loughs Agency as a remediation measure.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the number of applications for assistance made to Invest NI by businesses, broken down by each local council area, during the period 2020-21 to 2024-25; and (ii) the success rate of such applications.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 30516/22-27, to detail when his Department first made contact with Baroness Hilary Cass to conduct the assessment of Gender Identity Services.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he will issue guidance to schools on the necessity of single-sex toilets and changing areas based on biological sex.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the funding sources used for salaries of temporary staff in the Loughs Agency beyond the approved complement, including whether project funds or other non-salary budgets were utilized for this purpose.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the businesses in the Mid and East Antrim local council area, currently supported by Invest Northern Ireland.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Holding the Irish Government to Account on Legacy”
Holding the Irish Government to Account on Legacy - Amendment 4 After ‘been prevented’ insert: ‘recalls the fact that only 8 out of 110 extradition requests for suspected terrorists by the UK to the Republic of Ireland were successful between 1973 and 1999; notes the role of Irish Industrial Explosives Ltd in the…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount spent on IT systems and cyber-security, in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps being taken to support frontline staff in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust as they manage disruption and increased pressures caused by the IT outage on 17 September 2025.
To ask the Minister of Health whether an independent review will be commissioned into the IT outage at the Southern Health and Social Care Trust on 17 September 2025, with findings published and lessons applied across all Health and Social Care Trusts.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the titles of the reports commissioned to look at the TREES programme; (ii) the costs (including VAT) of each; (iii) when each started; and (iv) when each were completed.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline what proportion of the total investment is represented by the total assistance provided by Invest Northern Ireland, during 2020-21 to 2024-25, broken down by local council area.
To ask the Minister of Health whether he will publish the contingency plans to protect emergency and routine care in the event of IT system failures in the Health and Social Care Trusts.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether the IT outage in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust on 17 September 2025 was caused by (a) technical failure; (b) cyber-attack; and (c) other factors; and (ii) what measures are being put in place to guard against recurrence.
To ask the Minister of Health, following the IT outage in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust on 17 September 2025, to outline what steps are being taken to ensure that all affected patients are contacted directly, informed of the disruption, and given rescheduled appointments.