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.
I join others in welcoming the statement. There are plenty of positives that you have outlined, Minister, for your year ahead. I want to pick up on the housing issue, and I note that you said that we are: "left in a position where we are funding less than 50% of the Programme for Government's housing target". Can you…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any assessment made of the continued need for a stand-alone Youth Justice Agency in 2025, in light of the changing landscape of youth offending and financial pressures on public services.
To ask the Minister of Justice (i) how the current cost of operating the Youth Justice Agency compares with youth justice models in other UK jurisdictions; and (ii) whether consideration has been given to alternative, integrated models.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the annual budget allocated to the Youth Justice Agency in each of the last five years, broken down by (i) administrative costs; and (ii) front-line services.
To ask the Minister of Justice whether a review has been carried out on the effectiveness and efficiency of the Youth Justice Agency since its establishment under the recommendations of the Criminal Justice Review (2000).
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) when a fish tracking array was installed by the Loughs Agency on the River Mourne; (ii) the total cost of the associated fish tracking project, including capital, revenue and salaries; (iii) the number of fish tracked using this system;…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, given that the Loughs Agency employs 15 more staff than it has approval for, including 4 senior grade posts, (i) to outline why the governance procedures and his Department’s oversight has not detected this; and (ii) whether any action will be taken.
To ask the Minister for Communities, in light of the Supreme Court judgment in the case For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers on 16 April 2025, to outline any engagement he has had with sporting bodies in Northern Ireland in relation to participation in female sport.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline the number of asylum seekers in Northern Ireland currently in hotel accommodation, broken down by constituency.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail his Department's spend on social media since the restoration of the Executive in February 2024.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the departmental spend on social media since the restoration of the Executive in February 2024.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in relation to the Loughs Agency biodiversity project TREES, to detail why the Loughs Agency is telling farmers to ensure no dirty water is entering the pond system and to remove material from the ponds when these are supposed to be nature-based…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in relation to the Loughs Agency biodiversity project TREES, to detail the steps proposed to restore the pilot project sites to good agricultural condition, having had drainage removed, been occupied by deep ponds and soil heavily disturbed.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in relation to the Loughs Agency biodiversity project TREES, to detail why the pilot project is being halted, with infrastructure removed and filled in, before this nature-based solution has had time to properly develop.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in relation to the Loughs Agency biodiversity project TREES, to detail the position of landowners who have a twenty year contract with Forest Service in the event that contractors move on site with large plant that will damage trees planted though a…
The debate up to this point has focused on whether we should accept additional funding from Dublin. I will focus some of my remarks on the money from our Budget that we already spend, and what we get in return. I will take Safefood as the first example. That is a body that we in Northern Ireland fund to the tune of £2…
Following the Supreme Court judgement on the definition of a woman, does the Executive Office now have an agreed position, and what impact will that have on the ending violence against women and girls strategy?