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 oppose the motion and the amendments. Behind the soft-sounding words of inclusion and affirmation lies a hard reality, which is the erosion of women's rights, the undermining of parental authority and the silencing of common sense. No man, regardless of how he identifies, has the right to enter female-only spaces.…
FlaggedGender, sexuality, abortion and related social issuesCriteria met: Identity framing, Sectarian or communal antagonism, Dog-whistle messaging.
Can the Minister confirm that the Supreme Court judgement did not change the law but merely clarified it? Has he ever sought legal advice on the issues that I have raised with him over the past eight months about the use of school toilets and of pronouns?
Like the Member who spoke earlier, I am deeply troubled that Parliament Buildings is hosting an event this afternoon entitled 'Nothing About Us Without Us — Trans Voices In The Halls Of Power'. Let me be clear: I do not object to debate or fear disagreement, but I do object to the forced endorsement of radical…
FlaggedGender, sexuality, abortion and related social issuesCriteria met: Identity framing, Sectarian or communal antagonism, Dog-whistle messaging.
Yes. It is worth remembering that, while the Member now speaks about protecting life, he once risked taking it. I also want to comment on the recent calls from RTÉ to have Israel banned from this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Those calls are not only misguided; they are morally confused. The Israeli contestant whom…
FlaggedReligion and belief (including people of no religion), churches, faith communities and religious prejudice (including antisemitism and anti-Muslim prejudice)Criteria met: Identity framing, Dog-whistle messaging, Controversy escalation.
We all share the deep sympathy for the innocent people of Gaza — men, women and children caught in the midst of a terrible conflict not of their choosing. However, it is hard to take seriously the hand-wringing of the Member for West Belfast when, in 1978, he took part in the bombing of a cash and carry, an act that…
FlaggedDecided on a second assessment.Legacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarismCriteria met: Controversy escalation.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of women treated in hospital for complications arising from a medical abortion, either complete or incomplete, since the change in the abortion laws in 2020, broken down by (i) hospital; and (ii) complication.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 24951/22-27, to place a copy of the guide developed by INEQE Safeguarding Group in the Assembly library.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the staff numbers employed, both temporary and permanent, at each grade upwards from, and including, deputy principal and senior fishery officer at the Loughs Agency, including (i) the job title of each role; and (ii) the approved number of…
To ask the Minister for Communities whether the Irish language is no longer covered by the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages on the grounds that the charter only protects languages that are different from the official language(s) of that State, and, under Section 7B of the Identity and Language…
To ask the Minister of Finance why there has been a delay in the recruitment process for the Northern Ireland Civil Service Administrative Officer post, given that the process began in August 2024 and applicants were informed that outcome notifications would be issued by the end of April 2025.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether the land on which a statue of Bobby Sands was illegally erected in Twinbrook is owned by the Housing Executive.
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 detail any engagement he has had with sporting bodies in Northern Ireland in relation to participation in female sport.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline all funding his Department and its arm's-length bodies, including Northern Ireland Screen, has provided to Kneecap since 2017.
FlaggedDecided on a second assessment.Sport (including the GAA), the arts and cultural bodies
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to publish a timeline of all appointments and reappointments to posts related to EU exit and regulatory divergence since the restoration of the Executive in February 2024.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has benchmarked Northern Ireland’s audiology service delivery model against models in other regions where community-based provision is more widely used.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any assessment made of the long-term sustainability of addressing audiology waiting lists solely through hospital-based services.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any consideration he has given to the use of community-based audiology providers to support patients with uncomplicated age-related hearing loss, in order to reduce audiology waiting lists.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to estimate the amount of funding required to bring wastewater infrastructure in (i) Dervock; (ii) Mosside; (iii) Armoy; (iv) Stracoum; and (v) Ballycastle up to a standard which creates capacity to allow for new housing and supports economic development in the area.