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 of Justice to detail (i) the number of procurement credit cards held by staff in her Department; (ii) the amount expended by her Department through a procurement credit card since the restoration of the Executive in February 2024; and (iii) on what was the expenditure incurred.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, following the recent break-in at Dundonald House, to detail (i) why the building was not manned or properly secured at the time; and (ii) any new security measures that have been taken since the break-in.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the number of procurement credit cards held by staff in her Department; (ii) the amount expended by her Department through a procurement credit card since the restoration of the Executive in February 2024; and (iii) on what was the expenditure incurred.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of procurement credit cards held by staff in his Department; (ii) the amount expended by his Department through a procurement credit card since the restoration of the Executive in February 2024; and (iii) on what was the expenditure incurred.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the number of procurement credit cards held by staff in his Department; (ii) the amount expended by his Department through a procurement credit card since the restoration of the Executive in February 2024; and (iii) on what was the expenditure incurred.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of procurement credit cards held by staff in his Department; (ii) the amount expended by his Department through a procurement credit card since the restoration of the Executive in February 2024; and (iii) on what was the expenditure incurred.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the number of procurement credit cards held by staff in her Department; (ii) the amount expended by her Department through a procurement credit card since the restoration of the Executive in February 2024; and (iii) on what was the expenditure incurred.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of procurement credit cards held by staff in his Department; (ii) the amount expended by his Department through a procurement credit card since the restoration of the Executive in February 2024; and (iii) on what was the expenditure incurred.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) the number of procurement credit cards held by staff in their Department; (ii) the amount expended by their Department through a procurement credit card since the restoration of the Executive in February 2024; and (iii) on what was the expenditure…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the number of procurement credit cards held by staff in his Department; (ii) the amount expended by his Department through a procurement credit card since the restoration of the Executive in February 2024; and (iii) on what was the…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the cost to the consumer of electricity in Northern Ireland as it compares to prices in (i) Great Britain; and (ii) the Republic of Ireland.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail how making the operational decision on signage at Belfast Grand Central Station is compatible with the Partnership Agreement between the Department for Infrastructure and the Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company.
I find the motion deeply ironic. While the Alliance Party likes to portray itself as the champion of a shared society in meaningless motions such as this, when it comes to legislation and policy, it supports things that fan the flames of division. As I pointed out last week, polling illustrates that there is no…
FlaggedIrish language, Ulster-Scots and language policyCriteria met: Identity framing, Cultural grievance politics, Dog-whistle messaging, Controversy escalation.
Why then, on 15 January, did the Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs tell the House of Commons: "In Northern Ireland, the controls will apply to meat and live animals moving from a 3 km protection zone and a 10 km surveillance zone surrounding the affected premises in Germany. Those products cannot be moved…
I am very aware of where the future growth opportunities are for the Northern Ireland economy. In particular, Ballymena should be designated as the hydrogen hub for Northern Ireland. I say that for two reasons. First, long before hydrogen was identified as the answer to fuelling large vehicles, Wrightbus, in…
Minister, the problems with NI Water are long-standing and the investigation is long overdue. Will the scope of the investigation consider how much subcontractors are charging for works, which is well above what it would cost for those works to be carried out internally by NI Water staff? If not, the investigation…
Yesterday in the House, I asked the Minister for Infrastructure for an assurance that she would commit to undertaking a consultation and equality screening exercise before taking any decision on the installation of Irish language signs at Belfast Grand Central station. Far from providing the assurance that I sought,…
FlaggedIrish language, Ulster-Scots and language policyCriteria met: Identity framing, Cultural grievance politics, Dog-whistle messaging, Controversy escalation.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 14970/22-27, to provide a breakdown of the spend by (i) airfares per person; (ii) the class that each person on the trip travelled in during each flight; and (iii) the cost of accommodation per night for each of those on the trip.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to publish the guest list for the Northern Ireland Bureau's St. Patrick's Day breakfast in Washington in 2025.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any tweets proposed by the deputy First Minister during her trip to the United States of America over the St Patrick’s Day period in March 2025 for which agreement was sought from the First Minister but not granted.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the cost of installing (i) Irish language signage at Belfast Grand Central Station; and (ii) an Irish language option on all Translink ticket vending machines.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the percentage share of working-age people receiving disability benefits by main conditions of (i) mental and behavioural; (ii) musculo-skeletal; and (iii) other.