Oral question AQO 1528/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the damage caused to school estates by Storm Éowyn.
Assessment details for Oral question AQO 1528/22-27 Official Assembly record for Oral question AQO 1528/22-27
Mr Tom Buchanan: Assembly records
All of Mr Tom Buchanan’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
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Debate contribution: Disposable Nappies: Collection and Recycling Scheme
Thank you, Minister. We take encouragement from the fact that you are going to Wales to look at what it has developed and at the success that it has achieved, but you cannot shirk your responsibility. You need to lead on this. Providing guidance rather than a strategy will lead to the 11 councils taking different…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Disposable Nappies: Collection and Recycling Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Disposable Nappies: Collection and Recycling Scheme
Debate contribution: Disposable Nappies: Collection and Recycling Scheme
Thank you, Principal Deputy Speaker. I thank all those who participated in today's debate. My colleague Michelle McIlveen, who moved the motion, pointed out that it has a two-pronged approach. The first prong is engagement between the Minister and councils on the development of a strategy for the collection and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Disposable Nappies: Collection and Recycling Scheme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Disposable Nappies: Collection and Recycling Scheme
Oral question AQO 1464/22-27
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline what progress has been made on the Victims’ Payment Scheme.
Assessment details for Oral question AQO 1464/22-27 Official Assembly record for Oral question AQO 1464/22-27
Debate contribution: US/NI Cultural Working Group
Thank you, Minister. Do you agree that the 250th anniversary of the United States is an excellent opportunity for Northern Ireland to showcase our rich historical links? Being parochial, I am thinking of the Ulster American Folk Park in my constituency, which you visited last year. The centenary of the Ferguson system…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: US/NI Cultural Working Group Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: US/NI Cultural Working Group
Member's statement: Olven Kilpatrick
Last Thursday, 9 January 2025, marked the 35th anniversary of the cold, callous, premeditated, brutal murder of Olven Kilpatrick, a young businessman in Castlederg. Olven was a family man, a businessman and a part-time UDR soldier, and he was highly regarded and respected by all who knew him in his community. Just…
Decided on a second assessment.
Assessment details for Member's statement: Olven Kilpatrick Official Assembly record for Member's statement: Olven Kilpatrick
Topical question AQT 893/22-27
Mr T Buchanan asked the Minister for Communities for an update on the US/NI cultural working group.
Assessment details for Topical question AQT 893/22-27 Official Assembly record for Topical question AQT 893/22-27
Oral question AQO 1403/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the uptake of the Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme.
Assessment details for Oral question AQO 1403/22-27 Official Assembly record for Oral question AQO 1403/22-27
Written question AQW 20130/22-27
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department has identified an increase in the Schmallenberg virus in sheep flocks in recent months.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 20130/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 20130/22-27
Written question AQW 20129/22-27
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the Schmallenberg virus in sheep flocks in Northern Ireland.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 20129/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 20129/22-27
Motion or amendment: Collection and Recycling Scheme for Disposable Nappies
Collection and Recycling Scheme for Disposable Nappies That this Assembly expresses concern that proposals to address disposable nappies and other absorbent hygiene products were not included in the recent Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs consultation, Rethinking Our Resources: Measures for…
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Oral question AQO 1330/22-27
To ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of whether the Planning Appeals Commission is fit for purpose.
Assessment details for Oral question AQO 1330/22-27 Official Assembly record for Oral question AQO 1330/22-27
Debate contribution: A5: Enabling and Vesting Works
Will there be no implications, following the court case, if the Department continues with work on the A5?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: A5: Enabling and Vesting Works Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: A5: Enabling and Vesting Works
Debate contribution: The draft Climate Change (Carbon Budgets 2023-2037) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
In rising to speak in the debate, I want to make it clear that we will not support the draft regulations. I heard the Member from the Opposition speak about the weekend's storm. He tied it in with climate change. Is it not strange that today, no matter what happens, it is all down to climate change? If we have a hot…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: The draft Climate Change (Carbon Budgets 2023-2037) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: The draft Climate Change (Carbon Budgets 2023-2037) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Topical question AQT 867/22-27
Mr T Buchanan asked the Minister for Infrastructure to clarify, in light of the legal challenge to the A5, whether all ongoing enabling and vesting works will cease until after the court ruling in March 2025?
Assessment details for Topical question AQT 867/22-27 Official Assembly record for Topical question AQT 867/22-27
Debate contribution: Committee for the Executive Office: First Minister's Contact with Chairperson
I do not think that I can thank the First Minister for her response. Does she agree that those actions were wrong and will be perceived as a bid to influence the Chair of the Committee to achieve her desired outcome of closing down the opportunity for Committee members to conduct their scrutiny role? Will she commit…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Committee for the Executive Office: First Minister's Contact with Chairperson Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Committee for the Executive Office: First Minister's Contact with Chairperson
Topical question AQT 846/22-27
Mr T Buchanan asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister what the First Minister's motive was for seeking to contact the Chair of the Committee for the Executive Office prior to her meeting the Committee the following day.
Assessment details for Topical question AQT 846/22-27 Official Assembly record for Topical question AQT 846/22-27
Debate contribution: Parliament Buildings: Roof Repair
Thank you for the response. The Member will know that, a few years back, quite a bit of work was done to the roof of the Building, but that work has not really stood up to the test, because, in some places, water is still penetrating. We can see the effects of that in some parts of the Building. Will the Member give…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Parliament Buildings: Roof Repair Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Parliament Buildings: Roof Repair
Debate contribution: Curriculum-led Capital Investment Programme
I thank the Minister for his statement to the House. Will he set out any plans that he has for other areas of the curriculum?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Curriculum-led Capital Investment Programme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Curriculum-led Capital Investment Programme
Member's statement: Bovine Tuberculosis
TB has been a long-standing and challenging problem for farmers in Northern Ireland. Following the recent publication by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs and the Chief Veterinary Officer of a 90-page review, it is extremely disappointing to find that TB is far from being resolved. It is…
Assessment details for Member's statement: Bovine Tuberculosis Official Assembly record for Member's statement: Bovine Tuberculosis
Debate contribution: Upland Sheep Farmers: Support
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. As many across the Chamber have said today, the sheep sector in Northern Ireland plays a significant role in the regional economy, with output surpassing £100 million in 2023 and the sector making up 38% of our farm businesses. We must, therefore, be committed to protecting those…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Upland Sheep Farmers: Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Upland Sheep Farmers: Support
Debate contribution: Commissioner for Victims and Survivors
I thank the Minister for her response. The Minister will be aware, through social media, of a sign that has been erected in Castlederg calling for the boycott of businesses and stating that there is "no alternative" to such a call. Does the Minister agree that that is an incitement to hatred and an attack on the…
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Member's statement: Castlederg: Business Boycott Sign
I condemn those who, under cover of darkness on Thursday night past, erected a large sign on the wall of Priest's Lane car park calling for a total boycott of all shops and businesses in Castlederg, as they had taken umbrage at the flying of a Union flag in the area. It is nothing short of hate speech and an…
Decided on a second assessment.
Assessment details for Member's statement: Castlederg: Business Boycott Sign Official Assembly record for Member's statement: Castlederg: Business Boycott Sign
Motion or amendment: Supporting Upland Sheep Farmers - Amendment 1
Supporting Upland Sheep Farmers - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘agri-food industry,’ and insert: ‘in all areas of Northern Ireland, particularly as the primary farm enterprise in less favoured areas; acknowledges the role that practices which improve efficiency and resilience can play in reducing the carbon…
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Oral question AQO 1269/22-27
To ask the Assembly Commission to outline the extent of the work that is ongoing to repair the roof of Parliament Buildings.
Assessment details for Oral question AQO 1269/22-27 Official Assembly record for Oral question AQO 1269/22-27
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