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Mr William Irwin: Assembly records
All of Mr William Irwin’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I thank the Minister for his response. I do not take alcohol. A constituent approached me about Craigavon Area Hospital, where he had seen at first hand the issues resulting from excess alcohol and the dangers that it creates for staff. Does the Minister accept that it is an issue that must be dealt with?
I thank the Minister for his response. Does he accept that money would be better spent on repairing roads than on paying for damage to cars? People come in to my office daily, looking for claim forms.
Mr Irwin asked the Minister for Infrastructure, after thanking his colleague for praising farmers for the work that they have done to clear roads after the storm, whether he has any plans to provide more money for rural road repairs, bearing in mind that maintenance of rural roads and potholes is a major issue in his…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the time taken for responding to planning application consultations by his Department within the Newry and Armagh constituency.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for his assessment of the time taken for responding to planning application consultations by his Department within the Newry and Armagh constituency.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the total number of acres of agricultural land vested; and (ii) the total monies paid out for agricultural land, to enable the construction of the carriageway from Dungannon to Ballygawley.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the agricultural land valuations, per acre, used at the time to quantify the costs of construction of the dual carriageway from Dungannon to Ballygawley, completed in 2010.
To ask the Minister of Health to outline the impact of excessive alcohol consumption on visits to accident and emergency facilities over the Christmas and New Year period.
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…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how the Northern Ireland Environment Agency is progressing with the backlog of planning applications.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 18854/22-27, whether he will reassess the decision to remove lighting at the location following a night-time collision between a car and a Translink bus on the evening of 10 December 2024.
The CCC gave clear guidance to the Committee on a number of occasions that it would be seriously damaging to try to reach net zero by 2050. The Climate Change Committee gave that advice to the Committee on a number of occasions and it has not been listened to. Does the Minister accept that Northern Ireland's…
I thank the Minister for his response. Does the Minister agree that there is a scarcity of trades personnel and, therefore, a need for young tradespeople to come into the system?
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he will implement a 20mph speed limit at (i) Derryhale Primary School, Portadown; and (ii) Clare Primary School, Craigavon.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure why street lighting has been removed from a section of the Markethill Road, Portadown, close to the junction of Aghory Road, given the series of road traffic accidents that have occurred in the vicinity.
I welcome the opportunity to speak in support of sheep farmers wherever they farm in Northern Ireland, be that in upland or lowland areas. As our amendment highlights, we want to ensure that efforts to improve the outlook for sheep farming assist all sheep farmers, regardless of their location. Sheep farming is a…
Does the Minister accept that other regions of the UK and, indeed, the Republic of Ireland have been much more proactive in their fight against bTB and have much lower levels as a result?
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…
As I did in the previous debate, I declare an interest as a partner in a farm business. This is a welcome opportunity for the House to send out a united and resolute message to the Labour Government that this tax raid on farmers cannot be tolerated. I encourage all farmers, and, indeed, anyone with an interest in…