Debate contribution: Display of Flags and Emblems Bill: Second Stage

Debate contribution by Ms Paula Bradshaw on 22 September 2026.

MLA: Ms Paula Bradshaw
Party at the time: Alliance Party
Date: 22 September 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Private Members' Business
Heading: Display of Flags and Emblems Bill: Second Stage
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5740043

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OK. I know that there is academic research on the mapping of it. However, last week, my South Belfast colleague Matthew O'Toole asked about areas such as motorways that are not alongside an established community, for example. You cannot have dialogue with people in such places. I want to pick up a point that keeps being raised. You talk about places of worship: there are Catholic churches that have flags put up outside them.

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