Topical question AQT 2652/22-27
Topical question by Mrs Linda Dillon on .
- MLA
- Mrs Linda Dillon
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 5 October 2026
- Type
- Topical question
- Assembly reference
- AQT 2652/22-27
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5774246
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Text
Mrs Dillon asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, noting that, in confronting injustice, racism and discrimination, civil disobedience is widely recognised the world over as a legitimate and democratic option, whether the deputy First Minister agrees that civil disobedience is a legitimate response to injustice and sectarian intimidation, and whether the deputy First Minister can answer for herself rather than give the opinion of those who sit behind her or Jamie Bryson.
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Follow-ups by the same MLA in the Chamber
These were assessed together with this record:
- 5 October 2026 – I am a bit young to be "the past", but thanks very much for the lecture. First of all, for clarity: the residents are…
- 5 October 2026 – — and rightly so, because they are the residents and the people whom we represent. Just for clarity — Thank you. I also…
- 5 October 2026 – I am also very proud of our leader. You talk about her "prancing" down the road.
- 5 October 2026 – She did not prance down the road; she stood shoulder to shoulder with residents who asked her to be there.
- 5 October 2026 – Yes, an answer would be great. We certainly do not dance to the beat of anybody's drum. We stand shoulder to shoulder.…
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