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  7. Debate contribution: Garvaghy Road: Re-traumatisation

    Minister, I will ask it again. We are talking about responsibility and duty, and you are the Minister responsible for communities and social inclusion. Why can you not recognise the serious damage that is clearly being done to community relations, not just in Portadown —

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  8. Debate contribution: Garvaghy Road: Re-traumatisation

    • Mr Gordon Lyons DUP
    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    The Minister will be heard, Mr Speaker, because I speak not only for myself but on behalf of hundreds of thousands of people across Northern Ireland who believe in the rule of law — who believe that the law should be obeyed and followed, and that Executive Ministers have no right whatsoever to stand in the way of that…

    Flagged Decided on a second assessment. Parades, bonfires and commemorations

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  9. Debate contribution: Garvaghy Road: Re-traumatisation

    • Mr Gordon Lyons DUP
    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    Mr Speaker, that is a Member who caused an explosion. That is a Member who thought that it was right to go down a route where he could take life, and that is exactly —

    Flagged Decided on a second assessment. Legacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarism

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  13. Debate contribution: Garvaghy Road: Re-traumatisation

    • Mr Gordon Lyons DUP
    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    The Member clearly does not have respect for the rights of everybody. Guess what? The rights of the Portadown district should be respected as —.

    Flagged Decided on a second assessment. Parades, bonfires and commemorations Criteria met: Identity framing, Cultural grievance politics.

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  14. Debate contribution: First Minister: Unlawful Actions

    • Mr Gordon Lyons DUP
    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    Of course, I do. When I woke up this morning, I did not think, "Will I go into the Chamber to answer questions today?". I came here because it is my duty and responsibility. Sometimes, Members ask me questions that are irrational and irrelevant. Sometimes, the questions are silly. Sometimes, they are downright dopey —…

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  16. Debate contribution: First Minister: Unlawful Actions

    • Mr Gordon Lyons DUP
    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    The Member says that I did not accept the report. No, I did not agree with the then commissioner's report, because it was full of speculation. She put in a retrospective subjective empathy test and over-interpreted neutral language, and the report was full of internal contradictions, evidential thinness and hindsight…

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  18. Debate contribution: First Minister: Unlawful Actions

    • Mr Gordon Lyons DUP
    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    Let me be clear: the First Minister is not above the law. Furthermore, she should be coming to the House to answer questions. First and foremost, I was acting in my role as an MLA, but I accept that the ministerial code applies at all times. That is why I came to the House and answered questions. I did not shy away…

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  19. Debate contribution: Communities Papers: Executive Blockage

    • Mr Gordon Lyons DUP
    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    I do. There are things that we are not allowing to progress out of the Executive. The reason that we do not want them to is that we believe that they would be harmful to the people of Northern Ireland. Take the so-called good jobs Bill, for example. We share the view of every business organisation in Northern Ireland…

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  20. Debate contribution: Communities Papers: Executive Blockage

    I thank the Minister for his depressing update. Does he not think that it is highly hypocritical of Sinn Féin to talk about things being held up at the Executive when, in fact, it is that party that is blocking many of the things on which we all agree?

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  21. Debate contribution: Communities Papers: Executive Blockage

    • Mr Gordon Lyons DUP
    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    The First Minister is blocking the fraud and error parity Bill to keep us in line with the rest of the UK. If that is not agreed, there could be financial penalties. The First Minister is blocking the fraud and error paper that would help us to retain more of the savings that we make by cracking down on fraud and…

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  22. Debate contribution: Home Heating Oil Support Scheme

    • Mr Gordon Lyons DUP
    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    First, I reiterate that, if the Government are serious, there is something that they can do that is very simple and straightforward, and I hope that everyone will agree that that is what should happen in the first instance. A considerable amount of learning has come from the process that we have put in place. If there…

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  23. Debate contribution: Home Heating Oil Support Scheme

    I am not disagreeing per se with what the Minister said. He has outlined the time that it takes to design a support scheme of this nature. Given that and given that there may — just may — be the possibility of further cost-of-living assistance being announced in London — a Barnett consequential for us that I would…

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  24. Debate contribution: Home Heating Oil Support Scheme

    • Mr Gordon Lyons DUP
    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    First, I acknowledge the fact that it took some time to put the scheme together. It is because those are issues that, primarily, do not lie with the Department. We took the scheme on, we put it together and we delivered it. I said at the time that it was going to take a long time for this to materialise. We did not…

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  25. Debate contribution: Bangor Waterfront Development

    • Mr Gordon Lyons DUP
    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    Yes, absolutely. A number of issues were raised during the consultation process, and I am aware that the council and the design team took those on board. If there are further issues, it will be important for those to be made known so that we can progress with this. Like him, I understand how important this is, and I…

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