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I thank the First Minister for her statement. I join Paula Bradshaw and many others in extending sympathy to the family of Sarah Montgomery. The events at the weekend were tragic. The First Minister mentioned that the NSMC is one forum that will discuss ending violence against women and girls: will she confirm that…
First Minister, your statement outlines that there were discussions on a wide range of issues of mutual interest and concern. One of the biggest issues of concern for the people of Northern Ireland is the approach by the Irish Government to the issue of legacy, and I think of the families of the Omagh bombing in…
I was pleased to note that the A5 was included on the agenda of the NSMC's most recent meeting. I know that you, First Minister, share the disappointment of the overwhelming majority of the community that the project has been paused as a result of last week's court judgement. Does the First Minister agree that it is…
First, we were all very disappointed with the outworking of the judge's ruling last week. The A5 project was and remains an Executive flagship project. It must be delivered. It must be delivered because of the strategic route's significance and for the economy, job creation and access to services. It must be…
First Minister, on the A5, you stated that "things have moved on" since the meeting. Given that the judge said that lives would be lost as a result of the judgement last week, I am afraid that that is one hell of a euphemism, but it is the only thing that you have said so far about that judgement and the delay in…
Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. In compliance with the Northern Ireland Act 1998, I wish to make the following statement on the twenty-ninth plenary meeting of the North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC), which was held in the joint secretariat offices in Armagh on 20 June 2025. The deputy First Minister…
I thank the deputy First Minister for the statement on this important area. You set out the opportunities that will come with AI. You also touched on the risks and challenges, but will you set out in more detail how they might be managed?
You talked about tourism there. It is remarkable that Newcastle is not referred to in the statement, given that the meeting was held in Newcastle and key events will be held here. We were recently told that the Wild Atlantic Way and Ireland's Ancient East marketing brands are not being extended North. Did any…
I congratulate the Executive on hosting a successful British-Irish Council summit in Newcastle, which showcased the best of Northern Ireland in the heart of South Down, where the Mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea. Choosing AI as the focus was a prudent move, given how embedded it is in our everyday lives. From…
I thank the deputy First Minister for her statement. Will she outline the BIC's specific work streams and how they enhance the delivery of the Executive's agreed priorities?
First, I declare an interest as the vice chair of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association working group on AI in democracy. The Welsh Government are taking the lead on utilising AI, which includes looking at Microsoft Copilot and its enhanced security issues. I ask that the Chief Scientific and Technology Adviser,…
I thank the deputy First Minister for her statement. There are public concerns about the appropriate use of artificial intelligence. Can the deputy First Minister tell the House more about how AI is already being used in the Northern Ireland public sector?
At the BIC summit in Newcastle, County Down, there were bilateral meetings with the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Scottish and Welsh Governments and the other Administrations. Will the deputy First Minister update us on the issues and topics that were covered in those…
Deputy First Minister, I wish that I could ask you a detailed question about what happened at the British-Irish Council summit, but I am afraid that there was no detail in your statement. It was full of platitudes and waffle. Having looked at today's Order Paper, I ask this: is it the Executive Office's position that…
The forty-third summit of the British-Irish Council (BIC) took place on 13 June 2025 and was hosted by the Northern Ireland Executive. The First Minister and I co-chaired the summit plenary meeting, and we were accompanied by Ministers Givan, O'Dowd and Nesbitt and junior Ministers Reilly and Cameron. The Ministers…
I present the petition as a DUP MLA for the rural constituency of Strangford. The 5,000-plus signatories from across Northern Ireland call on the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to immediately withdraw the current public consultation on the nutrients action programme (NAP) 2026-2029. The…
Last week at The Hague, NATO made a historic commitment to increase defence spending to 5%. It did so in recognition of the rapidly deteriorating international environment, with no let-up in Russia's ongoing hybrid war, with near-continuous missile, drone and bombing attacks on Ukraine, and its campaign of sabotage,…
Before I start, I declare an interest by saying that my husband's family are landowners along the route of the A5. Today is one week since the A5 court ruling. That means that it has been one week with no plan on the way forward from the Infrastructure Minister and no public apology from Alliance, the SDLP and Sinn…
Unfortunately, I rise to raise the ongoing issue of the foul stench that has engulfed Warrenpoint town for the past three years. Warrenpoint and the community that lives there face into their third summer living with the unbearable stench that is coming from the refuse-derived fuel (RDF) formed from household black…
Two and a half years ago, the then Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, agreed the Windsor framework. He said that it would enable Northern Ireland to become: "the world's most exciting economic zone". It was sold as unlocking opportunities and being a necessity for business, yet the result has been quite the opposite:…
The British Government's decision to cut billions of pounds' worth of support for people who are sick or disabled is grotesque and is a direct attack on the most vulnerable in our society. The Communities Committee here in the North and the relevant Committees in Wales and Scotland have written jointly to the British…
I wish to pay my condolences to the family of 27-year-old Sarah Montgomery, who was found dead in her home in Donaghadee over the weekend. The police have launched a murder investigation. This is an absolutely tragic loss. My thoughts, first and foremost, are with Sarah's loved ones, her family and, of course, her two…
The local community of Donaghadee has been left shocked and saddened at the death of Sarah Montgomery at the weekend. At only 27 years old, she was a pregnant mother of two young children, with her whole life ahead of her. Devastatingly, her life was cut short. Sarah was the twenty-seventh adult woman to be killed in…