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Despite the numerous strategies and policies, many of which were mentioned in the question, our criminal justice system has seen little improvement in15 years. Those are not my words but those of Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland. My question to the First Minister and the deputy First Minister is this: as…
I pay tribute to the deputy First Minister for being on the ground at those scenes. Rather than engaging in megaphone diplomacy, she spoke with those who were truly impacted on. Does she agree that we should pay tribute to community leaders, particularly those involved in CIT areas, who have been out on the ground…
Does the deputy First Minister accept that the social media comments by her colleague the Communities Minister were entirely inappropriate in an already volatile situation?
The PSNI has come out with a clear assessment that there is no evidence of loyalist paramilitary involvement. I have to say to the Member that it is not about standing here and waffling. Over the course of the past week, I was in touch with the Chief Constable every day. I spoke to local representatives on the ground.…
Deputy First Minister, with respect, a vulnerable family listening today and hearing waffle, frankly, about moving beyond siloed working and greater collaboration would think that it is pathetic that the best that the heads of the Government can offer after an attempted pogrom on the streets of Northern Ireland is…
Thank you, deputy First Minister, for your answer. I hope that the tone of this item is more cordial than the previous one, because this is not the time for political point-scoring. I am concerned that, as I stated in my question, a number of directorates in the Executive Office have responsibility, and, when they…
First and foremost, my thoughts and support are with those who have been impacted on by the recent disorder. The Executive unequivocally condemn the violence that has been witnessed, and I, again, call for calm across our communities. We assure you that ensuring the safety of and support for all those affected is of…
I am happy to confirm to the Member that I am not going anywhere. I have a job to do, and I have been getting on with that job. I look forward to continuing to deliver for people across Northern Ireland.
I congratulate the Minister, who, despite Members' charges changing continually as their "facts" are disproved, continues to call them out. They clearly are not listening to the facts, Minister; hopefully, they will listen to you now. Will you make it clear that you will not resign and that you will continue to…
As the Member behind me said, you have heard about the motions that have been raised and the issues that have been brought forward. That is why I have taken action and am trying to increase supply. Ultimately, however, many of the problems that we are talking about come from UK Government policy, so perhaps the Member…
It is easy to understand how people have come to the conclusion that they have come to about the Minister's comments, given the narrative from the DUP over the past few weeks. It is rich of the DUP to accuse anyone of trying to use this issue to score political points, when, only a couple of weeks ago, it secured a…
Neither. The Member is the wrong in how he has characterised it, and not for the first time. In most of his comments on this issue and others, he is wrong. As I have said, I stand by what I said and what I was trying to do in my post. I do not need to take any lectures from Mr Carroll on how I can best serve my…
Minister, there have been, unfortunately, plenty of victims over the past week. You are not one of them. There are only two possible explanations for your actions over recent days: either you are so ignorant and lacking in judgement that you did not foresee the risk of violence occurring as a direct result of your…
I thank the Member for his kind words about the Housing Executive staff, who do a brilliant job in very difficult circumstances. I will certainly pass those on. I am grateful to him for that. In answer to the Member's other question, unfortunately, my experience of this place makes me think that he will be…
This afternoon, we have heard plenty of hand-wringing from MLAs who were neither on the ground that night nor are they even from North Antrim. I put on record my thanks to a couple of people in the Housing Executive: Brendan Doherty from the out-of-hours team and Roy McClean, who went above and beyond to help elected…
In light of the clarity on timelines that the Minister has provided, does he believe that many who jumped on the bandwagon, including, regrettably, members of the Committee for Communities, were perhaps too eager and, in doing so, diverted their attention and priority away from calling out the violence in exchange for…
Minister, do you agree that the motion that was brought forward by you and your party, and the related rhetoric, served as an anti-immigrant dog whistle, stoked racial tensions and fuelled rioting, and that you and your party should show a degree of remorse and move to put things right?
The truth is that when families, including a pregnant mother, were put out of their home and into temporary accommodation, your response as Minister was to, first, amplify the location of that temporary accommodation and, secondly, distance yourself shamefully from the decision to place them there. Minister, do you…
I agree with the Minister. I work with the police behind the scenes. They contact my office on a number of issues throughout the year, not just at this time. The onus is on each and every one of us to work quietly with the police behind the scenes. I did not rock up for a photocall, and I did not make any publicity…
Minister, I agree with you that we need to support victims. I also agree that actions need to be taken to ensure safe and appropriate accommodation. Therefore, will you now direct the Housing Executive to remove all "Locals only" posters, racist graffiti and paramilitary flags from all their developments to make sure…
Minister, at the time, I said that I was both shocked and surprised at the element of your statement in which you said: "neither I nor my DUP Council colleagues were ... consulted". There is a whole lot of difference between being informed and being consulted. Being consulted implies that you would have an opinion on…
I stand with our Communities Minister on everything that he is trying to do to deliver for Northern Ireland. I support him wholeheartedly. As we have seen in the Chamber today, Members are still playing political games on the issue. For those who have not been listening, will the Minister clarify for the record the…