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I thank the Member for his question. It takes time for the reports to be approved by the C&AG in each jurisdiction and laid in the respective Houses. I believe that all the processes are being followed as we would expect them to be and that the accounts for 2024 will be presented in the near future.
I thank the Minister for her statement. Minister, your statement outlines that Tourism Ireland's annual accounts have been signed off for 2023 only. In light of the Audit Office's declassification of your Department's annual accounts, do you share my concern that we are now two years past 2023 and have not had…
I thank the Member for his question. Work continues with all the tourism agencies to progress collaboration on the brands across the island. It is my understanding that Fáilte Ireland is undertaking a review of the Ireland's Ancient East brand in order to understand its impact and how it can be improved.
Today, Minister, the House will debate a Sinn Féin motion on voting rights in the North for the election of the president of Ireland. I and my party wholeheartedly support that. We are quite disappointed, however, that, although you mentioned in your statement the Wild Atlantic Way and the Causeway coastal route and…
With your permission, Mr Speaker, I wish to make a statement in compliance with section 52 of the 1998 Act regarding a meeting of the North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC) in tourism sectoral format. The meeting was held in Armagh on 16 April. I represented the Northern Ireland Executive and was accompanied by…
Thank you, Mr Speaker. I am delighted to present this petition to you on behalf of the school council at Ashgrove Primary School in my constituency. The petition has been signed by over 600 people, including parents of school pupils and members of the local community. It requests that the Department for Infrastructure…
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Will you make a ruling on whether Jonathan Buckley's comments about Danny Baker were in violation of the Standing Order on Members' Statements, which states that they cannot: "be used to impugn or to attack another member."?
Thank you, Mr Speaker. I call for urgent action on the Queen's Parade regeneration project in my constituency of North Down, following yet another delay in the commencement of construction. That £50 million project was agreed six years ago, with agreement that the first phase would be the public realm scheme in Marine…
Yesterday was the 200th anniversary of the Newcastle Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) station. The RNLI is the largest of the lifeboat services operating around the coasts of the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man as well as in some inland waterways. The station was established…
A lot of people feel blue today. One town in particular has been painted blue and white in honour of the mighty Dungannon Swifts, who beat Cliftonville in the Irish Cup final on Saturday. What a final it was. When I congratulated Dungannon Swifts in the Chamber on their semi-final win, I said that there would be 90…
First, I also acknowledge Dungannon Swifts, congratulate them on their fantastic victory at the weekend and welcome the great lift that it has given the whole town. As I said last week, it is part of a remarkable treble of cup final appearances by three Dungannon clubs that are right beside each other. Unfortunately,…
Reports over the weekend of the far-right Israeli Government's plans to expand and prolong their illegal occupation of Gaza, which are tantamount to ethnic cleansing, are deeply concerning. Far from delivering peace and security, those plans will only add to the mounting civilian death toll and the destruction of the…
Sinn Féin's Danny Baker attempted to have an item listed in today's Order Paper to condemn my attendance at an Apprentice Boys parade in Lisburn. It fooled nobody. The business is not in the Order Paper. I note, however, that the Sinn Féin MLA who was so keen to discuss that matter, Mr Baker, has not shown up in the…
FlaggedSectarianism, hate crime and community relationsCriteria met: Identity framing, Sectarian or communal antagonism, Cultural grievance politics, Dog-whistle messaging, Controversy escalation.
Bhí Lá Domhanda na Sábháilteachta agus na Sláinte san Obair ann an tseachtain seo a chuaigh thart. Tá sé tábhachtach aitheantas a thabhairt don obair atá ag dul ar aghaidh le háiteanna oibre a dhéanamh níos sábháilte agus níos sláintiúla. Thuairiscigh Feidhmeannacht Sláinte agus Sábháilteachta Thuaisceart Éireann gur…
I welcome the opportunity to speak more about the crisis in NHS dentistry across Northern Ireland. Thousands of people, many of whom are my constituents, are being silently and systematically cut from one of their most basic healthcare needs: dental care. Over the past two years alone, more than 53,000 NHS dental…
I rise to note sporting success in Fermanagh and South Tyrone and congratulate Dungannon Swifts Football Cub on winning the Irish Cup final in a thrilling match against Cliftonville on Saturday at Windsor Park. It was a superb achievement, with the match being decided on penalties. Every player played his part in…
This week, as we mark the anniversary of Victory in Europe, we do more than just remember a military triumph. We commemorate the birth of a new Europe — a Europe built not on vengeance but on reconciliation; not on division but on a shared sovereignty and human rights. The end of the war in Europe in 1945 was not just…
Bobby Sands was not a freedom fighter. He was a convicted criminal; someone wedded to violence; a member of a brutal terrorist organisation that was responsible for the murder and maiming of thousands. To honour his legacy is to reopen the wounds of the past. For the innocent victims of the Provisional IRA and their…
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It might seem strange coming from me, but I congratulate Dungannon Swifts Football Club on its victory in the Irish Cup final. Well done. It was a mighty achievement for the team, the whole club, its loyal supporters who have stuck with it through thick and thin, and, indeed, the whole community, so well done. Bad…
Mr McAleer asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether the TB eradication targets that he recently set out, which aimed to halve the current levels by 2040, 15 years away, are ambitious, given that, if the targets were met, the levels would still be higher than in the South of Ireland.
Mr T Buchanan asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in light of concerns raised at the Agriculture Committee a few weeks ago about the lack of support for farmers along the A5 and the Minister's indication that he would meet his ministerial colleagues in DFI and the Department of Finance to…
Mr Gildernew asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, noting the Minister's awareness of ongoing issues that communities in the Killeeshil and Granville areas face from odours emanating from commercial sites and that he previously indicated that he would put in place a review of environmental…