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I beg to move Thank you, Mr Speaker. Some will think that this is an unnecessary or contentious debate, but the reality is that the conversation on the matter is happening right across our society. Therefore, it is important that we, as legislators, debate the issue and lay out our position. I hope that the debate can…
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Thank you, Principal Deputy Speaker. The winding-up speech will be just like me — short. I thank the Deputy Chair and the Minister for his response. To pick up on a point that he raised: the Committee will absolutely give a commitment that if we can come to a position on the Bill in the shortest time possible, we…
I will speak briefly, and I do not oppose the motion. I fully understand the pressures on the Committee and its many competing priorities, but I would like to impress upon its members the need to have the Committee's consideration completed at the earliest opportunity. It is important that I put that on the record. An…
The Agriculture Bill is a pivotal piece of legislation, with significant implications for the agriculture and horticulture sectors. Given its importance, I support an extension of the Committee Stage to allow for more comprehensive scrutiny of its provisions. The Bill grants DAERA rights to modify, amend, repeal or…
Thank you, Principal Deputy Speaker. On behalf of the AERA Committee, I request an extension to the Committee Stage of the Agriculture Bill to 23 May 2025. The motion was agreed after discussions in Committee on 12 December 2024. The Committee first heard of the proposed content of the Bill on 20 June, when officials…
Principal Deputy Speaker, thank you very much. I thank the Chair of the Committee and Diane Dodds. I assure Mrs Dodds that, once the figures have been firmed up, they will, of course, be made available to the Committee. I also thank the Business Committee for scheduling the debate. I see no reason to delay the House…
I will briefly put on record my party's support for this move. Reducing period poverty is hugely important in our society. It is important that women and girls not be excluded, either from the workplace — in this case, healthcare workplaces — or from treatment as a result of period poverty. I therefore look forward to…
I beg to move I am seeking the Assembly's approval of the draft Period Products (Department of Health Specified Public Service Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024. I am pleased to be able to introduce the regulations as part of a journey that began with the introduction of a private Member's Bill by former…
The Northern Ireland Executive's 2016 assessment of problem gambling demonstrated that we suffer from a significantly higher problem gambling prevalence than the rest of the UK: 2·3% compared with 0·5% for England. To put it another way, our gambling harm rates were five times higher than those of England. We have to…
On the evening of 13 December 1955, one of the most decorated soldiers of the Second World War, Newtownards native Blair Mayne, tragically died in a car accident at the age of 40. He was an extraordinary individual whose courage, heroism and determination under fire exemplified the very ideals that the Victoria Cross…
Déanaim comhghairdeas le foireann sinsir na bhfear ó Airgeal Chiaráin a bhain cluiche ceannais craobhchomórtais sinsir chlubanna na hÉireann amach inné. Rinne siad tréaniarracht, agus chuir siad dlús leis an imirt sa dara leath, ach, ar an drochuair, níor éirigh leo.
I speak to mark 80 years of Grosvenor Grammar School. As a past pupil, I know that the school has, for many, been more than a place of learning; it has been shaping lives, nursing talent and inspiring generations of local young people through those eight decades. Since Grosvenor's foundation in 1945 — sited initially…
I rise to highlight concerning video and bullying behaviour that I saw on social media last weekend against a young man with autism in Belfast and what it should say to all of us as politicians. A while ago, I saw that New Yorker Joshua Block, otherwise known as "World of T-Shirts", was planning a trip to Dublin and…
I seachtain seo Lá Idirnáisiúnta an Oideachais, athdhearbhaíonn Sinn Féin a dtiomantas a chinntiú go bhfuil an tús is fearr ag gach páiste agus ag gach duine óg agus iad ag gabháil i gceann an tsaoil agus a chinntiú fosta go bhfuil rochtain acu ar oideachas ardchaighdeáin. Ní hé amháin gur buncheart é an t-oideachas,…
I rise also to applaud the efforts that have been made over the last weeks and months to create a ceasefire in Gaza and to talk about the release of hostages and the fact that there is absolutely no reason why Israeli hostages are still in captivity. There is no excuse for that. However, a deal has been brokered that…
I too want to reflect on the news over the weekend of a ceasefire in Gaza in the Middle East. First, I welcome the fact that the immediate horror of bombs being dropped in Gaza has ended. It is important to say first that the attacks that initiated this latest round of conflict in the Middle East were wholly wrong and…
Members, today, I ask you to join me in helping to flip Blue Monday on its head by working with the Samaritans to rebrand it Brew Monday, a day not for misery but for mugs, chats and connecting over a good old-fashioned cup of tea, however you drink it. I know that many will rightly ask this question: "Can a cup of…
I commend the organisers of, and encourage attendance at, an event that we are having in Ballinascreen community hub tomorrow at 7.00 pm to raise awareness of drug addiction and abuse and to reduce its harm. Our community has come together in recent times to acknowledge the fact that drug addiction does not…
I welcome the recent deal in the Middle East and recognise the hope that it has brought to people across the world. For the past 15 months, MLAs have been meeting unofficially with members of Palestinian community and people who are and have been directly affected. It has been sobering. I know that I am not the only…
Just when we thought that six months of Labour's grubby hold on power could not sink to any new depths, it did so last week. Two-tier justice is no longer just the perception of some but the reality. Through the Labour Government's removal of a section in the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act…
I welcome the announcement of the ceasefire in Gaza. It is a pivotal occasion for the people of Gaza, Palestine, the wider Middle East and their neighbours in Israel. The conditions in Gaza at this time are those of an absolute apocalypse. The physical destruction and the unimaginable suffering and loss of life are…
Mr Dunne asked the Minister for the Economy to outline what destinations are under consideration for destination stewardship plans as part of his recently launched tourism vision and action plan, and to outline how constituencies such as North Down can benefit.