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In our society, too many people now treat the police with open contempt, and that culture has been allowed to grow unchecked. We have seen 850 assaults on officers recorded in just 12 months. Assault on a police officer is not part of a police officer's job; it is a crime. At the Policing Board two weeks ago, in…
DUP Education Minister Paul Givan's U-turn on girls' right to wear trousers to school, while really embarrassing for him, is an important win for girls and for all those who campaigned for that simple choice. Remember that this is the same Minister who told everyone that his guidance and legislation were enough to…
I thank the Member for bringing the Matter of the Day to the House. It is an important matter for us to discuss. I join others in paying tribute to Robert Hamill's sister Diane, his other sisters and the wider family for their continued brave stance for truth and justice. They stood strong in the face of opposition…
I was not planning to speak on the Matter of the Day, but I have heard a lot of criticism — general, broad-brush criticism — of the RUC. The impression that I get is that it is a criticism that is borne from pure hatred for those who served in the RUC during what we call the Troubles. I was proud to wear the uniform…
You will not find anyone on this side of the Chamber defending the killing of Robert Hamill. I preface my remarks by saying that he was an innocent man whose death was completely unjustified and unjustifiable. My thoughts are with the entire Hamill family, but the central fact that was established yesterday, which no…
FlaggedSectarianism, hate crime and community relationsCriteria met: Identity framing, Dog-whistle messaging.
As others have said, obviously, today is about Robert Hamill and his death, and we all remember him. Others may disagree, but, whilst we are remembering him, we cannot forget all the others who lost their lives in Northern Ireland having been brutally murdered. The inquiry report has not given to Sinn Féin the grounds…
FlaggedSectarianism, hate crime and community relationsCriteria met: Identity framing, Dog-whistle messaging.
Thank you to the Member for Upper Bann for bringing this Matter of the Day. The inquiry findings on the brutal, disgusting, sectarian murder of Robert Hamill call to mind the dark society in which we lived in the 1990s. They call to mind the fact that, at times, it was deeply unsafe in that period for people from a…
I did not intend to speak in the debate, because I felt that it was well and truly sufficient for John to speak on the issue as the representative for that area. However, I feel that some of the commentary has been totally unacceptable. There is no call for that today. This is a day for the Hamill family; let them…
The publication of the Robert Hamill inquiry report marks another deeply painful chapter in our troubled past. Importantly, it is a moment of reflection for all of us on the suffering endured by Robert's family over almost three decades in their dedicated and dignified pursuit of truth, justice and accountability for…
It did not happen. Paragraph 21 states: "they did not in any way condone or collude with attackers". Paragraph 75 states: "we have found no wrongful act or omission which facilitated Robert Hamill's death." That is the fact, Mr O'Dowd. That is in the report. We can talk about the failures of investigation, where there…
FlaggedSectarianism, hate crime and community relationsCriteria met: Identity framing.
I am mindful of the sensitivities today, because a family has been mourning the loss of a son and brother, an individual — Robert Hamill — who lost his life in the most brutal and appalling fashion. For that, I remember them today, as I do the many victims across Northern Ireland whose families have empty seats in…
Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I start by paying tribute to Diane Hamill, her sisters, her mother and father and their family, who have courageously campaigned for truth and justice for nearly 30 years after the murder of Robert. When I was looking at the report and doing some research, I came across an…
Miss McIlveen asked the Minister of Finance what discussions he has had with his colleagues in Infrastructure and Economy on the impact of inadequate waste water capacity in towns across Northern Ireland.
Mr Clarke asked the Minister of Finance, after noting the response to his colleague from North Down on rate write-offs and stating that local councils generally advise Land and Property Services of properties, buildings or businesses that have had adaptations made to them, how long it takes then agency to go out and…
Mr Harvey asked the Minister of Finance to outline how he intends to ensure that the local growth fund delivers tangible economic benefit in the areas that need it most.
Mr Sheehan asked the Minister of Finance, after stating that there has been a considerable lobby from the hospitality sector for a reduction in rates, whether he is supportive of such a reduction.
Mr Dunne asked the Minister of Finance what steps his Department is taking to ensure that public money owed in rates is recovered, given that, in a recent answer to a question for written answer from his colleague Diane Forsythe, the Minister revealed that almost £90 million in rates was written off over the last five…
Ms K Armstrong asked Minister of Finance for his position on removal of the second religion question from the Northern Ireland census, given that it is not currently in line with census questions in the rest of these islands.
Mr O'Toole asked the Minister of Finance, after noting that, while we talk a lot about the back and forth, the overall quantum of the Executive Budget and the high-level political talks, on the ground across the North, the failure to set a Budget is having real-world impacts on ordinary public servants and ordinary…
Prison Absconder To ask the Minister of Justice, in light of the Police Service of Northern Ireland appeal for help to locate a convicted murderer who absconded from HM Maghaberry Prison earlier this week, to outline any steps she will take to protect the public against abuse of day release schemes.