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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Display of Flags and Emblems Bill: Second Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Display of Flags and Emblems Bill: Second Stage
I am pleased to speak to the Second Stage of the Bill. Some of what has been said tonight has been useful and constructive. For the most part, the debate has not been heated or intemperate, which is helpful because this is clearly a sensitive subject. The subject of flags and emblems goes to the heart of this society,…
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I thank the Member for his intervention. Again, he makes valid points. It is about the weight that is given to applications when they come in. Will the application from someone who complains about a display from 15 miles away be given as much weight as the application from someone who complains from 15 metres away?…
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I thank the Member for giving way. That is exactly the point that I have been trying to make. Do we not need to understand better what weight and significance the Department will place on responses to the portal? We have heard that it will be voluntary, but we have had no explanation in any detail regarding the weight…
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I thank the Member for her intervention. My fear is that the compliant will engage with officials, explain themselves and subject themselves to scrutiny, but those who deliberately use flags to intimidate will simply carry on regardless. That raises the question of how much substantive additional value that…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Display of Flags and Emblems Bill: Second Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Display of Flags and Emblems Bill: Second Stage
I think that you are making the argument for my Bill. I do not know how many times I said it in my opening remarks, but we want to support people to celebrate and commemorate their cultural heritage etc. We want to give them the space to provide the justification and information about why the flags are up so that DFI…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Display of Flags and Emblems Bill: Second Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Display of Flags and Emblems Bill: Second Stage
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker: I was not expecting to get in so quickly. First, I welcome the Member for Upper Bann as the new Chairman of the Committee for Infrastructure: I look forward to working with him on the Bill as it goes through the scrutiny process and on the many other issues that we have to look at. As the…
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The Member clearly sees the problems that are caused. Does she agree with the proposals for displays being time-bound? If we talk about flags in that regard, the example that many people in my community will draw on is — as the Member will understand — the Bobby Sands statue at Twinbrook. That is not time-bound; that…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Display of Flags and Emblems Bill: Second Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Display of Flags and Emblems Bill: Second Stage
When I wrote my speech, I was going to say that I welcome the opportunity to speak at Second Stage of this Member's Bill but, over two hours in and with only two Members having spoken, I do not know whether I do. Dealing with flags and emblems is an important issue. That was recognised in the FICT report, which sought…
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I thank the Member for her thoughtful intervention, and I do not disagree. Dialogue has to be the way forward, if we are all to be serious about the issue. Imposing the Bill will do nothing to improve community dialogue or community relations when dealing with the issue. A number of Members want to intervene, but I…
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I thank Mr Buckley for being so generous. I wish that there were local agreements across my constituency. Unfortunately, someone comes in the dead of night, and, all of a sudden, a number of flags are erected with no community consultation. It is done deliberately to intimidate and offend. I am talking about…
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I thank the Member for his intervention. That goes to one of the core problems with the legislation. It is reliant on a code of practice to inform the Department's opinion. It is reliant on a voluntary online portal to inform the Department's opinion. Those will all be subjective opinions and will be based on…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Display of Flags and Emblems Bill: Second Stage Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Display of Flags and Emblems Bill: Second Stage
I appreciate it, Mr Buckley. I want to come in briefly, because it is a legitimate debate, and there is no issue with that. This is exactly what we should be doing: debating the precise text and meaning of legislation. I am not the Bill sponsor, but I will say this. The Bill refers to "the opinion of the Department."…
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It is an excellent point, and I was going to turn to it. The drafter chose the word "opinion", which is an expressly subjective term. It is "the opinion of the Department". It is not like other legislation that talks about whether something is reasonable or whether there are reasonable grounds to believe or suspect.…
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I thank the Member as ever for her thoughtful contribution. I enjoy debating with her across the Chamber, but she has actually made my point for me. She is absolutely right. People in Northern Ireland, particularly those of traditionally different communities, will have different experiences associated with flags that…
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I thank the Member for giving way. I am struck by the point that he makes. He is obviously proud of his great-great-grandfather, and that historical flag has a specific meaning for him. Does he agree, however, that the meaning that it has for him will be very different from that that it has for someone who was a…
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Does the Member agree that, when the Bill sponsor spoke earlier, she continually referred to examples such as "Snipers At Work" and Billy Wright flags? Those are the most clear-cut examples that can be dealt with. The problem is that, when we hand this over to the Department, officials, as you rightly say, will be…
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I thank the Deputy Speaker for his ruling, albeit I find it bizarre, and I respect the position of the Chair. Perhaps he will ask the Speaker's Office to clarify those points. I do not feel that I have been personal at any point during this debate. I do not feel that I have not stayed within the remit of the Bill at…
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