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Does the Member agree that it is all the more serious given the pressures on public finances and the fact that many of those community and voluntary organisations are doing jobs that would otherwise have to be done by Departments that cannot afford to do them?
Until this year, my main job was as a nurse working in the Ulster Hospital. Like many first-time MLAs, I left my career to come and work here, but, since the election six months ago, I have been prevented from doing what I was sent here to do. I have not been able to take part in debates on important issues in the…
I thank the Member for giving way. I hear some laughter across the Chamber, but does the Member agree that the DUP went back into government in 2020 on the condition, as outlined in 'New Decade, New Approach', that Northern Ireland's place as an integral part of the United Kingdom would be fully restored? In…
On a point of order, Mr Acting Speaker. Can you advise whether it is in order for Members who do not want the Assembly to sit and do not want Ministers to take office to list pressures on public services from a ministerial answer, when there is no way of those being dealt with because they refuse to allow this place…
It is abundantly clear that today's debate will do nothing to fix the political situation that we find ourselves in. There is scant acknowledgement of the concerns of unionism about the protocol and little regard for the facts on the increasing costs of living and the Assembly's ability to deal with them. At the…
I support the election of a Speaker. I have no difficulty in supporting Patsy McGlone or Mike Nesbitt; both would do a great job. If anything, I would probably lean more towards Patsy McGlone: his service and sense of community is exactly what the Assembly needs. I understand the issue, but I really do not understand…
I got involved in politics for simple reasons: to stand up for the city that I love and its people; to help to bring jobs and investment to a place starved of both; and to break down barriers for everybody on our island, especially for women, who were denied a voice for so long. I am sure that every Member of the…
Thank you very much, Mr Acting Speaker, for controlling this rather unruly event. The people of Northern Ireland will be watching this today, and many will be saying, "What are they doing? What is happening?", because here we are, squabbling back and forth, when we have crises. We have a crisis in our healthcare…
Does the Member agree that it is utterly delusional of the DUP not to realise that its stunt is going to have a long-term impact on the 38,000 children who are languishing on waiting lists for healthcare and intervention?
I rise to confirm my support for the nomination of a Speaker today. In the context that we find ourselves in, I would support either, or indeed any, nomination for a Speaker that would bring us closer to seeing an Executive formed and enable us to get on with the jobs that we were elected to do. As a newly elected…
I thank the Member for giving way. I note that, when you were speaking, Members from the Alliance Party were rolling their eyes. Will you remind the House, Mr Lyons, how many times the Alliance Party recalled the House when Sinn Féin brought it down for three years? Will you remind the House how many times the…
FlaggedDecided on a second assessment.Constitutional question, Brexit, the Windsor Framework and sovereigntyCriteria met: Identity framing, Controversy escalation.
With due respect, I will take your advice, Mr Acting Speaker, not that of the Member sitting opposite, on points of order. I have two points of order, if I may. On the first point of order, is it in order for a Member to directly address another Member in the Chamber, as opposed to making their remarks through the…
Let us be clear: this is not a serious attempt to elect a Speaker. It is not even an attempt to have a debate about how we can best help those who are in need. It is not even a debate about how we can sort out the problems that are preventing political stability and the ability to form an Executive. Rather, it is the…
Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. Tá mé sásta seans a bheith agam labhairt anseo inniu. Ar dtús, ba mhaith liom cúpla focal a rá ar na himeachtaí a tharla in Westminster inné. Lá cinniúnach stairiúil a bhí ann inné nuair a ritheadh reachtaíocht le haitheantas oifigiúil a thabhairt don Ghaeilge sa stát seo. I…
It was once famously written that history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce. To that I would add, "and then the DUP", because recent history has shown that, no matter how much misery it inflicts on our communities and no matter the very real damage caused by its actions, it continues its song and dance…
I thank the Member for giving way. There are many Members in the House who are not interested in the genuine economic concerns imposed by the protocol, but what about the independent experts who, at a House of Lords Committee just last week, said that, with full implementation of the protocol, supply chains would…