Results 1-20 of 743 for speaker:Ian Paisley Jnr

Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Clause 12 (Seizure and destruction of things liable to spread disease) (17 Nov 2009)

Ian Paisley Jnr: My Committee Clerk gave me a 45 minute speech on this section. However, for the sanity of the House and me, I simply say that clause 12 and schedule 3 should be amended as was agreed by the Committee and the Department. The Committee agrees to the text of the amendment as outlined by the Minister.

Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Clause 11 (Deliberate infection) (17 Nov 2009)

Ian Paisley Jnr: The level and extent of illegal practices has been mentioned. Evidence was brought to the Committee by departmental officials that referred to a PhD study, which, although it was not conclusive, indicated that the levels of deliberately infected animals varied but could stand at 13% at their highest. It is important that Members have that in mind when they discuss the issues. Everyone who has...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Clause 11 (Deliberate infection) (17 Nov 2009)

Ian Paisley Jnr: The Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development supports the amendments as explained and amplified by the Minister. The Committee and the Department are united in their condemnation of the few individuals in the sector that would risk the agriculture industry and the Northern Ireland economy by deliberately infecting their animals to secure personal financial gain. The Committee sought to...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Clause 11 (Deliberate infection) (17 Nov 2009)

Ian Paisley Jnr: I thank the Member for his question. However, I want to make it clear that the Committee was not negotiating on those issues. As I stated, we made our position clear. I repeat: the Committee sought to introduce mandatory custodial sentences for repeat offenders. However, the Minister of State felt that that decision was one for the judiciary. It is important that we repeat the message loudly...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Consideration Stage (17 Nov 2009)

Ian Paisley Jnr: I think that we should withhold compensation.

Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Clause 8 (Biosecurity guidance) (17 Nov 2009)

Ian Paisley Jnr: I thank the Minister and her departmental Bill team for being available to the Committee. I also thank the Committee’s staff and members for making the Bill better legislation than it was when it first came before us. That is the purpose of Assembly Committees, and our Committee has proved that point. Opposing evidence on clause 8 was presented to the Committee. VetNI welcomed the...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Clause 4 (Powers of entry) (17 Nov 2009)

Ian Paisley Jnr: As Chairperson of the Committee for Agriculture and Rural Development, I put on record my thanks and the thanks of members of the Committee to the departmental Bill team, the supporting officials and those who provided evidence to the Committee. I also thank Committee members for their hard work and the Committee’s support team for the time and effort that it put in to getting us and...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members’ Business: EU Fisheries Council (16 Nov 2009)

Ian Paisley Jnr: I beg to move That this Assembly notes the proposals submitted by the EU Fisheries Council to reduce fish quotas and days at sea; acknowledges that Irish sea stocks were fished in a sustainable manner during the past year; expresses concern in relation to the implications for the fishing industry should these proposals be adopted; calls on the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members’ Business: Invest NI (20 Oct 2009)

Ian Paisley Jnr: The Member might not have said it, but the code is clear.

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members’ Business: Invest NI (20 Oct 2009)

Ian Paisley Jnr: No. I could get unity tonight with the Member for North Antrim Declan O’Loan if I said that I wanted to see every inward investment job for Northern Ireland coming to Ballymena, Ballycastle and Ballymoney. That would sort out my problems, thank you very much. It is not realistic to expect that; it is not right. Members should wise up and recognise that if they want the sort of...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members’ Business: Invest NI (20 Oct 2009)

Ian Paisley Jnr: Events have overtaken this debate — indeed, this motion — to a large degree. It comes less than 24 hours after Invest Northern Ireland landed one of the biggest and most prestigious inward investment fishes that could have come to our economy. Had the mover of the motion reflected on what the New York stock exchange announced in Belfast yesterday, they would, with some modesty,...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Office Of The First Minister And Deputy First Minister: Chief Constable (19 Oct 2009)

Ian Paisley Jnr: Will the First Minister inform the House whether the financial deal that is on offer from the Prime Minister has improved in recent weeks? If so, will he indicate by how much it has improved? Furthermore, can he tell us how beneficial that improvement could be, given that some were urging him to close on a deal several weeks ago?

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members’ Business: Personal Protection Weapons (19 Oct 2009)

Ian Paisley Jnr: I read out the stats on personal protection weapons to the House. The Member cannot show any evidence that personal protection weapons have been stolen and used in serious and organised crime. We should get away from that and have a serious debate. If the Member disagrees with us and the Member who moved the motion, so be it. However, the statistics are clear, and as the Member said, there is...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members’ Business: Personal Protection Weapons (19 Oct 2009)

Ian Paisley Jnr: Like the previous two Members to speak, I declare my membership of the Policing Board. I welcome this timely debate, for, as the proposer of the motion, Basil McCrea, acknowledged, we have been overtaken by events. I refer first to the disgusting events that took place last week in our city; and, secondly, to the attacks and threats of which other people, including Members of this House, have...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members’ Business: Personal Protection Weapons (19 Oct 2009)

Ian Paisley Jnr: Fortunately, the solemnity of the point that the Member has made will not be lost in the House. Indeed, what specific and active threat was known against the dog handler who was targeted last week? He was probably one of the most relaxed police officers in Northern Ireland. He was not considered to be under any threat at all. Yet, there was an attempt not only to murder him, but to murder his...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Question for urgent oral answer: Cattle Theft: Keady (13 Oct 2009)

Ian Paisley Jnr: The Committee echoes what has been said today about reporting any information to the police. I urge anyone who has any information about the matter to bring it to the attention of the police immediately and allow them to bring to book the person who is responsible for the theft, thereby ensuring that that person is punished properly and adequately. However, we echo some of the concerns that...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members’ Business: McClean Conacre Case (28 Sep 2009)

Ian Paisley Jnr: Will the Member give way?

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members’ Business: McClean Conacre Case (28 Sep 2009)

Ian Paisley Jnr: I am pleased that the Member is agreeing with the thrust of the debate. Does he not recognise that we would find ourselves in a reckless position if we had tax-raising powers at this point? The inference would be that we would therefore have to continue with a tax levy, even on farmland. We would actually be the instrument imposing that tax on the people, whereas at the moment we have the...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members’ Business: McClean Conacre Case (28 Sep 2009)

Ian Paisley Jnr: I beg to move That this Assembly notes with extreme concern the possible extension of the focus on the “McClean conacre case” by HM Revenue and Customs and is deeply worried at the severe disruption which this could have on our family farming tradition in Northern Ireland. I say at the outset of the debate that I am happy to accept the amendment standing in the names of Mr...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Second Stage (22 Sep 2009)

Ian Paisley Jnr: They have cut you off.