Results 1-20 of 315 for speaker:George Savage

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

George Savage: As the Committee report states, opposing evidence was presented on biosecurity. That should be noted. Amendment No 4 provides adequate clarification on a point that the Committee raised. Amendment No 5 removes reference to the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, which will be amended by the Bill if it is passed. I welcome the fact that the Department has listened to the...

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

George Savage: As someone who has been involved in farming for all of my life, I declare an interest in the debate and the Bill. It is important to note that the Bill’s primary purpose is to update and strengthen the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s powers that are contained in the Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981. The Bill will strengthen the Department’s...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Ministerial Statement: Together Towards Entitlement (16 Nov 2009)

George Savage: The Minister spoke about the need for reforms. Does she accept that the current disarray, which has been brought about by the removal of the 11-plus, has failed each child across Northern Ireland? How soon can that situation be rectified?

Northern Ireland Assembly: Office Of The First Minister And Deputy First Minister: Executive Confidentiality (9 Nov 2009)

George Savage: 3. asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister what is the definition of ‘Executive confidentiality’.      & #160;     (AQO 320/10)

Northern Ireland Assembly: Office Of The First Minister And Deputy First Minister: Executive Confidentiality (9 Nov 2009)

George Savage: Is it not a curious position that, under Executive confidentiality, the deputy First Minister withholds information that will become public through implementation anyway? What is the deputy First Minister hiding, and why is he hiding it? Will he confirm that items on the agenda will become public information when the date for a meeting is agreed?

Northern Ireland Assembly: Ministerial Statement: Planning Policy Statement 7:  Draft Addendum (9 Nov 2009)

George Savage: I too welcome the Minister’s statement. My concern is that there are legal implications when dwellings, particularly in green belt areas, have been demolished due to various factors, such as health and safety issues or fire damage. When a family applies for planning permission to build a replacement dwelling, they find that no procedure to deal with that is in place. That is a genuine...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Ministerial Statement: Programme-led Apprenticeships (20 Oct 2009)

George Savage: I also congratulate the Minister and his Department on the work that they are doing with young apprentices. What is being done for those who are not so young and have lost their jobs? Is anything being done to reskill them?

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

George Savage: One thing that concerns me and many others in the farming industry is the amount of time spent testing animals and finding cattle that have been infected with such diseases. This incident has inflicted stress on farmers who fear losing their cattle, and it has had financial costs for the Department and embarrassed the Department and all those involved in the agriculture industry. The...

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

George Savage: Had it been an individual farmer who had lost even one animal from an infected farm, the Department would have thrown the book at him. It would have confiscated everything belonging to him for keeping cattle. At this point in time, we need an assurance from the Minister that what happened will not happen again. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development cannot take for granted the...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Agriculture And Rural Development: DARD: Efficiency Delivery Plan (12 Oct 2009)

George Savage: I listened carefully to the Minister. Will she indicate to the House the whereabouts of the cattle that were stolen in the Loughgall area that were infected with TB —

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members’ Business: Social Housing (6 Oct 2009)

George Savage: Does the Member agree that the contribution that housing associations have made in Northern Ireland has made a big impact on social housing? Were it not for them, I do not know what situation social housing would be in at present.

Northern Ireland Assembly: environment: PPS 5 (5 Oct 2009)

George Savage: 1. asked the Minister of the Environment to provide an update on draft PPS 5.          0;  (AQO 150/10)

Northern Ireland Assembly: environment: PPS 5 (5 Oct 2009)

George Savage: The absence of a robust planning policy statement governing retail and town centres is putting our town centres at risk. Minister Campbell announced a review of PPS 5 in 2000, and the draft PPS was published in 2006. Can the Minister explain why, some 29 months later, the review and the new PPS 5 have not yet been adopted?

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

George Savage: I declare an interest as a farmer. The Member was talking about the implications of this case. I noted the words of the Finance Minister in the previous debate about semblance and reality. If this goes through, the semblance and the reality will lie in putting small farms out of business. He also talked about fairness and impact — words that are very important in this context. There...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Employment And Learning: WorldSkills (28 Sep 2009)

George Savage: 2. asked the Minister for Employment and Learning for his assessment of the achievement by the Northern Ireland participant who was successful at the recent WorldSkills event in Calgary.  (AQO 106/10)

Northern Ireland Assembly: Employment And Learning: WorldSkills (28 Sep 2009)

George Savage: I thank the Minister for his answer. How has participation in the event benefitted the Northern Ireland economy? What is being done to prepare Northern Ireland participants for the next WorldSkills International event, which will be held in London in 2011?

Northern Ireland Assembly: Culture, Arts and Leisure: 2012 Olympic Games (22 Sep 2009)

George Savage: 5. asked the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure what plans there are to host in Northern Ireland athletes attending the 2012 Olympic Games.  (AQO 79/10)

Northern Ireland Assembly: Culture, Arts and Leisure: 2012 Olympic Games (22 Sep 2009)

George Savage: Will any of the athletes who are linked in any way, however remotely, to the 2012 Olympic Games be taking part in any sporting events in Northern Ireland?

Northern Ireland Assembly: Agriculture and Rural Development: Farm Modernisation Programme (21 Sep 2009)

George Savage: It is interesting to hear the Minister say that the second tranche will be available in 2010. When will people have their applications approved?

Northern Ireland Assembly: Agriculture and Rural Development: Farm Modernisation Programme (21 Sep 2009)

George Savage: Sorry, tranche 2.