Results 1-20 of 24 for terrorism speaker:Iris Robinson

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members’ Business: Cancelled Clinics (15 Apr 2008)

Iris Robinson: ..., democratic society is still in its infancy. There is much work to be done in the years ahead to build relationships that were severely damaged by the past four decades of community strife and terrorism. We must also rebuild our economy and infrastructure to meet the challenges of living in the global economy of the twenty-first century. Our future will depend entirely on our ability and...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members’ Business: Reclassification of the Terrorist Campaign (18 Feb 2008)

Iris Robinson: Of all the proposals mooted in recent times, one of the most nauseating is the attempt to rebrand 40 years of cowardly terror as a war, thereby lending some credibility to those who participated in a diabolical campaign of murder and destruction. Despite the political progress and the fact that the DUP is today in a position to form an Executive with others who have committed to the...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Adjournment: Maximising Tourism Potential in the Strangford Constituency (18 Sep 2007)

Iris Robinson: ...Saintfield. We have yet to grasp the role that tourism must play in the development of Northern Ireland’s economy. To be fair, we are still finding our feet after emerging from 40 years of terror and violence that ensured that tourism was essentially suffocated. At the same time, the legislative Assembly is still in its infancy. The concept of devolved Government in Northern Ireland...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Committee Business: Report on Law and Order Issues (19 Sep 2006)

Iris Robinson: Is the Member aware that the only sea change that is happening in the community is that this Government is trying to change the face of terrorism? In Omagh and Castlereagh, we have been asked to remove photographs and collages of the victims of the Omagh bombing from the ambulance and fire stations, as well as the photographs at Knock­bracken of the La Mon bombing. It is as if Sinn...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Secretary of State Motion: Spending Review and Priorities (7 Jul 2006)

Iris Robinson: ...that exists in England. Several factors in Northern Ireland can only add to the disparity between standards in the Province and those across the water. Significant extra health costs result from the continuing legacy of terrorism and community tension in the Province. It costs more to provide services to a sparsely populated region, and low levels of subscription to private health...

Northern Ireland Bill (26 Apr 2006)

Iris Robinson: ...from the freedom from serving their jail sentences given to murderers when the Belfast agreement was signed, coupled with broken promises, which the Prime Minister made in 1998. He promised that terrorists would not be in government or released from jail. The rest is history. The debate has covered most of the pertinent points about the Bill. I would simply like to say that Northern...

Christmas Adjournment (20 Dec 2005)

Iris Robinson: ...guidance, and research. In Northern Ireland we have an extra dimension to the causes of mental ill health. The fabric of many communities has been destroyed by the legacy of more than three decades of terrorism. Communities need to grow and to develop, enhancing levels of trust, a sense of belonging and potential for participation to promote emotional well-being. Although some progress has...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Terrorism (15 Dec 2005)

Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of whether there is a Republican Christmas terror threat in London.

Essential Drugs (Northern Ireland) (24 Nov 2005)

Iris Robinson: ...population by comparison with the rest of the United Kingdom. The hon. Gentleman should also bear it in mind that some conditions are caused by stress and mental illness due to 35 years of ongoing terrorism. I hope that he can put the matter in perspective and appreciate that we have a greater need because of all the terrorist activity that we have come through.

Health Service (Northern Ireland) (5 Apr 2005)

Mrs Iris Robinson: ...that is more than 10 years old needs to be replaced to improve quality, effectiveness and staff productivity, and to reduce patient delays. Although the cost of treating the victims of 35 years of terrorism soaked up hundreds of millions of pounds from the local health budget in past years, some imagine that, because violence has significantly reduced, those extra costs are no longer being...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Mental Health (31 Jan 2005)

Mrs Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the impact of terrorism on the mental health needs of the Province.

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Emergency Planning (17 Jun 2004)

Mrs Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on emergency planning arrangements in the event of an attack linked to international terrorism.

Written Answers — Prime Minister: Libya (21 Apr 2004)

Mrs Iris Robinson: ...murdered by, illegal weapons transported to the IRA by Libya; and if he will make a statement; (3) whether the issue of (a) arms supplies to the IRA by Libya and (b) compensation for victims of terrorism in Northern Ireland arising from arms shipments from Libya to the IRA was raised during his meeting with Colonel Gaddafi.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Terrorism (23 Feb 2004)

Mrs Iris Robinson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to his answer of 28 January 2004, Official Report, column 415W, on terrorism (political parties), what means have been used to persuade Hizbollah to abandon all terrorist activity.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Colombia (5 Feb 2004)

Mrs Iris Robinson: ...Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of recent developments in the terrorist tactics employed by Colombia's revolutionary armed forces, with particular reference to urban terrorism.

Illegal Drugs Trade (Northern Ireland) (22 Jan 2004)

Mrs Iris Robinson: ..., boosted by paramilitaries, are devoting ever greater energy to organised crime and the drugs trade, to the extent that the number of known gangs has reached three figures. The relationship between terrorists and other criminals proves mutually beneficial. They can combine connections and expertise in evading detection and, as a result, the bully boys are able to exert greater influence...

Adjournment (Whitsun) (22 May 2003)

Mrs Iris Robinson: ...they were given in 1998 is now spent. In the past five years, the Government have sought to have it both ways in Northern Ireland. They have attempted to create a society in which democracy and terrorism operate in parallel. Of course, that is practically and intellectually impossible. Democracy will never flourish in any country where terrorism is lauded and rewarded. The Government say...

La Mon House Hotel Bombing (13 Feb 2003)

Mrs Iris Robinson: ...pain less important than that of the relatives of Bloody Sunday? Are they citizens with lesser rights? Should not the Government take more care to ameliorate the hurt of the innocent victims of terrorism rather than pandering to and appeasing its perpetrators? "La Mon—you say the name and I see the place." Yet I also see the aftermath. I see the legacy of the bombing on the lives of...

Policing (Strangford) (17 Oct 2002)

Mrs Iris Robinson: ...the police are attempting to provide security for the law-abiding citizens of Northern Ireland with the resources set for policing a peaceful society, while being forced to continue the war against terrorism. It is only logical, and inevitable, when a police service is treated in such a shoddy and unprofessional manner, that crime will rocket as resources plunge. Of course, letting more...

Business of the House (22 Jul 2002)

Mrs Iris Robinson: ...leaders who now bemoan the way in which the agreement is operating only expose their own lack of political judgment and foresight. For trusting the IRA and being prepared to buy a reduction of terrorism at the cost of their heritage, future generations will curse them. Indeed, they will not have to wait for future generations. The truth is that the IRA always saw the agreement as a...