Tuesday, 29 April 2025
The Assembly met at 10:30 am (Speaker [Mr Poots] in the Chair). Members observed two minutes' silence.
Before we commence today's business, I advise Members that I have been notified that Órlaithí Flynn will not speak to her Adjournment debate on improving mobile phone coverage in West...
I am delighted to celebrate the phenomenal success of a truly outstanding young man: Corin Murray from Ballynahinch, the new minor world champion in Irish dancing. At just nine years of age,...
During the Easter recess, news emerged that the unrepentant sectarian mass murderer Sean Kelly had been convicted of yet another terrorist-related offence. Following an IRA parade in December...
I have mentioned sport many times in here. I am passionate about it and about how it brings our community together. There were some outstanding moments over recess in Lagan Valley that I want to...
This Thursday marks International Workers' Day. May Day is the iconic date on which we celebrate the historical and more recent struggles and achievements of workers and organised labour in...
This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of the brutal, devastating and evil murder of William Heenan by the Provisional IRA in my constituency of South Down. On 3 May 1985 at 7.10 am, William...
Before the House rose for Easter, I placed a petition in the Business Office. It was a simple petition to refer the Infrastructure Minister's decision to impose Irish-language signage at Grand...
This month marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany by British troops on 15 April 1945. Originally established as a prisoner of war camp, it...
As was discussed in the House yesterday, the UK Supreme Court ruled last week that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex.
An issue that is affecting many of our towns and communities across Northern Ireland is the ever-increasing number of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and the urgent need for tougher, smarter...
I beg to move That this Assembly agrees that funding arrangements for public services in Northern Ireland are not fit for purpose; and calls on the Executive to produce concrete options for...
I beg to move That this Assembly is alarmed at the continued failings in the delivery of major capital projects, as highlighted in recent reports by the Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) and...
1. Ms Sugden asked the Minister of Justice, in light of the reported comments of the Deputy Chief Constable that the PSNI can only deliver the service that it is funded to deliver, for her...
3. Mr Donnelly asked the Minister of Justice for her assessment of the impact of the domestic and sexual abuse small grant scheme. (AQO 1917/22-27)
4. Mr Butler asked the Minister of Justice to outline any measures that her Department is taking to improve policing resources in Lagan Valley to address rural crime. (AQO 1918/22-27)
5. Mr Mathison asked the Minister of Justice for an update on the child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) pilot in the Youth Justice Agency. (AQO 1919/22-27)
T1. Mr McNulty asked the Minister of Justice, given that the Police Ombudsman has today released her report on the Kingsmills massacre and that the sole survivor, Alan Black, has likened the...
T2. Mr Buckley asked the Minister of Justice, having pointed out that, at present, the Alliance Party seems to be a party with a number of competing leaders, all with conflicting viewpoints, that...
T3. Mr Kingston asked the Minister of Justice, whether, given the recent Supreme Court ruling that, when it comes to equality legislation, the terms "man" and "woman" refer to biological sex and...
T4. Ms Bradshaw asked the Minister of Justice how she intends to tackle the harm caused by sexually explicit deepfake imagery. (AQT 1264/22-27)
I beg to move That this Assembly regrets the state of our waste water network; and calls on the Executive to commence an independent review of NI Water's funding and governance by September 2026.
