Danny Kennedy: .... I am mindful that this is an occasion to express our heartfelt sympathy to his wife and family and not to engage in political discourse. However, will the Minister join me in expressing utter contempt for the reported celebrations by dissident republican prisoners in Maghaberry prison following news of the death of prison officer Ismay? Will he agree with me that such actions are...
Danny Kennedy: ...tradition were forced to issue statements distancing themselves from the published report. They were unable to support that report. Clearly, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission’s contempt for the need for cross-party and cross-community support runs very deep. It seems that ideological commitments and partisan agendas are more important to some in the commission than forging a...
Danny Kennedy: ...the Chamber. The Executive’s failure to meet for 151 days, which represents 22 weeks or almost half a year, is deeply unacceptable and irresponsible. It brings the entire democratic process into contempt. Certainly, it devalues the Assembly’s work and makes it a laughing stock in the eyes of the public. It shows contempt on the part of Sinn Féin. I must say that I have been...
Danny Kennedy: .... Do you consider the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development’s non-attendance and the absence of a statement on the non-prosecution of fraudulent sheep subsidy claimants to be a matter of contempt?