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Alex Maskey: ...; regards any statute of limitations for Troubles-related offences to be in violation of the principle that everyone must be equal under the law and equally subject to the law; stresses that all allegations of wrongdoing should be investigated in a fair and proportionate way, regardless of the nature of the offence or the jurisdiction in which it was committed; highlights the need to...
Alex Maskey: ...valid point about Members raising complaints about other Members when those Members are not present. In other places, it is an expected courtesy that, if a Member intends to raise an accusation or allegation about another Member, they should give that Member notice. That is an entirely fair approach as it allows the Member in question the opportunity to be present and to have a right of...
Alex Maskey: ...Part 32.—(1) The Department of Justice must prepare a report, covering the reporting period, in relation to the following categories of offence— (a) an offence under section 1 (including as alleged to be aggravated as referred to in section 8 or 9), (b) an offence of any kind that is alleged to be aggravated as referred to in section 15. (2) A report under this section must set...
Alex Maskey: ..., in the same way as is provided for in Chapter 1. (5) Regulations under this section— (a) may include provision to the effect that steps or measures are available on the basis of alleged as well as proven behaviour, (b) must include provision to the effect that steps or measures— (i) are for protecting persons who are at least 16 years of age, and (ii) are to apply in...
Alex Maskey: ...2) Guidance under section 3 of the Legal Aid and Coroners’ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 must describe the basis, particularly as regards applicable information about the commission or alleged commission of an offence involving domestic abuse, on which the Director may be satisfied as mentioned in regulation 10(1A) of the Civil Legal Services (Financial) Regulations (Northern...
Alex Maskey: ...of abusive behaviour, or (b) as to whether two people are personally connected to each other, may be reached, particularly on the basis of applicable information about the commission or alleged commission of an offence involving domestic abuse, having regard to appropriate guidance given under section 3 of the Legal Aid and Coroners’ Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 2014. (8) What...
Alex Maskey: ...were particularly helpful. I am glad to see that the Bill is coming back to the Assembly tomorrow, and it will be for the Assembly to make decisions. However, I need to return to Mr Dickson's allegations that Mr Givan was seeking to derail the Bill. In my view, the tone and substance of those remarks was unfortunate and over the line of what is acceptable. Mr Dickson should, at the very...
Alex Maskey: The Member will be aware that it is not for the Speaker to adjudicate on comments that people have made or are alleged to have made elsewhere. Therefore, it is not appropriate. The issue has been discussed and, no doubt, will be discussed again; in fact, I have previously taken an taken a question for urgent oral answer to the deputy First Minister that was debated in the Chamber, so it is...
Alex Maskey: Before I move back to the Order Paper, I want to return to the point of order that was made yesterday by Mr Colm Gildernew, who drew my attention to an allegation that Mr Allister had made about him in the Chamber last week. I have since reviewed the Official Report of the debate in question. Mr Allister made an allegation that he then withdrew and apologised after an intervention by Mr...
Alex Maskey: ...that fundamental requirement, there must be appropriate mechanisms in place to ensure that holders of public office can be held accountable. While there is currently a mechanism to investigate allegations in relation to the conduct of MLAs, no such equivalent mechanism is available for investigating alleged misconduct by Ministers. The Committee believes that procedures for establishing a...
Alex Maskey: I beg to move That this Assembly notes the report of the Committee for Social Development on phase 3 of its inquiry into allegations, arising from a BBC NI Spotlight programme aired on 3 July 2013, of impropriety or irregularity relating to NIHE managed contracts and consideration of any resulting actions [NIA 222/11-16], which deals specifically with decision-making relating to the award,...
Alex Maskey: Go raibh maith agat, a Phríomh-LeasCheann Comhairle. Given that the original question dealt with allegations levelled in the 'Spotlight' programme, will the deputy First Minister give us his views on those allegations?
Alex Maskey: Go raibh maith agat, a Phríomh-LeasCheann Comhairle. Given some of the allegations, can the Commission member advise the House of how the Commission intends to deal with the question of unregulated family employment, of which there seems to have been quite a number of incidents, and how that squares with fair employment legislation?
Alex Maskey: I beg to move That this Assembly notes the report of the Committee for Social Development on phase 1 of its inquiry into allegations, arising from a BBC NI 'Spotlight' programme aired on 3 July 2013, of impropriety or irregularity relating to NIHE-managed contracts and consideration of any resulting actions (NIA 157/11-15), which deals specifically with allegations that the Committee was...
Alex Maskey: 4. asked the Minister for Social Development, in light of the questions being raised by the media, independent non-governmental organisations and international housing experts regarding the alleged gerrymandering of housing allocations and resources in north Belfast, whether he will stand aside from his ministerial position until an independent review is undertaken to establish the facts....
Alex Maskey: 3. asked the Minister of the Environment, without prejudging any investigations, whether he can update the House on the allegations of buses being used to ferry alcohol to the Odyssey, given the unfortunate and dangerous events at that venue last week and the fact that the Minister has been dealing with the availability of alcohol on buses. (AQT 713/11-15) I was going to ask the Minister...
Alex Maskey: ...to speak. I am not being disrespectful; I have a lot to cover. Today in the Assembly, or indeed at Thursday's Committee meeting, we were never going to be able to get to the bottom of all the allegations that were made in the TV programme. It has left a lot of fundamentally important questions to be addressed by this House. I believe that this is, perhaps, the biggest scandal,...
Alex Maskey: ...who support people such as the Pat Finucane family and the families of the Ballymurphy massacre know that those situations and this inquiry are entirely different. In those situations, there are allegations of direct state involvement. That is not the question here in respect of any current party or Minister who is involved in the establishment of this inquiry. I make a very clear...
Alex Maskey: ...and at the most mature level. You criticised Francie Molloy and Barry McElduff, and that is fine. That is your choice to do that. I am not saying that you are a victim maker. I did not level that allegation against anybody in this Chamber today, or indeed, against anybody. However, does the Member not understand that he comes from a UDR background, and it may be difficult for some people...
Alex Maskey: Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. Again we are hearing SDLP Members’ suggestions, allegations, assertions or whatever. Does the Member agree that during yesterday’s lengthy debate on the SDLP amendment, not one member of the party who spoke addressed the amendment? It was so lacking in substance that SDLP members could not even address it, so they spent the day criticising...