Gerry Carroll: ...renters who are finding it really difficult at the moment, Executive parties could not be seen to vote against an amendment like that. Then there is the account offered by Sam McBride about the DUP allegedly taking part in a game of bluff. It is a sad reality of this place that a pathetic game being played up here is the only reason, seemingly, why some parties would back a rent reduction...
Gerry Carroll: ...Minister of Justice for her assessment of the deeply disturbing and concerning news that, in the past five years, at least 39 police officers have been the subject of internal investigations over allegations of sexual misconduct. (AQT 1634/17-22)
Gerry Carroll: On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I did not use any swear words. Can you check Hansard, Mr Speaker, where Mr Humphrey alleged, or at least insinuated, once again that Palestinian protests in Belfast are leading to a rise in antisemitic attacks in our city? Everybody here is opposed to antisemitism. Such comments are inaccurate, unfounded and have no basis in evidence.
Gerry Carroll: .... Never again should members of the BAME community or any other minority community here be frightened to take a stand for what they believe in. Whilst the PSNI distributed fines to protesters for allegedly breaking social-distancing guidelines, we did not see the same approach being taken towards those who own care homes and who have let the virus rip, which has taken the life of far too...
Gerry Carroll: ...that we should apply the same principle to the patients in Muckamore, to those who are involved in the Independent Neurology Inquiry, and to all those who are seeking redress for mistreatment or alleged miscarriages of justice. If the health service does not work for the most vulnerable and for the unwell, can we really say that it works properly at all? Whilst we must resolutely support...
Gerry Carroll: ...If it had been, I probably would have supported the motion. The problem with the motion is that it disregards normal due process for prison officers, regardless of what they might have done or are alleged to have done. It is welcome that the issue should be considered for Civil Service workers more generally, but I cannot help pointing out that, often, when the issue of mental health and...
Gerry Carroll: ...: it was voted for by those parties. Those on the personal independence payment (PIP) face traumatic application processes carried out by private companies that have been the subject of incredible allegations, such as ignoring medical evidence. Many are denied PIP by those same companies, only for them to win appeals because it is found that they do need the support. The average waiting...
Gerry Carroll: ...in. Instead, they have everything to do with the control of communities and with who is top dog and gets to control whatever spoils are to be made. It starts with the shooting of someone who is alleged to be drug dealing or engaged in antisocial behaviour. Some people will turn a blind eye and might say that he or she deserved it. What happens when you get involved in an argument with...