Question Results

Monday 28 September 2026


 
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1 AQO 3978/22-27 Mrs Pam Cameron
(DUP - South Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline the safeguards the Prison Service is required to put in place when a prisoner is granted compassionate temporary release against the recommendation of the Prison Service.

To be answered on 28/09/2026
2 AQO 3979/22-27 Ms Cheryl Brownlee
(DUP - East Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Justice for an assessment of the impact of current PSNI officer numbers on neighbourhood policing.

To be answered on 28/09/2026
3 AQO 3980/22-27 Mr Alan Robinson
(DUP - East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the consultation on the future of Limavady Courthouse.

To be answered on 28/09/2026
4 AQO 3981/22-27 Ms Sian Mulholland
(APNI - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline how her Department uses trauma-informed practice.

To be answered on 28/09/2026
5 AQO 3982/22-27 Mr Colin McGrath
(SDLP - South Down)
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline any action her Department is taking to reduce case processing times for children and young people in the youth justice system.

To be answered on 28/09/2026
6 AQO 3983/22-27 Mr Paul Frew
(DUP - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline any standard operating procedures that were changed within the Northern Ireland Prison Service due to the court granting Gary Anderson compassionate leave.

To be answered on 28/09/2026
7 AQO 3984/22-27 Dr Steve Aiken OBE
(UUP - South Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline why prisoners in Northern Ireland are still permitted to smoke in their cells, given this has been banned in the rest of the United Kingdom.

To be answered on 28/09/2026
8 AQO 3985/22-27 Mr Jon Burrows
(UUP - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline the rationale as to why prison officers in Northern Ireland are not routinely issued with PAVA spray or CS spray.

To be answered on 28/09/2026
9 AQO 3986/22-27 Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline any assessment her Department has made of the findings of the inquest into Noah Donohoe's death.

To be answered on 28/09/2026
10 AQO 3987/22-27 Mr Matthew O'Toole
(SDLP - South Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any action she is taking to support those with drug addiction in order to reduce anti-social behaviour in inner South Belfast.

To be answered on 28/09/2026
11 AQO 3988/22-27 Mrs Deborah Erskine
(DUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline any discussions she has had with Executive colleagues regarding the use of firearms in carrying out departmental functions, including the safeguards and oversight arrangements governing their use.

To be answered on 28/09/2026
12 AQO 3989/22-27 Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the work her Department is undertaking to improve security at Strabane Courthouse.

To be answered on 28/09/2026
13 AQO 3990/22-27 Mr Patsy McGlone
(SDLP - Mid Ulster)
To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the acute capacity pressures in the prison estate.

To be answered on 28/09/2026
14 AQO 3991/22-27 Mr Eóin Tennyson
(APNI - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline her plans for any increase to the offender levy.

To be answered on 28/09/2026
15 AQO 3992/22-27 Mrs Ciara Ferguson
(SF - Foyle)
To ask the Minister of Justice to outline any consideration she has given to the creation of a stand-alone offence of femicide.

To be answered on 28/09/2026

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