Ref No | Member | Question | Tabled | Status | Index Terms |
AQW 11215/22-27
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Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the (i) number; and (ii) proportion of road traffic cases disposed of at (a) first court appearance; and (b) second court appearance, in the last five years.
| 01/05/2024 |
To be answered by 17/05/2024
| Courts; Road traffic offences |
AQW 11110/22-27
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Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of prosecutorial fines that were unpaid within the allowed time period, in each of the last five years.
| 30/04/2024 |
To be answered by 16/05/2024
| Prosecutions; Unpaid fines; Courts |
AQW 11109/22-27
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Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of prosecutorial fines issued in each of the last five years.
| 30/04/2024 |
To be answered by 16/05/2024
| Prosecutions; Fines; Courts |
AQW 11107/22-27
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Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of Justices of the Peace in Northern Ireland.
| 30/04/2024 |
To be answered by 16/05/2024
| Magistrates; Courts |
AQW 11104/22-27
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Miss Deirdre Hargey
(SF - South Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Justice what representations have been made by her Department to (i) the Northern Ireland Office; and (ii) the Secretary of State in relation to initiating the commencement order for Part 1 Section 4 of the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 which repeals the ban of Irish in courts.
| 30/04/2024 |
To be answered by 16/05/2024
| Commencement orders; Legislation; Irish language; Courts |
AQW 11086/22-27
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Ms Joanne Bunting
(DUP - East Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the work of the Criminal Justice Board to detail (i) its workstreams; (ii) the lead agency for each workstream; and (ii) progress reports thus far.
| 30/04/2024 |
To be answered by 16/05/2024
| Courts; Police Service of Northern Ireland; Public bodies; Partnerships |
AQW 10887/22-27
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Mr Matthew O'Toole
(SDLP - South Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to outline indicative dates for the introduction of legislation to amend The Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989.
[Priority Written]
| 25/04/2024 |
To be answered by 30/04/2024
| Courts; Time limits; Personal injury |
AQW 10884/22-27
|
Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Justice whether a supervised activity order is now the default penalty for outstanding fine payments below £1000.
| 25/04/2024 |
To be answered by 13/05/2024
| Unpaid fines; Courts; Supervision orders |
AQW 10883/22-27
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Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of people sent to prison for fine default in each of the last ten years.
| 25/04/2024 |
To be answered by 13/05/2024
| Sentencing; Prisons; Unpaid fines; Courts |
AQW 10848/22-27
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Ms Claire Sugden
(IND - East Londonderry)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps she is taking to prevent the use of good character references in relation to those accused of sexual offences.
| 25/04/2024 |
To be answered by 13/05/2024
| Sexual offences; Evidence; Courts |
AQW 10808/22-27
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Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
|
To ask the Minister of Justice what discussions her Department has had with relevant criminal justice system organisations to develop a joint plan for managing detainees held in police custody awaiting first court appearance, pursuant to the recommendations of the Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland.
| 24/04/2024 |
To be answered by 10/05/2024
| Police; Courts; Prisoners; Police custody |
AQW 10570/22-27
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Mr Patsy McGlone
(SDLP - Mid Ulster)
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To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister what representations have been made by their Department to (i) the NIO; and (ii) the Secretary of State in relation to initiating the commencement order for Part 1 Section 4 of the Language and Identity (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 which repeals the ban of Irish in courts.
| 22/04/2024 |
To be answered by 08/05/2024
| Courts; Irish language; Regulation; Culture |
AQW 10424/22-27
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Mr Jim Allister KC
(TUV - North Antrim)
|
To ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of the accuracy and veracity of his Department’s response to the Supreme Court application by the organisation representing boiler owners.
+ Display Answer
| 18/04/2024 |
Answered on 30/04/2024
| Government departments; Courts; Boilers |
AQW 10248/22-27
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Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Justice how many people have appeared in court for theft of basic essentials items in the last 10 years.
+ Display Answer
| 17/04/2024 |
Answered on 23/04/2024
| Courts; Theft; Prosecutions; Cost of living |
AQW 10228/22-27
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Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Justice what steps her Department is taking to address the underlying causes for the annual rise in the time taken from the report of a crime to its disposal at Crown Court.
+ Display Answer
| 16/04/2024 |
Answered on 26/04/2024
| Crime; Police; Courts; Legal systems; Reform |
AQW 10222/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of Housing Executive tenants currently in rent arrears; and (ii) the number of cases which have escalated to court proceedings.
| 16/04/2024 |
To be answered by 01/05/2024
| Tenants; Northern Ireland Housing Executive; Arrears; Rents; Courts |
AQW 10220/22-27
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Mr Jim Allister KC
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for Communities, in relation to proposed legislation on defective premises limitation periods, whether he intends to include a provision whereby a case previously dismissed by reason of limitation restrictions can be relitigated.
[Priority Written]
| 16/04/2024 |
To be answered by 19/04/2024
| Building regulations; Time limits; Courts; Legal remedies |
AQO 304/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to provide an update on the implementation of the Adult Restorative Justice Strategy Action Plan.
+ Display Answer
| 11/04/2024 |
Answered on 22/04/2024
| Courts; Victims; Offenders; Publications |
AQW 9793/22-27
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Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Justice whether she will commission a full review of the family court system.
+ Display Answer
| 10/04/2024 |
Answered on 23/04/2024
| Family law; Courts; Reviews |
AQW 9618/22-27
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Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Justice, following the publication of the Legal Aid Annual Statistics by her Department, why the costs of Legal Aid has risen by £6,479,931, equating to seven per cent, whilst the number of people granted Legal Aid has dropped by 4,986, which equates to seven per cent.
[Priority Written]
+ Display Answer
| 08/04/2024 |
Answered on 12/04/2024
| Costs; Legal aid; Applications; Departmental records; Courts |
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