All of Miss Áine Murphy’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I thank the Minister for his update. Minister, do you accept that scrapping AS levels and coursework would narrow learning for pupils and pile more pressure on those who have to undertake a high-stakes exam, albeit only one exam?
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of patients currently being treated for endometriosis, broken down by (a) Health and Social Care Trust; and (b) hospital; and (ii) the average waiting time from initial referral to treatment, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust,
To ask the Minister of Health to detail Emergency Department waiting times in (i) the South West Acute Hospital; and (ii) Altnagelvin Area Hospital, broken down by patients who are (a) admitted; and (ii) discharged home after treatment, within the last year.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps private residents have to take in order to claim compensation from Forestry Service for damage caused to their property from fallen Forestry Service-owned trees.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail what updated steps his Department has taken since the 2016 ash dieback survey to manage and mitigate the disease.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of positive ash dieback infections, in each year from 2016 to 2024, broken down by constituency.
In recent weeks and months, we have all witnessed the growing severity and frequency of storms across the island. Those storms wreaked havoc on homes, businesses and our rural communities and caused widespread disruption to electricity, broadband, transport and community infrastructure. Whilst no area has been left…
Delivery of a Childcare Strategy That this Assembly recognises that the commitment to delivering more affordable, accessible, high-quality early learning and childcare is an immediate priority within the Executive’s Programme for Government and that the Executive has provided £80 million towards childcare support…
I welcome the motion on the Executive legislation programme, which sets out an ambitious and wide-ranging future legislative agenda. I will take a moment to highlight some of the priorities that are coming forward. As a member of the AERA Committee, I welcome the inclusion of the fisheries and water environment Bill.…
I thank the Minister for his answer. I notice that the consultation documents mention of the possibility of a "Centre First policy". How does that align with your responsibilities in DAERA for rural affairs?
I thank the Minister for her answer. It is welcome news that will be reassuring to many homeowners, particularly those living on sites newly built since 2024. Minister, can you elaborate on what the changes to the bond release thresholds are exactly?
I thank the Minister for his statement. How does DAERA intend to escalate disease control measures, if the outbreak intensifies? Supplementary to that, how will those steps ensure that the wider poultry industry is not affected?
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how he will ensure the proposed £150 million budget for Shaping Sustainable Places will be distributed equitably between urban centres and remote rural areas.
I thank the Minister for his substantive answer. Minister, you have, no doubt, acknowledged the important part that the community and voluntary sector plays in our rural communities. Can you update us on any engagement that you have had with the sector?
I support the motion on endometriosis care that my party colleagues tabled. It is an urgent and deeply personal issue that affects the lives of thousands of women across this island. We know that endometriosis is a chronic condition that affects at least one woman in 10, but all the stats in the world cannot capture…
I thank my constituency colleague for bringing the Adjournment debate to the House. Sliabh Beagh is a site of ecological and cultural importance that spans County Tyrone, County Fermanagh and County Monaghan. It is a place of beauty, a space for recreation and an important part of our natural heritage. Beyond that, it…
I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion as Sinn Féin's spokesperson for rural communities. There is no doubt that the condition of our road network is a matter of real concern. I am sure that the constituency offices of most of us, if not all of us, have been inundated daily with roads issues and queries. In…
I thank the Minister for her answer. The Ulster canal project is widely welcomed by my constituents; it is literally up the road from me. Will the Minister agree that the project will be a great boost to the all-island economy?
I wish my constituency colleague Deborah Erskine and her husband all the very best as they prepare to welcome their new arrival in the coming weeks. I welcome the members of the emergency services who have joined us here this evening. When emergency general surgery was first suspended in December 2022, the Western…
Minister, how is the cross-border implementation of the water framework directive being aligned North and South, particularly in achieving good ecological status targets?