All of Ms Cara Hunter’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any consideration his Department has given to supporting the development of modular, off-site constructed homes paired with small-scale anaerobic digestion systems, in order to deliver fast, affordable, energy-self-sufficient housing solutions; and (ii) any plans and…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of individuals who have been handcuffed while being detained or transported under the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health whether he will review the level of funding allocated to HIV awareness and prevention programmes, given the recent increase in HIV diagnoses.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail whether his Department will examine the potential introduction of a four-day flexible teaching week, as recently proposed in Scotland, in light of evidence that such an approach may support teacher retention, reduce burnout, and enhance opportunities for professional learning.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any immediate actions he will take to address the generational homelessness crisis highlighted by the Simon Community; and (ii) any steps he will take to ensure transparent delivery and coordination across the eight homelessness strategies, referenced at the Public…
To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department will review its approach to allocating emergency and temporary accommodation for vulnerable adults, particularly those with serious mental-health conditions, to ensure they are prioritised for placements as close as possible to their home area, recognising the…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any assessment been made of the sustainability of ADHD assessment provision in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust, given that the number of children and young people on the waiting list has increased 650 per cent in less than four years; (ii) any assessment of the…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any assessment his Department has made of the disparity in financial support between Northern Ireland medical students funded through the his Department's bursary and English medical students funded through the NHS bursary, including (a) the difference between the non–means…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of children recorded as having special dietary requirements; (ii) the percentage of children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnosis, recorded as having special dietary requirements; (iii) any protocols currently in place to meet the dietary needs of…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of Personal Independence Payment applicants who, after completing an assessment interview, were subsequently asked to attend a further interview without being provided with a reason for the additional assessment, in each of the last five years.
That is my intervention. Minister, I understand that you face financial pressures, but it is our moral and professional duty to bring the issue to the House and to put it to you, as the Minister of Education, that starving children have the right to be heard and that under-pressure families have the right to be…
God forbid that a woman use the bathroom, Minister. I certainly was not gone for half an hour. It was a matter of minutes. Let me be clear: I am an SDLP MLA who has been elected to the House to advocate for children. I will be cold and dead in the ground before I do not use my platform to put to the House the right of…
I beg to move I welcome the opportunity to open the debate on this important motion. Simply put, we will be discussing the need to fill the tummies of children in our schools in order to empower and uplift them with at least one guaranteed meal a day. Hunger is recognised as a marker of an adverse childhood experience…
I will talk about the importance of road safety and reflect on the tragedy of the passing of Katya Watson, one of my constituents, who was involved in a road traffic accident outside Ballymena and died on 13 December 2023. She was a beautiful and smart young lady with her whole life ahead of her. She is remembered…
To ask the Minister of Education whether, before concluding that significant capital expenditure would be required for universal Free School Meals, his Department assessed options such as staggered lunch sittings, which allow full cohorts to be served without additional dining hall construction, as is common in other…
Minister, I have engaged with parents with a faith and without faith, and it is clear that it is not impossible to ensure that our curriculum provides a balanced and inclusive education for all our children, while also allowing schools to fulfil their Christian ethos where they have one. Will the Minister commit,…