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 the Economy (i) for an update on the performance of Northern Ireland’s tourism sector over the summer of 2025, including (a) visitor numbers; and (b) hotel occupancy rates; (ii) for a breakdown of those visitors from (a) Northern Ireland; (b) the Republic of Ireland; (c) Great Britain; and (d)…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the amount of funding from the Shared Island Enterprise Scheme or related cross-border economic programmes, allocated specifically to the North Coast region.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 30560/22-27, (i) how the current rate of new woodland creation compares with the targets set under the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022; and (ii) whether his Department is on track to meet these targets.
To ask the Minister of Health what action is being taken to improve early diagnosis, support, and long-term care pathways for children affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any plans in place to address the key capital and staffing pressures identified in the scoping study on the standardisation of pre-school provision, including the need for additional (a) dining space, (b) administration time, and (c) staff numbers; and (ii) how the…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in relation to the 63 fines issued between 2020 and 2024 for water pollution, (i) for a breakdown of the severity classification of the incident as (a) high; (b) medium; and (c) low; and (ii) to detail what enforcement action was taken in the remaining…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline (i) what the average response time is for the NI Environment Agency to investigate reported pollution incidents; and (ii) whether additional resources have been allocated to improve enforcement and monitoring capacity.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) what mandatory medical or first aid training is required for staff working in hostels accommodating homeless people and asylum seekers; (ii) the number of reported medical incidents in such hostels in the past three years; and (iii) what procedures are in place for…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail how the Executive Office can present a coherent and effective approach to international diplomacy and economic engagement when its joint officeholders adopt publicly divergent positions on high-profile events such as the state banquet for President Trump.
To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 30684/22-27, to detail the urgent steps she is taking with the PSNI to address the scale of the arrest warrant backlog and to restore confidence in the enforcement of justice.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the steps she is taking, in light of the findings of the McCullough Review, to (i) strengthen legal oversight of covert surveillance authorisations involving journalists; (ii) support the referral of PSNI actions to the Information Commissioner; and (iii) establish an…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps being taken to ensure that recipients of teacher training bursaries remain in the teaching profession in Northern Ireland beyond the minimum two-year post-qualification period.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline (i) how toxic blue-green algae was able to reach red alert levels at Portstewart Strand; and (ii) the immediate measures being taken to address the level of existing nutrient management and pollution control strategies in designated bathing…
To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 30452/22-27, in relation to her Department’s responsibilities under the Substance Use Strategy, to detail (i) the number of harm-reduction actions that have been fully implemented to date; and (ii) the measures being taken to address delays in the implementation of any…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking (i) to monitor and respond to medical disinformation, including recent claims linking paracetamol use during pregnancy to autism; and (ii) to safeguard public confidence in evidence-based healthcare advice.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 30810/22-27, whether his Department classifies all eleventh of July bonfires as illegal waste activities.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant of AQW 30810/22-27, in the absence of routine monitoring, how any risks to public health can be assessed and mitigated.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant of AQW 30214/22-27, in light of recent reports that fewer than 10 per cent of businesses in Northern Ireland currently offer apprenticeship placements, to detail what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of current financial incentives for employers to take on…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the number of outstanding fine warrants; (ii) the data held on individuals with multiple outstanding warrants; and (ii) how these cases are managed.
To ask the Minister of Education to outline (i) how his Department defines early intervention in relation to Emotionally Based School Avoidance; and (ii) the typical timeline from first referral to support being provided in cases involving neurodiverse pupils.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant of AQW 29741/22-27, to provide a breakdown of (i) the number of applications (a) received; and (b) approved; (ii) the total area of land reforested; (iii) the total funding allocated under (a) the Forest Expansion Scheme; (b) the Small…