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Ms Cara Hunter: Assembly records
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 of Health whether his Department will grant Queen's University Belfast the £100,000 required for the acquisition of High Performance Liquid Chromatography equipment in order to establish a Rapid Action Drugs Alerts and Response system in conjunction with community services and the PSNI, given such…
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department plans to extend pay parity to Foundation Classroom Assistants in line with SEND Assistants, recognising the workload of Foundation Assistants.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any measures his Department is taking to improve drugs education in schools; and (ii) any consultations his Department has conducted on the issue of harm prevention.
To ask the Minister for Communities when he plans to monitor and publish data on (i) second home ownership; and (ii) the impact of second home ownership on housing stress.
I really welcome the opportunity to speak, and I thank the members of the Women's Caucus for tabling the motion. In writing my speech, I struggled and found it difficult to articulate effectively how grateful I am for the Nexus staff. We hear all the time in our constituency offices from people who have lived through…
Months ago, in the House, I brought an Adjournment debate on second home ownership and the challenges that are faced in the Causeway coast and glens area. I asked whether it would be possible for the Department to increase monitoring of the issue. Has that been done? How can the strategy help those struggling with…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any engagement they have had with the Roman Catholic Church on compensation for victims and survivors of Mother and Baby Homes and Magdalene Laundries.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any plans he has to bring forward legislation to address animal abuse during the 2022-2027 mandate.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any measures his Department is taking to realise pay parity for nurses in Northern Ireland, in order to avoid nurses feeling undervalued and leaving the profession to seek better salaries.
To ask the Minister of Health, following recent drug-related deaths in Belfast, whether his Department is considering taking measures to make drug testing kits publicly available.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any specific measures his Department is taking to ensure that no child is told they cannot attend school out of fear for their safety.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether his Department has made any assessment of the drop in business in Portstewart, following Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council's findings that footfall in Portstewart has dropped 34 per cent this year.
To ask the Minister for Communities, in light of recent reports of Islamophobia and racism in schools, whether he has any plans to initiate engagement with Northern Ireland's Islamic community.
Thank you, Minister; I welcome that response. On the back of the question, one conversation that we have recently been having on the Education Committee is about how to support children who experience bereavement. Will the Minister commit to meeting the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) to…
Minister, East Derry is crying out for this investment and job creation. Can you detail any targets that the subregional plan will set for the region as a counterweight to Belfast?
I draw attention to the continued infrastructure needs in my constituency of East Derry. On Friday, a number of my constituents who live with special needs, have physical disabilities or are older were notified that there had been cuts to the Disability Action transport team, which meant that, today — Monday morning —…
Ms Hunter asked the Minister of Education, having last week met a range of people, from parents of children with special educational needs and child carers to children who have experienced a bereavement, all of whom said that they would love to see the creation of a child passport that included sensitive details,…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the budget allocation for transport in the 2024-25 financial year, including a breakdown of funding for the Disability Action Transport Scheme and their rural partners, including Bridge in Derry.
To ask the Minister of Justice, in light of reports that children in England and Wales with special educational needs are thought to be particularly vulnerable to exploitation, to detail (i) whether it is the same in Northern Ireland; and (ii) any strategies her Department has considered to address this.
To ask the Minister of Health whether an assessment has been made of whether Antrim Area Hospital will have sufficient capacity to provide health care for patients who currently present to Causeway Hospital, in the event that emergency care and surgery services are withdrawn from the Causeway Hospital.