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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.
The presence of the algae devastated businesses in my constituency to the point of closure. They are yet to receive any compensation. What enforcement action, if any, has been taken against the Departments and agencies responsible for the pollutants?
I will speak on significant issues to do with animal welfare. Too many animals are being abused. Too many people are not being held accountable for their crimes. We lack a clear and publicly shared register of offenders' names. Too many offenders are easily able to acquire animals again and again and commit further…
To ask the Minister of Justice, given the recent rise of sexual assaults, whether she will consider reviewing legislation in relation to the right to carry pepper spray.
To ask the Minister of Health what steps his Department is taking to address reported concerns of serious adverse consequences as a result of the proposed reconfiguration of Causeway Hospital as a General Hospital.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether his Department has plans to review the amount a Northern Ireland student is offered for studying in Great Britain, to ensure they are able to meet living costs.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, further to the findings of the Sub-Regional Economic Plan Technical Analysis which found that Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council received zero per cent of new jobs from Foreign Direct Investment from 2015 to 2022, what measures he is taking to bring investment to the Causeway…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure what action his Department is taking to ensure the sewage systems in Ballintoy, Ballymoney, Coleraine, Dungiven, Limavady, Kilrea and Stranocum are urgently updated to cope with demands for new developments.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline what engagement he has had with his counterparts in the Irish Government in relation to reviewing financial incentives for students to study at local universities.
To ask the Minister of Health whether he plans to extend the prescription of weight loss injections to patients suffering with hypothalamic obesity, a known sequala of brain tumour complications, as it is already available for patients in Great Britain.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Addressing the Lack of Respite Provision for Adults with Learning Difficulties, Complex Needs and Challenging Behaviour”
Addressing the Lack of Respite Provision for Adults with Learning Difficulties, Complex Needs and Challenging Behaviour - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘respite services for adults’ and insert: ‘and children with learning difficulties, complex needs, and challenging behaviour; acknowledges that respite provision is…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any action being taken to rectify the delays in issuing occupational pensions affected by the McCloud judgement; and (ii) the steps being taken to provide information to recipients on their McCloud decision.
Most of us in the Chamber are fortunate enough to have a home of our own. It is the place where we feel safe, comfortable and grounded. It is the foundation on which we build our lives and raise our families and the place that embeds us in our community. Simply put, it is fundamental for a happy life and a life well…
The SDLP recently met the families in the hard-hitting documentary about their lives and how lack of respite services has impacted on them. They referenced facilities that have capacity yet are not fully used. I was going to ask you, Minister, whether money was the simple issue here, but you referred to staffing…
To ask the Minister of Education to provide a full list of (i) organisations he has met; and (ii) the organisations he has declined to meet, since he took office.
I hope that none of us in the Chamber ever find ourselves at the Children's Hospice, but its staff do exceptional work. I have spoken with some of its staff, and I know that it is a difficult job but it gives them a sense of fulfilment and purpose. It is crucial that we fund the service. Few worse things can be…
Thank you, Minister, for your detailed answer. We know that parents across our constituencies pay what is almost a second mortgage for childcare. Do you have a rough timeline for when we will see the childcare strategy?
Off the back of Mr Beattie's question, what role do the Minister's Department and the EA play in discussing with councils the formation of local development plans (LDPs)? I ask that because a fantastic new school — Mill Strand Integrated School and Nursery — has been built in Portrush, but there are ongoing road…
Ms Hunter asked the Minister of Education, after stating that it has been great to see parents availing of the NI childcare subsidy scheme announced in May this year, whether, as indicated in a recent answer, work on the childcare strategy was paused while that scheme was being developed and whether there has been any…
To ask the Minister of Justice whether her Department has had any contact with the PSNI to discuss the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Strategic Framework, following the death of Mary Ward.
I welcome the comments of the Member who spoke previously. It is really important that we have this place up and running, seeking to deliver for our young people. First, I thank Professor Ray Jones for his work on the issue and for his 53 recommendations. I will speak briefly in my capacity as my party's education…
October 11 will mark the International Day of the Girl. So many children, girls and boys, in the Middle East do not have a childhood. They live every day in fear amid the ongoing conflict. Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of the heinous atrocities on October 7 2023, when 1,200 people were violently murdered…
Minister, I recently heard the sad news that the Men's Action Network has been forced to close due to a lack of government funding. It supported a number of male victims of domestic violence. I am mindful that, in the North, we have very few safe places and refuges for men who have been victims of domestic violence.…
Deputy First Minister, should Northern Ireland have a stand-alone hate crime Bill, and, if so, will you ask that the Justice Minister brings that forward?
To ask the Minister for the Economy to provide an update on the review into support for young people, post 19 years old, with special educational needs.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Lowering the Voting Age for 16 and 17 Year Olds”
Lowering the Voting Age for 16 and 17 Year Olds - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘referendums;’ and insert: ‘and calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to seek the devolution of the required powers from the British Government to introduce legislation to accommodate this change.’