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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 to detail (i) the steps his Department has taken to provide anaesthetic for victims of sexual trauma who require a cervical smear test; and (ii) the stakeholders his Department has engaged with on this matter in the last five years.
All-Ireland Tourism Strategy - Amendment 3 Insert at end: ‘and further calls on the Minister for the Economy to publish and fund a tourism strategy and action plan by September 2024, and ensure that it includes specific provision to extend the Wild Atlantic Way into Northern Ireland, promote the city of Derry as the…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the number of nightclubs that have closed in the last ten years; and (ii) any measures he is putting in place to create a vibrant and thriving night-time economy.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the work his Department has carried out on improving ADHD support services since taking up office in February 2024.
I thank the Minister for his answer. I recognise that our non-teaching staff — classroom assistants — are the backbone of all our schools, but particularly in meeting the medical needs of pupils in our special schools. Does the Minister agree that the lack of implementation of this review could actually worsen the…
I thank the Minister for his statement. I warmly welcome today's announcement of investment that will support our schools, staff and teachers. Thank you for the meeting this morning about Rossmar School in Limavady. Minister, you stated that there are 10 special schools in your Department's school enhancement…
Ms Hunter asked the Minister of Education to clarify the timeline to resolve the pay and grading review for non-teaching staff who are, understandably, struggling with the cost-of-living crisis, given that she shares others’ frustration and finds it extremely disappointing that the money required for those staff has…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what changes he plans to make to animal welfare legislation by the end of this Assembly mandate.
I thank the Member for giving way. On Mr Butler's point, does she agree that the growth of technology, the closure of banks and post offices and the move to two-step authentication can often make older people — the elderly community — feel isolated, due to not knowing how to use the technology and not seeing the…
I will speak briefly. I wholeheartedly welcome this. I hope that the trial is successful. I note the Member's comment about the fact that people are at court all day. Hopefully, the presence of such products will go some way towards tackling feelings of indignity. It is really positive that they will be available…
Minister, on the point about the joint action plan with the Minister of Education, let me say that I recently met a speaker for schools on the lack of standardised work experience. Have you had conversations with the Education Minister about the access to work experience and the need to ensure that children get every…
I wish to raise the lack of appropriate animal welfare in Northern Ireland. In the past three years, in the Causeway Coast and Glens area, we have seen over 1,000 incidents of animal cruelty. Across Northern Ireland, animal welfare is not regarded as a priority. The current process for reporting such cruelty is not…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the (i) number of prosecutions; and (ii) length of prison sentence for those who are perpetrators of animal cruelty in the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) what steps his Department will take to revise the SmartPass application process to make it more accessible for individuals with epilepsy; and (ii) whether his Department will implement an alternative verification system that bypasses the need for a driving licence…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the funding his Department has provided to assist children with autism in learning to swim in the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the funding available from his Department to (i) assist people with a disability to access swimming pools; and (ii) upgrade swimming pools to improve access for people with a disability.
First, I thank the Members who tabled this really important motion. I thank Órlaithí for the large amount of work that she has done on this. I know that she cares passionately about the issue, and I thank her for tabling today's motion. I echo the sentiment today in offering my condolences to families that have lost…
Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza That this Assembly condemns the ongoing genocide in Gaza that has left more than 35,000 people dead, most of them women and children; further condemns the actions of Hamas on October 7th which left 1,300 people dead and many families searching for loved ones; abhors the killing of…