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 SDLP supports the motion and amendment today, and we thank Members for tabling them. I am grateful that this issue is being discussed, as it has come up a significant number of times while canvassing for a number of elections We support the motion and the amendment. I recognise that we in the North continually lag…
I thank the Minister for his statement. I am mindful that it may lead to the need for additional resource for councils and dog wardens. In my council area, dog wardens finish at 4.00 pm throughout the week and are not available on weekends. Does that concern the Minister, and will he discuss it with local councils in…
I welcome the large number of contributions that I heard on reform. In my own time, chatting to constituents and speaking to young people, I have heard about their want for us on the hill to instil a sense of hope that the institutions can stand and work and that the parties in them can work together without…
Our public-sector workers are the very backbone of this place. Our society could not and would not function without them. They are the very tapestry of our society. Our nurses, bus drivers, junior doctors, teachers and more are the threads that hold us together. Yet, in the face of a relentless cost-of-living crisis,…
I really, really welcome that, Minister. It is really fantastic news. Over the weekend, I spoke at length with survivors and victims of sexual violence, and, understandably, it was very triggering for them. How can we make sure that this never happens again and that there is never again a gap?
Nexus NI To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the impact that funding cuts to Nexus NI will have on the delivery of specialist counselling services for victims of sexual abuse.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Making School Uniforms More Affordable”
Making School Uniforms More Affordable - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘criteria’ and insert: ‘for the school uniform grant and to initially increase the grant for all eligible primary and post primary pupils by at least £50 per pupil, with the aim of bringing it into line with the average grant across these islands…
International Women’s Day 2024 That this Assembly recognises that International Women’s Day is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women; believes that this day both serves as a powerful reminder of the progress made towards gender equality and highlights the work that…
To ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the process by which women can access the morning after pill; and (ii) to detail any existing barriers to accessing this form of contraceptive.
I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion. I am rarely an angry person, but this is an issue that I am deeply unhappy about. I see it every day and every week in my constituency office, and it is heartbreaking. The dire need for more special educational needs support is an urgent and pressing matter that…
I thank the Minister for his answer. What is his assessment of how the funding reallocation will affect the completion dates and timelines for these schools? Will he commit to meeting some of the principals to discuss the issues further?
I am mindful that, nearly a decade ago, that funding was promised for shared and integrated education. However, the money has been removed with little thought for schools, teachers and pupils. Exactly when did you, as Minister, and other Ministers become aware that that money was being reallocated?
It is regrettable that we are here today talking about this matter, but it is greatly important. We know that our society has a deep-rooted problem with misogyny and violence against women and girls. Just some of the heartbreaking and brutal murders over the past few years include those of Stacey Knell, Karen McClean,…
I thank the Member for giving way. She mentioned the earliest days of children's lives, so will she agree that it is in those years, specifically in secondary school, that we start to learn the importance of consent and boundaries and that, given that importance, there is a dire need for comprehensive and inclusive…
Ms Hunter asked the Minister of Education to give an assurance to the integrated school community that the capital funding that was promised a decade ago will be replaced, in light of the recent changes to Fresh Start funding for integrated schools, with many of those schools having tendered for contractors after…
Cuts to Fresh Start Capital Funding Allocations To ask the Minister of Education to outline how many schools are affected by the cuts to capital funding allocations agreed in A Fresh Start agreement.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the criteria for businesses to be eligible for Hardship Rate Relief; and (ii) the number of businesses granted Hardship Rate Relief in the last 12 months.
Public Sector Pay That this Assembly recognises the immense burden placed on public sector workers by the political uncertainty and the failure to deliver equitable pay awards; resolves that all outstanding public sector pay negotiations for 2023-2024 will be concluded by the end of this financial year; and calls on…
Establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee to consider legislation to prevent the suspension of the devolved institutions That, as provided for in Standing Order 53(1), this Assembly appoints an Ad Hoc Committee to consider legislation to prevent the suspension of the devolved institutions at the discretion of a single…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Implementation of the Strategic Framework to End Violence against Women and Girls”
Implementation of the Strategic Framework to End Violence against Women and Girls - Amendment 2 At end insert: ‘; and further calls on the Executive to urgently agree an ambitious funding package for the implementation of the Framework to ensure it can meet its objectives in full.’