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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 qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.

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  1. Debate contribution: Oakridge Social Education Centre, Dungannon.

    • Adjournment

    I thank the proposer of the Adjournment topic. Dungannon is definitely not my area of expertise, but those who live with complex learning disabilities have been a huge part of the Education Committee's role, so I welcome the opportunity to speak briefly on the matter today. I want to begin by thinking about the people…

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  2. Debate contribution: yLink Smart Cards

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    Thank you so much, Minister. Students in my constituency who are studying at Ulster University in Coleraine have told me that affordable travel is a true lifeline. Pardon me, that is my phone. Apologies. Have you had any engagement with students across the North on those matters and the detriment that would be caused…

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  3. Debate contribution: Irish-medium Education (Workforce Plan) Bill: Further Consideration Stage

    • Private Members' Business

    I, too, will be brief. I welcome the Further Consideration Stage of the Irish-medium Education (Workforce Plan) Bill. I record the SDLP's support and its thanks to the Bill sponsor, Pat Sheehan, for his work on the Bill. We heard evidence at length at the Committee, and the amendment before us today, which adds the…

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  4. Debate contribution: Education (Holiday Meal Payments) Bill: Further Consideration Stage

    • Private Members' Business

    The SDLP welcomes the intention behind the Bill and acknowledges the work that has brought it to this stage. The principle of the Bill is straightforward. Children do not stop needing to eat when the school gates close for the holidays. Families who depend on free school meals during term time should not have to face…

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  5. Debate contribution: Prince Charles Way Roundabout

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    Minister, I welcome the work that you are doing to keep young people at school safe. As elected representatives, we are often inundated with requests for pedestrian crossings. Many have found that process time-intensive. Why is the process so time-intensive? Furthermore, a high number of applications seem to be…

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  6. Debate contribution: Irish-medium Education (Workforce Plan) Bill: Consideration Stage

    • Private Members' Business

    My goodness, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. Like my unionist colleagues, I will also be brief. I really want to thank Pat and his team for the work that they have put into the Bill. We had extensive engagement on the Committee. The level of detail in that engagement was really helpful in shaping the story of…

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  7. Debate contribution: Education (Holiday Meal Payments) Bill: Consideration Stage

    • Private Members' Business

    I find it very disappointing that the Minister is not here. That is similar to the debate that we had before the summer recess, on girls wearing trousers in schools, for which he was not here. That is insulting to all of us as Members but particularly to Danny Baker, who drafted this private Member's Bill. I do not…

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  8. Debate contribution: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    Thank you for your answer, First Minister. Coercive control can happen to anyone at any age, and many teenagers may not know that they are experiencing it, owing to a lack of efficient relationships and sexuality education (RSE) in our schools. What level of engagement have you and your Department had with the…

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  9. Debate contribution: Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann

    • Opposition Business

    When growing up in Northern Ireland, it can, at times, feel like quite a depressing place that is quite bleak and still very deeply divided, but the fleadh offered us an opportunity to really share each other's cultures, learn something new and move forward to the future. This Building can sometimes feel hopeless. I…

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  10. Debate contribution: Special Educational Needs: Transport

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    Thank you, Minister. I respect your response. The level of significant distress that the matter causes parents cannot go understated in this House. Minister, being solution-focused and working together, will you commit to a conversation with community transport to potentially find some kind of answer? Will you engage…

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  11. Debate contribution: Ulster University: Job Losses

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    Minister, given that we share a constituency, you will know that many of our constituents are staff or students who feel that they are paying the price for years of underfunding in higher education. Will you expand on the urgent discussions that you have had with Ulster University to protect jobs and safeguard…

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  12. Debate contribution: Regional Balance Bill: Second Stage

    • Private Members' Business

    I start by paying tribute to my incredible and inspiring colleague Sinéad McLaughlin. Sinéad has put her heart and soul into the Bill. She is a true Derry girl. As someone who married a Derry boy and whose father is from Strabane and previously served as a councillor in the Derg district electoral area, I have a…

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  13. Debate contribution: Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    This week, I tried to get a constituent who is a victim of domestic violence a safe space and access to services to keep them safe in a refuge, and that was not possible due to the large number of people who desperately need help. Many community organisations that work tirelessly to help victims of domestic violence…

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  14. Debate contribution: Preschool Admissions: Socially Disadvantaged Circumstances Criterion

    • Ministerial Statement

    Minister, you will know that roughly one in five children in Northern Ireland live in absolute poverty, and that that will shape their lives and have serious implications for their life chances. We all know that preschool can play a powerful, vital and meaningful role in closing that gap. Knowing that, Minister, why…

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  15. Debate contribution: School Uniforms (Trousers) Bill: Second Stage

    • Committee Business

    On a point of order. Under Standing Order 65, I would like further clarity as to the absence of the Education Minister as this debate pertains to a core value of the Department of Education and the House — equality. The no-show is insulting to Members, and it is certainly insulting to young women across Northern…

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  16. Debate contribution: School Uniforms (Trousers) Bill: Second Stage

    • Committee Business

    I am happy to be here. Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I fear that I will repeat a number of points that have been made this evening. As a relatively young woman — I am 30 now — I am absolutely baffled that we have to debate this issue. It is truly astonishing. If I did not have notes in front of me, I would have no…

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  17. Debate contribution: Western Health and Social Care Trust Vision Plan

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    Speaking of the future and a vision for the Western Trust, I sat, over the weekend, with a loved one who was severely suicidal. Once they reached triage, they were informed that, because they do not currently live in the Western Trust area, they would not be able to access support or be admitted. Upon that happening,…

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  19. Debate contribution: Civil Service: Diversity and Inclusion

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    Minister, compared with other employment sectors, people aged 16 to 34 are under-represented in our Civil Service. Our young people can bring new energy and new ideas to the ongoing challenges in the North. What actions are you taking to promote a career in the Civil Service for our young people, and why do you think…

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  20. Debate contribution: Curriculum Review: Consultation

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    Thank you, Minister. Minister, you said that you want the new curriculum to be rich and filled with powerful knowledge. I am really concerned about the fact that the mandatory period for learning languages is only three years in Northern Ireland. I have a profound fear that the failure to make modern languages a…

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  21. Debate contribution: Justice Bill: Consideration Stage

    • Executive Committee Business

    Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I will do my best this evening to be brief. First, I thank Members for the passion that they have demonstrated over the past number of days. It is quite remarkable to see the level of stamina that exists in the House and the depth and detail of some of the amendments. Even in the late…

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  22. Debate contribution: Social Housing Fraud

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    Thank you, Minister. The Audit Office recently reported that social housing tenancy fraud costs the public purse at least £8 million. As elected representatives, we know that the true cost is our families on waiting lists for houses. In its 2014 report, there was a recommendation from the Public Accounts Committee to…

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  23. Debate contribution: Education Inspections Bill: Second Stage

    • Executive Committee Business

    I agree with the Member. There are differing beliefs on this issue, but, ultimately, it comes back to the fact that our teachers' workload is unfathomable. I was at that UNISON event and spoke to classroom assistants who are picking up so much work. Teachers and classroom assistants are overwhelmed. It is important to…

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  25. Debate contribution: Education Inspections Bill: Second Stage

    • Executive Committee Business

    I agree. The process by which we can get the Bill to Committee, tweak it and talk about what does and does not work is welcome, but I think —. To reiterate: given the engagement that we have had with our teachers and after listening today, I feel really strongly. Right up until this morning, we were being asked, "How…

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