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Mrs Ciara Ferguson: Assembly records
All of Mrs Ciara Ferguson’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Protection of Rights and Safety in Custodial Facilities”
Protection of Rights and Safety in Custodial Facilities - Amendment 3 Leave out all after ‘calls on the Minister of Justice’ and insert: ‘to ensure that the safety of everyone within prisons is the priority consideration when managing prison populations, including with regards to the admission of transgender…
Minister, last November, like you, I was among those who attended a meeting with representatives from Equity and heard from its members about the huge challenges, particularly in the north-west. We heard from local artists in Derry about how it is now really difficult to be able to remain in the field and to be an…
Does the Member agree that the budgetary changes that the British Government have made will exacerbate an already incredibly challenging situation in our housing sector, particularly for the 80 Supporting People organisations that provide vital services for over 20,000 vulnerable people across the North to ensure that…
I am aware of the deadline of 31 December for exemptions, and I am aware that, particularly in my council area, council staff have been really proactive in visiting people and encouraging them to apply. In the new year, I heard from people who did not meet the deadline and were gravely concerned. Has the Department…
I want to ask the Minister about the estate. I recently visited Derry courthouse and did a tour. It is a beautiful building, but the conditions for staff, the legal profession and local people arriving at that centre are pretty dire, to be honest. Is there any further update on the upgrade to Derry courthouse?
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans his Department has to ensure that those permanently living in alternative housing, such as caravans, houseboats, tiny homes, non-traditional housing, are as safe from electricity in their homes as people living in traditional properties.
To ask the Minister for Communities how his Department intends to regulate installers working in non-traditional housing and ensure quality and parity with approved installer registration schemes.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans his Department has to provide consumer information to ensure the electrical safety of those living in alternative housing.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the current electrical safety requirements for alternative housing including caravans, houseboats, tiny homes, and other non-traditional housing.
To ask the Minister for Communities, in relation to the Loan to Acquire Move-on Accommodation scheme, to detail (i) the proposed duration of tenancies; (ii) how rents will be determined; and (iii) any additional floating supports that will be provided.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) how the £6.7 million for homeless prevention services is proposed to be targeted and delivered; and (ii) whether this funding increase will enable the roll-out of services such as Complex Lives in other regions.
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) for his assessment of the Local Housing Allowance freeze for 2025 and the impact on private renters; and (ii) whether he will lobby the British Government to make the case for an unfreeze and for an increase beyond the current cheapest 30th percentile baseline.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any support available for low-income families that have been impacted by shortfalls in the Local Housing Allowance, to assist them in meeting shortfalls between housing costs paid through benefit and contractual rents.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any engagement he has had with the Housing Executive in relation to his Department's Housing Plan; and (ii) how this aligns with the Housing Executive's three-year draft Corporate Strategy which is currently out for consultation.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the number of victims targeted by illegal money lending in the last two years; and (ii) any action her Department is taking to prevent such crimes.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail her Department's awareness of the campaign launched in Derry by a number of community organisations, including the Foyle Network Foundation, entitled Responsible Lending, Responsible Spending.
To ask the Minister of Justice whether her Department is aware of any paramilitary activity targeting vulnerable people who access food banks, specifically in illegal money lending.
Housing is a human right and forms part of the right to an adequate standard of living guaranteed by the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Under international law, to be adequately housed means having real security of tenure. On Human Rights Day, it is timely to remind us all of our…
I thank the Minister for his answer. Minister, will you throw some light on how the health and social care trusts will continue to work collectively to maximise service delivery across the whole of the North?
Minister, I very much welcome the statement on the approval of the much-anticipated housing supply strategy, and I thank you and your predecessor for all the work that went into its development. I look forward to seeing its publication. Minister, can you confirm whether you will allocate additional moneys next year to…
I rise to welcome the announcement by the Minister for Communities that he has secured Executive agreement to extend welfare mitigations until March 2028. As Members know, the welfare mitigations were initially secured in 2016 to protect the most vulnerable in our society against Tory austerity. The welfare…
To ask the Minister of Finance (i) for his assessment of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024; and (ii) whether he plans to introduce any similar measures.