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.
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) for his assessment of the Homeless Connect CRISPP Survey Results presentation; and (ii) whether additional monies will be allocated from the Department to support Supporting People organisations to provide the minimum wage increase.
To ask the Minister for Communities for his assessment of (i) whether a similar approach to the Complex Lives project, being undertaken in Belfast, would be useful in Derry and the North West; and (ii) what needs to happen for this to take place.
Can the Minister outline the most up-to-date projected scale of social housing investment required to address the backlog in maintenance and reflect decarbonisation costs to future-proof our social homes?
I welcome the fact that the Minister spoke about getting better at the verification process for intimidation points and that he will seek clarity on that. Can the scheme be broadened to protect those at risk from domestic abuse?
I send my support and solidarity to the families of the Stardust tragedy of 1981. My thoughts are with the survivors and the families of those who lost their lives in that tragedy. They have campaigned tirelessly for over 40 years for truth and justice. The determination and desire that those people have shown has…
To ask the Minister of Finance whether he intends to legislate to strengthen regulations and improve transparency in respect of management service fees.
To ask the Minister of Finance what legislative competence his Department has to improve regulation of management service agreements in respect of apartment complexes.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether he is aware of the lack of regulation relating to management service agents and agreements in respect of apartment complexes.
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the (i) scoping exercises; (ii) research; and (iii) stakeholder engagement carried out by hi Department's Residential Building Safety team in relation to (a) a new building safety act; and (b) changes to existing legislation in respect of residential building safety…
Across all our communities, people, families, homeowners and renters alike should be able to access decent, affordable and suitable homes, which meet their needs and are situated in the community in which they wish to live, whether urban or rural. Prior to the collapse of the Executive, Sinn Féin had worked to protect…
I raise a critical issue that significantly impacts on families in Derry, west Tyrone and other areas: access to social and affordable homes. Just last week, the Chartered Surveyors' report indicated a continued rise in house buyer enquiries and in house prices across the North, yet, as we see from the statistics, at…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail his Department's consideration of removing the barriers to housing access for people in the private rented sector, particularly in relation to estate agent requests for homeowner guarantors for all applicants, regardless of their income and employment status.
To ask the Minister for Communities for his assessment of (i) the system in the private rental sector that requires applicants to have a guarantor who is a homeowner; and (ii) how this disproportionately impacts lower income families and those coming from overseas, which contributes to inequality in the private rental…
I very much welcome the opportunity to speak. I thank those who proposed the motion and the amendment. No child should live in poverty: that is the bottom line for me and, I am sure, for most of us in the Assembly. We must make sure that every child gets a good start in life. That is not only the right thing to do but…
Like others here today, we very much welcome the steps that have been taken by our Minister to ensure that we close the legal loophole in relation to the residents. Minister, will you update the Assembly on the meetings that you have had, or the ongoing engagement that you have, with the affected residents?
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure what consideration he has given to reviewing the Department for Infrastructure industrial workers AA pay grade and bonus scheme.
To ask the Minister for Communities what consideration he will give to reviewing support for owner occupiers who are unable to maintain or upgrade their World War II prefabricated homes.
To ask the Minister for Communities what measures his Department is considering to support listed thatch property owners, particularly in respect of implementing rules for specification, ridging and depth of thatch.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether consideration will be given to increase the maximum allocation of £12,000 for successful applications for roof and window repairs to thatched properties within the Historic Environment Fund.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether any visits are planned to listed thatch properties, particularly those which remain lived-in properties, to assess the ongoing challenging facing thatched homeowners including vermin damage, poor ridging and leaking rain water.