All of Ms Claire Sugden’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 the Economy to detail (i) the steps being taken to increase awareness and support for menopause in the workplace; and (ii) how these efforts can be integrated into broader workplace health and well-being good practice.
To ask the Minister for Communities, further to his Department's decision to no longer fund housing adaptations for disabled tenants, (i) whether Housing Associations were informed of this change of policy; (ii) when this decision was taken; (iii) whether this decision was subject to an equality impact assessment;…
To ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of the fundamental review of criminal legal aid in Northern Ireland, reported by Judge Burgess in August 2024.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the current waiting time for children's autism assessments; (ii) whether the waiting time has increased in the last year; (iii) his plans to reduce assessment waiting times; and (iv) his assessment of delayed autism assessments on children’s development and consequent…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the amount of funding allocated to local councils' animal welfare departments, in each of the last five years; and (ii) the specific animal welfare training local council staff are given to undertake inspections of and issue licences for…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any additional (i) resources; and (ii) funding that have been provided to local councils' animal welfare departments to ensure the enforcement of legislation relating to XL Bully type dogs.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he plans to develop a TB eradication strategy similar to the UK Government’s plan for England where badgers will be vaccinated instead of culled.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the cost of moving the winter fuel payments to a means-tested model; (ii) whether there is an application process for the new model; and (iii) how much less the new model will cost compared with the current model.
It sends an important message that we have come together as an Assembly to unequivocally condemn the behaviour, which has been motivated by racism, that we are watching unfold in Belfast and across the United Kingdom. I wish to remember three beautiful girls — Bebe, Elsie and Alice — whose precious lives were taken by…
Opposition to Racism That this Assembly condemns the criminal damage and targeting of businesses in recent days; rejects all forms of Islamophobia, xenophobia and racism; endorses the work of voluntary sector organisations combatting racism and supporting those impacted by it; recognises the work of the Police Service…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of crimes in which a knife or a bladed instrument was used in each of the last five years, broken down by constituency.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of cases of meningitis confirmed in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust; (ii) the number of those cases that were aged under 18; (iii) the number of those cases that were fatal; and (iv) the current and developmental treatment…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of children who have been hospitalised with conditions other than Covid-19 in each of the last five years; (ii) the illnesses that have seen rises in frequency throughout that time; and (iii) the steps that are being taken to reduce the appearance and transmission…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any work he is planning to assess the scale and impact on the (i) lough; and (ii) marine environment of untreated sewage releases into the River Foyle.
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on any discussions he has had with (i) Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council; (ii) Sport NI; and (iii) Causeway Association of Urban Sports, in relation to the creation of a skate park in Portrush.
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on (i) his Department's course of action if a hospital patient is ready for discharge, but requires a home care package that is unable to be provided; (ii) his Department's course of action when a person living on their own home has their care package stopped or reduced to…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail his plans to facilitate industry workshops to inform farmers, and others involved in the agriculture sector, of the latest scientific tools to help reduce emissions and farm more sustainably.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans he has to review private property rental sector regulations to make it easier for lower income households to find a home.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the steps he is taking to support the Housing Executive in speeding up the process of moving tenants out of temporary housing and into permanent housing.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in relation to the upcoming Programme for Government, whether they will include a Housing Executive retro-fitting programme which, similarly to their pilot programme, would see existing properties fitted with energy-saving upgrades.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the areas that have reached their wastewater capacity and are unable to be developed in terms of dwellings or businesses.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans he has to move to a system where Housing Associations are public bodies but without their debt counting towards public debt, similar to what exists in England.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans he has to review the current system whereby Housing Executive rental income cannot be spent on investment in new social housing.