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 Communities (i) to detail any conversations she has had with caravan and caravan park owners regarding the consumer protections of the Caravans Act (Northern Ireland) 2011; and (ii) for her assessment of the current regulations.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) what continuity of care provision exists to enable a client user, who has moved to a neighbouring Health and Social Care Trust area, to maintain the services of their existing respite provider; and (ii) for his assessment of the importance to a child with severe learning difficulties…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the transport options that exist for people in rural areas to travel to hospital appointments, in particular when very short notice of an appointment is given.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 630/22-27, (i) to detail any schools in East Londonderry that she has assessed as being in need of capital funding; and (ii) whether she has plans to assess again the schools eligible for the Major Capital Works Programme and release more funding for it.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the renewable energy technology options he is exploring to assess their potential to contribute to Northern Ireland’s electricity production.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the steps people can take to reduce domestic fossil fuel consumption; and (ii) the government support and grant schemes that exist to encourage this transition.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the current regulations on properties, or parts of properties, being used for AirBnB lets; (ii) if landlords are changing from operating long-term lets to holiday lets; and (iii) any plans he has to improve or initiate regulation relating to this.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) to detail any plans he has to revise planning regulations so that homes more suited to families are prioritised for development, ahead of apartments targeted towards second homes and short-stay rental properties; and (ii) for his assessment of current rates of planning…
To ask the Minister for Communities what steps she is taking to encourage owners of properties that are derelict or unsuitable for habitation to bring them up to a habitable standard.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail what conversations she has had, or plans to have, with the Minister for the Economy regarding the potential for vacant spaces above shops and businesses to be used for social or private housing.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the trend in the number of dentists providing NHS treatment; and (ii) what steps he is taking to ensure there is adequate provision of NHS dental care.
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) for her assessment of the impact on Housing Executive tenants of the closure of the House Sales Scheme; and (ii) to detail any plans she has to create an alternative to this scheme, such as the Right to Buy Scheme which operates in other parts of the UK.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the process for anyone wishing to purchase their Housing Executive property before the House Sales Scheme ends in August; (ii) how the valuation of the property is determined; (iii) who conducts the valuation; and (iv) whether an independent valuation obtained by the…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the mechanisms via which the various Cost of Living Payments announced by the UK Government will be distributed to people in Northern Ireland; (ii) when they will be delivered; and (iii) who will receive each payment.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 631/22-27, to detail the number and nature of any enquiries by businesses interested in becoming tenants at Coleraine’s Atlantic Link Enterprise Campus, since its creation.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the number of active short-term holiday let licences, in each constituency, in each of the last five years; and (ii) what conversations he has had with Tourism NI regarding the number of short-term holiday let licences granted in holiday areas, which are experiencing a…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail for each constituency (i) the number of second homes; and (ii) the number of these that are (a) rented long-term: (b) rented short-term; and (c) not rented.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 671/22-27, to outline the options she has to improve housing provision in the absence of an official Housing Supply Strategy.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 671/22-27, to detail what conversations she has had with the Minister for the Economy and Tourism NI to (i) assess housing provision and need; and (ii) develop policies to address housing issues.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 632/22-27, how the absence of a rise in fuel allowance rates for domiciliary care workers is impacting the delivery of care packages in rural areas.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of people awaiting domiciliary care packages that have chosen to avail of free residential, care or nursing home accommodation offered by his Department, in each constituency in the last 12 months; (ii) the estimated total monthly cost of the care packages…
To ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of the number of vacant properties in town centres; and (ii) what steps he is taking to support town centre businesses to prevent closures.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 303/22-27, to detail any direct, on the ground assistance he is giving to businesses to help them fill staff vacancies.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 683/22-27, to detail the Assembly and Executive mechanisms preventing her from progressing the Sub Regional Stadia Programme for Soccer.