All of Mr Colm Gildernew’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I thank the First Minister for her statement. It was encouraging and reassuring to hear her set out areas of strategic cooperation and collaboration between Departments on emergency planning and preparedness issues. Does the First Minister agree that, where it makes sense for us to cooperate on issues that matter to…
To ask the Minister of Finance for an update on his Department’s Strategic Review of Rating, focusing on the Small Business Rate Relief Scheme and Non-Domestic Vacant Rating.
Molaim an rún. I beg to move A number of weeks ago, the British Government announced that they will bring forward a new form of mandatory digital ID that we all know as the "BritCard" The reaction to the BritCard has been, it is fair to say, universally negative, both here and, ironically enough, even in Britain, with…
Comóradh 75 bliana ó bunaíodh an Coinbhinsiún Eorpach um Chearta an Duine (ECHR) an tseachtain seo caite. Tá ról ríthábhachtach ag an choinbhinsiún maidir le síocháin agus cobhsaíocht a chothú anseo in Éirinn. I ndiaidh blianta fada coimhlinte, bunaíodh creat do shochaí chomhchoitianta shíochánta le Comhaontú Aoine an…
Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I am very pleased to follow the debate and wind up for my party on the amendment. Órlaithí has already outlined how the Executive have worked successfully to create the conditions for a pay deal for health and social care staff. I will not reiterate that in detail, but I…
The Minister has outlined the difference between those who will not pay and those who are unable to pay: what support is in place for those who are unable to pay?
Minister, thank you for the statement. You know that I have raised issues in my constituency with you many times, particularly the issues with odours and air pollution in Killeeshil and Granville. I have also raised the issue of an independent agency. Can you assure those communities that the agency will have the…
Céim stairiúil chun cinn don Ghaeilge, dár bpobal agus dár n-oidhreacht chomhchoiteann a bhí i gceapachán an choimisinéara teanga an tseachtain seo caite. D'fhógair Oifig an Choiste Feidhmiúcháin an tseachtain seo caite go rachadh Pól Deeds i gceann oibre mar choimisinéir nua sna seachtainí seo amach romhainn. Is geal…
Exclusion of Minister from Office under Section 30 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 That this Assembly, under section 30(1)(b) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, resolves that, further to his recent visit to Israel, the Minister of Education no longer enjoys the confidence of the Assembly, because of his failure to…
I thank the Minister and look forward to that information. Minister, the situation at Altnagelvin has significantly worsened since the removal of emergency general surgery from the South West Acute Hospital, and you will be familiar with the phrase "double ED waits" for patients from that hospital. Those double ED…
Mr Gildernew asked the Minister of Health for an update on ambulance waiting times, particularly in relation to Altnagelvin, where some very worrying messages are coming out in the September review.
Changes to Funding for Housing Associations To ask the Minister for Communities to provide an update on the changes to the funding which his department will provide to Housing Associations, for the purposes of building new social homes.
Impact of the Ongoing Increase in the Cost of Living That this Assembly notes that, according to data published by the Office for National Statistics on 22 October 2025, the inflation rate is at 3.8 per cent which is higher than the EU average; further notes that this rate of inflation is nearly double the Bank of…
Tubaiste amach is amach don Tuaisceart a bhí sa chinneadh an tAontas Eorpach a fhágáil. Tá beagnach deich mbliana ó shin, thug Sinn Féin rabhadh go mbeadh anord eacnamaíochta agus polaitíochta sna hoileáin seo de dheasca an tAontas Eorpach a fhágáil agus go mbeimis uilig thíos leis ó thaobh airgid de. Mar is eol dúinn…
Opposition to the British Government’s Mandatory Digital ID Scheme That this Assembly is united in its opposition to the proposal from the British Government to introduce a mandatory digital ID for people here; expresses concern that this flawed proposal could result in the squandering of millions of pounds of public…
I thank the First Minister for her answer. That is a really good example of where this institution works well: identify a problem, develop a framework, put resources in and work with partners on the ground to deliver it. In light of that, my local community development organisation, Brantry Area Rural Development…
Mr Gildernew asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the work of the Executive Office's strategic framework to end violence against women and girls.
That is not what I am asking for, Minister. I am asking for an appropriate number of staff to cover what we now know to be a pattern of failure. I am saying that, if the current cohort is not meeting needs and is collapsing on such a regular basis, that cohort is not enough. That is where I am looking for additional…
Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I thank the Minister for attending the Adjournment debate. It is a really important debate, Minister, and I will give a bit of the background to put it in some context. Woodlawn House is the respite centre for adult learning disability in the Southern Trust. When I first…
Minister, do you accept that the draft strategy that you presented to the Executive was greatly reduced from the draft that Deirdre Hargey had left on the desk in your Department when you took office?