All of Mrs Deborah Erskine’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
This month is, obviously, September, but it is also Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, which is an international campaign to support and raise awareness of children and young people who live with cancer. The badge that I wear today marks that month. We can all agree that cancer is a cruel illness that snatches loved…
I thank the Minister for her answer. I have always supported policing, and I have always wanted to stand up for our police force in Northern Ireland. They are the people who protect our communities and help to support people in them. The Minister outlined a number of things that she has been doing, and I appreciate…
I thank the First Minister and deputy First Minister for their statement. I welcome the Programme for Government in the face of many challenges that are facing the Executive. One such issue is investment in our waste water treatment. I welcome the document's references to creating better infrastructure. However, some…
Mrs Erskine asked the Minister of Justice, given that she will know that morale in policing is at an all-time low, whether she has discussed that with the Chief Constable and, if so, what steps she is taking to build confidence between the police, her Department and the Assembly.
To ask the Minister of Finance (i) for a breakdown of ongoing legal cases which involve each Executive department; and (ii) the average length of time these cases have been ongoing.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the actions his Department is taking to raise awareness and understanding of mobile connectivity among local councils, given the increase in attacks on 5G infrastructure.
To ask the Minister for the Economy when the outcomes will be presented as part of the findings of the Mobile Action Plan for Northern Ireland Barrier Busting Taskforce Oversight Group.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the sub-groups that exist as part of the Mobile Action Plan for Northern Ireland; and (ii) the number of occasions each group has met.
I thank the Minister for her answer. I am pleased to hear that there is ongoing engagement. I have a particular concern about the taxi industry. In 2014, there were 16,000 taxi licences in operation, but that number was down to 7,500 at the beginning of this year. The taxi industry is worried about VAT changes and…
I thank the Minister for her answer. I welcome the fact that there will be a follow-up in autumn and look forward to hearing the outcomes of that. Those services are vital for rural areas. Banks make corporate decisions without thought or regard for the people of rural areas. Are there any measures that the Minister…
I thank the Minister for his statement. I understand that the Minister is keen to remove the statement of regulatory principles and intent (SORPI) arrangements, following the review that was instigated by previous Ministers, Minister Poots and Nichola Mallon. The Infrastructure Committee has raised questions on the…
I thank the Minister for his statement. He provided an update on the ongoing work to review and update the Shannon navigation and canal by-laws. In evidence to the Infrastructure Committee, Waterways Ireland officials advised that there is an aspiration that, at some point, once that work is completed, we will revisit…
I thank the Minister for his statement. He referred briefly to the all-island strategic rail review. Can he provide more detail on the next steps with that review after it has been presented to the Executive and the Government of Ireland next month, particularly the discussions between the Governments in the context…
To ask the Minister of Health (i) how his Department intends to support allied health professionals to deliver new National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines for stroke rehabilitation, which now recommend at least three hours of therapy, five days a week for stroke survivors; and (ii) what…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of renewable energy planning applications currently in the planning system, broken down by type of application.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the number of renewable energy planning applications currently under consideration by the Planning Appeals Committee; and (ii) the average length of time for a decision to be taken.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the costs for submitting a planning application for a renewable energy scheme; (ii) how these costs are calculated; and (iii) how the costs differ on scale of application.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the average time for a renewable energy planning application to proceed through the planning system from submission to completion.
I thank the Minister for his answer. I welcome the fact that it is cross-departmental, but I am aware of seven planning applications that have been taken out of the system for the shared rural network programme. In rural areas, that will have a major impact on mobile connectivity and our ability to grow our economy,…