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Mrs Deborah Erskine: Assembly records
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.
To ask the Minister for Communities for a breakdown of non-Covid related funding provided by his Department to sports clubs, broken down by constituency, in the last five years.
I thank the Member for raising Thames Water. He will remember that it was asked in Committee whether Northern Ireland Water and Northern Ireland were worse off than England as regards overspills. The answer was yes. That is particularly damning, is it not?
I move the amendment to this important motion in my capacity as a DUP MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone and not as the Chair of the Infrastructure Committee. Getting our water infrastructure right is essential for development and growing our economy, to ensure that there are social and affordable homes across…
The Minister mentioned parental contributions. Obviously, we have a cost-of-living crisis, and it is difficult for families at the minute. Where does the Minister stand on some schools asking for voluntary contributions from parents?
The protection of our waterways is, obviously, key to Lough Neagh. However, overspills are an issue in waterways across Northern Ireland, for example, in Lough Erne and the River Blackwater. Will the First Minister ensure that the protection of our waterways will be key in a Programme for Government?
Today, I want to bring the Assembly's attention to the loss of a vital autism service, Brighter Futures, in my constituency. It supported children aged 0-12 years presenting with autism. Upwards of 30 families were supported by the project, which was run by the charity Positive Futures. Before Easter, I met a group of…
Mrs Erskine asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline what the Executive will do to ensure that the overspills that are affecting Lough Neagh are addressed, in light of their recent visit to the lough with the AERA Minister and the fact that the NI Water CEO told the Committee for Infrastructure…
To ask the Minister of Education to provide a list of schools to receive capital new school build works in the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency, in order of priority.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department plans to implement the recommendations of the NI Audit Office report Water Quality in Northern Ireland’s Rivers and Lakes.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for his assessment of (i) the number of housing new starts being held up by wastewater capacity limits; and (ii) the areas that are impacted by this.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the assessment criteria of bridges in Northern Ireland; and (ii) how often inspections take place.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the number of bridges in Northern Ireland; and (ii) those that are assessed and maintained by his Department.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Addressing NI Water Challenges”
Addressing NI Water Challenges - Amendment 1 After ‘needs;’ insert: ‘believes additional investment in water and sewerage capacity throughout Northern Ireland is critical to driving economic growth, ending regional inequalities in provision and protecting the environment;’
I thank the Commission member for the answer. Last week, we had International Women's Day, and we debated women in politics and increasing the number of them. Has the Commission ever reached out to women MLAs who have had children — quite a few are having children — to see what facilities they may need and what may be…
Conflicting information constantly comes out in relation to BT. As I said, that is to the detriment of employees. In Enniskillen, we are seeing some jobs being re-advertised already. Again, that creates confusion. I urge the Minister to ensure that he does everything that is in his power to keep those jobs in…
Does the Member not recognise that there are also people in Northern Ireland who want to ensure that we have democratic scrutiny of what comes before the Assembly and that it is therefore important that we have input into that as an integral part of the UK?
Mrs Erskine asked the Minister for the Economy, in light of a recent response in which he said that Invest NI is continuing to engage with BT, to state what that engagement looks like and to outline whether Invest NI is looking at different properties that BT could go to in Enniskillen, albeit she would say that the…
Increasing the Number of Foster Carers That this Assembly commends the vital contribution of foster carers throughout Northern Ireland; believes that the provision of a safe, loving and nurturing home can transform the lives of children and young people in care, helping them to reach their full potential; is deeply…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the proposed facility for victims and survivors at the former Lisnaskea High School site.
To ask the Minister of Health whether he has considered raising the Personal Expenses Allowance rate for state-funded residents in care homes to the rates available in other UK jurisdictions.
I thank the Minister for giving way. When I was at school in Fermanagh, I was involved in shared education-type models, which totally enriched my educational experience. We will have the Brookeborough and Strule campuses in rural areas. They will enrich good relationships and bonding in those areas. It is regrettable…
I thank the Member for giving way. Will he recognise that Brookeborough — I thank him for mentioning it — is in a rural border constituency, so the campus would have been important for fostering good relations in my constituency?