All of Mr Gerry Carroll’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I appreciate the Minister's giving way, and I welcome the findings from the report. I am happy to be corrected, but it is my understanding that planning application PLA1/16 — I do not expect the Minister to know what that is: it is the application from EHA Exploration Limited for a petroleum licence for drilling in…
In virtually every corner of these Six Counties, there is an environmental disaster that has been ignored, encouraged or caused by successive Stormont Administrations. Look at the illegal dump at Mobuoy, where contaminated waste pollutes Derry's waterways. Look to the Sperrins, which Dalradian, with security provided…
I thank the Member for giving way. I agree with her points on the lack of support from government. Does she agree that one of the most heartbreaking things to do when you are standing in elections is to canvass at somebody's door — it tends to be an older person — and the person keeps you a bit longer for a chat…
I thank the Members who tabled this important motion. Loneliness has become a public health epidemic, and Stormont's position as the only Government in the UK without a strategy on it is no longer excusable. Poverty is pervasive, and it intensifies loneliness. Of those living in the most deprived areas, almost 30%…
Minister, you and your party colleagues made a lot of noise about public-sector pay you came here and took up office. Given that the money that you promised to education workers as part of the pay and grading review is not in this Budget and, according to recent reports, will not be for at least another two years,…
I salute and acknowledge the important work done by the Freedom Flotilla, which is seeking to break the siege of Gaza and bring much-needed aid. It is an international aid flotilla with activists from across the world bravely taking part. Whilst Governments across the world send bombs to Israel to drop on the people…
Loneliness Strategy (Revised Wording) - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘ages and backgrounds;’ and insert: ‘agrees that the underfunding of communal spaces such as our public libraries, limits the opportunity for people to socialise and can compound their loneliness; further recognises that the underfunding of youth…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of children living in West Belfast who are (i) registered as having speech and language issues; and (ii) receiving support assistance for speech and language.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any work being carried out by the General Register Office to make registration more inclusive of trans and non-binary self-identification.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of complaints his Department received about people receiving treatment in private hospitals and clinics through the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive in the last three years.
To ask the Minister of Health how many applications in relation to the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive his Department received after the scheme closed.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether her Department has received any complaints about the HR Connect online application for new jobs in the last 12 months.
To ask the Minister of Finance to outline what discussions her Department has had about funding for education staff as a result of the pay and grading review.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of families currently without a permanent home due to the lack of properties big enough to house them.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether levels of per- and polyflouroalkyl substances and forever chemicals are (i) being tested for; and (ii) present in the water quality sampling being undertaken by his Department on the River Faughan, in the vicinity of the Mobuoy illegal landfill…