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.
To ask the Minister of Finance for his assessment of whether total income, rather than profit, is a more accurate method of assessing rates for a hospitality venue.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for her assessment of the impact of potholes on the health and safety of (i) wheelchair users; (ii) pedestrians; and (iii) cyclists.
To ask the Minister of Education for his response to the Independent Review of Education, Investing in a Better Future report that states that education in Northern Ireland is highly underfunded.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the total funding for youth work organisations under the regional strategic funding in each of the last five years.
Social media has been largely self-regulated. In practice, that means little regulation or at least none that threatens the bottom lines of those companies, which are profit and wealth. Recommender algorithms bombard children and young people with harmful material that promotes self-harm, eating disorders and suicide,…
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I thank and commend the Members for tabling the motion. Almost three months ago, in November, we debated a question for urgent oral answer that, similarly, was an attempt to hold a Minister to account. That time it was Paul Givan: different Minister, same party. Today, we are…
Minimum Income Guarantee That this Assembly notes with alarm that people here remain particularly vulnerable to poverty due to lower incomes and limited financial resilience; recognises the harm caused by financial insecurity, with nearly half of adults here holding less than £1,500 in savings; further notes that a…
Tackling Disrepair, Damp and Mould That this Assembly expresses deep concern regarding the state of disrepair of many social and private rented properties; recognises the serious adverse impact that damp and mould have on human health; welcomes the introduction of Awaab’s Law following the tragic death of Awaab Ishak;…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the average waiting times for women in West Belfast to receive treatment for (i) polycystic ovary syndrome; and (ii) endometriosis, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the amount of regional strategic funding that is planned for youth work organisations in the (i) 2026-27; and (ii) 2027-28, financial year.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of people staying in temporary accommodation for more than three years, for each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any repair obligations on landlords who own single let properties leased by the Housing Executive for the purposes of temporary accommodation.
Part of the motion is about trade, and seamless trade would be broadly welcomed and my party and I would not oppose it. Also, we need to be realistic and realise that free trade is, essentially, freedom of capital to crush the worker, as somebody once said. People should have the free-flowing access to goods that they…
I support the motion and the amendment, and I thank Members for tabling them. Obviously, I support the call for the publication of the report into the commissioning of services and engagement with GP representative bodies. We are witnessing yet another example of how privatisation and underfunding create a two-tier…
Minister, I am concerned that your political and ideological attacks will be a chill factor on people accessing benefits and that nobody will count or monitor that. Rather than attacking people from the anti-poverty sector, maybe you can outline what work your Department has done to detail how much will be saved every…
Minister, what assessment has your Department made of how unsafe roads, including those with potholes, impact on people who wheel, such as those who use prams, bikes, rollators or wheelchairs?
The meetings are a chance to discuss issues that affect the North and the South, although I am not convinced about how often that happens. Airbnbs and similar short-term holiday lets are affecting people north and south and wrecking communities. The owners of those properties charge a fortune, which is driving up…