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 for Communities to detail the number of properties that have been purchased by the Housing Executive for use as temporary accommodation following his Department’s announcement on 26 March 2025.
The Member did not answer any of my questions, and, for the record, I emailed her party colleague back suggesting a date for a meeting, but that was not followed up on. Just for the record, I would not have said that if the Member had not started throwing accusations about. My fourth question is on enforcement.…
Well, hold on a second. You have not heard my concerns: you might backtrack quickly on that. If the Member can answer my questions correctly, I will be happy to support the Bill. If she cannot, I will have serious concerns outstanding. As I said, in its current form, it raises a few potential issues. I agree with the…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for showing discretion. The first thing that I will say, to the Member for North Antrim, is this: do not assume because you will make a you-know-what of you-know-who. I want to put a series of questions to the Member about the Bill because, obviously, it has not been passed and has not…
I support the motion and welcome it, particularly its call for a moratorium on large-scale data centres. Nine such centres are reportedly now operating in the North, and I have asked the Minister for the Economy about them. Each one apparently has a power capacity of between 1 MW and 5 MW, but a hyperscale data centre…
I am grateful to the Member for giving way. According to the Arts Council, the average income that is derived directly from arts activity in the North is under £12,000 a year. Does he agree that that is completely unacceptable?
I thank the Members who tabled the motion. There is no doubt that this year's Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann was an impressive and wholesome event for everybody. As somebody who usually traverses Belfast city centre with a double pram and a dog lead tied round my waist, it was great to be able to move around the city…
A few months ago, in this Building, I hosted a delegation of Unite, UNISON and University and College Union (UCU) workers who outlined their concerns about job losses at Ulster University. There was also a huge concern about the impact of job losses, compulsory and voluntary, on students and workers. Minister, have…
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. The myth that was sold for centuries was that the Union would be better for people and improve their lives, but, when you look at crumbling public services in Cardiff, Glasgow and Belfast, you see that nothing could be further from the truth. That is why today's event — the…
FlaggedConstitutional question, Brexit, the Windsor Framework and sovereigntyCriteria met: Identity framing, Sectarian or communal antagonism, Dog-whistle messaging.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the current number of Education Welfare Officers employed by the Education Authority, broken down by area; (ii) the number of vacant Education Welfare Officer posts; and (iii) whether he will commit to filling all existing vacancies.
To ask the Minister for Communities when his Department will approve the business case conditions submitted by the Housing Executive in relation to the purchase of 600 properties for use as temporary accommodation.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail how often Housing Executive leaseholder service charges have been increased in the last five years, including how much these have increased by.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the KPIs, monitoring and scrutiny in place on existing Measured Term Contracts, including the consequences for low scores or missing targets.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any procedures in place to ensure that Measured Term Contract works are completed within the initially given timescales and to programme.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department is considering extending the Single Lead Employer for resident doctors to those doctors in GP training.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the Artificial Intelligence systems currently being used by Departments; and (ii) the safeguards that exist around them.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the checks and procedures in place to ensure that Measured Term Contract contractors offer the best value for money and comply with Health and Social Care Trust procurement guidelines.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the checks in place on invoices from suppliers and sub-contractors to ensure that there are no subsequent discounts or monthly remittances when working on Measured Term Contracts.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the duties and responsibilities of the main building contractor in return for the receipt of a 12.5 per cent uplift on top of the mechanical and electrical contractors.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail where it was decided, and by whom, to allow Measured Term Contractors an uplift of 12.5 per cent for works outside the scope of their schedules, instead of 5 per cent.