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 for an update on progress of the Intermediate Rent Scheme, launched in May 2024, including the next steps for the scheme.
To ask the Minister for Communities, further to his comments in the Assembly on 10 February 2025 that the latest estimated cost for a carer recognition payment is £90.18 million over a three-year period from 2025-26, to detail the source of this figure.
To ask the Minister of Health whether he will make a statement to the Assembly on NISRA’s Suicide Statistics 2023, including an analysis of overall patterns.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department will ensure that the extended Protect Life 2 Strategy targets resources in line with objective need.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he will work with other Departments and relevant agencies to provide a deliverable commitment to raise the parapets on (i) the Divis and Westlink Bridge, Belfast; and (ii) the Foyle Bridge, Derry, including information on time frame for commencement and completion of work.
I will begin by clarifying some figures before outlining why I oppose the motion. The proposed changes will mean that farmers pay inheritance tax at half the normal rate on property transfers above £1 million. Two people with farmland, depending on the circumstances, can pass on £2 million and, in some cases, up to £3…
Our social security system is supposed to be a safety net for people who are struggling through hard times. Instead, the design of universal credit actively causes hardship, as we have heard, for thousands of people across the North. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation described universal credit as: "adding to the…
I have some concerns about the Great British Energy Bill, the company and the LCM. I also have concerns when I hear Members say that there is a lack of information about the LCM, which is pretty stark but a fair point to make. My concern is that Members seemingly have big questions but still want to vote for the LCM.…
Two weeks ago, I rose in the House to talk about the ceasefire deal in Palestine. I raised my concern about the plaudits lauded onto Donald Trump as some tried to give him credit for the deal. If anyone was ever under any doubt about what Donald Trump really represents or how he views Palestinians, look at what he…
To ask the Minister of Justice to provide an overview of issues pertaining to the PSNI that are not classed as operational matters and are within her Ministerial remit to comment on.
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank Members for their contributions. I am in the unusual position where people are thanking me for bringing a motion to the House. I am happy to do it more regularly if people want me to. It has been an honour for me to fight for carers with the motion. Hopefully, we will have…
I beg to move Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. From the outset, I want to make it clear that the motion's call for a carer's allowance supplement scheme or carer's recognition payment is simply a token of society's appreciation of the work that carers do every day. In addition to a carer's recognition payment, what is…
The Bill features a few welcome provisions, including those aimed at tackling the unacceptable marketing of vapes and other nicotine products to children. However, the Bill's key proposal of a progressive smoking ban is, essentially, a prohibitionist approach to a public health issue, and that is a recipe for…
To ask the Minister of Finance for her assessment of the impact that the increase in the cost of land has had on the cost of (i) rent; and (ii) mortgages.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the percentage of housing benefit and the housing component of Universal Credit that is spent on the Private Rented Sector.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the total cost of housing benefit and the housing component of Universal Credit in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) whether an assessment has been made of the Community Right to Buy scheme in Scotland; and (ii) whether his Department has any plans to introduce a similar scheme.