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.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Support for First-Time Buyers”
Support for First-Time Buyers - Amendment 3 Leave out all after 'prices' and insert: ‘mortgage rates and rental costs creating significant barriers for prospective homeowners; acknowledges the limited provisions within the Housing Supply Strategy to address the specific needs of first-time buyers; calls on the…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail when the Housing Executive’s tenancy succession policy was last subject to an equality impact assessment.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether the Housing Executive is developing, or has developed, a business case in relation to the buyback of former Housing Executive homes to expand the supply of permanent social housing stock.
To ask the Minister for Communities for his assessment of whether Housing Executive tenants applying for a tenancy succession (i) receive adequate notification and information about the evidence needed to grant a policy succession; and (ii) are granted sufficient time to provide this evidence.
To ask the Minister for Communities to provide examples of the very exceptional circumstances that a Housing Executive Designated Officer will examine when deciding to exercise discretion in granting a policy succession of a tenancy.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the role of the proposed New Homes Ombudsman; and (ii) whether the Ombudsman will prioritise the delivery of homes for people with the greatest objective need.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail why the final Housing Supply Strategy has omitted the commitment contained in the 2021 draft Strategy to consult on the future of the Housing Executive House Sales Scheme.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any consideration (i) his Department; and (ii) the Housing Executive has given to buying back former Housing Executive homes.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of applications for joint-tenancies of Housing Executive tenants that occurred in West Belfast in each of the last five years.
Every MLA, Minister and political party has a duty to act with transparency and accountability in how they use public money. It is stating the obvious, but that includes being clear about who is employed for party political and constituency work. It should also include, as the motion calls for: "regular and robust…
I thank the Member who moved the motion for speaking out. I also thank the members of the APG for their work. There are clear winners and losers in the gambling industry. The winners are the multinational corporations that rake in the profits. The losers are the punters whose mental and physical health is destroyed by…
I applaud the Member for specifically referring to that. Is she also concerned about the games? With games such as 'Fortnite' and others — I am not familiar with them — you can purchase elements inside the game. Sorry if you were going to raise it down the line, but it is concerning, because the games are for kids,…
I do not know whether this is a declaration of interest, but I occasionally engage in gambling responsibly. I also recognise that gambling is a pastime for people but that it has wrecked the lives of people in working-class communities, in particular, and of people in this Building who have spoken about it before. I…
The Minister could have increased the threshold for victims of domestic violence, but, under today's announcement, everyone will lose out, so it is very concerning.
I am really concerned about the announcement. I fear that it will put people at risk, and I say that with no exaggeration. For people who are the victim of a paramilitary, racist or domestic violence attack, the announcement effectively says that they cannot quickly get the 200 points required to get out of the house,…
There has been almost a year and a half of genocide in an attempt to annihilate a whole people in the Gaza Strip. It is worth saying that Israel, despite committing daily massacres and atrocities, failed in its aims. It stated that Hamas would be "wiped out", but it was not. Israel believed that, as a result of its…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of cases involving the Enforcement of Judgments Office in relation to housing in West Belfast in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of cases involving the Enforcement of Judgments Office in relation to housing in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether his Department has considered reviewing the restriction on Irish language on the Glider outside of West Belfast.