All of Mr Gordon Lyons’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
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Yes, I will. We now have clarification in law, not that one was needed. It is important that we abide by that ruling and the law. Therefore, I will make sure that I take my responsibilities seriously in that regard.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Female Sport: Participation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Female Sport: Participation
With your permission, Mr Speaker, I will answer questions 4 and 7 together. My Department is analysing the Supreme Court judgement and considering the potential implications of the ruling for policy responsibilities that rest with the Department. Officials have also sought legal advice on the issue. Departmental…
Decided on a second assessment.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Female Sport: Participation Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Female Sport: Participation
As the Member rightly points out, that is a requirement of the legislation. Therefore, we will need to monitor it to make sure that it fulfils the law, as we do with any regulations that come into being.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022
Section 1 of the Act requires the Executive Office to make period products available, free of charge, to anyone who needs them. As it is not a delivery body, the Executive Office partnered with Libraries NI, an arm’s-length body that is sponsored by my Department, to fulfil that duty. The initiative launched on 13 May…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022
It is interesting: at the start of his question, the Member simply stated fact, and that seemed to rile some Members. It is a fact that, when you have that increased demand, it impacts on supply. It is true that Mears is coming in and increasing the cost of private rented sector accommodation. That is fact. I know…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Private Tenants: Protections Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Private Tenants: Protections
The Member will be aware of the work that has already been undertaken on the issue — the work that began under my predecessor and that I am continuing, based on what was mandated by the Assembly. That is why I will be introducing longer notice to quit periods.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Private Tenants: Protections Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Private Tenants: Protections
Yes, I accept that. We need more supply. That is why I brought forward a housing supply strategy. We all need to work together to make sure that we can have more homes across all tenures. That is how we deal with the issues. As the deputy First Minister said, just a few moments ago, the key issue here is supply and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Private Tenants: Protections Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Private Tenants: Protections
The remaining actions that I will deliver in the current mandate are the introduction of longer notice to quit periods, the amendment of landlord registration regulations to make the scheme a more meaningful tool in raising property standards and consideration of the best way forward in respect of minimum energy…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Private Tenants: Protections Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Private Tenants: Protections
I agree. We have not only a Programme for Government commitment but, importantly, a housing supply strategy in which Executive colleagues have pledged to work together to identify the issues that impact on supply so that we can target those and make sure that we have more homes, including more social homes. It is only…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Social Housing Development Programme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Social Housing Development Programme
Absolutely, we are ready to go. It is always the case that we have a plan. It is about getting the funding in place. I have full confidence in the team, the housing associations and the work through the Housing Executive to make sure that, when additional capital funding is made available, we are ready to go. That is…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Social Housing Development Programme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Social Housing Development Programme
I do not have that information with me, but I am happy to provide that to the Member to see whether an evaluation has been done. Nothing comes to mind at the moment.
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Social Housing Development Programme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Social Housing Development Programme
Over-55s accommodation is a key part of the social homes that are offered through the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and other housing associations. Modelling is done and demand is counted, and actions flow from that. The Member is absolutely right to raise the issue: we need more social homes across all the…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Social Housing Development Programme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Social Housing Development Programme
At the start of last year, I had the budget in place to build 400 social home new starts. We ended up with over 1,500, so we do not judge the success of the Executive on where we are at the beginning of the year. Additional money will become available. We have the spending review later this week as well, and I am…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Social Housing Development Programme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Social Housing Development Programme
I have, as I outlined last week.
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Social Housing Development Programme Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Social Housing Development Programme
I thank the Member for securing the Adjournment debate. I welcome the opportunity to speak to the motion, and I thank her for her clear passion for East Belfast and its people. I have no doubt that, if she were ever to leave the House, there would certainly be a career for her as an estate agent because she talked so…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Social and Affordable Housing: East Belfast Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Social and Affordable Housing: East Belfast
I thank the Member for his hearty welcome for my statement and for his endorsement of that and of the job that I am doing. The Member mentioned the serious issue of housing. Clearly, if I had all the budget allocation that I wanted, we would be able to proceed with the homes; it would just mean that we would be…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Budget Allocations 2025-26 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Budget Allocations 2025-26
That is exactly why I have made the announcements that I have made today. The musical instruments fund is not focused on one area but spread across Northern Ireland; the funding for artists in residence is for every district and borough council in Northern Ireland; and the small grants scheme focuses on areas outside…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Budget Allocations 2025-26 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Budget Allocations 2025-26
If I were to tell you now, I would not have anything to announce tomorrow. I am afraid that the Member will have to wait a little while longer. I can tell the House that we have had some good news. Officials have been working intensely with all the relevant stakeholders, including the council, over the past number of…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Budget Allocations 2025-26 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Budget Allocations 2025-26
I am more than happy to meet the Member there to see how we can help and make sure that they are given support. I agree with him that that is not an acceptable situation for the clubs to be in after all that time. I have met members of the community association there as well, and I understand the pressure that they…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Budget Allocations 2025-26 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Budget Allocations 2025-26
Good work has been done by my officials and officials in the Department of Finance to ensure that that issue can be progressed. It is important that we see a resolution and that the Treasury confirm what we all believe, which is that the Housing Executive should be treated the same as local authorities — councils — in…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Budget Allocations 2025-26 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Budget Allocations 2025-26
I wish to make a statement to the Assembly regarding my Department's 2025-26 initial Budget allocations. The work that my Department does is transformational. It impacts on people across Northern Ireland and delivers positive outcomes, often to those who are in greatest need. Housing, the arts, culture; sport,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Budget Allocations 2025-26 Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Budget Allocations 2025-26
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 That the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 be approved.
Assessment details for Motion or amendment: The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 Official Assembly record for Motion or amendment: The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2025
The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 That the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 be approved.
Assessment details for Motion or amendment: The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 Official Assembly record for Motion or amendment: The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 That the Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 be approved.
Assessment details for Motion or amendment: The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 Official Assembly record for Motion or amendment: The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I begin by thanking Mr Donnelly for bringing this important topic to the House and all those who have contributed already. I apologise for not being here for all of the debate due to ministerial business. This is an issue of the utmost seriousness. We are talking about real…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Drug-related Deaths: East Antrim Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Drug-related Deaths: East Antrim
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