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Ms Joanne Bunting: Assembly records

All of Ms Joanne Bunting’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.

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  1. Debate contribution: Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill: Consideration Stage

    • Executive Committee Business

    I take on board the Committee Chair's point, but I reiterate that the purpose of this is a standardised payment. I accept that there were difficult circumstances for a number of people where there may have been multiple admissions to separate institutions and so on. The key, as I will come to, is that all those…

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  2. Debate contribution: Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill: Consideration Stage

    • Executive Committee Business

    As outlined by junior Minister Reilly previously, the Bill's Final Stage in June will be an opportunity to reflect on its wider importance. Today, our focus is on the amendments. Nevertheless, I, too, would like to take a moment to thank all those survivors who have participated in the process. I consider it a…

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  3. Debate contribution: Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill: Consideration Stage

    • Executive Committee Business
    • As a minister

    I beg to move amendment No 25:

    Not analysed

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  4. Debate contribution: Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill: Consideration Stage

    • Executive Committee Business

    Thank you very much. This is to reflect a concern. The wording of the amendment is that public bodies and individuals "must", and there is no discretion as the amendment is drafted. That is where there is a degree of concern because, as the Member will appreciate, legislation is blunt and is black and white, so it may…

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  5. Debate contribution: Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill: Consideration Stage

    • Executive Committee Business
    • As a minister

    Will the Member give way?

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  6. Debate contribution: Education Inspections Bill: First Stage

    • Executive Committee Business
    • As a minister

    I beg to introduce the Education Inspections Bill [NIA Bill 34/22-27], which is a Bill to amend the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 with respect to inspections of schools, colleges and certain other providers of education.

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  7. Debate contribution: Ending Violence against Women and Girls: Sibling Violence

    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    The strategic framework to end violence against women and girls (EVAWG) is focused on preventing all forms of violence, abuse and harm against women and girls. We have not commissioned or undertaken research that focuses specifically on sibling violence. However, as part of the second EVAWG delivery plan, we are…

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  8. Member's statement: Young Men in Crisis

    • Members' Statements

    In recent years, teachers, youth workers and parents have raised growing concerns about the problems facing our boys and young men. The problems are not anecdotal. Last March, the Centre for Social Justice published its 'Lost Boys' report: sobering research that gained national attention. It highlights serious issues…

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  9. Debate contribution: Violence against Women and Girls: Deaths of Amy Doherty and Ellie Flanagan

    • Matter of the Day

    I rise in the shadow of the tragedy of two more femicides in Northern Ireland. The murders of Amy Doherty and Ellie Flanagan are devastating reminders that violence against women and girls remains a very real and present danger in our society. Two more lives have been lost, two families have been left grieving, and…

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  10. Debate contribution: Day Centre Transport Services: East Belfast

    • Adjournment

    I am really grateful to the Minister for giving way. On the basis that it is a regional issue, there may be an opportunity for negotiation. I appreciate that he is outlining the trust's position, but has he given consideration to the wider issue and the opportunities that there may be to effect change?

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  11. Debate contribution: Day Centre Transport Services: East Belfast

    • Adjournment

    Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I am grateful to have the opportunity to raise a matter of significance and import that has caused considerable distress to some of the most vulnerable adults and families in my constituency of East Belfast and, by extension, to Health and Social Care (HSC) staff. I welcome the…

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  12. Debate contribution: Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill: Redress Scheme

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    I assure Members that work is ongoing to shape a fair and legally sound model.

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  13. Debate contribution: Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill: Redress Scheme

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    I am very grateful to the Member for that question. Every right-thinking person has an expectation that institutions found to have caused harm or abuse should absolutely contribute, but timing is critical. Let me be clear: we are absolutely committed to seeking contributions from the organisations deemed responsible,…

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  14. Debate contribution: Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill: Redress Scheme

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    The public inquiry will open as soon as possible after the primary and secondary legislation come into force. I have already outlined the time frame for the primary legislation, and the secondary legislation is progressing well. As I said, we are conscious of time, but we are eager to ensure that the decisions that we…

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  15. Debate contribution: Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill: Redress Scheme

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    I am grateful to the Member for her question. We know that access to records is a hugely important issue for victims and survivors, and we are aware that many have faced real obstacles and difficulties in trying to understand their past or trace their family history. Work has been ongoing to improve that experience…

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  16. Debate contribution: Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill: Redress Scheme

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    Preparations for the redress service are progressing well, and the intention is to launch it later this year, subject to the passage of the legislation. In the interim, a shadow redress service has been established in the Department of Justice. That team includes officials with experience from other redress schemes,…

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  17. Debate contribution: Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    The inquiry will open as soon as possible after the relevant primary and secondary legislation comes into force. In my initial answer, I outlined how the time frame for the primary and secondary legislation is progressing well at this stage. Victims and survivors have been at the heart of the process from the…

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  18. Debate contribution: Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    We are building on the strong and well-respected foundations laid by the historical institutional abuse process, in which over 5,000 people received financial redress. The learning from that experience has directly shaped the development of the new redress scheme. One of the strengths of the HIA process was the…

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  19. Debate contribution: Inquiry (Mother and Baby Institutions, Magdalene Laundries and Workhouses) and Redress Scheme Bill

    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    We understand the importance of acknowledgement for victims and survivors and so remain committed to progressing that important legislation. Members will be aware that Committee Stage concluded at the end of January. We thank the Committee for its work and for producing its report. We expect Consideration Stage to…

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  21. Debate contribution: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls: Strategic Framework

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    I am grateful to the Member for his question. We see that type of online behaviour all too frequently. Whether it is intimidation, harassment, bullying, humiliation, embarrassment or name-calling, it is meant to silence women and shut them down, and it is unacceptable. We are committed to ensuring that women and girls…

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  22. Debate contribution: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls: Strategic Framework

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    I thank the Member for her question. The Member will be aware that there is considerable collaboration across Departments. It is a priority in the Programme for Government and has so far involved many, if not all, Departments. It is clearly embedded. We know that such cultural change does not happen overnight. From…

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  23. Debate contribution: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls: Strategic Framework

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    I am grateful to the Member for her question. We recently conducted a pilot campaign on coercive control that addresses how it makes people feel, using the memorable framework of "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes", which enables women and girls to check in with themselves to identify what coercive control is,…

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  24. Debate contribution: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls: Strategic Framework

    • Oral Answers to Questions
    • As a minister

    Ending violence against women and girls is one of the most pressing challenges facing society today. We have invested over £5 million in communities, working with partners across society to raise awareness and to equip everyone to be able to take action to prevent it. Early results from regional programmes are…

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  25. Debate contribution: Investment Strategy for Northern Ireland

    • Opposition Business
    • As a minister

    Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I am very grateful to you for your good wishes. I thank Members for their contributions on what is a very important topic: how we plan, invest and deliver for the future of all our people here. The debate has been predictable at times, but it has been a useful exercise for…

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