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Mr John Blair: Assembly records
All of Mr John Blair’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether extreme heat risk is now integrated into transport infrastructure design standards and maintenance schedules.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any contingency plans that exist to manage disruption to public transport services during periods of extreme heat.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any assessment that has been made of the vulnerability of Northern Ireland’s (i) road; (ii) rail; and (iii) public transport, infrastructure to extreme heat.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps that are being taken to ensure that residents in care homes and supported living facilities are adequately protected during extreme heat.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any training or guidance that is provided to frontline health and social care staff on recognising and managing heat-related illness.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps the health and social care system is taking to adapt estates and infrastructure, including hospitals and care homes, to ensure they remain safe and operational during sustained high temperatures.
I, like others, rise as a member of the AERA Committee in support of the regulations, which seek to make CCTV mandatory in our slaughterhouses. I do not intend to repeat all of the relevant points that have been covered by the Committee Chair and Committee colleagues. The regulations are a pillar in Minister Muir's…
Mr Blair asked the Minister of Health to provide information on what support mechanisms are in place for his constituents who are health workers from ethnic minority groups and have endured racist abuse and attacks in their workplace.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any engagement they have had with the (i) UK Government; and (ii) Irish Government, regarding coordinated planning for extreme heat events across these islands.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any cross-departmental work being undertaken to (i) prepare for; and (ii) respond to, future extreme heat events.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any guidance issued to schools on managing extreme heat, particularly (i) classroom temperatures; (ii) outdoor activities; and (iii) school uniform arrangements.
To ask the Minister of Education whether any assessment has been made of the impact of extreme heat on (i) pupil health; (ii) concentration; and (iii) exam performance, in schools.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any plans she has to review the current three-year restriction for Ukrainian driving licence holders, to align Northern Ireland with Great Britain.
I thank the member of the Commission for that reply. It is good to hear that those reviews take place, of course. However, further to the information that was presented, will there be an ongoing review of the continuous improvement plan, and will that information be available to Members?
I rise as chair of the all-party group on climate action to address the extreme heatwave that is forecast to hit mainland UK, including a rare red weather warning, with temperatures forecast to be as high as 40°C. It is yet another reminder that climate change is not a distant future risk that we can brush under the…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps that are being taken to make Northern Ireland an attractive destination for transatlantic flights, in order to improve connectivity with the rest of the world.
I thank the First Minister for that reply and join her in the condemnation of racism. I ask the First Minister for any available update on how action on race relations can be delivered with consistency across council areas, if councils are to be involved. It appears that there has not always been consistency in the…
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on engagement between his Department, the leadership of Health and Social Care Trusts and the PSNI regarding safety for healthcare staff following recent riots and disorder.