All of Mr John Blair’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 to detail any projected homelessness trends for the South Antrim constituency, over the next five years, including any internal modelling or risk assessments undertaken by his Department, and the Housing Executive.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail how his Department is working on a cross-departmental basis with other Ministers, to prevent and end homelessness.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of new social homes commenced and completed in the South Antrim constituency, in each of the last three years; and (ii) whether he intends to increase targets, in light of the current homelessness figures from the Simon Community.
To ask the Minister for Communities, in light of recent figures from the Simon Community showing that there are over 2,600 people homeless in South Antrim, to detail any actions his Department is taking to address this issue.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs when the departmental response to the consultation on Rethinking Our Resources: Measures for Climate Action and a Circular Economy will be published.
To ask the Minister of Health to outline any specific health economic modelling his Department is using to assess whether financial decisions are delivering long-term value and better outcomes in the health system, as opposed to balancing budgets and deferring costs into future years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, given the recent flooding in Antrim town, whether she has considered bringing forward flood alleviation plans for the area.
I thank the Minister for her answer. Are green skills initiatives being fast-tracked in order to ensure that our local workforce is qualified to install low-carbon technologies, which, ultimately, the Department will be subsidising?
Mr Blair asked the Minister for the Economy, given the recent publication of the consultation response on support for low-carbon heating, to outline the timeline for the roll-out of capital grants for heat pump installations in residential buildings.
I go back to the strategies for the planting of trees. What action is the Minister's Department progressing to increase the number of trees being planted?
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any measures his Department will take to help arrest the population decline in house martins and swifts.
I thank the Minister for his statement and for the actions that he is driving in his Department to help to deliver on nature recovery. Will the Minister provide an update on actions to tackle ammonia pollution, given that it directly relates to nature recovery?
I thank the Minister for her answer. Quite separate from the issue of water charges, as the Minister has described it, will the Minister outline what options have been considered to incorporate other forms of revenue-raising to meet the Budget shortfall? I ask that with particular regard to the investment required to…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline any actions his Department is taking to increase recycling in Northern Ireland.
Before I comment on the LCM, I too take the opportunity to welcome Gareth Wilson to the Assembly and wish him well as he takes up his role on the Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee. As my colleagues on that Committee, including the Chair, have already explained, the legislative consent motion seeks…
I thank the Minister for the statement. The funding allocations for a just transition for Agriculture in the draft Budget are welcome, but it seems that the proposals for three of the four years are a cut compared with the allocation for this year. Will the Minister commit to engaging with the AERA Minister on that,…
I thank the Minister for that answer. Given that the current legislation states that RE in schools must be based on the Holy Scripture, will the Minister need to amend the legislation to ensure that RE is inclusive for all, given the recent ruling?
I rise to bring a public petition on behalf of the residents of Doagh to the House. The petition raises serious concerns on behalf of the undersigned individuals, who respectfully request the installation of a pedestrian crossing at Station Road, Doagh. The petition comes from the 260 people who have signed it and me,…
To ask the Minister of Education, in light of the Supreme Court judgment in the matter of an application by JR87 and another for Judicial Review (Appellant), to outline any plans for a review of the Religious Education syllabus.
I thank the Members who tabled the important motion. It reflects current concerns and the worry that fills us all that we face a troubling trend of people and some media outlets capturing and distributing upsetting images and videos from serious or fatal road traffic accidents. What used to be rare and isolated…
The lack of progress, despite the Minister's efforts, is extremely concerning. Will the Minister outline what other papers continue to be delayed as they await Executive approval?