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Mr John Stewart: Assembly records
All of Mr John Stewart’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 of Education to detail (i) the number of primary school places currently vacant in East Antrim, broken down by each primary school; and (ii) whether any assessment has been made by his Department of the capacity available to accommodate projected enrolment in the area over the next five years.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of children, resident in the East Antrim constituency, who currently avail of home-to-school transport assistance, broken down by (a) primary; (b) post-primary; and (c) special schools; (ii) the number of children transported by (a) bus; (b) taxi; or (c) other…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the current number of social housing properties in the East Antrim constituency, broken down by (a) one bedroom; (b) two bedrooms; (c) three bedrooms; (d) four bedrooms; and (e) five or more bedrooms; (ii) the property type, including (a) house; (b) flat or apartment;…
I declare an interest as the chair of the all-party group on micro and small business, but I feel that I must highlight an issue that should concern every Member, regardless of party or constituency. Northern Ireland has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reshape how we support entrepreneurs, start-ups and small…
The infrastructure in Larne West is shambolic and fails residents and commuters daily. Minister, you will be aware of an ombudsman's investigation of the missing link road at Ballyloran that reported last February on the back of my office having brought the matter to it. The investigation found maladministration, and…
Before I start, I send my condolences and thoughts to the family of Kourtney McCormick and the families of all those who have lost their lives on our roads this year and in recent years. It is truly tragic, and our thoughts are with them all. We all want to see fewer road traffic collisions, fewer serious injuries,…
As the Ulster Unionist Party's infrastructure spokesperson, I am happy to support the Second Stage of the Harbours Bill today. I thank the Minister and her departmental colleagues for introducing it; all those who took part in the consultation; and our ports, particularly Belfast harbour, which have been helpful in…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the costs associated with the industrial action being taken by some members of the British Medical Association.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) whether any assessment has been made of the impact on East Antrim pig producers of Sofina Foods' decision not to renew a number of pig supply contracts; and (ii) to detail any steps his Department is taking to protect the future of independent…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) a breakdown of all tourism funding, awarded to projects in East Antrim, since 2024, including (a) Carrickfergus; (b) Whitehead; (c) Larne; and (d) the wider East Antrim coastline; (ii) any amount awarded, broken down by (a) the purpose of each funding stream; (b) the…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the number of proposed housing units, in the Mid and East Antrim local council area, that are currently subject to wastewater infrastructure constraints; (ii) any engagement that has taken place between her Department and Northern Ireland Water to address capacity…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the current estimated value of the road maintenance backlog in the Mid and East Antrim local council area; and (ii) any assessment that has been made of the length of time required to address the backlog, under existing funding allocations.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the number of complaints relating to (a) grass cutting; (b) verge maintenance; (c) overgrown vegetation; and (d) visibility concerns, received by her Department's Mid and East Antrim Section Office, during the last 12 months; (ii) whether she has commissioned, or…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of applicants currently on the social housing waiting list in East Antrim, broken down by (a) district; and (b) housing stress category; (ii) the number of social homes completed in East Antrim in each of the last five financial years; (iii) the number of…
To ask the Minister for Communities, following his announcement in April 2026 of a home heating oil prepaid card scheme, to detail (i) any progress made towards its implementation; (ii) an expected timeline for the publication of eligibility criteria and the opening of applications; (iii) when successful applicants…
I thank the deputy First Minister for her answer. She will know that high streets in our towns and cities are under massive pressure. Rising rates bills, declining footfall and changing shopping habits are having a huge impact on those retailers. Given the cross-cutting nature of the work that she outlined and those…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline any assessment her Department has made of the availability of financial support for new small business and micro business start-ups in Northern Ireland.
Minister, you will know that many of our town centres and villages are on their knees. Many of the independent retailers whom I speak to are running to stand still to pay their bills. They also feel that they are paying a premium to be in town centres, even though the footfall simply is not there. Shopping habits are…
I thank the Minister for her statement. Minister, will you outline what discussions took place on the all-island rail review and the prioritisation strategy? When are we likely to start seeing shovels in the ground on some of the key aspects of that all-island rail review, given its strategic importance?
I thank the Minister for giving way. That was a point that I raised in my contributions through intervention. I am really keen to tease out the Department and officials' thought processes around that. I would have thought that, in the very rare circumstances where a judicial review is required, with the pressure that…
I thank the Deputy Chair for giving way. He has been very generous with his time in that respect. I am not a member of the Committee, but I am interested to hear the Committee's thoughts on amendment Nos 20 and 21. The Department originally proposed 14 days for those rare occasions where a judicial review might be…
I thank the Member for giving way. I echo her comments about the strength and tenacity that the victims have shown throughout. I am not a member of the Executive Office Committee, but I pay tribute to all its members, who have done a massive amount of work in scrutinising the Bill. I would like your opinion on…