All of Mr Justin McNulty’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I thank the Member for giving way. It is important to thank you for acknowledging and recognising my constituency predecessor Dominic Bradley for his role in pioneering the passage of the Autism Bill through this place in 2011 and his predecessor, John Fee, another great man, who was the first MLA to raise the issue…
Will the Member agree that it is quite incredible, in the year 2024, that we are still talking about flags? Does she agree with John Hume's assertion, "You can't eat a flag"? Will she also agree with me that the party political advertising, including illegally erected billboards and 6 feet by 4 feet Correx boards,…
I warmly welcome the Minister's announcement about Rathore school in Carnagat, Newry, and the purchase of the site adjacent to it. When can we expect to see contractors on-site and see that wonderful educational provision expanded and improved?
— provide an effective reminder that children cannot be reduced to a set of characteristics. Does the Minister agree that the act of deleting acronyms and replacing them with full text would be symbolic of going beyond the stereotypes and seeing the individual shining through?
Minister, I warmly welcome the announcement of new prioritisation in support of children with special educational needs. The ripple effect of that will be felt throughout households, and there will be many sighs of relief around kitchen tables from parents and families who feel that, eventually, they have been…
I thank the Minister for his statement. I warmly welcome any initiative that will lessen the load on MOT test centres and take pressure off drivers. Over recent months, so many drivers have been pulling their hair out due to red letters about tax having run out at a time when they cannot get an MOT, so the statement…
To ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of (i) the benefits of enhancing support for sporting initiatives such as GAA for All; and (ii) the impact that such support would have on the emotional, cognitive and physical development of children and young people with additional needs.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the implications of the Budget 2024-25 on his Department’s ability to support farmers and the agri-foods industry with decarbonisation initiatives.
To ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of the impact the budget allocation will have on his Department’s ability to facilitate the creation of additional university places.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for his assessment of the benefits of implementing the recommendations contained in the Review of the structural maintenance funding requirements for the Department for Infrastructure; (ii) what steps his Department has taken to implement those recommendations; and (iii) for…
To ask the Minister for Communities for his assessment of (i) the benefits of enhancing support for sporting initiatives such as GAA for All; and (ii) the impact that such support would have on the emotional, cognitive and physical development of children and young people with additional needs.
I thank the Member for giving thanks to my former SDLP MLA colleague Ms Sinéad Bradley. Her idea was born out of the loneliness task force led by Professor Sean Moynihan of ALONE and Dr Keith Swanick. They laid the ground for that all-party group that was founded by Sinéad Bradley. Fair play to the Member for paying…
What communications has the Minister had with his colleagues in the Executive Office about how delays to tendering are hiking costs and potentially scuppering the possibility of the Euros being hosted in west Belfast in 2028?
Minister, further to the previous question about victims and survivors, there are those who do not have physical scars but whose life has been changed utterly and who bear psychological scars. They have had to leave their home and move country to get away from the terror, and they bear the scars to this day. Will the…
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the implications of the Budget 2024-25 on (i) the upgrade of electrical infrastructure at Daisy Hill Hospital; (ii) the installation of an MRI twin diagnostic suite at Daisy Hill Hospital; and (iii) the delivery of Newry’s primary care hub.
To ask the Minister of Finance, in relation to her Department’s £25 million budget allocation for childcare, to detail what this allocation will translate to in terms of the level of free childcare provision per household.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the rationale for earmarking £45 million for welfare reform mitigations; and (ii) the discussions she has had with the Minister for Communities in relation to how his Department plans to spend this allocation.
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) for his assessment of the £45 million allocated to his Department for welfare reform mitigations in the Budget 2024-25; and (ii) what welfare reform mitigations his Department will implement through utilisation of that funding allocation.
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) for his assessment of (a) the British government’s announcement in relation to changes to the awarding of Personal Independence Payment (PIP); and (b) the impact this announcement will have on PIP recipients; and (ii) what steps his Department will be taking to mitigate the…
To ask the Minister of Health, following the publication of the Budget 2024-25, for his assessment of the impact it will have on (i) cancer diagnosis waiting times; and (ii) cancer treatment waiting times.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether any roads in Newtownhamilton, and the surrounding areas, are included in upcoming road resurfacing projects.