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Ms Kate Nicholl: Assembly records
All of Ms Kate Nicholl’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 of Education whether the Education Authority has given any consideration to making use of Artificial Intelligence to assist with home to school transport planning.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the rationale behind using images of robots on half of the total pages within her Department's AI Strategic Direction document.
To ask the Minister for the Economy for her assessment of the AI Pulse: Public Sentiment in Northern Ireland on Artificial Intelligence report, published by the Ulster University Strategic Policy Unit.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the rationale behind her Department publishing the AI Strategic Direction document, in advance of the publication of the forthcoming Executive's Artificial Intelligence Strategy.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the rationale behind her Department publishing the AI Strategic Direction document on 8 December 2025, without an accompanying press release.
I welcome the motion and the opportunity to speak on it and talk about a case that came into my constituency office. An older woman came in very distressed because she had received a message from someone saying that they were her son. The message read, "Hi, mum. It's me. I've changed my number. Can you save it?", so…
Yes, thank you, Mr Speaker. If anyone is feeling a bit low about politics and needs a dose of inspiration, I have the answer. At the end of November, I had the privilege of meeting with Girlguiding Ulster in Parliament Buildings. I was grilled by them to a level of which no journalist would be capable. It was…
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 27403/22-27, for an update on when the Bill of Amendment (i) to address the deficiencies identified; and (ii) to implement the Health and Social Care (Control of Data Processing) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, will be brought forward.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on any discussions her Department has had with Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, in relation to the proposed Belfast to Carryduff Greenway.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) an update on the implementation of the Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, including (i) when she intends to publish the findings of the consultation; and (ii) when the regulations will be introduced to the Assembly.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any engagement he has had with (i) providers; (ii) and parents, in relation to accessible childcare for those with special educational needs or disabilities, as part of the development of the Early Learning and Childcare strategy.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any engagement she has had with the UK Government in relation to the allocation of additional regeneration funding to towns and cities in Northern Ireland, since the restoration of the Executive in February 2024.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any engagement he has had with the UK Government in relation to the allocation of additional regeneration funding to towns and cities in Northern Ireland, since the restoration of the Executive in February 2024.
In my constituency of South Belfast and, indeed, all constituencies, Christmas is a particularly important time for businesses. What work will the Minister do, alongside her colleague in the Infrastructure Department, to monitor traffic issues, which could have a huge impact on businesses during that important time?
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any discussions she has had with the UK Government on the development of an Artificial Intelligence goods adviser and regulatory hub, for Northern Ireland businesses.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 35407/22-27, whether she has had any engagement with the PSNI in relation to the inclusion of a marker for medical fitness to drive.
I thank the Minister for that answer. What further childcare support can the Executive give through the Education Department to support people with those astronomical costs?
The Minister mentioned that he raised the issue of the local growth fund with the UK Government. Has there been any discussion about a transitional arrangement as we move from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to the local growth fund?
Ms Nicholl asked the Minister of Finance, given that one thing that everyone in the House agrees about is the need for childcare to be treated as economic and social infrastructure, what engagement he has had with the Treasury on an increase from 20% to 30% in the tax-free childcare rate ahead of the Budget tomorrow.
I thank the First Minister. On the theme of the Budget and AI, Helen McCarthy is leading some really great work. There is a view that Northern Ireland could be world-leading in the ethical use of AI, but a strategy needs to be brought forward with speed. Have you given any further consideration to increasing the…