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 for Infrastructure to detail any measures she can introduce to improve road safety along Windsor Avenue, Belfast, for pupils at St Brides Primary School.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any consideration she has given to the development of more active travel routes, including the proposed Blackstaff Greenway, as part of the development required to host matches during the FIFA Women's World Cup 2035.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any consideration she has given to upgrading Adelaide train halt, as part of the development required to host matches during the FIFA Women's World Cup 2035.
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I really welcome the opportunity to speak about childcare, which I do at any opportunity. No one in the Chamber will dispute the fact that affordable, accessible, high-quality early learning and childcare is vital for families, for gender equality and for our economy. My comments will…
The Minister is entitled to his views. I know that we disagree on nearly everything, but I will support his right to hold his views. The issue, Minister, is that the school that you visited is in the illegal settlement of Ramot Alon. Please answer my question without deflecting it with things that other parties have…
I was going to talk about Ballynafeigh School of Irish Dancing's success, but I will make my Member's statement on the House, because the past hour has been so deeply depressing. My six-month-old baby is in crèche at the moment. Just before I came back to work, I thought, "I am outsourcing the care of my kids because…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the enforcement action her Department can take, in relation to vehicles parked on residential streets that (i) do not have a valid MOT; and or (ii) are untaxed.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Delivery of a Childcare Strategy”
Delivery of a Childcare Strategy - Amendment 1 Leave out all after 'recruitment and retention;' and insert: ‘considers that cross-departmental collaboration is essential to the success of any strategy, including delivery from the review of Minimum Standards for Childminding and Day Care for Children Under Age 12 being…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. This is my first Adjournment debate, and I am delighted to bring the topic to the Chamber, which covers a wide range of issues that are consistently raised with me and other Alliance representatives across the Castlereagh South, from Knockbreda right up to Carryduff. It is a privilege to…
I thank the Minister for his answer. I declare an interest as I avail myself of the Northern Ireland childcare subsidy scheme and acknowledge that significant work has been undertaken in that space. Will the Minister give assurance that, when the childcare strategy comes to the House, it will come with a fully costed…
The Minister will be aware of the increasing anti-immigrant narrative in Northern Ireland. What assessment has he made about how his statement feeds into that, and how does he reconcile it with Christian values, particularly when Jesus commanded us to welcome strangers and treat those with the least with compassion?
Extension of Voting Rights and Lowering the Voting Age That this Assembly believes that the right to vote in local, devolved, and UK Parliament elections should be extended to all residents in Northern Ireland; regrets that over 12,300 residents in Northern Ireland have no right to vote in local elections and over…
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 33273/22-27, to detail the reason he did not engage, or consult with, employers on changes to how Level 2 Essential Skills qualifications are measured.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the work she is undertaking to ensure Artificial Intelligence is being used ethically within Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the outcome of any discussions she has had with UK Government Ministers in relation to the car insurance market.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the outcome of any discussions between her Department and the UK Government in relation to the car insurance market since the restoration of the Assembly.
I thank the Minister for coming to answer questions today when she is clearly so unwell. She is such a trooper. Childcare businesses tell me that there is a chronic shortage of applicants and that the recruitment process is lengthy and complex. Much of that is because of the minimum standards of review, which is to do…
Without rehearsing the arguments of the past number of years, it is really important to say at the outset that RHI has been an unmitigated disaster for Northern Ireland. It has been detrimental to our economy, to taxpayers and, ultimately, to faith in our politics and these institutions. It is a buzzword for failure,…
I am not an expert on the matter, but some organisations are. A colleague who works with St Vincent de Paul tells me that it comes up regularly. If the Minister's officials are going to engage on the matter, I ask that they engage with the voluntary and community sector, which supports people and may well have…
Has the Minister had any conversations with the Arts Council about any band or act's being involved in an activity that is perceived as being disrespectful to any tradition?
When I came back from maternity leave, I decided that I would not rehash points that have already been made. There are a couple of reasons for that. The main one is that, having been in my glorious baby bubble, I now realise how little attention people pay to what we say in the Chamber. When we focus too much on…
Ms Nicholl asked the Minister for Communities, having had a number of constituents come into her office who, when moving into a property, have been faced with having to put in carpet because the landlord ripped up the carpet when the previous tenants left, whether there is anything that his Department can do to…