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 Finance to detail any measures being implemented to ensure the ethical use of artificial intelligence in public policy development.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any steps being taken to enhance the understanding of artificial intelligence in the Northern Ireland Civil Service.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any strategies in place to increase Ministerial engagement with (i) digital technology; and (ii) artificial intelligence.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of short respite breaks that have been availed by families of children with complex needs since his announcement of investment in services in October 2024.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 15112/22-27, for an update on his assessment of the implications of the Good Jobs Employment Rights Bill on (i) teachers; (ii) supply teachers; and (iii) other temporary staff within the education system.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) to detail the number of (a) road; and (b) lane closure approvals that have been issued retrospectively by his Department in the last 12 months; and (ii) to detail the proportion of total approved (a) road; and (b) lane closures within that period that were issued…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether his Department is considering working with Belfast City Council and the PSNI to expand the Park with us in Mind scheme to other areas.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the progress made on implementing any actions from the 2022 Inconsiderate Pavement Parking Options Paper.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of (i) adults; (ii) and children living in (a) relative poverty; and (b) absolute poverty in the last five years, broken down by local council area.
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the Equine Assisted Therapy and Learning pilot programmes being undertaken by (i) his Department; and (ii) individual Health and Social Care Trusts in the last 12 months.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the budget allocated to Equine Assisted Therapy and Learning by (i) his Department; and (ii) each Health and Social Care Trust in the 2024-25 financial year.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 18119/22-27, to detail (i) when his Department expects to receive the independent review into paid carer's leave entitlement; and (ii) when the final report will be published.
I thank the Member for giving way. I am sick. That is why I left my seat, and I am sorry about that. I never said that you are backward. I do not think that anyone heard me say that, and Hansard will reflect that I never said that you are backward.
I add my voice to those that have said that Brexit has been a disaster for the whole United Kingdom and, in very particular ways, for Northern Ireland. The protocol and the Windsor framework are attempts to manage, mitigate and soften the blow of Brexit on our part of the world. We live in a complex place, and there…
I thank the Member for giving way, and I am sorry to interrupt his, so far, very dramatic performance. It is wonderful to hear the Member talk about dual market access. Does he acknowledge that one of the greatest barriers to that has been the fact that these institutions have been down so much and that we do not have…
On Wednesday 4 December, a much-loved doctor and teaching assistant in our city received the news that they had been dreading. Nineteen members of their family in Gaza had been killed by Israeli air strikes: a mother, a brother, an uncle, cousins and children. Looking for safety, they had been evacuated nine times,…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any discussions he has had with the Minister for Infrastructure in relation to the economic cost of traffic congestion in Belfast, particularly in relation to (i) micro-businesses; (ii) small businesses; and (iii) independent businesses.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any assessment his Department can make of the impact of traffic congestion in Belfast city centre on the local economy.