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Ms Kellie Armstrong: Assembly records
All of Ms Kellie Armstrong’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Thank you, Harry. I just want to say that, last Christmas, for a number of days on end, there was a two-hour traffic jam at the very place that you are talking about.
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. My apologies to yourself and to Miss McIlveen for being late. Unfortunately, a group of children were talking to me about roads and public transport before I came here. I cannot disagree with anything that Miss McIlveen said. At times, the traffic around Newtownards has to be seen to be…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any discussions she is having with independent breweries and local drinks producers, to develop opportunities to grow their business, both in Northern Ireland and for export.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any actions she will take to (i) ensure all sections and divisions within her Department use the spelling of Cloughey, for the village on the Ards Peninsula Irish Sea coast, and (ii) stop the use of and replace signs, with the incorrect spelling of Cloghy and Cloughy.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to provide a copy of the evaluation or rationale, explaining why the proposal to replace the Strangford Ferry with a bridge, was not previously considered.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail why the option to build a bridge over Strangford Lough was rejected during business case consideration, before the last ferry was purchased.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 33735/22-27, whether this is a review of the operation of existing permits or whether she is exploring the effectiveness of Section 10B permits, compared to other permits operated in GB.
OK, let us get back to what we are talking about here. Population statistics are not just things on a page; they are the story of who we are, how we live and how we plan for the future. The census is more than just numbers; it is the evidence that is supposed to guide our decisions on health, education, infrastructure…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of employers who have signed up to the JobStart scheme, to date; and (ii) where current job opportunities are located, broken down by local council area.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps taken to ensure that employers taking part in the JobStart Scheme are providing jobs identified by other Departments as necessary to meet public service delivery needs.
To ask the Minister for Communities, in the spirit of cross departmental working, whether he will consider extending the JobStart Scheme employer criteria to include jobs needed in (i) the education sector, such as (a) classroom assistants; and (b) technicians; and (ii) the health sector, such as domiciliary care…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of JobStart Scheme employment opportunities identified within the Department of Communities, and in each of the other Departments.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any evidence a claimant on Universal Credit will be required to produce to access financial support for a service listed in the Help with Health Costs Scheme from 1 December 2025.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the process his Department will use to process claims for the reinstated Help with Health Costs Scheme from 1 December 2025.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline how the recently reconvened Coastal Forum will help support greater coastal resilience and adaptation.
The independent review concluded that: "The retail market for beer is dominated by a small number of non-NI based producers who often establish restrictive supply agreements." Under the response to recommendation 20, the Department confirmed that opportunity for growth for the independent and locally produced products…
Thank you, Minister, for bringing the Further Consideration Stage today. On behalf of the Alliance Party, I am pleased to confirm our support for the Minister's amendment. The registration of deaths and stillbirths, including the provision, now, of baby loss certificates, is extremely important to the many of us in…
I thank the Minister for his statement. Minister, I appreciate that your budget for new builds has been extremely testing, and I support your comments about housing associations, but there is a risk in your proposals, and it concerns how much the housing associations will be able to borrow in order to deliver the new…
To ask the Minister of Finance whether the principles of fair funding arrangements, as agreed by the Executive in the Partnership Agreement with the Community and Voluntary Sector, launched July 2025, are required to be included by each Department of the Executive, as part of the current planning and submissions to…
To ask the Minister for Communities whether the reporting commitments contained in the Partnership Agreement with the Community and Voluntary Sector, will provide details from every Executive Department, setting out how they are delivering the Fair Funding arrangements.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he has any plans to review the budget for Supporting People, with an aim to uplift the budget, in order to ensure providers pay staff a fair and equitable salary for the services delivered for vulnerable people.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the location of each of the 600 homes being purchased by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive for temporary accommodation, broken down by local council area, including the year of purchase or expected purchase.
To ask the Minister for Communities for his assessment of the number of jobs in the Community and Voluntary Sector, at risk of redundancy, due to the lack of certainly regarding the future of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the Local Growth Fund.