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.
To ask the Minister for Communities what his Department estimates the additional cost in: (i) Employer National Insurance Contributions; and (ii) National Living Wage increases will be, in 2025/26 for organisations funded through the Supporting People programme and broken down by thematic group.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of (i) people; and (ii) households, living in temporary accommodation on 31 March and 30 September in each of the last ten years, broken down by (a) accommodation type and (b) age of person or household.
Yes, it is under Standing Order 65 in regard to the language that is being used in the House, I feel that being chastised by a Minister across the Floor, rather than the Speaker, is something that should be investigated. I ask the Chair to look at that.
I thank the Minister for giving way. Men were given way to before a woman. Minister, the recommendations of the expert panel have been live for four years. You have been in the position of Minister for over a year. Why has it taken so long to bring the concerns about the recommendations forward? That is just delaying…
I beg to move Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I propose the motion to reaffirm our commitment, as a democratic Assembly, to the values of equality, dignity and inclusion for all. This week, as we mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, we are reminded that our words must be…
Thank you, Minister, for recognising Little Stars in Killyleagh. I am sure that you understand the urgency of the matter for the settings that receive the funding. Once the paper is approved, how quickly might you be able to get the offers out?
To ask the Minister of Health what financial support for costs related to increased employer National Insurance contributions is being provided by his Department for those community and voluntary and social enterprise organisations delivering services to address his priorities.
To ask the Minister of Finance to outline what financial support, for costs related to increased employer National Insurance contributions, is being provided by his Department for those Community and Voluntary and Social Enterprise organisations delivering services to meet his priorities
To ask the Minister of Education to outline what financial support, for costs related to increased employer National Insurance contributions, is being provided by his Department for those Community and Voluntary and Social Enterprise organisations delivering services to meet his priorities
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline what financial support, for costs related to increased employer National Insurance contributions, is being provided by your Department for those Community and Voluntary and Social Enterprise organisations delivering services to meet your priorities
To ask the Minister for Communities when the outcome and summary of responses to the Equality Impact Assessment within the Department for Communities 2024-25 Budget Consultation will be published.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any work being carried out to make the Northern Ireland Civil Service recruitment processes more flexible in order to fill the number of vacancies across all Departments more effectively and efficiently.
To ask the Minister of Finance (i) to detail any work being carried out to address the Fiscal Council’s observations on departmental income through fees and charges; and (ii) for his assessment of how transparency can be improved.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she is considering bringing ground mounted solar photovoltaic panels for domestic buildings into the scope of building inspectors.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure what actions are being taken to update the permitted development planning (i) fees; and (ii) criteria to include larger ground mounted solar photovoltaic panels for domestic use.
To ask the Minister for Communities to confirm if he will bring forward legislation to enable social housing providers to legally transfer a tenancy to a victim of Domestic Violence, in situations where their abuser is the named tenant.
To ask the Minister for Communities what actions are being considered to resource safe spaces within homes, of any tenure, for victims of Domestic Violence.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) how many victims of Domestic Violence are currently housed in temporary accommodation; and (ii) how many are (a) living with children and (b) not living with children, broken down per council area.
To ask the Minister for Communities to confirm the average amount of time a victim of Domestic Violence is housed in temporary accommodation before securing a permanent tenancy.
I thank the Minister for bringing the order forward. If the extension were not made, the current regulations would fall tomorrow. That would mean that bereaved families would once again have to attend in person to register deaths and stillbirths. It would mean an end to the electronic transfer of documents between…
To ask the Minister for Communities how the work with the Department of Health on carers and recognition of unpaid carers will be included in his upcoming Disability Strategy.
To ask the Minister for Communities, in line with commitments his Department made to the recommendations from the LGBTQI+ Strategy Expert Advisory Panel in December 2020, (i) whether work on the development of the stage 2 plan is progressing; and (ii) whether he will provide the Assembly with an update on progress of…