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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 qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister of Health, following the May 2026 Joseph Rowntree Foundation report Disability and Poverty in Northern Ireland, to detail any steps his Department plans to take to ensure health inequalities are reduced, particularly in deprived communities with higher disability prevalence.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps his Department will take to ensure that children with disabilities have equal access to education and opportunity, in line with issues highlighted in the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report entitled, Disability and poverty in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any actions that are being taken to address the fragmented transition system for young disabled people, as identified in the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report entitled, Disability and poverty in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on any progress that has been made in creating an accessible built environment, given the high prevalence of mobility impairments, as noted in the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report entitled, Disability and poverty in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Health, following the May 2026 Joseph Rowntree Foundation report Disability and Poverty in Northern Ireland, to detail any investment that is being made in early intervention and preventative care.
To ask the Minister of Health, following the May 2026 Joseph Rowntree Foundation report Disability and Poverty in Northern Ireland, to detail any steps his Department is taking to address long waiting times and capacity constraints, given that they acerbate poverty for disabled people.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any reforms planned to improve post-19 transitions for young people with special educational needs, given issues raised in the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report entitled, Disability and poverty in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any actions her Department is taking to reduce transport-related costs and barriers, as identified in the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report entitled, Disability and poverty in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any (i) targets; (ii) indicators; and (iii) timelines, his Department is using to reduce poverty among disabled people, in response to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report entitled, Disability and poverty in Northern Ireland.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any steps being taken to address weaknesses in equality legislation, as identified in the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report entitled, Disability and poverty in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps his Department is taking to address the rising prevalence of disability among children, as identified in the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report entitled, Disability and poverty in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps her Department plan to take to reduce the number of disabled young people, not in education, employment or training, as highlighted in the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's report, Disability and poverty in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps being taken to ensure adequate, accessible, and affordable housing is available, in light of the findings of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report entitled, Disability and poverty in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps their Department is taking to ensure the draft Anti-Poverty Strategy addresses the disproportionately high poverty rate among disabled people, 30 per cent compared to 16 per cent, as identified in the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report entitled, Disability and…
I thank the Member for giving way. Her comments remind me of the absolutely ridiculous circumstance that we have in the winter, when girls are walking about absolutely freezing in their skirts. I travelled to my school on a ferry, as many pupils still do today — well, perhaps not today, because they probably finished…
I welcome the opportunity to speak in support of the Fisheries, Aquaculture and Water Environment Bill. It is timely and important. Miss McIlveen, a fellow MLA for the Strangford constituency, has just spoken. We have the longest coastline of all constituencies across Northern Ireland: we have the Irish Sea and, of…
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether any assessment has been made of the impact of waiting for an initial mental health assessment on patient safety and wellbeing, including any monitoring of adverse outcomes such as Emergency Department presentations, psychiatric admissions, self-harm incidents and deaths; and…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any plans in place to extend early years childcare support to younger children, to support parental employment and progression.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any plans to improve access to affordable and flexible childcare, including provision outside of standard school hours.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any plans she has to strengthen collaboration between employers, training providers and government, to better align skills provision with local labour market needs.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps that are being taken to expand access to flexible and affordable skills and training provision for parents with caring responsibilities, given evidence that access to training among low income working parents remains limited.
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I do not think that we will take a full hour. I am sure that everybody will be glad to hear that. I rise to inform you of the work of the Committee on Procedures regarding the scrutiny of delegated powers in Bills and our consideration of whether Standing Orders should formally recognise…
Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I am pleased to bring to the Assembly, at the request of the Committee on Standards and Privileges, a motion to repeal Standing Order 70, rename the Committee on Standards and Privileges and make the necessary consequential amendments to Standing Orders. Standing Order 70 deals…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any actions her Department is taking to support progression and wage growth among low income workers, in recognition that increases in earnings are a key factor in enabling families to move out of poverty.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps her Department is taking to ensure additional support is available for parents seeking training while working.