All of Miss Michelle McIlveen’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 Health to detail the number of private law cases that have not been allocated a social work service during the course of the action short of strike action being undertaken by social work staff in child and family teams.
When officials were asked at the Committee why planning applications for replacement buildings that would lead to lower ammonia emissions are not assessed differently to new developments, we were told: "The regulations don't give any scope for us to consider any difference between new and replacement developments, but…
For a number of months, residents served by the Newtownards sorting office have been suffering lengthy delays of several weeks in receiving their mail. There are residents who are missing important medical appointments and running out of vital medication. At the early stage of that, we were being told that there were…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the outcome of any meetings that have taken place with the Home Office to discuss challenges facing the agriculture sector and the fishing sector in accessing migrant workers.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the Migration Advisory Committee’s findings outlined in its Review of the Seasonal Worker Visa, published on 16 July 2024.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 11838/22-27, when the review of the Inland Commercial Licensing and Permit Regime, commenced in July 2021, will be completed.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any engagement with representatives of the fishing industry who are concerned about the potential installation of offshore renewable energy wind farms in Irish Sea fishing grounds; and (ii) how these concerns are being addressed.
On 17 August, the police instructed the occupants of around 450 homes in Newtownards to vacate their premises the following day because an 1,100-lb bomb had been uncovered by workmen. The bomb was dropped in 1941 during a German bombing raid. The discovery of the Second World War bomb caused tremendous upheaval for…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 11838/22-27, when the review of the Inland Angling Licensing and Permit Regime, commenced in July 2021, will be completed.
To ask the Minister for the Economy (i) when the review of minerals licensing policy, commenced in 2019, will be completed; and (ii) to detail the reasons for the delay in its completion.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure when the review of the policy on residents’ parking schemes, which commenced in December 2019, will be completed.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure when the recommendations of the review on Dial-a-Lift and Disability Actions Transports Schemes will be implemented.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether any consideration has been given to amending the Stormont Regulation and Government Property Act (Northern Ireland) 1933 to allow public sector land to be disposed for the public good at less than market value.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he intends to extend permitted development rights to allow for a larger number of homes through the re-purposing of existing buildings.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he intends to reduce the submission of a Pre-Application Notice period from 12 weeks to 21 days to bring it into line with other jurisdictions.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he has considered introducing legislative changes to enable statutory consultees to charge their own Pre-Application Discussion fees as a means to improve capacity and responsiveness.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure when the review of the strategic planning policy on oil and gas development, which commenced in September 2021, will be completed.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 9525/22-27, what is currently delaying a determination on the Hightown Incinerator planning application.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure when the review of regional strategic planning policy for renewable and low carbon energy, which commenced in January 2021, will be completed.
To ask the Minister for Communities when the recommendations of the Independent Review of Charity Regulation will be implemented by his Department, following the Department’s response to those recommendations in November 2022.
To ask the Minister for Communities when it is anticipated that the Independent Review of Discretionary Support, commenced in June 2021, will be complete.