All of Ms Paula Bradshaw’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee to consider the Assembly Members (Remuneration Board) Bill That, as provided for in Standing Order 53(1), this Assembly appoints an Ad Hoc Committee to consider the Assembly Members (Remuneration Board) Bill; and to submit a report to the Assembly by 1 April 2025. Composition: Sinn…
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. While agreeing that we would like to get on with governing rather than just administering, as Matthew O'Toole said, there is a case for raising the simple reality that meaningful change takes time. I am sure that he will agree that his colleague Nichola Mallon, when she was…
Deputy First Minister, you mentioned the work of the historical institutional abuse campaigners. You will know that they are very concerned that a lot of people will not be able to submit an application for redress. Given that the redress board was up and running during the pandemic, when people were not travelling or…
I thank the Member for giving way. We want to see a situation in which there is stability here and a party cannot block. We do not want to exclude anybody — we want the Assembly to work — but if you are not prepared to work, we would like to get on with the job.
On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Several times, the Minister said that my party colleagues needed to apologise to the principal and the school for begrudging them the funding. I sat through the whole session; not once did I hear an Alliance MLA say anything like that. Will you look at the Hansard report and…
Ms Bradshaw asked the Minister of Justice to describe how her proposed enabling access to justice reform programme might support work on speeding up justice.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any actions she has taken to establish and support the ministerial subgroup on implementation of the Renewable Heating Incentive Inquiry.
To ask the Minister of Education to outline what his Department is doing to support children from displaced families, who have to change schools at short notice as a result of being allocated alternative housing arrangements in a different location.
To ask the Minister for Communities when he will meet ministers in the new Irish Government in relation to Shared Island funding for communities and sport in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the date on which the approval of the national pay award for employees of the Housing Executive will take place; and (ii) when notification of this will be forwarded to the Department of Finance.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Enhancing Accountability and Trust in Government (Revised Wording)”
Enhancing Accountability and Trust in Government (Revised Wording) - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘mandate’ and insert: ‘as a means of frustrating operation of the devolved institutions; and further calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to write to the UK and Irish Governments to commence a…
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has made any assessment of the potential benefits to budgets and to the public of expanding the Acute Care at Home service so that it applies from the same age and in the same circumstances across all Health and Social Care Trusts.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any guidelines his Department provides to Health and Social Care Trusts in relation to the age from which the Acute Care at Home service should be available.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any assessment that has been made of the potential to use capacity in the Acute Care at Home service to improve hospital throughput and alleviate pressure on Emergency Departments.
Thank you, Minister, I am really pleased to hear that. As you know, in its annual statement, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission talked about bringing that legislation forward. I have nothing to add other than to say that I look forward to that.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail how their Department is monitoring changes to the European Union Racial Equality Directive, to ensure obligations under Article 2 of the Windsor Framework are maintained.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any work their Department has undertaken in the last 12 months to address issues emerging from the UK COVID-19 Inquiry, including in relation to contingency planning.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any steps their Department took during 2024 to implement the Independent Reporting Commission recommendations on providing resources to end paramilitarism.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any assessment being made of their Department's performance in terms of not yet appointing a Commissioner for Public Appointments, a year on from the restoration of the institutions.
Minister, you talked about the fair work forum. I have a constituent who had to take time off work because she picked up a bug in a nursing home. She was not paid for the shifts that she missed. What is being done to improve the terms and conditions of our care assistants and domestic workers etc, who provide vital…