All of Ms Sian Mulholland’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 to detail any steps she is taking to ensure that working families just above benefit thresholds are not penalised for being in employment during the cost of living crisis.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether any assessment has been made of the number of households who fall just above eligibility thresholds for income related benefits but are nonetheless experiencing financial challenges due to rising living costs.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether his Department will bring forward any proposals to reform private family law in light of the findings of the report, Totally Invisible: The experiences of domestic violence and abuse victims/survivors and children engaging with private law family court processes in Northern…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of funded pre-school places; and (ii) the number currently allocated, for each statutory and non-statutory pre-school provider operating in the North Antrim constituency.
To ask the Minister of Education whether any flexibility exists to transfer unallocated pre-school pupil places from undersubscribed provisions to those that are oversubscribed in the same local area.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any (i) programmes; (ii) initiatives; or (iii) engagement, currently funded or undertaken by his Department with members of the Travelling community.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail who is responsible for ensuring compliance, and for enforcing non compliance with, full Electrical Installation Condition Reports in the private rented sector.
On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. First, may I ask for a ruling from the Speaker under Standing Order 17 around speeches in the Assembly and order in the Assembly on whether correct protocol was followed, as David Honeyford was not asked to discontinue his speech? Secondly, may I request a ruling from the…
I welcome the publication of the Music Venue Trust annual report for 2025, which gives us, for the first time, a detailed and sobering picture of the state of grassroots music venues in Northern Ireland. We should be immensely proud of the sector. For a population of just under two million people, we have produced…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of children identified by Health and Social Care Trusts as being at risk of child criminal exploitation, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of children who are waiting for (i) Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services; (ii) trauma-related therapeutic support; and (iii) services relating to harmful sexual behaviour.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any data his Department holds on the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences among children in the care of his Department.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of children who are known to Health and Social Care Trusts as (i) children in need; (ii) on the Child Protection Register; and (iii) looked after children.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any early intervention and family support services that are available through Health and Social Care Trusts for children who display offending behaviours.
Cancellation of Summer Schemes in Special Schools That this Assembly expresses grave concern that the Education Authority has announced the cancellation of summer schemes in special schools in 2026 due to concerns about healthcare provision for participating children; recognises that these schemes provide a lifeline…
I have been accused of many things in this place, but pushing a "chimneyless" agenda is a new one. I thank my Alliance colleagues for bringing the motion to the House. It is an important issue at the best of times but, with the rise in global instability at the minute, it is more urgent than ever. I will focus a wee…
There is a big difference between asking for support for people who are heavily reliant on something that we do not want to see continue and needing to move away from it. It is a bit disingenuous to say that we have changed our position and are supporting oil just because we are asking for help right now.
Thank you for your statement, Minister. Given that your Department has not yet opened the public consultation on the culture, arts and heritage strategy, how can you explain the substantial funding that has already been allocated to US250 — one single heritage and culture initiative stream — when the public has not…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the anticipated start date for the public consultation on the Heritage, Culture and Creativity policy, given that the previously indicated Autumn 2025 timeframe has now passed; and (ii) the timetable for the publication of the policy, including the associated…
I thank the Minister. Last week, in Committee, we heard from all 11 councils about the anti-poverty strategy. They told us how important place-based interventions are in tackling poverty. Will he outline what further engagement councils will have? What part will they play in the next stage of the development of the…