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.
Thank you, Minister, for your statement. I understand that recommendations 25 and 26 in the response talk about some changes relating to smaller venues and creative spaces and things like that. How does the Department intend to ensure that smaller arts and cultural venues, which often rely on occasional alcohol sales…
Thank you, Minister, for coming to the House today with the statement. We know that housing associations are independent businesses in their own right that and that it is up to their boards to determine whether, with such a significant change, they can afford to continue to deliver new homes. Minister, will you give…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to speak on the motion. I thank the Members who brought the issue to the Floor. The anti-poverty strategy consultation may be over, but poverty is not pausing. Poverty is tightening its grip on such a wide swathe of households, but it is the depth of poverty that…
It is a wee bit disappointing that we still do not have a timeline. I feel that we waited quite a long time until the draft strategy was initially released, and now it feels like we are back in a holding pattern. Will the Department publish the responses that were received from the stakeholders, and is the Minister…
Thank you so much for bringing the statement to the House, Minister. I absolutely agree with some of your points about how there should be no discrimination in any sport, regardless of a person's background or perceived background. I welcome the fact that the review took place, and I welcome its recommendations.…
It is an honour to have the opportunity to pay tribute to President Michael D Higgins, a man whose contribution to public life, the arts and the Irish language has left an indelible mark on the island of Ireland. His lifelong commitment to the revival and celebration of the Irish language has been a source of…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of (i) households affected by the two-child limit policy; (ii) children living in these households; and (iii) children not eligible for benefit support as a result of the two-child limit, in the most recent year available.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on any work undertaken by their Department, or in conjunction with the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, to review or modernise equality legislation, in line with the Equality Act 2010.
As an MLA for North Antrim, I have the privilege of representing communities that take in much of our north coast. I was delighted to hear Ms Hunter referencing Ballycastle. It is just a wee nod that the north coast does not stop on the road out of Portballintrae; it goes right the way around. What unites those places…
Minister, can you outline for us how you have secured public money for the benefit of farm businesses? Maybe we can start to learn a bit more about how you are delivering for farmers.
Wow. For decades, voluntary and community sector organisations have been at the heart of our society, forming that crucial backbone and stepping in where the state has faltered. They have consistently delivered vital services, especially during turbulent times, including Executive collapses caused by parties around…
Minister, are you aware of research from the UK Government on their evaluation of the right-to-rent scheme and research by the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, which shows that the right-to-rent scheme has led to racial discrimination against lawful tenants? What analysis has your Department undertaken to…
Local Growth Fund - Amendment 1 After ‘beyond 2026’ insert: ‘, including introducing a transition arrangement between both funds to ensure continuity of funding’
Given that so many of the voluntary organisations that have been funded by the local growth fund are looking at disability and employment schemes, can your Department do anything in conjunction with the Department for the Economy, such as bringing in something that we have spoken about before around JobStart instead…
Minister, has there been any discussion of an allocation from the investment strategy to the Northern Ireland Football Fund? That might help with some of the things that we are talking about.
I thank the signatories to the motion genuinely. I welcome any and every opportunity to continue the conversation about child poverty and to keep it at the forefront of our minds. I will not rehearse the catalogue of perceived shortcomings and the basic problems that we see in the draft anti-poverty strategy. The…