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.
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It is with great sadness that I rise to mark the passing of Pope Francis — a leader whose compassion and courage changed lives, including my own and that of my family. For many years, I felt very distant from the Church: I struggled with its failings and questioned whether it still had a place in my life. However,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Pope Francis Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Pope Francis
Reducing Barriers to all-Ireland Student Mobility - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘2025/26 academic year’ and insert: ‘recognises that there remain ongoing disparities in admissions that create unfair obstacles for students here seeking to access higher education institutions across the island of Ireland; notes the…
Assessment details for Motion or amendment: Reducing Barriers to all-Ireland Student Mobility - Amendment 1 Official Assembly record for Motion or amendment: Reducing Barriers to all-Ireland Student Mobility - Amendment 1
Failure to deliver the Sexual Orientation Strategy That this Assembly expresses concern at the failure of the Department for Communities to progress and publish the Sexual Orientation Strategy; agrees that it is unacceptable that more than three years have passed since this Strategy was scheduled for publication, and…
Assessment details for Motion or amendment: Failure to deliver the Sexual Orientation Strategy Official Assembly record for Motion or amendment: Failure to deliver the Sexual Orientation Strategy
Thank you, Minister. I apologise for missing the first part of your answer. Would your Department consider putting in place any capital funds, particularly for smaller rural schools? I should have declared an interest as a parent of children who were impacted on by the school closures. Two of my children go to a…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: School Security Protocols Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: School Security Protocols
To ask the Minister for Communities for an overview of how his Department will be engaging with the findings of report entitled The Prevalence and Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Northern Ireland, commissioned by the Executive Programme on Paramilitarism and Organised Crime.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 25676/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 25676/22-27
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he will consider establishing a dedicated funding stream for volunteer-led community sports groups, as recommended by those consulted in the Winter 2024-25 Northern Ireland Pulse Report, produced by the charity Sported.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 25675/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 25675/22-27
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any consideration he has given to rural-specific challenges identified in the Winter 2024-25 Northern Ireland Pulse Report, produced by the charity Sported, such as poor access to facilities and transport barriers for young people.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 25674/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 25674/22-27
I thank the Minister for giving way. Minister, what would you say to those disability campaigners who say that they feel really aggrieved at the conflation of tackling fraud and disability benefit cuts? They would say to you that they are absolutely aware that there is a fraud problem in the welfare system, but when…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Social Security Reform and Economic Inactivity Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Social Security Reform and Economic Inactivity
Thank you so much, Minister. That was comprehensive and really useful. Is your Department doing any work with employers to encourage inclusive workplaces that will be more useful for disabled people to come into?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Workplace Access: Young People with a Disability Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Workplace Access: Young People with a Disability
I beg to move It is a real honour to propose the motion. I begin the debate with a question that I have been battling with since the publication of the UK Government's Green Paper, 'Pathways to Work': what kind of society do we want to be? If we judge that by how we treat our most vulnerable or how we treat and…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Social Security Reform and Economic Inactivity Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Social Security Reform and Economic Inactivity
The reality is that, for far too many people in Northern Ireland who are diagnosed with a terminal illness before they reach pension age, not just the emotional burden of dying but the financial burden of dying in poverty are difficult. It affects not just them. It affects their families, their unpaid carers, their…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: State Pension Access: Terminally Ill People Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: State Pension Access: Terminally Ill People
To ask the Minister of Education, following recent reports of school closures as a result of security concerns, to outline what support is in place for schools to ensure their security arrangements are appropriate.
Assessment details for Oral question AQO 1847/22-27 Official Assembly record for Oral question AQO 1847/22-27
To ask the Minister of Health, in light of recent media reports, to detail any actions his Department is taking to ensure the validity of ADHD consultations in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 25228/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 25228/22-27
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of children that have been assessed for ADHD in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust in the last five years.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 25227/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 25227/22-27
To ask the Minister for Communities when his Department became aware of the development and production of what became the UK Government’s Green Paper entitled Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working, published in March 2025.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 25226/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 25226/22-27
To ask the Minister for Communities whether the Child Maintenance Service operates with formal guidance, internal targets or service standards in relation to providing a response to a child maintenance appeal once it has been lodged.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 25147/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 25147/22-27
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he will make a bid for capital funding for 2025-26 to enable and improve (i) accessibility; and (ii) health and safety, for arts working spaces and audience areas, including studios, theatres and office spaces.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 25146/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 25146/22-27
To ask the Minister of Health whether he is considering implementing the recommendation from the Competition and Markets Authority that maternity units and baby clinics only provide unbranded infant formula to new parents so they are not influencing new parents to buy infant formula based on branding rather than price.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 25049/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 25049/22-27
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of child maintenance appeals lodged with the Child Maintenance Service (CMS); and (ii) the length of time taken to resolve child maintenance appeals lodged with the CMS to their final conclusion, in each of the last two years.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 25048/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 25048/22-27
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of appeals (i) upheld; and (ii) rejected by the Child Maintenance Appeals Service in each of the last two years.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 25047/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 25047/22-27
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he has considered introducing new incentives for employers who hire and support disabled workers through workplace adjustments and ongoing development opportunities.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 25046/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 25046/22-27
To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department has formal guidance or service standards specifying the expected timescale for completing a child maintenance appeal from the date it is lodged until a final decision is issued.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 25045/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 25045/22-27
Thank you, Minister. For areas such as Armoy, where planning applications are in place and there is space for development, it is just a really difficult situation. Rural communities are suffering as a result of the lack of waste water infrastructure. What engagement are you having with NI Water, specifically on rural…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Waste Water Capacity: North Antrim Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Waste Water Capacity: North Antrim
To ask the Minister for the Economy how her Department is ensuring that digital and technological skills training programmes are fully accessible to disabled individuals, including those with sensory and cognitive impairments.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 24938/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 24938/22-27
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any targeted support available to disabled people seeking to access apprenticeships and vocational training opportunities.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 24937/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 24937/22-27
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