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.
I rise to talk about an issue that has impacted over 185,000 people in Northern Ireland to date: the five-week wait for the initial universal credit (UC) payment. As I have highlighted before in the Chamber, that five-week wait is not an inadvertent issue; it is an explicit feature of the universal credit system that…
To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department has (i) completed Year 2 of the People and Place Review sectoral engagement exercise; and (ii) prepared a draft strategy suitable for public consultation.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the work that has been completed for the development and publication of a (i) Gender Equality Strategy; and (ii) Sexual Orientation Strategy.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the timetable for the development and publication of a (i) Gender Equality Strategy; and (ii) Sexual Orientation Strategy.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Lowering the Voting Age for 16 and 17 Year Olds”
Lowering the Voting Age for 16 and 17 Year Olds - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘referendums;’ and insert: ‘endorses the recommendation from the Institute of Public Policy Research 2023 report, Out of Kilter, which calls for votes at 16 to be combined with high-quality and expansive civic education in schools to…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) whether the details of costs for new welfare mitigation payments were shared with the Executive by 31 August 2024; and (i) when these details will be published.
Minister, you referenced 'A Fair Start'. Some of the report's recommendations are in your portfolio, including the provision of a "targeted developmental programme for all 2 year olds at risk of poor educational outcomes." Does the Minister intend to bring that forward as part of the early education and childcare…
My question is on the collaboration with the Ulster-Scots Agency around the cultural piece. Will the Minister give us a wee bit more detail about what was discussed and what initiatives are planned going forward?
Today, on International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, I want to address the desperate lack of an anti-poverty strategy in Northern Ireland. Despite the urgent need, we still have no clear plan to tackle poverty, especially child poverty. I am tired of hearing vague promises, such as, "We are progressing at…
Thank you to the proposers of the motion. I really welcome the opportunity to speak on it. This is an issue that I am really passionate about, having worked in a grassroots music venue for years. I welcome the CMA investigation. Dynamic pricing is not a new phenomenon. It is far more common than people realise. Bruce…
Thank you, Minister. Given the comments by other parties, I find the creation of a hierarchy of urgency when it comes to the four different deals really problematic. The heads of terms for the Causeway Coast and Glens growth deal has already been signed with the NIO. It is not quite as far along as others, but that is…
Minister, given the deadline that you have spoken about — we had it in our DFC key deliverables plan for 2024-25 — are any initiatives being discussed to combat rising poverty levels?
I thank the First Minister and deputy First Minister. I am keen on outcome 3 about women and girls feeling safe everywhere, with a particular focus on creating a safer night-time economy for audiences and artists in our arts venues and spaces . I am keen to understand how, on an ongoing basis, all Departments will…
To ask the Minister of Health what measures his Department is putting in place to ensure there is a consistent delivery of direct payments for carers across all Health and Social Care Trusts.
Thank you, Minister: I really appreciate you outlining your lack of knowledge and forewarning of the cut, unlike others who sit on the same Government Benches as those who are driving the change in Westminster and then criticise the change at the Assembly. We want to see solutions. We want to see things that will make…
Thank you, First Minister and deputy First Minister, for the release of the draft Programme for Government. I am fully aware that not every issue can be a priority, but I cannot help but be disappointed that addressing the crippling levels of poverty experienced by more and more people in Northern Ireland was not made…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Replacement of EU Funding for Community and Voluntary Sector (Revised Wording)”
Replacement of EU Funding for Community and Voluntary Sector (Revised Wording) - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘Development Fund’ and insert: ‘, the European Social Fund and the EU funded NI Rural Development Programme have had on our society; notes British Government failure to deliver on the commitment to fully…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the strategies he proposes to implement in order to address the identified areas for improvement listed on page 13 and page 14 of the First Report on the Operation of the Children’s Services Co-operation Act (Northern Ireland) 2015.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of people that made new claims for Universal Credit in the last two years; and (ii) the number of those people that received their first payment on time.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 14226/22-27, whether the remaining three Departments have provided their responses and nominated their respective officials.
Opposition to Racism That this Assembly condemns the criminal damage and targeting of businesses in recent days; rejects all forms of Islamophobia, xenophobia and racism; endorses the work of voluntary sector organisations combatting racism and supporting those impacted by it; recognises the work of the Police Service…