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Ms Sinéad McLaughlin: Assembly records
All of Ms Sinéad McLaughlin’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I totally agree with you. In the development of the Bill, I consulted widely, including with economists across the border. I brought one of them to the Committee to give evidence — John Daly, from the Northern and Western Regional Assembly. We worked with the Nevin Economic Research Institute, the Economic and Social…
We were conscious, first, that there not should not be a strategy for strategy's sake and that there should not be reporting for reporting's sake. We built accountability into the Bill. Part 2 is about accountability and transparency. There is a level of reporting in it, but also a level of evaluation. Evaluating what…
I thank the Member for taking an intervention. I agree with what you are saying about diagnosing the issue and why it is happening. That is why I have listed a series of indices at clause 7. There is no one statistic that can tell you how you will achieve regional balance. There is a plethora of economic statistics…
I thank the Member for taking an intervention. I will be very clear on this: we are not talking about taking investment away from Belfast. I do not accept that. We are not talking about taking investment away from anywhere. I want Belfast to continue to succeed, but Belfast doing well should not require any other…
Thank you very much, and thank you for the kind words at the beginning of your address. I know that we are drifting into other areas, but I looked at the definition of "regions" in clause 7 of my Bill and clearly indicated that we are looking at the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) and at…
The cross-border point is in the Bill in two places. It is about the collection of data. Clause 1(3)(e) refers to: "provisions requiring Northern Ireland departments to recognise and consider cross-border economic data in policies, strategies and plans so as to reduce regional disparities". I have also referred to it…
I thank the Member for taking an intervention. I appreciate that we are on the same page when we talk about regional balance and our city and region. We have a long way to go in relation to Invest NI. I contest that figure of 59% concerning regional balance outside the city. Invest NI counted the number of…
I beg to move Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I am delighted to move the Second Stage of my Regional Balance Bill. I will begin by thanking some of the people who have helped to get me to this point. Introducing a Member's Bill is not something that any Member does alone, and I have been incredibly fortunate to have had…
I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Renewable Electricity Generation Bill and confirm that the SDLP will support the Bill at Second Stage. The legislation is important. It provides the basis for the renewable electricity price guarantee and, through contracts for difference, should provide greater certainty for…
The SDLP welcomes the fact that we have finally reached the point at which the RHI scheme can be closed. It has taken far too long — that needs to be said again and again — but the regulations allow us to draw a line under a scheme that has cast a long shadow over government in this place. We recognise the work that…
I thank the Minister for that answer. We have recently seen the British Government step in to support a £6 million clean-up of a major illegal dump in Oxfordshire where more than 22,000 tons of waste was removed. Given the greater scale that we face in Mobuoy, has the Minister engaged directly with the British…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps being taken to enable the early introduction of Endosure and Endotest across Health and Social Care Trusts, following the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence’s draft guidance, to reduce delays in the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 50460/22-27, to detail (i) the number of people who are waiting for a first adult mental health assessment; and (ii) whether any data quality issues have been identified.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of whole-time equivalent (i) consultant clinical radiologists; and (ii) consultant clinical oncologists that were employed, in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 50460/22-27, whether any assurance can be given that reported reductions in waiting lists are accurate, given acknowledged gaps and ongoing validation of Encompass data.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether she has any plans to introduce a proportionate regulatory regime for home heating oil distributors, as recommended by the Competition and Markets Authority, to address the gaps in consumer protections for heating oil customers, compared with gas and electricity customers.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on any actions he has taken over the summer to increase the budget for the Mobuoy Remediation Project.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline the targets contained in the Programme for Government 2024-2027 that are on track to be met by the end of the 2022-2027 Assembly mandate.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any assessment she has made of the impact of repeated adjournments in domestic abuse prosecutions and appeals have on victims and witnesses, particularly in relation to (i) wellbeing; (ii) confidence in the justice; and (iii) willingness to continue engaging with criminal…