All of Ms Sinéad McLaughlin’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 the Economy to detail the steps her Department is taking to actively encourage philanthropy, particularly in terms of fostering connections with the Irish diaspora.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in light of the recent National Philanthropy Policy in the Republic of Ireland, which includes objectives such as improving communication, incentivising giving, and enhancing partnerships with the government, whether they will commit to developing a Philanthropy…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in light of the recent National Philanthropy Policy in the Republic of Ireland, which includes objectives such as improving communication, incentivising giving, and enhancing partnerships with the government, whether they see value in similar actions being taken…
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any plans he has to expand match-funding initiatives to stimulate greater giving and partnership with the private sector.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline what steps his Department has taken to encourage philanthropic giving in the region, in light of the 2024 Charities Aid Foundation UK Giving report finding that three of the top ten giving constituencies in the UK were in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Health to outline (i) why more than 18 months after the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust’s Mother and Baby Unit (MBU) proposal was declined in favour of the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust site due to capital readiness, there has been no apparent progress on the MBU build; (ii)…
To ask the Minister of Health to outline (i) what interim plans are in place to support maternal mental health services across Health and Social Care Trusts in the absence of a Mother and Baby Unit; and (ii) whether any alternative or enhanced resources will be made available to strengthen existing provision in the…
To ask the Minister of Health (i) why maternal mental health peer support providers, including the Maternal Advocacy & Support Project and Action on Postpartum Psychosis, were not engaged in the development of the Mother and Baby Unit business plan despite a commitment to include lived experience input; and (ii)…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the conversations she has had with the Irish Government in relation to the resumption of air travel between the City of Derry Airport and Dublin Airport, in the last six months.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline (i) her Department’s process for following up on road defects that have been marked for repair; and (ii) what measures are in place to ensure that such defects are addressed within a reasonable timeframe, particularly where initial markings have worn away before…
As we debate the Budget, I recognise the fact that having a Budget and a Programme for Government in place is in itself progress. In most democracies, it is standard. In Northern Ireland, it cannot ever be taken for granted. While the Budget is a step forward in process, it is not a step forward in ambition. We face…
Last year, there were 312 active GP practices. Giving £1 million of new money in funding for all of those practices represents £1,600 each for six months or £3,200 for 12 months. Can the Minister explain exactly what a practice could do with that type of money?
I welcome the UK-EU summit that is taking place in London today. It feels like a lifetime since the breakfast — I am still calling it "breakfast" — the Brexit referendum in 2016 and the UK's withdrawal from the European Union in January 2020. Both moments will be remembered as being among the most damaging acts of…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether their Department has now matched the £1.5m in funding provided by the Irish Government to the North West Regional Development Fund.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any conversations he has had with the Minister for the Economy regarding the development of a targeted business support scheme for the childcare sector in the last month.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 26618/22-27, whether she has met with the Ulster University Magee Taskforce since she assumed her position as Minister for Infrastructure.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Addressing the Impact of Illegal Immigration in Northern Ireland”
Addressing the Impact of Illegal Immigration in Northern Ireland - Amendment 1 Leave out all after 'legal migration to the UK;’ and insert: ‘acknowledges that immigration can deliver many benefits including contributing to economic growth and addressing skills shortages; regrets the continued divisive rhetoric around…