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 for her Department's assessment of the role that long duration energy storage will play in supporting the delivery of the renewable electricity consumption target of at least 80 per cent by 2030.
The Home Office estimates that the ETA fee could cost the UK economy up to £735 million over five years. Will you publish your Department's research on the economic impact of that on Northern Ireland, Minister? Is that research being used to push for exemptions for the North?
From east Belfast to the north-west, businesses are being forced to shut down as a result of the cost of doing business. Minister, you referred to research that you have commissioned: what conversations have you had with the Minister of Finance about the recommendations from that research?
Do you not believe that a mitigating circumstance is, for example, the anti-poverty strategy that the Minister has delivered to the Executive? Do you not believe that its content will go part of the way to mitigating poverty and advocating for the poor?
Ms McLaughlin asked the Minister for the Economy, after noting that the electronic travel authorisation (ETA) scheme is set to be introduced for EU nationals tomorrow, and that the SDLP has repeatedly highlighted the threat that it poses to the all-island tourism economy, to provide an update on any engagement that…
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the Samaritan's March 2025 report Lost Futures: Poverty, Inequality, and Suicidality in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether the low carbon hydrogen policy consultation, due to be published in 2025, will focus only on green hydrogen proposals.
Thank you, deputy First Minister, for reaffirming your commitment, but it is meaningless, given that your party blocked funding for Foras na Gaeilge and opposes Irish language signage at Grand Central station. Is your vision for this place limited to one part of the community? Surely it is in no one's interest to…
I rise to speak, once again, about what is happening with rail provision in the north-west. It is not a misunderstanding or an oversight; it is a deliberate and sustained act of regional discrimination. For years, Derry — the second city in Northern Ireland — Castlerock and Bellarena have been treated as second class…
Ms McLaughlin asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they stand by the commitment and pledge that they made on the restoration of the Assembly to recognise and respect differences and to work tirelessly for all the people who live in Northern Ireland.
FlaggedDecided on a second assessment.Irish language, Ulster-Scots and language policy
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether her Department has carried out research in relation to the impact the Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme will have on the economy.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any engagement she has had with the British Government in relation to the introduction of the Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she has engaged with Translink in relation to increasing the number of trains from Derry to Belfast on a Sunday.