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.
Part of the reason why childcare costs here have spiralled out of control is the failure to keep pace with spending across the water on childcare support. Will you guarantee, now that it is a priority in the Programme for Government, that you, as Finance Minister, will prioritise childcare and that, when the relevant…
Thank you, First Minister, for your statement today. I really welcome the progress that has been made. It is long overdue and very positive. The elephant in the room is funding. Your statement mentioned £3 million for a change fund over two years. Do you accept that that does not even scratch the surface of what is…
I, too, want to discuss the Friday fiasco in relation to the pausing of the city deals. The issue has concerned everyone in the Chamber as well as people across Northern Ireland. When the news emerged on Friday that funding for city deals had been paused, it was a gut-punch to many of us. That funding was hard fought…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister (i) whether the £3 million funding provided for a Change Fund represents the total amount of funding allocated to implement the Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls; and (ii) to detail how the £3 million will be allocated.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they will commit to ensuring the provision of a stable source of state funding for Women’s Aid NI.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the changes he will make to the school curriculum by 2027 to meet the objectives of the Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the targets that the Sub-Regional Economic Action Plan will set to ensure any support provided for entrepreneurs will be regionally balanced.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the steps his Department is taking in relation to moss and weed removal on footpaths in Currynierin, Derry.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) why measures related to the flying of flags were not included in the draft Programme for Government; and (ii) whether they plan to publish their Department’s next steps in relation to the Commission on Flags, Identity, Culture and Tradition Final Report.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he has instructed officials to pause work on the Early Education and Childcare Strategy in order to deliver the Childcare Subsidy Scheme.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether he will instruct his officials to include measures related to the interest rates charged on student loans in the review of higher education.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the preparations that have been made by his Department and its arm's-length bodies, including NI Water, for the expansion of the University of Ulster Magee campus; and (ii) the capital plans his Department and its arm's-length bodies have in place to facilitate the…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Great Britain to Northern Ireland Trade”
Great Britain to Northern Ireland Trade - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘moving goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland;’ and insert: ‘further recognises the unique advantage offered to Northern Ireland by dual market access to both the UK and European markets; calls on the Executive to engage with the UK and…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Dynamic Pricing”
Dynamic Pricing - Amendment 1 Insert at end: ‘and further calls on the Minister for the Economy to produce a plan to implement those recommendations, no later than one month following their publication.’
To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline the extent to which other government departments have been involved in the development of the Sub-Regional Economic Plan.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the steps being taken to reduce the waiting list for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy insertion surgery, including in relation to children on this waiting list; and (ii) the number of children that have been waiting for this surgery in each of the last three years, broken…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the amount of funding allocated for the new Challenge Fund Incentive Scheme; and (ii) why the fund is not referenced in the Delivering the Economic Vision: A three year forward look and 2024-25 Action Plan.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the amount of investment provided to the Northern Ireland Higher Education Innovation Fund in each of the last five years; and (ii) the purpose of that investment.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any work to expand late night bus and rail services in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area; and (ii) how his Department plans to develop late night travel options from the North West Transport Hub.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the steps being taken to address flooding on Strand Road, Derry, including any current plans to improve drainage in the area.
I add my congratulations to you, Mr Crawford, on making your maiden speech in the House. We will hopefully hear from you many more times during the mandate. The issue of late payments to small businesses is important. It has been said many times that our small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy and the…
Draft Programme for Government That this Assembly recognises the absence of clear and measurable objectives in the draft Programme for Government; and calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to work with their Executive colleagues to introduce specific measurable and timebound targets, including but not…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) whether it is still his policy to expand Ulster University’s Magee campus to at least 10,000 students; and (ii) the steps he will take to ensure that the wording of the Programme of Government is amended to reflect this commitment.