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 (i) the number of occasions her Department has submitted papers to the Task and Finish Group on Early Education and Childcare; and (ii) the topics of those papers.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure when his Department will clean the three tonnes maximum gross weight road signs at the Irish Street and Altnagelvin roundabout, Derry.
I beg to move The SDLP proposes the motion not only to advocate specific VAT and hospitality measures but to support our tourism and hospitality sectors more broadly. Our tourism sector is a critical driver for our economy, and there is no doubt that it is one of the biggest success stories of the peace process.…
To ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for an update on the development of the Sub-Regional Economic Action Plan; (ii) whether this plan will be aligned to existing district council Local Development Plans; (iii) how her Department’s Sub-Regional Economic Action Plan will interact and align with Invest NI’s…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the steps taken by her Department in relation to the Independent Review of Invest NI since the return of the Executive; (ii) the number of Invest NII staff working on green technology; and (iii) any proposed increase to this team in relation to (a) the number of staff;…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 9366/22-27, when the follow up attempt to cleanse gullies at Cuthbert Street, Derry, has been scheduled for, following the unsuccessful attempt on 5 March 2024.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when the ministerial decisions will be taken to establish the bodies provided for under the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022.
To ask the Minister of Justice to list the recommendations from the Gillen Review that require legislative change and will not be introduced in the current mandate.
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 10193/22-27 and AQW 28510/17-22, (i) whether the McCloud remedy has been fully implemented; and (ii) whether it is still her Department’s intention to introduce secondary legislation in relation to the McCloud Retrospective Remedy.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the number of inward investment visits that have taken place in each month of the last five years, broken down by (i) constituency; and (ii) local council area.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on whether his Department plans to extend the footway and cycleway from Drumahoe towards Altnagelvin on the right-hand side of the road.
Minister, your statement mentioned £150 million for a new and enhanced investment zone that will provide targeted incentives and interventions. How targeted will the incentives and interventions be? Will regional balance form a significant part of the decision-making process in any investment coming into Northern…
Racial Abuse To ask the Minister of Justice what plans she has to update hate crime legislation to introduce severe deterrents and punishments for those who abuse people on the basis of their race or nationality following the torrent of hate received by the incoming Mayor of Derry and Strabane Cllr Lilian Barr this…
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether his Department provides any guidance to Health and Social Care Trusts in relation to the use of escalated bed spaces in hospitals; and (ii) whether Health and Social Care Trusts are expected to carry out a health and safety assessment on a patient-by-patient basis prior to the…
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 10017/22-27, to detail the dates, since taking up office, on which he has held any formal meetings with the (i) Minister of Health; (ii) Minister of Justice; (iii) Minister of Education; and (iv) Minister for Communities in relation to regional balance, where this…
To ask the Minister for the Economy what steps his Department has taken, since the publication of the National Union of Students UK and the Union of Students in Ireland report The Cost of Survival in March 2023, to address the financial pressures faced by students.
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the progress made on the list of general repairs to properties in the Triangle estate, detailing (i) the number and nature of the issued repairs that are still outstanding; (ii) when each was first logged; and (iii) when they are due for completion.
All-Ireland Tourism Strategy - Amendment 3 Insert at end: ‘and further calls on the Minister for the Economy to publish and fund a tourism strategy and action plan by September 2024, and ensure that it includes specific provision to extend the Wild Atlantic Way into Northern Ireland, promote the city of Derry as the…
To ask the Minister for the Economy (i) whether he will instruct his officials to consider the value and nature of specific financial incentives for students to study at the Ulster University's Magee campus as part of any review of student finance; (ii) whether his officials have updated him on a review of higher…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 9901/22-27, whether there is a standardised assessment scoring form used by his Department to inform decisions on annual maintenance programmes.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 9901/22-27, whether his Department uses any information in relation to the recurrence rate of defects on roads to inform decisions on annual maintenance programmes.