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.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Setting Ambitious Targets for Job Creation”
Setting Ambitious Targets for Job Creation - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘Minister for the Economy to’ and insert: ‘produce ambitious, time-bound and measurable targets to grow and regionally rebalance the Northern Ireland economy, including through creating 5,000 new tech jobs, with an associated financial…
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of (i) derelict; and (ii) unoccupied homes, broken down by (a) Assembly constituency; and (b) local government district.
To ask the Minister for Communities how much funding his Department has provided to assist with the cost of student accommodation in the Foyle constituency in each of the last ten years.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether the Coleraine Enterprise Zone is now closed, or will be closed, in order to facilitate the enhanced Investment Zone.
To ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of the merits of a single department overseeing all aspects of education, including further and higher education.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail all funding provided to Ulster University for infrastructure projects in each of the last ten years, broken down by (i) campus; and (ii) project.
To ask the Minister for the Economy (i) whether he will ensure pay parity for further education lecturers with school teachers; and (ii) whether he will consider working with the Minister of Education to establish a formal link in pay between further education lecturers and school teachers.
In recent months and, indeed, over recent years, workers across Northern Ireland have been put under more and more intolerable pressure. The cost-of-living crisis, as well as the impact of decades of neglect and legislative roll-back on workers' rights, have left more workers struggling than ever before. Many are…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to provide an update on a redress scheme for victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse.
To ask the Minister of Justice whether she will introduce legislation to abolish the use of good character references in trials involving sexual offences.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the total monetary level of discount claw-back from community pharmacy contractors, in each of the last five years; and (ii) for his assessment of whether the totality of this discount claw-back is allocated to pharmacies in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether the Social Sector Size Criteria-Bedroom tax will remain at 14 per cent for one extra bedroom and 25 per cent for two extra bedrooms for all social housing sector claimants.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they will extend the funding for the North West Strategic Growth Partnership beyond 31 March 2024.
To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on his work to prevent job losses at the BT site in Enniskillen, including a list of all engagements he has had in relation to this matter.
To ask the Minister for the Economy (i) whether he has requested Ulster University to provide estimations of resource and capital investment necessary to reach (a) 7,500 students; (b) 10,000 students; (c) 15,000 students; and (d) 20,000 students at the Magee campus; and (ii) the outcome of that request.
To ask the Minister for the Economy for a breakdown of figures provided to his Department by Ulster University in order to meet the capital investment costs of a campus that can accommodate 7,500 learners.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the list of departmental (i) policies; and (ii) strategies that include addressing regional economic imbalances as an objective.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Workers' Rights”
Workers' Rights - Amendment 4 Leave out all after ‘Minister for the Economy to’ and insert: ‘introduce ambitious workers’ rights legislation before the end of 2024.’
To ask the Minister for the Economy for the number of apprenticeships currently offered, broken down by (i) level of apprenticeship; (ii) local council area; and (iii) gender.