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Ms Sinéad McLaughlin: Assembly records
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.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of how the Rural Needs Act (NI) 2016 has resulted in changes to policies introduced by departments in a way that has led to an increased demonstrable impact to the social and economic needs of people in rural areas.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he will review his Department’s street lighting renewal policy to ensure that street lighting to rear footpaths is not removed when a new lighting scheme is designed or installed.
To ask the Minister of Justice for a breakdown of (i) the recommendations from the Gillen Review that have not been implemented; and (ii) the reasons why these recommendations have not been implemented.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) for an update on the implementation of the recommendations from the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care Services; and (ii) whether he will establish a separate arm's-length body for children’s social care services.
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the funding model for community pharmacies, including the suitability of the drug tariff model used for community pharmacies.
To ask the Minister for the Economy what steps he will take to improve collaboration between Invest NI and the International Development Association, in order to promote the all-island economy, especially in the North West.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for his assessment of flood risks from the Creggan Reservoirs, Derry; and (ii) what steps his Department will take in relation to those risks.
To ask the Minister of Justice what steps she will take to implement the recommendations from the Law Centre NI report Redressing Users’ Disadvantage: Proposals for Tribunal Reform.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether he will establish an independent oversight body for higher and further education, with the aim of expanding student numbers at Ulster University Magee campus to at least 10,000 students.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he will extend eligibility of the Northern Ireland Concessionary Fares Scheme to include (i) free travel for disabled people who currently qualify for a Half Fare SmartPass; and (ii) a companion pass for disabled people who qualify for a pass and are unable to travel…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, and congratulations on taking up your position as Deputy Speaker. The SDLP will support the motion and the amendment. Last year, a woman who was waiting for surgery for endometriosis came into my office. Debilitating pain had forced her to leave a job that she loved in the health service.…
To ask the Minister of Justice for an update on progress of the recommendations from the Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland report on Child Sexual Exploitation in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether he will consider introducing legislation to provide unpaid carers a legal right to five days unpaid carer’s leave, similar to that in Great Britain.
To ask the Minister for Communities what steps he will take to address the growth of non-standard temporary accommodation placements by the Housing Executive, particularly in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area.
I thank the Minister for his responses so far, and I congratulate him on his appointment to the role of Minister for the Economy. I look forward to working with him in the near future. Regional balance is very much at the heart of what I want to see for my region. Certainly, however, the potential for the loss of 300…
Thank you, Principal Deputy Speaker. I take the opportunity to congratulate you on taking your position. I will start by acknowledging the common feeling across the Chamber that the need for a childcare strategy is universally accepted. While I welcome the debate, the issue is not the lack of consensus on the question…
Last week was a period of profound and historic change in Northern Ireland, yet, for all the change that has been brought to the Assembly, the change that I will focus on is the change that is needed for our economy. I was glad to hear the First Minister note the importance of regional balance last week, because the…
To ask the Minister of Education whether he will legislate for an early education and childcare act to provide a statutory basis for the financing, supervision and coordination of the delivery of early education and childcare services.