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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 qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister of Education whether she will commit to delivering a campaign targeted at parents, employers and childcare providers to increase awareness of the financial support available for childcare.
To ask the Minister of Education (i) how many individuals were awaiting the outcome of their Free School Meal application on 1 September 2022; and (ii) how this figure compares to applications awaiting income on (a) 1 September 2021; and (b) 1 September 2020.
To ask the Minister of Education whether the Early Years review will include a recommendation on the permanent expansion of Surestart coverage to the wards of Tulleyally and Drumahoe in the Foyle constituency.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) why routine asbestos inspections are not carried out on buildings that are due for demolition and were built before the 1999 asbestos ban; and (ii) whether he will commit to introducing these inspections.
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) whether a criminal conviction debars a person from being a director of a Housing Association; (ii) if so, what type of conviction debars a person; and (iii) what is recognised as time spent.
Once more, the Assembly has been recalled so that the majority of us can attempt to do what we promised voters we would do, which is to get back to work and help people who are struggling. SDLP Members are here today to roll up our sleeves, nominate a Speaker and get on with the jobs that we were sent here to do. In…
To ask the Minister of Education, in the light of the cost of living emergency, (i) what further steps her Department will take to address the cost of school uniforms; (ii) whether she will consider using departmental powers to address this as a welfare issue; and (iii) whether she will direct schools to amend uniform…
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the repair and refurbishment of the Triangle estate, including (i) the number of fire safety assessments that have been carried out in the last five years; (ii) when she expects the refurbishment scheme to be completed; (iii) for her assessment of the likelihood of…
Cost of Living Crisis That this Assembly recognises the immense hardship facing people and families across Northern Ireland caused by rising energy, fuel and food bills; expresses concern at the latest information from the Office for National Statistics which places inflation at 9.4 per cent and suggests that real…
To ask the Minister of Health (i) how many people are living with Ulrich Muscular Dystrophy; (ii) to detail the recommended treatment; and (iii) whether this treatment can accessed on the NHS.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) what action he is taking to mitigate the current wave of COVID-19; (ii) whether he is considering bringing forward the autumn booster programme; and (iii) whether he intends to reconsider the current rules in relation to face coverings on public transport and in healthcare settings or…
To ask the Minister of Education (i) for her assessment of the Italian study, overseen by the Hume foundation think-tank, that showed mechanical ventilation systems can reduce school Covid-19 cases by 82%; and (ii) when she will install HEPA air filtration units in all schools.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the A2 Buncrana Road scheme, including (i) whether designs have been finalised; (ii) when the work will commence; and (iii) the estimated total cost.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether an Equality Impact Assessment was carried out on changes to the pension awarding process for the Northern Ireland Local Government Officers' Superannuation Committee members, as a result of the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations (NI) 2014 Regulations.
To ask the Minister of Health whether the smallpox vaccine will be made available to healthcare workers and others who may have been exposed to monkeypox, or are at increased risk of contracting monkeypox.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) what action his Department is taking to track and trace cases of monkeypox; and (ii) whether he will roll out a public awareness campaign on monkeypox, with specific regard to identifying the signs and the advised isolation period.