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Ms Sorcha Eastwood: Assembly records
All of Ms Sorcha Eastwood’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I speak in support of the Carers NI campaign for paid carers' leave. At first glance, such a policy could support 1,000 unpaid carers. People want to work, but we keep putting barriers in their way. We know that around 220,000 people in Northern Ireland are providing unpaid care for family members and friends. The…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Ban Petroleum Licensing and Fracking”
Ban Petroleum Licensing and Fracking - Amendment 3 After ‘hydraulic fracturing;’ insert: ‘believes that any application for fossil fuel extraction, distribution and storage should be assessed against our climate change targets as set out in the Climate Change (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 and the Assembly’s declaration…
I thank the Member for giving way. As we are going through the roll of honour, it would be remiss of me not to mention that my grandad Tom also served at RAF Long Kesh, as it was then, with 23 Maintenance Unit (MU) before they moved to Aldergrove. The site used to have a lineage or heritage of local industry, commerce…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I declare an interest as a former councillor on Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council. I welcome the opportunity to have this debate. I want it to be solution-focused and forward-looking. However, we need to acknowledge where we are with the Maze/Long Kesh site and how we got here. The…
Sorry about that, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. It is one of those weeks, and it is only Tuesday. I thank the Minister for his response. How would the implementation of the social housing decarbonisation fund help to achieve net zero targets?
I thank the Minister for his answer. I welcome the work that he has done to tackle the issue of afforestation. In Lagan Valley and Lisburn and Castlereagh, we have one of the least-wooded areas in the North. Will he outline what additional steps the planting of trees contributes in nature recovery?
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether he will develop bespoke skills action plans to support Northern Ireland’s key strategic clusters, as set out by Recommendation 24 of the Skills Strategy for Northern Ireland.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they have published the detailed strategic review and revised strategy undertaken by the Maze Long Kesh Development Corporation, as noted in their Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
To ask the Minister of Education to provide a timeline for the redevelopment of the Dromore Central Primary School site to be used for special educational needs provision.
When will the Minister bring forward a review of public procurement, following the publication of the Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) report in April last year? I note that, in response to an Assembly question for written answer from me, you indicated that your Department was finalising the terms of reference:…
I thank the First Minister for her response. I am anxious and keen to ensure that the inquiry includes protection for burial sites. Does she agree that that protection is especially urgent given the concerns around the ongoing work at Milltown Cemetery, which may be causing damage to the resting place of thousands,…
I thank Mr Dunne for tabling the Matter of the Day. He is absolutely right: only a few short weeks ago, we were in the Chamber having the exact same conversation about the King. I remember where I was on the Friday that the news broke that the Princess had cancer, and it took my breath away because we do not associate…
To ask the Minister for the Economy (i) what discussions he has had with the UK government in relation to creating a Green Investment Zone in Northern Ireland; and (ii) when more detail in relation to this will be available.