All of Mr Stephen Dunne’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 of Finance to detail any engagement she has had with Link and Cash Action Group in relation to the provision of banking hubs in North Down.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the total value of rates relief provided to businesses in each of the last five years, broken down by local council area.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any action his Department is taking to encourage overnight visitors from Great Britain as part of the Tourism Action and Vision Plan: 10 Year Plan.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any strategic interventions contained in his Department’s Road Safety Action Plan 2024-25 that (i) are successfully completed (ii) progress has been made and being carried forward; and (iii) are incomplete.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) his Department's plans to restore the damaged woodland within Cairn Wood; and (ii) any work with Ards and North Down Borough Council to progress reopening the facility following Storm Éowyn.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the appointment of independent commissioners to alleviate pressures on the Planning Appeals Commission.
I thank the Minister for her answer. I welcome the research and the review of small business rate relief, but it will take time for them to reach their conclusion, and, for some, it will be too little, too late. What further assurances can the Minister provide to business owners in my constituency who have had to lay…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on their engagement with NIE Networks in relation to the provision of goodwill payments for those who have been without electricity for prolonged periods.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 10865/22-27, to detail the reasons for the delay in the opening of the Urgent Care Centre at the Ulster Hospital until June 2025.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the funding made available to councils in aid of Local Economic Partnerships, broken down by local council area.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail his rationale for the level of funding allocated to Ards and North Down Borough Council in aid of Local Economic Partnerships.
Thank you for that, Minister. I believe that, over the past two weekends, the works have been postponed due to weather conditions. I am keen to find out a more accurate completion date, given the weather conditions.
Some 17,000 new homes across 23 of our towns are still being held up due to the waste water restrictions, so the system is clearly not working. What more can be done, particularly in relation to future monitoring rounds, to ensure that we can get back to homebuilding? Does the Minister agree that a sticking plaster…
Storm Éowyn struck Northern Ireland with unprecedented force on Friday. It has left a trail of destruction and had an impact on every corner of our country. As the clear-up operation and work to restore power continue, I commend and pay tribute to the front-line and essential workers who were at the coalface of the…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the amount of funding that will be made available to Ards and North Down Borough Council through the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Local Change Fund.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any engagement he has had with mobile network operators in relation to improving connectivity during severe weather conditions.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline their Department’s engagement plans with the new Government administration in the United States of America.
I thank the Minister for his answer and for his efforts in tackling the issue. Will he outline what the timescales are for the legal process to bring the Bill into operation? How does he think that it will benefit hard-pressed families?