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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any action she is taking to support Easilink in its provision of community transport services, in West Tyrone.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the funding provided for community transport, for each of the last five years, broken down by (i) local council area; and (ii) community transport provider.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any discussions she has had with officials regarding the removal of unauthorised party political posters on her Department's land.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the number of staff currently assigned to emergency response and recovery operations, in each divisional area; and (ii) how this compares to her Department’s full staffing complement.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for her assessment of how the ongoing staff shortages have affected her Department’s capacity to undertake routine maintenance of (i) roadside trees; and (ii) drainage systems, which are key to storm preparedness.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in light of the significant number of vacancies currently being recruited for within her Department, to outline what assessment she has made of her Department’s ability to (i) prepare for; and (ii) respond effectively to, storm-related incidents.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline any steps his Department is taking to expedite the development and introduction of the high-rise residential buildings fire safety policy in the remainder of the 2022-2027 Assembly mandate.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department is considering any interim measures to enhance fire safety in high-rise residential buildings, pending the enactment of forthcoming legislation.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the reasons for the delay in progressing the high-rise residential buildings fire safety legislation in Northern Ireland, particularly when compared to the implementation of similar legislation in Great Britain in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of cases closed by the Child Maintenance Service as a result of a failure to trace the paying parent, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of asylum accommodation contracts on the private rented housing market.
That is not what I am asking for, Minister. I am asking for an appropriate number of staff to cover what we now know to be a pattern of failure. I am saying that, if the current cohort is not meeting needs and is collapsing on such a regular basis, that cohort is not enough. That is where I am looking for additional…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I will cut straight to the chase. Mr Gildernew asked whether I will visit Woodlawn. Yes, of course I will. I will visit it and speak to the residents, the workforce, the carers and the parents. I get out and about every week. That is important to me. I can sit behind that desk in Castle…
I thank the Member for securing the Adjournment debate on an important topic that has caused real worry and distress for families in the Southern Trust area and that speaks to a wider failure in how we support people with additional needs and their carers. Just last week, an 80-year-old mother contacted me in…