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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the total number of private driving tests conducted; and (ii) the number of driving test examiners employed at each test centre, in the last three years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the total number of gullies cleaned; and (ii) the number that could not be cleaned due to obstructions, such as parked cars, in each of the last three years, within the Foyle constituency.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to the recent reports from Transport Salaried Staffs' Association, (i) for her assessment of the implications of the industrial action by Translink workers will have upon commuters; and (ii) what action her Department is taking to avoid strike action and service…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of drivers who failed to meet the visual acuity requirement and were permitted to drive under the special circumstances, in the last three years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the current number of individuals awaiting a medical driving licence assessment; and (ii) the average waiting times for medical licences in the last three years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail what action her Department is taking to mitigate the potential impact on bus and rail services as a result of industrial action by members of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for a breakdown of (i) the number of staff employed; and (ii) their job roles at the DfI Roads Eastern Division office.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any engagement his Department has had with the most recent research and policy recommendations from organisations such as (i) the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, (ii) the Trussell Trust, and (iii) the Child Poverty Action Group when formulating the Anti Poverty Strategy.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the timeline for (i) publication; and (ii) implementation, of the action plans associated with the Anti-Poverty Strategy, including when (a) measurable targets, (b) delivery milestones; and (c) reporting mechanisms will be made publicly available.
To ask the Minister for Communities to clarify which forms of identification are accepted by the online Universal Credit journal system for migrating claimants.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline if those found guilty of participation in violent disorder in early June against the Community in Ballymena, Portadown and other areas will be investigated by the Minister’s benefit fraud team, in order to ensure that any person who has been found guilty of taking part in…
To ask the Minister for Communities to clarify (i) the terms and conditions for the Housing Policy Panel; and (ii) how appointments to the panel are made.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any schemes his Department intends to fund, subsequent to the Spending Review, to (i) tackle fuel poverty; and (ii) investment in improving domestic energy efficiency.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail what funding will be made available to communities wishing to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the US Declaration of Independence and Ulster-Scots links to this historic event.
To ask the Minister for Communities to provide an update on progress to ensure faith-based organisations can avail of Departmental funding to support communities.
Go raibh maith agat, a Phríomh-Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I thank all Members who have expressed their views in today's debate and all those who contributed to earlier debates on the Bill and to the debate on the associated Supply resolution two weeks ago. I also record my thanks to my departmental officials, who have put…
We have discussed the Budget (No. 2) Bill at length as it has progressed via accelerated passage, and the DUP will support it today. We are now three months into the 2025-26 financial year that started on 1 April and are operating under a Vote on Account, so it is necessary that we pass the legislation to ensure that…
Thar ceann an Choiste, tacaím leis an Chéim Dheiridh den Bhille Buiséid (Uimh. 2). Tar éis dúinn pleananna caiteachais na Roinne Pobal a scrúdú go mion tríd an timthriall buiséid seo, tá fócas an Choiste fós dírithe ar na dúshláin a bhaineann le soláthar seirbhísí do na saoránaigh is leochailí, i bhfianaise na ndálaí…
This debate is about the Budget, and the Communities Minister was talking about his budget. I am afraid that it is all about what is in the Budget (No. 2) Bill, because we are authorising spending that will not be sufficient to deliver the social homes that the Communities Minister, the Finance Minister and all the…
I beg to move Today's Final Stage concludes this part of the legislative process of the Budget (No. 2) Bill. The Bill provides the legislative authority for the expenditure of the Departments and other bodies as set out in the Main Estimates, which were laid in the Assembly on 21 May 2025. The Main Estimates are, in…
On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for making those clarificatory points. It is important to put on the record that we appear to be in a bit of a running fiasco with legislative consent motions. I fear that we are at risk of placing our already somewhat compromised reputation for…