Every imported question, contribution and motion, with its classification. Unflagged, uncertain and not-yet-analysed records are all included so the analysis can be checked independently.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the total number of faults recorded; and (ii) the total costs for repair to the traffic signals at the Buncrana Road and Springtown Road intersection at Lidl, Derry, since the traffic lights were installed.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the amount paid in compensation claims for damage to vehicles caused by potholes or road defects along the Strand Road in the Foyle constituency, within the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the financial commitment made by (i) her Department; (ii) the Irish Government; and (iii) external funding bodies ,for the Ulster Canal Project.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any underspend by her Department, in respect of rural and community transport services, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any underspend by her Department on road resurfacing and maintenance works, in each of the last three years, broken down by division.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether the unadopted road at Riverside Retail Park, Coleraine, has been included in any of her Department's cyclic Private Streets inspection processes, in the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) how NI Water’s sewage discharge data is currently collected; and (ii) whether any independent verification of that data takes place.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether NI Water intends to introduce continuous or real-time monitoring at sewage discharge points, as is now required of water companies in other parts of the UK.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline the anticipated spend on the construction of social housing in the Newry & Armagh constituency, in the next five years.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the reforms and fraud protections which will be in place to protect his proposed Discretionary Support Grant Budget.
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I thank all the Members who have contributed to this important debate. We have heard a reflection of the concerns being raised to each of us, collectively, by businesses across Northern Ireland that are being pushed to the edge by rising costs and of the fact that action to…
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. The Opposition motion refers to the recent cost of doing business report and to the earlier high street task force, which presented its report 'Delivering a 21st Century High Street' in 2022. In that report, the task force made 14 recommendations that spanned a range of…
Thank you very much, Principal Deputy Speaker. The Alliance Party recognises the extreme cost of doing business in the current economic climate and the fact that many are experiencing financial strains that have been further compounded by recent decisions by the UK Government. Reference has been made around the…
I thank the Minister for giving way. The Minister said that Ministers do not have the luxury of ducking questions and decisions. We contend that that does not always stop them from doing so. Does the Minister recognise that, as well as the cost of rates, businesses are liable to pay water rates, which have been…
Go raibh maith agat, a Phríomh-Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I welcome the opportunity to respond on behalf of my colleague Minister O'Dowd. I begin by saying that it is important for our local businesses to thrive and create good jobs. That is central to our Programme for Government priority to grow a globally competitive…
I do not believe that any of us in the House can fully grasp the financial challenges that many local businesses currently face. They are navigating a constant state of uncertainty in costs, in global markets and in government policy. One thing that they can be certain of is this: spiralling costs that continue to…
Our local economy is highly dependent on the contribution of small and medium-sized businesses. Therefore, it is deeply concerning when decisions are made by politicians in Britain that do not take into account the circumstances and context in which businesses here operate. That is exactly what happened last year.…
Thank you. Recently, I asked a question of the Executive Office about the high street task force report. Its rather weak answer was that it had sent questions to each Department to ask what action it is taking. Clearly, there was no leadership. As the Member has said, it is all about the launch, the photo opportunity…