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To ask the Minister for Communities how many of the 600 homes being purchased by the Housing Executive are former Housing Executive homes previously sold under the House Sales Scheme.
To ask the Minister for Communities when the report resulting from the consultation on Gender Pay Gap, which closed in February 2025, will be published.
To ask the Minister for Communities when the revised code of practice on obtaining information under the Social Security Administration Act 1992 will be published
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of people that (i) qualify to lease a car under the Motability Scheme in Northern Ireland; and (ii) have availed of this benefit.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any work underway to digitise Northern Ireland official publications which are held by (i) PRONI; and (ii) Queen's University Belfast.
I start by thanking everyone who has contributed to the debate today and has indicated support for our motion. I also thank Marie Curie, who have been in the Building today, for raising the issue with us and for the fantastic work that they do in supporting families through terminal illnesses. I worked closely with…
Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I welcome the opportunity to respond to today's motion. I have listened intently as colleagues have set out the key issues and challenges faced by those who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness. I am sure that we are all familiar with those challenges. I thank everyone…
I rise today, as all others have done, in support of the campaign led by Marie Curie to grant early access to state pension for those who are terminally ill. It is a matter not just of policy but of dignity, fairness and compassion. Right now, the law does not recognise the cruel reality that terminally ill people…
The measure of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable members, so I hope that today's motion will pass without objection. The measures in the motion would provide support and comfort to those who are dealing with the crippling physical and psychological effects of a devastating diagnosis; financially assist…
We in the SDLP are entirely sympathetic to the motion's aims and will support it. Of course those who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness should have financial security and dignity in their final months. In the Chamber, I have frequently called for more action from the Executive to help people who are living…
I thank the Members opposite for tabling the motion and the Minister for coming to listen to and respond to the debate. When someone receives the devastating news that their life is going to be cut short because of illness, their focus should be on spending precious, quality time with their loved ones making memories,…
The reality is that, for far too many people in Northern Ireland who are diagnosed with a terminal illness before they reach pension age, not just the emotional burden of dying but the financial burden of dying in poverty are difficult. It affects not just them. It affects their families, their unpaid carers, their…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. The Democratic Unionist Party is committed to improving care and support for those with a terminal illness. Our parliamentarians have supported a change in the law to allow those with a life expectancy of up to 12 months to get faster and easier access to certain benefits and pensions.…
I beg to move I thank the Minister for being here. The motion has a straightforward ask, which is that our Communities Minister supports the campaign that Marie Curie has led to ask the British Government to legislate to allow those with terminal diagnoses to have early access to their state pension. The motion speaks…
No direction has been given, but it will have to meet value-for-money conditions as well. I have every confidence that the Housing Executive will ensure that that is the case. I am sorry; the Member had another question at the start. No? Hopefully, I have answered the Member's question, but, if I have missed anything,…
Thank you for your answer. Will the money that is saved be reinvested in housing? Does the Housing Executive have a threshold for the cost of the houses? Was any direction given on that?
They will primarily be identified on the basis of need, because we spend far too much money on non-standard temporary accommodation: £12 million in the last financial year compared with just £600,000 a few years before that. This will save money overall. It is a good use of resources; it is an investment; and it will…
Nothing has been on my desk that makes me think that the changes to which the Member refers are a matter of concern. I want to make sure that the outstanding issues are dealt with as soon as possible so that we can start construction. As I said, the good people of Bangor have been waiting for too long.
Is the Minister concerned that the reported changes in the make-up of the construction consortium that is delivering the project will impact on the commencement date, which was previously reported as being the end of April?
The Member will be aware that there are still a few issues with that project that need to be ironed out. It has been delayed, which is a source of frustration to many of those involved. We have waited decades for the project to progress. I am determined to make sure that it will progress, and the Member will be aware…
Because there is additional work to do on that strategy, including taking it through a cross-departmental working group that will be established. I have limited resources and a small team. I have prioritised the anti-poverty strategy — rightly, I believe — because it has taken so long, and I look forward to that work…
The expert panel reported on the sexual orientation strategy in March 2021. Why has the Minister not taken that strategy forward for consideration by his Executive colleagues?
The Member will be aware that I am taking forward the anti-poverty strategy first because that has been a requirement on us since 1998, and there has not been the required level of work or publication. That is being taken forward. Work on the disability strategy is progressing, and further work will be carried out in…
Yes, they have. The work carried out by the group has been essential to the framing of the strategy and some of its policies. I am asking for a little more patience so that I can get the strategy to the Executive and, hopefully, get their agreement. I will speak to the group before the strategy goes out for public…