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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any action being taken by her Department to ensure that community input is incorporated into flood resilience planning decisions.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he will consider increasing funding for the Rates Support Grant, particularly for less well-off local council areas.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 22280/22-27, to detail (i) when he will be engaging with his Southern counterpart in relation to funding challenges faced by Foras na Gaeilge; and (ii) any action his Department will be taking to ensure that Foras na Gaeilge has the necessary funding to perform at…
To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department will consider delivering a small grants programme in 2026 to assist community groups to mark the close Ulster-Scots connections with the United States of America during the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 21204 /22-27, to detail any correspondence his Department received from the Housing Executive before changing the policy on tenancy succession.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of emergency accommodation rooms and properties are available for (i) women; and (ii) women and children escaping domestic violence.
Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I begin by thanking Deborah Erskine for bringing the debate to the Chamber this afternoon. It is an important debate that reflects a serious problem, one of many serious problems in health and social care delivery. It is a timely debate, certainly for me, because, on 18…
I thank the Member for raising the issue, another health issue to do with Fermanagh and South Tyrone. I am delighted, as the SDLP and Opposition health spokesperson, to support the Member, because there are unique attributes to a large rural constituency and access issues are much more difficult. It is a good and…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I do not intend to take all five minutes, but I thought that it was important, even though I am not an MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, to speak to the issues. As the Member who secured the debate stated, the issue affects all of us across Northern Ireland. An issue that I would…
I also thank Deborah for securing the Adjournment debate, and I thank the Minister for attending. I support everything that has been said about the difficulties and challenges that exist. As my colleagues said, there is a severe lack of NHS dentists in Fermanagh and South Tyrone and in many constituencies across the…
I thank my constituency colleague for securing the Adjournment debate, and I thank the Minister for attending this evening. The significant shortage of NHS dental places in Fermanagh has left many of my constituents struggling to access essential dental care, leading to prolonged suffering and, in some cases, the…
I thank my constituency colleague Deborah Erskine for securing the Adjournment debate and the Minister for attending this evening. At the outset, I wish to say that I do not believe that any of us for one moment underestimates the scale of the problem facing dentistry in Northern Ireland. It is clear from reports in…
Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I thank my constituency colleague for introducing the Adjournment debate. I agree with all of the remarks that she has made. The lack of available NHS dentists and the absence of reliable out-of-hours dental services in Fermanagh and South Tyrone is not just an…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I rise to address a matter of great concern to my constituents in Fermanagh and South Tyrone, and I welcome the fact that my constituency colleagues and the Health Minister are in the Chamber to consider the issue. We have seen a significant shift from NHS dental services to private…
I thank the Minister for giving way. I note his reluctance to use rhetoric. Some would say that talking about supporting workers and families may be rhetoric from his end, given that public-sector workers saw their pay decrease by 2·8% in the last year. If the Minister would address that point, I would be grateful.
Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I thank all the Members who expressed their views in the debate and who contributed to earlier debates on the Bill and its associated Supply resolutions. I listened with interest, and, whilst I may not agree with all the arguments presented, it is useful for me as Finance…
An underwhelming and vague draft Programme for Government with no clear objectives went through a period of public consultation that ended four months ago, and still there is no sign of a final draft. Yet, we are here to debate a Budget Bill without a Programme for Government. It is worth taking a second to reflect on…
I thank the Minister for bringing the Bill to the House. Whilst accelerated passage is not ideal, we all understand that this is where we are if we want to keep public services running. Like the Chair of the Finance Committee, my party supports a review of the wording of Standing Orders on due consideration by the…
Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I think that I gave you a promotion earlier. I thank the Minister for bringing forward the Budget Bill and for his engagement with Members during the debates on it over the past week. Like other Members, I recognise the challenges that our public services face due to…