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  2. Debate contribution: Mental Illness: Reducing Stigma

    It might surprise some, but I support the motion, even though it is from one Executive party to another. It is really important that we send out a clear message from all parties on the need to reduce the stigma. I welcome the motion because the words that we use in this place and the message that we send can and will…

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  3. Debate contribution: Mental Illness: Reducing Stigma

    I thank the Members from Sinn Féin who tabled the motion, particularly Órlaithí Flynn from West Belfast. Órlaithí is one of those visible and consistent champions who speak about mental health and suicide prevention. I have worked with Órlaithí probably since we became MLAs, and we cross-pollinate on many all-party…

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  4. Debate contribution: Mental Illness: Reducing Stigma

    I thank the Sinn Féin members for tabling the motion. Alliance is happy to support it. Unfortunately, stigma persists across our society in respect of mental health challenges, including in our political system and sometimes even in the Assembly. All parties in the Assembly should improve their efforts to support…

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  5. Debate contribution: Mental Illness: Reducing Stigma

    I am stating the very obvious by saying that mental illness never discriminates. It affects everybody from every walk of life, from all backgrounds and from every corner of the Province. Despite how common it is, so many individuals are suffering in silence, being weighed down by an illness and an unjust stigma that…

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  6. Debate contribution: Mental Illness: Reducing Stigma

    I beg to move Go raibh maith agat, a LeasCheann Comhairle. I am conscious that we had a debate in the Chamber yesterday about autism and mental health services. The intention behind today's motion is to raise awareness of the stigma and unfair challenges that many people who have a diagnosable mental illness often…

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  7. Debate contribution: Childcare Providers: Funding

    Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. At the outset, I want to set the record straight: my colleagues Diane Forsythe and Peter Martin and I are not members of the Executive. We are Back-Bench MLAs and are perfectly entitled to raise issues of importance to our constituents, the people who contact our offices…

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  8. Debate contribution: Childcare Providers: Funding

    Thank you very much, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I welcome the opportunity to make a winding-up speech on the amendment in this important debate. Our amendment calls for a political commitment from both the Minister for the Economy and the Minister of Education to drive forward affordable childcare. I welcomed the…

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  9. Debate contribution: Childcare Providers: Funding

    • Mr Conor Murphy SF
    • Private Members' Business
    • As a minister

    Go raibh maith agat, a Phríomh-Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I welcome the opportunity to speak to the motion. Although the Department of Education leads on childcare, it is a priority for the Executive as a whole. When setting the Budget for this financial year, the Executive earmarked an additional £25 million for…

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  10. Debate contribution: Childcare Providers: Funding

    I should start by declaring an interest. I will soon require further childcare and will avail myself of the NICSS, which I was very happy to see. I ran for election because of childcare. In my constituency, I saw how parents and families were struggling. I saw how some people who do some of the most precious work in…

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  11. Debate contribution: Childcare Providers: Funding

    I thank the Member for giving way. There is not a party in the Chamber that has not acknowledged and welcomed all the investment that you outlined. It is important to put that on record. The question is this: why, on this specific issue, are Ministers not engaging and delivering on it rather than airing it in a…

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  12. Debate contribution: Childcare Providers: Funding

    I commend the motion to the House, and, in my speech, I want to reflect on some of what has been achieved in childcare and preschool support over the past year and comment on what needs to happen in future. Before I do, I want to pick up on a point that the Member for South Down and who is on the opposite Benches…

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  13. Debate contribution: Childcare Providers: Funding

    The Executive have, in the past year, quite rightly identified childcare as a priority issue, and commitments in the Budget and the Programme for Government have demonstrated the desire to work collaboratively in the best interests of children, parents and our economy. Whilst it is clear that the Department and…

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  14. Debate contribution: Childcare Providers: Funding

    Thank you for giving way. I acknowledge the frustrations with the lack of delivery on that scheme, but do you agree that childcare providers and parents do not want to see those issues being aired across the Assembly Chamber? They want to see Ministers working together to deliver.

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  15. Debate contribution: Childcare Providers: Funding

    The essence of the motion is about delivery and the recognition of the fact that early childhood development and learning is the foundation stone to building a society that values and supports every child through their formative early years, subsequent development and future life chances. It is also the foundation…

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  16. Debate contribution: Childcare Providers: Funding

    I am happy to take any opportunity to talk about high-quality, affordable childcare. It is such a vital issue for families, our wider economy and parents. Affordable childcare gives back to parents, particularly women, a level of freedom: the freedom to choose to remain in paid employment, when they become a mother,…

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  17. Debate contribution: Childcare Providers: Funding

    The sum of £25 million, which was delivered by the Finance Minister, Caoimhe Archibald, went straight into the Department of Education to start delivery of the childcare and early years strategy. The subsequent introduction of the childcare subsidy scheme was, indeed, a welcome first step towards making childcare more…

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  18. Debate contribution: Childcare Providers: Funding

    Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. As we approach the first anniversary of the restoration of the Assembly, I am glad to see that childcare is still regarded as a priority by all parties in the House. Throughout the past year, we have debated the issue many times, and, in February, all parties agreed that we…

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  20. Debate contribution: Childcare Providers: Funding

    I beg to move Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. Childcare and early years education are key priorities for the Assembly and Executive. Every child deserves the best start in life. Access to quality, affordable childcare for working families is essential to our local economy. Childcare is such a priority that,…

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  21. Member's statement: Feel Good Factor: 10th Anniversary

    On a point of order, Mr Speaker. It was indicated to me yesterday that Members who were not called yesterday for Members' statements would probably be called today. What are the criteria for selecting Members for Members' statements?

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  22. Member's statement: Feel Good Factor: 10th Anniversary

    Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. I rise to acknowledge the 10th anniversary of the Feel Good Factor, which is a multisport outdoor pursuits club for women. The club has its origins in South Down, but it has now reached all across Northern Ireland. I was humbled to be invited to its anniversary dinner, which took place…

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  23. Member's statement: Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

    I rise to raise the issue of pseudomonas aeruginosa in our hospitals. Within the past two years, 58 people in Northern Ireland have died from that very serious infection, and 54 of those 58 people died in a hospital setting. It is the same type of bacteria that was found in the new Belfast maternity hospital last…

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  24. Member's statement: Fermanagh Fishing Festivals

    I am calling on the AERA Minister to act quickly to support the Fermanagh Classic and Erne Pike Classic fishing festivals. These fishing festivals are hugely popular and attract tourism to County Fermanagh during months that can be difficult for the hospitality sector. It came to my attention over the weekend that…

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  25. Member's statement: Farming: Inheritance Tax

    The proposed changes to inheritance tax on agriculture and business property relief are a direct attack on family farms, which are the backbone of our rural communities, economy and food security. Farming is not just a business but is a way of life passed down through generations. These changes would force many…

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