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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the total number of staff employed by providers of temporary and emergency accommodation; and (ii) how many of these staff have been asked to complete an Access NI check in the last 12 months, broken down by local council area.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department took during 2024 to deliver specialised support services for victims and survivors of conversion therapy practices.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any action his Department took during 2024 to implement recommendations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in relation to children’s rights to rest, leisure and recreation, particularly with reference to provision of sports facilities and instruction.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps he took during 2024 to provide the necessary financial support, debt relief and education to ensure people are not at risk from illegal lenders.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any discussions he conducted during 2024 with representative organisations of refugees and people seeking asylum in relation to adequate accommodation.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) when the evaluation of the Building Successful Communities Pilot will be completed; and (ii) any consideration he has given to the extension of the scheme.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any assessment that has been made of the economic and social impacts of cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment on vulnerable groups in Northern Ireland, particularly in rural areas where access to affordable heating options is limited.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any considerations his Department has made to mitigate the disproportionate effects of cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment on households in Northern Ireland, given the higher prevalence of fuel poverty in the region compared to the rest of the UK.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) why the decision to implement cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment was made prior to the publication of the draft Equality Impact Assessment; and (ii) how this aligns with the Department’s statutory equality obligations under Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
To ask the Minister for Communities to provide a breakdown of (i) vacant or unoccupied Housing Executive properties in North Belfast; (ii) the location of the properties; and (iii) the plans his Department has to ensure they are made habitable for tenants to occupy.
To ask the Minister for Communities, in light of the Renters (Reform) Bill in Westminster, whether he plans to introduce any new legislation to strengthen the rights of private tenants.
To ask the Minister for Communities how the Fuel Poverty Strategy will address immediate fuel poverty concerns while working toward long-term energy efficiency goals.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any specific milestones that will be set to ensure that the objectives of the Fuel Poverty Strategy are met on time.
Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I support the motion, and I thank all Members and the Minister for their contributions. As others said, it is really refreshing to hear the united support for this very important motion. It is also important to highlight the fact that, whilst the motion emphasises the need…
Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker, and thanks to all Members who have contributed to this important debate. First, I recognise the passion and commitment of every Member who has spoken. Autism is not a stranger to my family, so I believe that I have some grasp of the challenges, concerns and needs. I absolutely…
Given the description and nature of what a debate is, I suppose that one in which everybody has the same opinion should not be seen as a debate and could be considered boring. This debate, however, is an excellent opportunity for all of us from the various parties to have the same view. That is a tribute to the work…
I commend all the contributions so far. This has been an excellent debate. I pay tribute to Cathal Boylan MLA and Pam Cameron MLA. Since I became an MLA in 2016, I have had the privilege of being a member of the all-party group on autism, with those two individuals and a series of MLAs, some of whom have come and…
I thank the Members opposite for tabling this important motion. I know that the House is committed to improving the lives of our autistic community. That has been demonstrated time and time again in the Chamber, including in the unified support for my private Member's Bill — now the Autism (Amendment) Act (Northern…
I welcome the opportunity to respond to today's motion as a sitting member of the all-party group on autism. Since being elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in May 2022, I have sought to make sure that neurodivergence is better reflected here through my involvement in that all-party group and the all-party group…
I welcome the motion and give it my full, heartfelt support. It addresses a deeply significant issue: the urgent need for a specialist autism mental health service in Northern Ireland. Autism affects more than 35,000 individuals in our community, including 15,000 school-age children. Many more adults do not have a…
As an MLA for West Tyrone and a member of the APG on autism, I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate in the hope that it will go some way to improving services for those young and not-so-young people with autism and their families who, day and daily, struggle to cope with the many issues with autism. I…
I have always been passionate about driving forward the needs of autistic people, and I have been eager to ensure that they receive the right supports at the right time throughout their lifetime. As many of you are aware, my SDLP colleague Dominic Bradley successfully introduced the first piece of single disability…