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I pay tribute to the many food banks across Northern Ireland and highlight the vital work that those organisations do to ensure that those in need do not go hungry. Over the past number of years, I have worked closely with my local food bank to support multiple families in the Ballymena area who have found themselves…
I rise to celebrate a special anniversary in Northern Ireland's sporting history, as this season marks 25 years of the Belfast Giants ice hockey team. In their debut season in 2000, the Giants became the first professional ice hockey team in either the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland. Since then, the team has…
I rise to welcome the announcement by the Minister for Communities that he has secured Executive agreement to extend welfare mitigations until March 2028. As Members know, the welfare mitigations were initially secured in 2016 to protect the most vulnerable in our society against Tory austerity. The welfare…
"Amateur hour", "Mickey Mouse", "a disgrace" and "unacceptable" are just some examples of the more acceptable parliamentary language that was used to describe the handling of the cancellation of Irish Premiership fixtures at the weekend. This must be pantomime season, because, when fans enquired, as they began…
I congratulate the Workspace Group in my constituency after its amazing accomplishment of winning the social enterprise of the year award. It received the award in Belfast a few weeks ago. The award is a marker of its success locally and of the amount of work that the group does, to which I can attest, given that it…
Yesterday afternoon, I joined the families and friends of the deceased and injured to mark the 42nd anniversary of the Droppin' Well terrorist massacre. On the evening of 6 December 1982, a neighbour arrived at our house, three miles from Ballykelly. I was 10 years old. Our neighbour said that there were reports of a…
Inniu, tugann na Náisiúin Aontaithe chun ár gcuimhne an cinedhíothú agus na daoine uilig go léir a maraíodh dá dheasca. I mí Aibreán na bliana seo, bhí sé 30 bliain ó bhí an cinedhíothú ann i Ruanda. I mí Iúil na bliana seo chugainn, beidh sé 30 bliain ó bhí an cinedhíothú ann in Srebrenica. Agus inniu, beidh sé ocht…
As Mr Butler said, I want to pay tribute on the passing of our friend, a disability rights activist known to many Members across the Chamber, who passed away suddenly and tragically a couple of days ago: Seán Fitzsimons. To say that Seán was an extraordinary human being would be the most remarkable understatement.…
I commend the Member. His ears would have been burning last week as Kellie Armstrong and I talked about him. I say, "Well done" in his battle against cancer. We are much better off for having him in the Chamber. Before I move on to my statement, I pay tribute to Seán Fitzsimons, as, I know, the leader of the…
Today, I celebrate a very personal milestone: I am five years cancer free. I was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer on 11 July 2019, and five years ago today, at 7.30 am on Monday 9 December 2019, the day after my birthday, I was in an operating theatre in Belfast City Hospital. Nine hours later, I was recovering in…
I rise to commend and congratulate the governor and prison officers of Hydebank Wood, following an unannounced inspection by the Criminal Justice Inspection in June, the reports on which have just been released. The great news is that Hydebank Wood has attained the highest achievable level for prisoner outcomes…
I will make a short statement in relation to some of the comments that Mr Phillip Brett made last week about boxing. On the back of that, I took it upon myself to meet some of the boxing clubs from right across the community, and then I received the statement on Friday morning. It is clear that a resolution was…
Miss McAllister asked the Minister of Health whether he or his Department is aware of whether the estates management team at the Belfast Trust was advised against taking the handover from the contractors of the new maternity hospital on the Belfast site or whether it was advised to take over the contract.
Mrs Dillon asked the Minister of Health whether he is considering accessing the early access programme for givinostat for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
Mr Gaston asked the Minister of Health, after noting the fact that Members continually hear of the constraints on the Health budget, whether he will pull funding to the Rainbow Project in light of the advice that it has published on its website that tells people to keep a supply of Post-it notes to snort powdered…
Mr McGuigan asked the Minister of Health whether he agrees with the World Health Organization's statement, which was published on 2 December, that "universal, population-wide public health approaches are required to prevent gambling-related harm."
Mr McGrath asked the Minister of Health, having received this information from his Department, whether he agrees that having 149 people die while waiting for an ambulance here in the past five years is totally unacceptable.
Ms D Armstrong asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, given that, from April 2022 to the present, the Executive Office has spent over £2·5 million on staff costs and an additional £614,000 on office costs for the Northern Ireland Bureau North America, what foreign direct investment in Northern Ireland has…
Mr McHugh asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline how the Department shares data in order to better inform the policy development process.
Mr T Buchanan asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister what the First Minister's motive was for seeking to contact the Chair of the Committee for the Executive Office prior to her meeting the Committee the following day.
Miss McAllister asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, given that the First Minister referenced the consultees who responded to the mother-and-baby homes inquiry consultation, whether the Executive Office has had any engagement across the Catholic Church dioceses in Northern Ireland and with other…
Mr Bradley asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they agree that over 2,000 temporary promotions across all Executive Departments is excessive to say the least and would not happen in the private sector, and what plans are in place to advertise Civil Service employment opportunities to reduce the…