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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail where Claire Gardens, Rathcoole, is ranked in her Department's list for the installation of traffic calming measures.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on any engagement she has had with the UK Government's Motor Insurance Taskforce in relation to reducing car insurance prices for young people in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any routes that are available to a private tenant who believes a proposed rent increase is unaffordable or disproportionate; and (ii) whether his Department will consider strengthening access to independent advice or a review process.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether, in addition to the protections he has already announced for private renters, whether he will consider introducing a cap on the monetary amount that rent can be increased each year.
To ask the Minister for Communities, following the recent consultation on longer notice-to-quit periods and the consultation on strengthening the Landlord Registration Scheme, to detail any further steps he plans to take to improve security and fairness for private renters
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any assessment his Department has made of the role having access to a private vehicle, including through the Motability Scheme, plays in enabling disabled people to enter or remain in employment.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any impact that contingency spending arrangements, in the absence of an agreed Executive Budget will have on (i) staffing levels; (ii) recruitment; and (iii) the filling of vacancies within their Department and associated arms-length bodies.
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank the Member for tabling this important Adjournment topic. I hope that, after over 10 years in this place, I have some reputation for having a passion not just for people with learning disabilities but for equitable provision and access to services for anybody who has a learning…
I thank the proposer of the Adjournment topic. Dungannon is definitely not my area of expertise, but those who live with complex learning disabilities have been a huge part of the Education Committee's role, so I welcome the opportunity to speak briefly on the matter today. I want to begin by thinking about the people…
I also thank the Member who secured the Adjournment debate, and I thank constituency colleagues for being here for the debate. I welcome the opportunity to speak in support of the proposed redevelopment of Oakridge Social Education Centre in Dungannon, a project that I believe is necessary and long overdue. As a…
A lot of Members do not want me to talk for 10 minutes, but thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank my constituency colleague for securing the Adjournment debate. I will probably go off script. How we treat our most vulnerable shows how much we care. This has been a long-running saga. Expectations have been raised and…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. It will not take anything like that amount of time, because this is a well-rehearsed issue. I thank the Minister and my constituency colleagues for coming along today, because, while it is well-rehearsed, it is a vexatious and long-running saga. As, I am sure, the Minister will know,…
Thanks, Deputy Speaker. Everyone who calls Northern Ireland home, and everyone who has made Northern Ireland their home, deserves to feel safe, valued and welcome. That should be the bare minimum, but, for too many people, that is not their reality. Recent events around Drumcree have reminded us of how quickly…
Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I also want to start by welcoming a lot of familiar faces and friends in the Gallery. I welcome the opportunity to respond to this motion, and I thank the proposer for bringing it forward. It is extremely poignant that we are speaking today as we mark Black History Month…
I did not intend to speak, because I probably speak enough in general in here, and I have spoken a lot today. However, because it is an Opposition motion — my colleague Mark Durkan will deliver the winding-up speech in a few minutes — and having experienced so much as a constituency MLA of the awfulness of what is…
I had some comments prepared about the legislation and what is needed, but that has been covered. I will start by thanking the Opposition for tabling the motion. Some of the leaders of our black community are in the Gallery, and I thank them for their leadership and courage and for speaking out. I know that what…
I am happy to report that the Ulster Unionist Party supports the motion. Mr Dickson gave us some of the shocking and unprecedented statistics on race hate incidents and race hate crimes. In June 2026 alone, there were 512 race hate incidents. That is quite shocking. It is therefore right that, during Black History…
I welcome the debate on the motion and will begin my remarks by recognising the enormous contribution that the black and minority ethnic communities make to Northern Ireland. We need to ask ourselves some fairly uncomfortable questions, however. What does it say about our society that we are celebrating Black History…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. My speech was going to be different, but I will start with this first: one would think from some of the commentary in the Chamber so far today that nothing is being done about race relations. Quite frankly, there is not enough time to discuss the matter today, because the issues are…
Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. On behalf of Sinn Féin, I support the motion. I thank the proposer for her articulate and broad introduction of the motion. I agree with much of what she said. We see the positive contribution that our black and ethnic minority communities make to this part of the world.…
I beg to move I am pleased to move the motion as we mark Black History Month 2026. Black History Month has its roots in America in the long struggle for equality, dignity and basic civil rights. It is a struggle that saw people take to the streets demanding an end to racial segregation, discrimination and denial of…