Mawrth, 5 Mawrth 2024
The Assembly met at 10:30 am (Speaker [Mr Poots] in the Chair). Members observed two minutes' silence.
If Members wish to be called to make a statement, they should indicate that by rising in their place. Members will have three minutes in which to make their statement. There will be no...
I am speaking on behalf of classroom assistants. I have met many classroom assistants across my constituency. I have now met over 1,000 classroom assistants in Derry and across the board. We are...
I want to bring the Chamber's attention again to the significant job losses that are facing people in Enniskillen in my constituency. Nearly a month ago, BT Group announced that it was...
This week is Facial Palsy Awareness Week. Facial palsy is a poorly understood condition, sadly characterised by misdiagnosis and delay in accessing treatment. It has wide-ranging impacts on those...
I have been watching with interest the campaign on our TV screens in regard to the Victim Charter and the Witness Charter. That brought me back to an incident with one of my staff, who witnessed...
Last week, I attended a remarkable event in Newry: Women's Aid Armagh Down's Be the Change conference. Some of the contributions and testimonies at that important conference were harrowing,...
I wish to raise the issue of mental health support in our emergency departments. The community navigators, who are probably better known as the "Pink T-shirts", provide a service that is based in...
I am dismayed at the decision that has been made by the Communities Minister not to put forward an extension to the Coronavirus Act 2020 (Extension of Provisions Relating to Local Authority...
I associate myself with Sian Mulholland's remarks. I am speaking, in Endometriosis Awareness Month, on behalf of all women and girls in the North who suffer from endometriosis. In the words of...
Last week, in our High Court, we had a very significant judgement. I refer to the striking down of a key part of the legacy Act. Where the constitutional significance of that arises is in the...
I want to record my continued support for the Strule shared education campus in Omagh and my thanks to the principals of the six local schools that are connected to the campus for their ongoing...
In light of the positive news received recently from the Irish Government that they plan to contribute €600 million to the A5 north-west corridor through the Shared Island initiative, I...
Phillip Brett has sought leave to present a public petition in accordance with Standing Order 22. The Member will have up to three minutes in which to speak.
Resolved: That Mr Robbie Butler replace Mr John Stewart as a member of the Committee on Procedures; and that Mr John Stewart replace Mr Robbie Butler as a member of the Public Accounts Committee....
I have received notice from the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs that he wishes to make a statement. I remind the Assembly of the convention that Members wishing to ask a...
I beg to move That this Assembly notes the findings of the 2023 Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) school costs survey, which shows that 41% of parents in this jurisdiction go into debt due to...
1. Ms Forsythe asked the Minister for Infrastructure to outline why the TrafficWatchNI website does not display roadworks for the South Down area. (AQO 119/22-27)
2. Mr McGlone asked the Minister for Infrastructure to outline his plans to address issues with the water infrastructure. (AQO 120/22-27)
3. Miss Brogan asked the Minister for Infrastructure for his assessment of how the A5 upgrade will impact on road safety. (AQO 121/22-27)
4. Mr Brown asked the Minister for Infrastructure whether he will seek a funding contribution from the Shared Island initiative towards the A1 junctions phase 2 scheme. (AQO 122/22-27)
5. Ms Sheerin asked the Minister for Infrastructure for his assessment of the accessibility of public transport. (AQO 123/22-27)
6. Mr Gildernew asked the Minister for Infrastructure for his assessment of the impact that the A4 Enniskillen bypass will have on the provision of active travel in the town. (AQO 124/22-27)
7. Mr Boylan asked the Minister for Infrastructure to outline his plans to improve the quality of rural roads. (AQO 125/22-27)
T1. Mr Durkan asked the Minister for Infrastructure, in light of the fact that Caw roundabout in his constituency is, according to PSNI figures, the busiest accident black spot in the North, to...
T2. Ms Flynn asked the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the works to build a new footpath in Hannahstown village in west Belfast. (AQT 82/22-27)
T3. Mr Beattie asked the Minister for Infrastructure to outline his plans to review on-street car parking enforcement. (AQT 83/22-27)
T4. Ms Eastwood asked the Minister for Infrastructure, after congratulating him on his new role and telling him that she used to work with his brother and is looking forward to working with him,...
T5. Mr Robinson asked the Minister for Infrastructure to ask his departmental officials for an update on the resurfacing scheme for sections of the A2 dual carriageway between Greysteel and...
T6. Mr Nesbitt asked the Minister for Infrastructure, who is on record saying that he does not choose which potholes are repaired, albeit he sets the policy, which is to fill potholes that are...
T7. Mr Easton asked the Minister for Infrastructure when the project to install a pedestrian crossing on the East Circular Road in Bangor, which the pupils and staff of St Columbanus’...
T8. Mr Delargy asked the Minister for Infrastructure to state how he intends to tackle regional imbalance. (AQT 88/22-27)
T9. Ms Ferguson asked the Minister for Infrastructure whether he will make road safety a priority and to state when a road safety strategy will be delivered, given the rise in road deaths, as...
T10. Mrs Mason asked the Minister for Infrastructure to confirm that he will work with his counterpart in the South to ensure the delivery of the Narrow Water bridge, particularly given the Irish...
I wish to notify the Assembly that I will not be in the Chamber on Monday 11 March. I will be representing the Assembly at a summit for Commonwealth Speakers in London to mark the 75th...
Debate resumed on amendment to motion: That this Assembly notes the findings of the 2023 Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) school costs survey, which shows that 41% of parents in this...
I beg to move That this Assembly believes apprenticeships offer an opportunity for everyone, regardless of age or sector, to upskill or reskill as part of their lifelong-learning journey;...
In conjunction with the Business Committee, the Speaker has given leave to Nicola Brogan to raise the matter of delivery of the A5. I call Nicola Brogan. You have up to 15 minutes.
