a AQW 18168/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Timothy Gaston]: To ask the Assembly Commission to detail the total cost to date of Hansard's Interpretation and Translation Service. Full Article Northern Ireland Assembly Commission
a AQW 18167/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Timothy Gaston]: To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any engagement their Department had with the office of the Irish Prime Minster in relation to his possible attendance at the Service of Remembrance in Enniskillen on Sunday 10 November. Full Article The Executive Office
a AQW 18166/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Timothy Gaston]: To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 17455/22-27, to detail the longest time anyone has waited for a (i) hip replacement; and (ii) knee replacement in the (a) Belfast Health and Social Care Trust; (b) Southern Health and Social Care Trust; and (c) Western Health and Social Care Trust. Full Article Department of Health
a AQW 18165/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Matthew O'Toole]: To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether the Executive Legislation Programme 2024 will be delivered in full. Full Article The Executive Office
a AQW 18164/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Matthew O'Toole]: To ask the Minister of Health whether he will commit to bring Northern Ireland into line with the rest of the UK in providing pregnant women with access to first trimester antenatal screening for foetal abnormalities. Full Article Department of Health
a AQW 18163/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Matthew O'Toole]: To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of times the Interim Public Sector Transformation Board has met since it was established. Full Article Department of Finance
a AQW 18162/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Miss Michelle McIlveen]: To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of commercial properties owned by (i) the Housing Executive; and (ii) housing associations that are currently vacant, broken down by local council area. Full Article Department for Communities
a AQW 18161/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Miss Michelle McIlveen]: To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of commercial properties for rental are owned by (i) the Housing Executive; and (ii) housing associations, broken down by local council area. Full Article Department for Communities
a AQW 18160/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Miss Michelle McIlveen]: To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of commercial properties that have been (i) built; and (ii) purchased by social landlords in each of the last ten years. Full Article Department for Communities
a AQW 18159/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Miss Michelle McIlveen]: To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the policy on the building or purchase of commercial property by social landlords. Full Article Department for Communities
a AQW 18158/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Miss Michelle McIlveen]: To ask the Minister for Communities whether he will consider a policy for future social housing builds to be built to passive housing standards. Full Article Department for Communities
a AQW 18157/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Mark Durkan]: To ask the Minister for Communities (i) for an update on the Intermediate Rent Scheme; and (ii) to detail the total number of successful applications, broken down by local council area. Full Article Department for Communities
a AQW 18156/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Mark Durkan]: To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department is coordinating with the Department for Work and Pensions to ensure legacy benefit claimants migrating to Universal Credit are not disadvantaged by overlapping or benefit payment run-ons. Full Article Department for Communities
a AQW 18155/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Mark Durkan]: To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department consulted with the Housing Executive before setting the target of 1,400 new social homes, as referenced in the October Monitoring Round statement. Full Article Department for Communities
a AQW 18154/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Mark Durkan]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he can provide (i) an estimate of the amount of publicly-owned land across Northern Ireland; and (ii) a breakdown of the main agencies or departments that hold ownership. Full Article Department for Infrastructure
a AQW 18153/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Mark Durkan]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to provide clarity on the decision to reconstitute the Living With Water Programme Board. Full Article Department for Infrastructure
a AQW 18152/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Justin McNulty]: To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to her statement on 11 November 2024 in relation to the October Monitoring Round, to detail how the allocation of £24 million to the Department for Communities for new build social housing will facilitate the construction of 1,400 new houses in the 2024-25 financial year. Full Article Department of Finance
a AQW 18151/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Justin McNulty]: To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to the Minister of Finance statement on 11 November 2024 in relation to the October Monitoring Round, to detail how the allocation of £24 million to his Department for new build social housing will facilitate the construction of 1,400 new houses in the 2024-25 financial year. Full Article Department for Communities
a AQW 18150/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Justin McNulty]: To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of people currently living in fuel poverty, broken down by constituency. Full Article Department for Communities
a AQW 18149/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Justin McNulty]: To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of children living in poverty, broken down by constituency. Full Article Department for Communities
a AQW 18148/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Justin McNulty]: To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of students leaving full time education without proficiency in literacy and numeracy, broken down by constituency. Full Article Department of Education
a AQW 18147/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Daniel McCrossan]: To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the progress of a new Emergency Department build for Altnagelvin Hospital. Full Article Department of Health
a AQW 18146/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Daniel McCrossan]: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 14656/22-27, for an update on discussions with the Westminster Government to extend the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme. Full Article Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs
a AQW 18145/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Daniel McCrossan]: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the criteria that will be set by his Department to decide which projects proceed to Phase 2 of the Small Business Research Initiative. Full Article Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs
a AQW 18144/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Daniel McCrossan]: To ask the Minister of Health whether he will bring forward legislation on assisted dying during the 2022-2027 mandate. Full Article Department of Health
a AQW 18143/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Daniel McCrossan]: To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 16309/22-27, to detail the benefits of the decision by Ofgem to approve a new electricity link between Scotland and Northern Ireland. Full Article Department for the Economy
a AQW 18142/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Stephen Dunne]: To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the number of jobs created by foreign direct investment in each of the last five years, broken down by local council area. Full Article Department for the Economy
a AQW 18141/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Stephen Dunne]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail his Department’s engagement with NI Water in relation to the impact of potential industrial action by NI Water staff. Full Article Department for Infrastructure
a AQW 18140/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Stephen Dunne]: To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail his Department’s engagement with Post Office UK in relation to potential branch closures and job losses. Full Article Department for the Economy
a AQW 18139/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Stephen Dunne]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the planned upgrades to the Kinnegar Wastewater Treatment Works. Full Article Department for Infrastructure
a AQW 18138/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Stephen Dunne]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the delivery of the Belfast Living With Water Programme. Full Article Department for Infrastructure
a AQW 18137/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Jonathan Buckley]: To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the current status of the Community Ownership Fund as pertaining to Northern Ireland, following the Autumn Budget 2024. Full Article Department of Finance
a AQW 18136/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Ms Diane Forsythe]: To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of Northern Ireland Civil Service employees were employed on a full time equivalent salary point of (i) over £124,500; and (ii) over £90,500 in 2023-24, broken down by Department. Full Article Department of Finance
a AQW 18135/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Ms Diane Forsythe]: To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the tourism budget in each of the last three financial years (i) within Tourism NI spent directly on tourism in the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area; and (ii) provided to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council to distribute on tourism themselves within the area. Full Article Department for the Economy
a AQW 18134/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Ms Diane Forsythe]: To ask the Minister of Finance why Northern Ireland Tourism Statistics published by NISRA and detailing a variety of tourism statistics, omit four full financial years from 2019-20 to March 2023 citing Covid. Full Article Department of Finance
a AQW 18133/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Ms Diane Forsythe]: To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any discussions she has had with UK Treasury since the Labour Government has taken power. Full Article Department of Finance
a AQW 18132/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Phillip Brett]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) whether the position of the walking and cycling Champion in his Department still exists; and (ii) to provide an update on any work they have undertaken. Full Article Department for Infrastructure
a AQW 18131/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Phillip Brett]: To ask the Minister for Communities, following his announcement of further funding for councils to provide debt advice, how he will ensure this funding is spent fairly and equitably across North Belfast. Full Article Department for Communities
a AQW 18130/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Phillip Brett]: To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 16996/22-27, when this change in policy was agreed by the Executive. Full Article Department for the Economy
a AQW 18129/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Phillip Brett]: To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any further considerations she has given to the introduction of legislation similar to Harper's Law in Northern Ireland. Full Article Department of Justice
a AQW 18128/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Phillip Brett]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 16604/22-27, when he will be requesting a meeting with the Ulster-Scots sector. Full Article Department for Infrastructure
a AQW 18127/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr Patsy McGlone]: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of people that have (i) applied; (ii) been interviewed; and (iii) been accepted for positions as Soil Sampling Technicians in the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme during the current recruitment process. Full Article Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs
a AQW 18126/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr David Honeyford]: To ask the Minister for the Economy whether his Department has plans to review the current ApprenticeshipsNI programme to extend the support it provides to other forms of apprenticeship such as workplace or training provider-led schemes. Full Article Department for the Economy
a AQW 18125/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr David Honeyford]: To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the current figure available from his Department for the Casement Park project, given the £62.5 million figure originally set aside in 2011. Full Article Department for Communities
a AQW 18124/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr David Honeyford]: To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any work his Department has carried out on the likely impact on trade, particularly in packaged goods, of the General Product Safety Regulation in Northern Ireland. Full Article Department for the Economy
a AQW 18123/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr David Honeyford]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any plans his Department has to extend the on-street residents only parking zones, with particular reference to Lagan Valley. Full Article Department for Infrastructure
a AQW 18122/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Mr David Honeyford]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the average response time from each Roads Division to reports received from elected representatives in the last three years. Full Article Department for Infrastructure
a AQW 18121/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Ms Kate Nicholl]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in light of the recent flooding in the area, to detail NI Water's plans to replace and upgrade the storm drains in (i) Ravenhill Park; and (ii) Onslow Parade, South Belfast. Full Article Department for Infrastructure
a AQW 18120/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Ms Kate Nicholl]: To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 14548/22-27, to detail any work to assess the ongoing cost of not implementing an entitlement to paid carer's leave. Full Article Department for the Economy
a AQW 18119/22-27 By aims.niassembly.gov.uk Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT [Ms Kate Nicholl]: To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 14548/22-27, to detail any progress made on further modelling and refinement of the cost of implementing an entitlement to paid carer's leave. Full Article Department for the Economy