[Mr Mark Durkan]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he will consider exploring a park with us in mind style initiative across local councils areas, including Derry City and Strabane District Council, to address pavement parking.

[Mr Mark Durkan]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 15318/22-27, to detail the steps being taken to enhance accessibility for all passengers, including training for taxi drivers to assist (i) passengers with dementia; (ii) deaf passengers; and (iii) visually impaired passengers with guide dogs.

[Mr Mark Durkan]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the engagement he has had with the taxi industry in relation to improving passenger safety, especially for women in light of growing safety concerns.

[Mr Mark Durkan]: To ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps his Department has taken to address delays experienced by agency health staff who have not received their backdated pay award for 2023-24, including the one-off non-consolidated payment of £1,500, particularly those in the Western Health and Social Care Trust.

[Mr Justin McNulty]: To ask the Minister for Communities to provide a breakdown of the total (i) social; and (ii) affordable housing unit output compared to (a) Britain; and (b) the Republic of Ireland, in each of the last ten years.

[Mr Justin McNulty]: To ask the Minister of Health to detail life expectancy, broken down by (i) location; (ii) gender; and (iii) social class.

[Mr Justin McNulty]: To ask the Minister of Health to provide a breakdown of the cost to the health and social care system of (i) gambling; (ii) alcohol; (iii) drug-related harms in each of the last ten years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.

[Ms Joanne Bunting]: To ask the Minister for Communities for a status update on the review of licensing laws.

[Mr Daniel McCrossan]: To ask the Minister for Communities when he will answer AQW 16769/22-27.

[Ms Kellie Armstrong]: To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any assessment that has been made of the amount of money his Department would save if the Help for Travel Cost scheme was updated to include people on Universal Credit, therefore removing the requirement to process HC1 forms.

[Mr Andy Allen MBE]: To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department (i) has developed; and (ii) is working on any cost-of-living proposals to provide support to households struggling with the high cost of living.

[Mr John Blair]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether his Department is implementing any measures to increase recycling rates in buildings used by his Department or its arm's-length bodies.

[Mr Matthew O'Toole]: To ask the Minister for Communities, in relation to his Department's social inclusion strategies, to detail the amount spent to prepare and create the (i) Gender Strategy; and (ii) Sexual Orientation Strategy.

[Miss Nuala McAllister]: To ask the Minister of Health whether he will be reviewing the guidance around eligibility for prostate cancer testing, in line with the review announced in England.

[Mr Maurice Bradley]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure when he expects a decision to be made on planning application LA01/2016/1328/F.

[Ms Kellie Armstrong]: To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of pensioners that have made applications for Pension Credit as a result of local promotion actions following the UK Government decision to restrict criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment; and (ii) how he will ensure all pensioners who can avail of Pension Credit will be proactively contacted by his Department.

[Ms Kellie Armstrong]: To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the number of applications; and (ii) the amount of funding secured from Financial Transactions Capital for projects to improve or build new homes in each of the last five financial years, including 2024-25.

[Ms Kellie Armstrong]: To ask the Minister of Finance whether she has given any consideration to support for the hospitality sector through the rating system.

[Ms Kellie Armstrong]: To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any positive actions included in the Civil Service Skills Academy and student placement programme to attract people with disabilities and those over 50 to work in the Civil Service.

[Ms Kellie Armstrong]: To ask the Minister of Finance whether there is a requirement to consider the requirements of each Department to enable a change of use to meet wider Executive priorities, such as Housing, as part of her review of the Civil Service office estate.

[Mr Paul Frew]: To ask the Minister of Health, in light of the roll-out of encompass, to detail any difference members of the public will see when obtaining their medical notes for Personal Independence Payment and Employment Support Allowance appeals.

[Ms Kate Nicholl]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 14633/22-27, to detail the timeline for delivery of the resurfacing scheme on the A24 Ormeau Road and Saintfield Road.

[Mr Gary Middleton]: To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the funding support his Department currently provides for grassroots football clubs.

[Mr Danny Donnelly]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the development of a Climate Action Plan.

[Dr Steve Aiken OBE]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on his considerations in relation to the Hightown incinerator planning application.

[Mr John Blair]: To ask the Minister of Health whether he will change the relevant procedures to enable multi-use sites, containing both short-term respite and residential beds, to expand provision of respite services.

[Mr Peter Martin]: To ask the Minister for the Economy whether smart electricity meters will be rolled out in Northern Ireland.

[Mr Stephen Dunne]: To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any action his Department is taking to encourage overseas tourism by promoting Ulster-Scots links with the United States of America.

[Mr Phillip Brett]: To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the work of Invest NI in promoting Northern Ireland’s creative industries.

[Mr Phillip Brett]: To ask the Minister for the Economy whether his Department is considering the commissioning of research into the economic impact and importance of the creative industries.

[Mr Phillip Brett]: To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any consideration he has given to creating a taskforce to bring together representatives of the creative industries.

[Mr Alan Chambers]: To ask the Minister for the Economy whether his Department has any plans to engage with colleagues in the UK and the Republic of Ireland in relation to the change in the United States of America administration having an impact on the UK and Republic of Ireland economies.

[Mr Alan Chambers]: To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 17230/22-27, whether his Department has been able to identify whether trade between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom has been reduced due to the Windsor Framework.

[Mr Matthew O'Toole]: To ask the Minister for the Economy for a breakdown of the money available through Student Finance NI as part of the maintenance loan and grant, broken down by household income for each of the last ten years.

[Mr Justin McNulty]: To ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of the price differential of flying to destinations within the UK from a Belfast airport compared to Dublin Airport.

[Mr Justin McNulty]: To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on the engagement he has had to include Armagh and Down in Ireland’s Ancient East destination marketing brand.

NHTSA Region 3 and Law enforcement Agencies Kick Off CLICK IT OR TICKET and MOVE OVER LAW DAY Campaign also reminds drivers of mandatory “Move Over Laws” to protect law enforcement doing their jobs roadside FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT:  Cynthia Cavett, Delaware Office of Highway Safety (302) 744-2743 DOVER, DE (May 16, 2019) — As the […]

[Mr Matthew O'Toole]: To ask the Minister of Education for an estimate of the amount of outstanding capital funding required to complete the Strule Shared Education Campus.

[Mr Nick Mathison]: To ask the Minister of Education to detail the stakeholders from the health sector that will be invited to contribute to the Task and Finish Group on Reduction and Management of Restrictive Practices in Educational Settings.

[Miss Jemma Dolan]: To ask the Minister of Education for a timeline of the repair works at Erne Integrated College, Enniskillen.

[Miss Michelle McIlveen]: To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of pupils that have been (i) expelled; and (ii) suspended from primary schools in each of the last five years.

[Miss Michelle McIlveen]: To ask the Minister of Education to detail the amount expended on support services for the education of expelled and suspended pupils in each of the last five years.

[Ms Kellie Armstrong]: To ask the Minister of Education for a breakdown of the (i) actions; (ii) timetable; and (iii) staff resource investment to ensure his Department is fulfilling its statutory duties as outlined in the Integrated Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, in each year since 2022.

[Ms Kellie Armstrong]: To ask the Minister of Education to detail any additional funding that will be provided to the Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education to deliver research to identify methods of establishing parental demand for integrated education.

[Ms Cara Hunter]: To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department is undertaking any consideration of extending funding to the Buddy Bear Trust Conductive Education School.

[Mr Phillip Brett]: To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) when the last condition survey of the nursey building at St Bernard's Primary School, Glengormley, was carried out; (ii) the Department's assessment of the current condition of the nursery building; and (iii) whether the Department will request a new condition survey of the nursery building.

[Mr Philip McGuigan]: To ask the Minister of Education whether the Review of the Northern Ireland Curriculum will consider a statutory requirement for schools to educate pupils on the dangers of gambling as part of the core curriculum.

[Miss Nicola Brogan]: To ask the Minister of Education whether (i) Emotional Wellbeing Teams in Schools will be available to schools in the academic year beginning in September 2025; and (ii) all schools will have access to this programme.

[Miss Nicola Brogan]: To ask the Minister of Education to detail any plans to make the Emotional Wellbeing Teams in Schools a permanent support in prevention and early intervention strategies for schools.

[Miss Nicola Brogan]: To ask the Minister of Education whether he plans to make funding available beyond September 2025 for Emotional Wellbeing Teams in Schools to ensure all schools have access to the program.