Question Results

Tuesday 10 March 2026


 
Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest
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1 AQO 3260/22-27 Ms Aoife Finnegan
(SF - Newry and Armagh)
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update in relation to the review into the Child Maintenance Service.

To be answered on 10/03/2026
2 AQO 3261/22-27 Mr David Brooks
(DUP - East Belfast)
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on his social housing targets, as committed to in the Programme for Government 2024-2027.

To be answered on 10/03/2026
3 AQO 3262/22-27 Mrs Diane Dodds
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline any support he has received from Executive colleagues to ensure he meets his house building targets.

To be answered on 10/03/2026
4 AQO 3263/22-27 Mr Andrew McMurray
(APNI - South Down)
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the Strategic Review of Tollymore National Outdoor Centre, including any associated timelines for action.

To be answered on 10/03/2026
5 AQO 3264/22-27 Mr Peter McReynolds
(APNI - East Belfast)
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline any engagement he has had with the Minister of Education in relation to the introduction of free school meals for families in receipt of Universal Credit.

To be answered on 10/03/2026
6 AQO 3265/22-27 Mr Eóin Tennyson
(APNI - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on ongoing work to provide employability support to those with disabilities to allow them to gain and retain meaningful employment following the changes to the Local Growth Fund.

To be answered on 10/03/2026
7 AQO 3266/22-27 Ms Sian Mulholland
(APNI - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister for Communities, in light of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation Poverty in Northern Ireland 2025 report, to outline any targeted, place-based interventions his Department, working alongside the Department for the Economy, is implementing to address the concentration of low pay and poverty in Causeway Coast and Glens.

To be answered on 10/03/2026
8 AQO 3267/22-27 Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline how frequently single-let temporary accommodation used to house homeless individuals is formally inspected to ensure the properties consistently meet required safety and quality standards.

To be answered on 10/03/2026
9 AQO 3268/22-27 Mr Matthew O'Toole
(SDLP - South Belfast)
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline any consideration his Department has given to introducing a basic income fund for artists in Northern Ireland, similar to the system in the Republic of Ireland.

To be answered on 10/03/2026
10 AQO 3269/22-27 Mr Keith Buchanan
(DUP - Mid Ulster)
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the Northern Ireland Community Infrastructure Fund.

To be answered on 10/03/2026
11 AQO 3270/22-27 Mr Justin McNulty
(SDLP - Newry and Armagh)
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline any support he is providing for St. Patrick's Day celebrations in March 2026.

To be answered on 10/03/2026
12 AQO 3271/22-27 Mr Gareth Wilson
(DUP - Newry and Armagh)
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline how he is implementing the Armed Forces Covenant.

To be answered on 10/03/2026
13 AQO 3272/22-27 Mr Alan Chambers
(UUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the release of funding to football clubs that met the criteria under the Northern Ireland Football Fund.

To be answered on 10/03/2026
14 AQO 3273/22-27 Mr Peter Martin
(DUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on measures being taken to tackle benefit fraud.

To be answered on 10/03/2026
15 AQO 3274/22-27 Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline the rationale for the decision to remove Irish language from the logo on his Department’s website.

To be answered on 10/03/2026

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