Question Results

Monday 16 November 2026


 
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1 AQO 4243/22-27 Mr Peter McReynolds
(APNI - East Belfast)
To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline how the innovation devolution funding announced by the Prime Minister on 9 October 2026 can be utilised within Northern Ireland.

To be answered on 16/11/2026
2 AQO 4244/22-27 Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline any work her Department is undertaking to close the gap between urban and rural performance of mobile phone networks.

To be answered on 16/11/2026
3 AQO 4245/22-27 Mrs Sinéad Ennis
(SF - South Down)
To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline how her Department is promoting the Irish language.

To be answered on 16/11/2026
4 AQO 4246/22-27 Mr Cathal Boylan
(SF - Newry and Armagh)
To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on the Household Electricity Discount Scheme.

To be answered on 16/11/2026
5 AQO 4247/22-27 Mr David Honeyford
(APNI - Lagan Valley)
To ask the Minister for the Economy, given there is almost no land available for economic development activity through Invest NI in the wider Lisburn area, to outline any plans she has to address this deficit in order to attract investment and facilitate growth in the area.

To be answered on 16/11/2026
6 AQO 4248/22-27 Mrs Pam Cameron
(DUP - South Antrim)
To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline the process and criteria her Department is using to select projects for funding from its 2026/27 Local Growth Fund capital allocation.

To be answered on 16/11/2026
7 AQO 4249/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister for the Economy, following the closure of the public consultation in May 2026, for an update on the development of a Northern Ireland Aviation Strategy, including when the final strategy is expected to be published.

To be answered on 16/11/2026
8 AQO 4250/22-27 Ms Emma Sheerin
(SF - Mid Ulster)
To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on giving trade unions the right to access workplaces.

To be answered on 16/11/2026
9 AQO 4251/22-27 Ms Diana Armstrong
(UUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
To ask the Minister for the Economy for an assessment of the economic opportunities being lost as a result of delays in progressing a circular economy, as outlined by the Office for Environmental Protection.

To be answered on 16/11/2026
10 AQO 4252/22-27 Mrs Ciara Ferguson
(SF - Foyle)
To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on Domestic Abuse Safe Leave.

To be answered on 16/11/2026
11 AQO 4253/22-27 Mrs Diane Dodds
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister for the Economy for an assessment of the impact the proposed EU Regulation establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority will have on trade barriers between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

To be answered on 16/11/2026
12 AQO 4254/22-27 Mr Justin McNulty
(SDLP - Newry and Armagh)
To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline any work she is undertaking to reduce the number of young people not in education, training or employment.

To be answered on 16/11/2026
13 AQO 4255/22-27 Mr Maurice Bradley
(DUP - East Londonderry)
To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline any engagement she has had with Ulster University in relation to the future development of its Coleraine campus.

To be answered on 16/11/2026
14 AQO 4256/22-27 Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
(SDLP - Foyle)
To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline the number of people currently employed by EY at its office at Ebrington Plaza.

To be answered on 16/11/2026
15 AQO 4257/22-27 Mr Harry Harvey
(DUP - Strangford)
To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline any action her Department is taking to ensure that third level education institutions are providing courses directly linked to the needs of employers.

To be answered on 16/11/2026

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