QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER
ON TUESDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2010

Questions to the Minister for Social Development

1. Mr P Butler (Lagan Valley)

To ask the Minister for Social Development if she has completed her report into land use within her Department and the Housing Executive.

(AQO 737/10)

2. Mr P Maskey (West Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Social Development why she is maintaining Ross Road Flats and Ross Cottages despite the detrimental impact these dwellings are having on residents in the Falls area.

(AQO 738/10)

3. Mr A Maginness (North Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Social Development for an update on the regeneration of the Girdwood Barrack site, including the possibility of social housing provision.

(AQO 739/10)

4. Mrs C McGill (West Tyrone)

To ask the Minister for Social Development for an update on the mortgage relief scheme.

(AQO 740/10)

5. Mr D McNarry (Strangford)

To ask the Minister for Social Development what discussions she has had with the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment concerning fuel poverty and the Strategic Energy Framework.

(AQO 741/10)

6. Mr I Paisley Jnr (North Antrim)

To ask the Minister for Social Development for an update on the time taken to process Employment and Support Allowance claims.

(AQO 742/10)

7. Mr M McLaughlin (South Antrim)

To ask the Minister for Social Development why, in the last monitoring round, she did not bid to have unspent funds from the Royal Exchange development redirected to meet the shortfall in the housing budget.

(AQO 743/10)

8. Mr C McDevitt (South Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Social Development for an update on her work in relation to building a shared future.

(AQO 744/10)

9. Mr J Spratt (South Belfast)

To ask the Minister for Social Development if she will continue to provide funding for the Community Convention and Development Company.

(AQO 745/10)

10. Mrs M O'Neill (Mid Ulster)

To ask the Minister for Social Development how many units have been completed to date in this financial year under the Department's social housing programme.

(AQO 746/10)

11. Mr D McClarty (East Londonderry)

To ask the Minister for Social Development if she plans to make a bid in the next in-year monitoring round to fund the proposed mortgage rescue scheme.

(AQO 747/10)

12. Dr S Farry (North Down)

To ask the Minister for Social Development for her assessment of the report by the Commission on the Future of Housing in Northern Ireland.

(AQO 748/10)