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New @RaISe_KESS programme to be released on 22 April 2026. The Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS) returns!! The programme features eight seminars, jointly delivered by the @niassembly Research and Information Service (RaISe) and local universities. kess.org.uk

and have policies and procedures in place to address damp and mould; and (ii) copies of any periodic surveys carried out on Housing Executive properties, in the past five years. (3/3) nia1.me/5iq

private members motion on 24 February 2026, when he said his Department, as the regulator, has undertaken periodic surveys to ensure that registered housing associations appropriately manage all cases of damp and mould in their stock (2/3)

Deposited Paper: Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to @Kelmba MLA asking the Minister to provide (i) a copy of the periodic surveys carried out on registered housing associations, as outlined in his response to the Tackling Disrepair, Damp and Mould

New blog article: Progress on implementing the Climate Change Act. This article provides an overview of progress implementing the Climate Change Act (NI) 2022, summarising statutory targets, governance structures & planning requirements in the legislation. assemblyresearchmatters.org/2026/03/16/pro…

Deposited Paper: Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to @CaralNiChuilin MLA detailing funding awarded to community & voluntary sector groups in North Belfast including a breakdown of funding & groups awarded since Feb 2022. nia1.me/5ip

This weeks round up of our recent publications. Find these and more at the following links: Research publications: niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-busin… Deposited Papers: niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-busin… Blog articles: assemblyresearchmatters.org

New blog article - A heavy burden: How childhood obesity is shaped by age, place and inequality. In Northern Ireland, around one in four children (25.3%) start school with excess weight. By Year 8, this rises to more than one in three (35%). assemblyresearchmatters.org/2026/03/12/a-h…

New blog article - Equal access to justice: Barriers facing victims of domestic abuse in Northern Ireland. This article examines the barriers hindering equal access to justice for vulnerable groups, with a focus on victims of domestic/sexual abuse in NI. assemblyresearchmatters.org/2026/03/13/equ…

(iv) call logs, between the BBC and her Department, pertaining to her appearance on the Good Morning Ulster Show, on the 27 January 2026. (2/2) nia1.me/5io

Deposited Paper: Information provided by the Minister for Infrastructure in response to @SRAikenUUP OBE MLA whether she will place in the Assembly library, all correspondence, including (i) emails; (ii) WhatsApp messages; (iii) minutes of conversations and meetings; and (1/2)

This weeks round up of our recent publications. Find these and more at the following links: Research publications: niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-busin… Deposited Papers: niassembly.gov.uk/assembly-busin… Blog articles: assemblyresearchmatters.org

(vii) the quality standards applied to housing repair works; and (viii) the (a) contractual; (b) performance management; or (c) sanction, measures applied where repair work repeatedly fell below the accepted standard, in each of the last five years. (3/3) nia1.me/5in

(iii) the number of repeat repairs carried out; (iv) the cost of housing repairs, and the proportion attributable to repeat repairs; (v) the number of completed repairs inspected; (vi) the number of inspections that identified defects requiring further remedial work; (2/3)

Deposited Paper: Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to @AndyAllen88 detailing (i) the number of housing repair requests received by the Housing Executive; (ii) the number of requests which required repeat attendance for the same issue; (1/3)

(iii) the average waiting time for applicants, in each of the last five years (2/2) nia1.me/5im

Deposited Paper: Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to @AndyAllen88 MLA detailing (i) the number of social and affordable homes delivered; (ii) the number of households on the social housing waiting list; and (1/2)

Deposited Paper: Information provided by the Minister for Education in response to @TGastonMLA detailing the amount (i) his Department; and (ii) its arm's-length bodies spent on hospitality in each month since December 2024. nia1.me/5il

Deposited Paper: Information provided by the Minister for Communities in response to @CaralNiChuilin MLA detailing the number of social houses (i) built in North Belfast since 2021, by ward; and (ii) planned for in the next five years, broken down by ward. nia1.me/5ik

Topical Digest: BBC Charter review and Northern Ireland. A reading list about what the UK Govt’s BBC Charter Review means for Members of NI Assembly. Includes links to research papers, parl & govt dept pubs, journal articles, BBC & Ofcom reports, media... nia1.me/5ij