All of Mr Alan Robinson’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I thank the Minister for that response. Over 1,000 people attended a consultation event last week and roundly rejected the nutrients action programme (NAP) proposals. In under a day, around 2,000 people signed a petition launched by my colleague Michelle McIlveen, which calls for those proposals to be scrapped.…
I thank the Minister for his statement and for securing special status for Northern Ireland in the celebration events to mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Will he provide an update on those plans and on what budget has been allocated to them?
Following a huge fire in Limavady town centre on the evening of 30 May 2024, I have raised the matter on two occasions in the Chamber. On the first occasion, I praised the Fire and Rescue Service, which had prevented an inferno at a former nightclub from destroying an entire street and, indeed, taking other buildings…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline any recent discussions they have had with the UK Government in relation to building global economic, cultural and tourism connections.
My colleagues and I have consistently raised the failings of the Belfast Trust in the Chamber and at the Health Committee. We have had the maternity hospital, the children's hospital, the energy centre, the acute mental health inpatient facility and now cardiac surgery, yet the Minister has chosen not to take…
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. In keeping with what tends to be the case with health motions, we hope that Members across the Chamber can support our amendment. We believe that including a call to "address regional inequalities" helps to strengthen the original motion. We thank the Alliance Members for…
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the work carried out by his Department to assess the demand for a commissioned ADHD service, including how far advanced this work is and an expected completion date.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Access to Dental Care”
Access to Dental Care - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘wider health services;’ and insert: 'calls on the Minister of Health to urgently develop, and present, proposals to increase access to dental services and address regional inequalities, alongside consideration of a new oral health strategy to address access to…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the potential implications for livestock numbers of the Climate Action Plan being prepared by his Department.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail when her Department expects the work to repair the steps from Mark Street to Kerr Street, Portrush, to be completed.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline any plans her Department has to ensure utility companies carrying out excavation work on the road network reinstate the surface with width to width resurfacing.
Like others, Minister, I welcome and acknowledge the progress and the work that is being done together on cancer research. Does the Minister acknowledge that it is very important that that work is embedded in the huge research hubs in Oxford, Cambridge and London? Will he also update the House on the cancer research…
The BMA has said that the £3·5 million made available by the Department for the increase in employers' National Insurance contributions may not be enough to cover the actual cost to GPs. However, the Minister said in his statement that £3·5 million will cover the full cost. Can the Minister provide evidence that it…
I thank the Minister for her response. Has her Department done an assessment of the potential economic benefits or spin-off opportunities for Northern Ireland, particularly for the former Shackleton Barracks site in Ballykelly? She will recall that, back in 2019, there were plans for the site to be a logistics hub.
Yesterday, in the House, I referred to a 100-year anniversary, and I want to make a short reference to another: Limavady Hockey Club celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. Given the history of the House, it is always good to put on record sporting organisations across the Province that merit attention, especially…
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I will say a few words of my own before I address those of others. The headline that fewer than one third of patients who were referred urgently for suspected breast cancer during October to December last year were seen within the 14-day target is half the story. You could…
One hundred years ago today, on 12 May 1925, the then Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, Sir James Craig, rose in this House to pay tribute to the late Prime Minister of New Zealand, William Ferguson Massey. Craig described Massey as: "the greatest living Ulsterman of his day", which is a reflection of the deep pride…
I welcome the Minister's statement. Minister, will you indicate, for those whom I represent, what benefits the investment will bring to Causeway Hospital, specifically with regard to using theatres or scanners and its becoming an elective hub?
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Given the late hour and the fact that a number of us in the Building tonight have young families, I will make my speech as short as I can. I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on the issue, given that diabetes is recognised as a public health challenge in Northern Ireland, with…