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 his answer. Will his Department, along with Tourism NI, continue to identify ways to support locally grown events such as Stendhal?
Yesterday, the House considered a motion on cancer. Today, there is another sensitive issue in the Order Paper: post-mortem services for babies and children. At the outset, I sympathise with any parents who have had to walk through this highly traumatic circumstance. Few will know what it feels like, and I cannot…
I want to comment briefly on the fish kill that happened in the River Roe in County Londonderry. The incident was confirmed by the Loughs Agency, which said that 700 juvenile salmon and trout died in the incident at Burnfoot, between Limavady and Dungiven, on Friday evening. That is a spawning area for salmon and a…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. There were 22,600 deaths from cancer in Northern Ireland from 2017 to 2021. According to Macmillan Cancer Support, cancer kills 167,000 people in the United Kingdom every year. The biggest killers are lung cancer and breast cancer, and, with 4,500 people dying from those cancers per year,…
Thank you, Minister, for your answer. What further message can the House send to those who come to our beaches and think that it is OK to use them as outdoor bins and expect everyone else to clean up after them?
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Cross-border Healthcare”
Cross-border Healthcare - Amendment 1 Leave out all after the first 'acknowledges' and insert: ‘the challenges facing our health service; notes that Northern Ireland has fallen behind both Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland on several healthcare outcomes; understands that a solution to our healthcare challenges…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “All-Island Cancer Research Co-operation”
All-Island Cancer Research Co-operation - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘cooperation in cancer research’ and insert: ‘with both the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland; further recognises that clinical experts in this field have stated that developing Oncology Innovation Clusters by pooling resources, could…
To ask the Minister of Health whether he plans to increase specialty training places for clinical radiology and clinical oncology to avoid the projected shortfall of 44 per cent and 12 per cent respectively by 2028.
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the projections in the Royal College of Radiologists’ 2023 Clinical Oncology Workforce Census that the shortfall of clinical oncologists could rise to 12 per cent by 2028.
To ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the Royal College of Radiologists’ 2023 Clinical Oncology Workforce Census, to detail his plans to ensure the 9 per cent shortfall of consultant oncologists (i) is addressed; and (ii) does not impact patient safety or the quality of care.
To ask the Minister of Health, in relation to projections in the Royal College of Radiologists’ 2023 Clinical Radiology Workforce Census that the shortfall of clinical radiologists could rise to 44 per cent, or 128 radiologists, by 2028, to detail his plans to expand clinical radiology.
To ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the Royal College of Radiologists’ 2023 Clinical Radiology Workforce Census, to detail his plans to ensure the 27 per cent shortfall of consultant radiologists (i) is addressed; and (ii) does not impact patient safety or the quality of care.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of littering pollution at recreation areas, including beaches, along the North Coast.
I thank the Minister for her answer. I have been stunned by the amount of interest in the topic since it was raised in the House. Will the Minister confirm that the certificates will be free, as they are in England? Will the Minister consider extending the criteria beyond the 1 September 2018 threshold?
I thank the Minister for his statement. I certainly wish him well. We predicted that, when one Health Minister walked out of the door and another walked in, the new Minister would have the same challenges to face up to as he walked through the door. In his statement, the Minister touched on workforce pay. Members of…
I pay tribute today to the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service, which, on Thursday night and into the early hours of Friday morning, bravely fought a huge fire in Limavady town centre. It was the largest fire in living memory in the town, and it was in an area of Limavady that I know very well. My office, which I…
To ask the Minister of Health, further to a media report on 29 May 2024, to detail the circumstances which resulted in parents being incorrectly informed of a referral for their child to specialists at Great Ormond Street Hospital for paediatric gastroenterology services.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the actions being taken to restart the paediatric gastroenterology service at the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of (i) the Migraine Trust report entitled, The Impact of Migraine on People in Northern Ireland and Opportunities to Improve Care; and (ii) its recommendations for primary and specialist care for headache and migraine.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any estimates have been made of the potential for savings to the health system from more headache and migraine cases being handled in primary care.