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.
Data suggests that one in 10 women in Northern Ireland is affected by the condition. From my maths, that translates as approximately 96,000 women living with a condition that currently has no cure. The figures are very similar to the UK average. It is further estimated that around 200 million women worldwide are…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Endometriosis Care”
Endometriosis Care - Amendment 3 Leave out all after ‘diagnosis and treatment;’ and insert: ‘and further calls on the Minister to engage with his Ministerial counterparts in London and Dublin to drive down wait times for surgery in Northern Ireland compared to other parts of the UK, as well as develop a joined-up…
We often hear in the House and in Committee that, without the dedication of our health workforce, we simply would not have a health service. It is often said that our healthcare staff are the spine of the system that sustains health and social care. Nurses, who also need progression pathways, care assistants,…
I thank the Minister for that response. I am sure that, like me, he is frustrated at good people and good tenants being terrorised by bad people and bad tenants. His announcement today is important, but will the Minister indicate when the measures that he refers to will be brought to the House?
Like others, I convey my sympathies to the family of Catherine Sherry, the young mother whose story triggered the debate. I admit that I did not hear the radio programme in which the case was initially discussed, as I am not a great follower of the news, but I have since read the story online. She died in King's…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he is taking to ensure equitable access to (i) Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (CGRP) monoclonal antibodies; and (ii) CGRP receptor antagonists, for migraine patients.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) what action his Department is taking to address violence against hospital staff; and (ii) what discussions he has had with the Minister of Justice regarding attacks on health and social care staff.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail how his Department engaged with clubs prior to the application deadline for the Northern Ireland Football Fund to ensure they (i) understood the requirements; and (ii) had adequate support in completing their applications.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any (i) support mechanisms; and (ii) feedback being offered to football clubs that did not move to the next phase of the Northern Ireland Football Fund, to help them strengthen future applications or access alternative funding sources.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) how many clubs in the North West did not move to the next phase of the Northern Ireland Football Fund due to technical or administrative errors rather than the quality or merit of their proposals; and (ii) whether they were given a chance to rectify these errors.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) an assessment of the clarity of the guidance provided to clubs for the Northern Ireland Football Fund; (ii) any feedback received regarding the clarity of this guidance; and (ii) an assessment of his Department’s outreach strategy.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department intends to carry out any assessment of the potential (i) economic; and (ii) community impact on the North West of local clubs not receiving funding from the Northern Ireland Football Fund.
I thank the Minister for his statement. Minister, I am personally saddened that the three applicants from my constituency did not progress in this phase, but I thank you for progressing the fund 14 years after it should have commenced. Minister, what lessons has the Department learned from this round of funding, and…
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline any actions his Department is taking, alongside the Housing Executive and housing associations, to address anti-social behaviour.
Like others, I support the LCM on the Mental Health Bill and the proposed amendment to extend its provisions to Northern Ireland. It is important that the most vulnerable in our society are protected, including through access to care and legal safeguards that uphold their rights. When public money is spent on mental…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any discussions her Department is having around carrying out work in the evening to complete the ongoing active travel scheme at Clooney Road, Ballykelly.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of written responses received to the 14 week consultation on proposals to transform general surgery in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) the number who responded to oppose centralising emergency general surgery to Antrim Area Hospital.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of East West Council meetings his Department has participated in; and (ii) the number of North South Ministerial Council meetings his Department has participated in, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the action she is taking to help establish a direct air route from the United States of America to Northern Ireland to capitalise on golf tourism.
To ask the Minister of Education to outline why furniture and school equipment remains in the unused former Coleraine Girls High School at Lodge Road, given the risk of theft.
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on the number of children with special educational needs that are without a school place at the start of the 2025-26 academic year.