All of Ms Cheryl Brownlee’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I welcome the motion and give it my full, heartfelt support. It addresses a deeply significant issue: the urgent need for a specialist autism mental health service in Northern Ireland. Autism affects more than 35,000 individuals in our community, including 15,000 school-age children. Many more adults do not have a…
I thank the First Minister for her answer. How has the engagement between councils and TEO on the change fund been? Have those relationships been positive? Do you foresee difficulties in the roll-out of the scheme?
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any steps his Department is taking to ensure older individuals have access to safe, reliable and affordable public transport if they choose to stop driving.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any (i) tailored campaigns aimed at raising awareness among older drivers about when it might be time to stop driving; and (ii) guidelines or tools for families to help assess whether it is still safe for an older person to drive.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether there are any international best practices that his Department is considering adopting to enhance road safety for older drivers.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for his Department's assessment of (i) whether current legislation adequately addresses the safety needs of older drivers; and (ii) whether there is scope for further improvement.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any steps his Department is taking to ensure that public transport infrastructure in East Antrim is fully accessible for individuals with autism and other disabilities, including the provision of autism awareness training for public and private transport operators.
Hear, hear. We have been waiting for that for quite some time, so it is certainly welcome news. You will know that in our constituency of East Antrim, the Cithrah Foundation provides fantastic support for women who are fleeing domestic abuse but we have no safe spaces for males who are fleeing domestic abuse. What has…
Ms Brownlee asked the Minister for Communities, having expressed her frustrations with the current Housing Executive points-based system, which is clearly failing vulnerable people and whereby victims of domestic abuse can and do receive fewer points than the perpetrators, what his Department can do to ensure that…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to address delays and barriers women face in receiving timely and accurate diagnoses for conditions such as polycyctic ovary syndrome and endometriosis.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department is aware of any case where a woman has been denied treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome or endometriosis due to their (i) weight; and (ii) marital status.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether his Department is aware that investigative surgeries, such as laparoscopy for suspected endometriosis, are often denied or delayed unless a patient has private healthcare; and (ii) how this disparity between private healthcare and NHS care will be addressed.
To ask the Minister of Health whether there are plans to introduce mandatory training for GPs and medical staff to better recognise and manage reproductive health conditions, such as polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis, to ensure that women are not dismissed or misdiagnosed.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any work his Department is undertaking to (i) raise public and professional awareness of conditions like polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis; and (ii) provide support networks for affected women.
I thank the Minister for his statement and the continued delivery for our SEN children. I see the importance of the significant investment that has been delivered by his Department every single day when I leave my son to school. There is an urgent need to streamline the assessment process, which, for many parents, is…
I express deep concern about and am raising awareness of the ongoing search for Larne man Gary Patterson, a 45-year-old who has been missing for almost three months. The last confirmed sighting of Gary was on Saturday 12 October 2024, when he withdrew £100 from a bank machine close to his home in Larne. Since then,…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline what progress has been made in implementing measures to combat violence against women and girls.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail his Department’s long-term strategy for ensuring that Northern Ireland’s marine and freshwater ecosystems can deliver sustainable benefits for all stakeholders, including recreational anglers, commercial fishers and the wider public.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail his Department’s strategy for addressing the critical depletion of sea angling stocks.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department will commit to a review of the stocking policy at Carrickfergus Dams to ensure the sustainability of angling resources for future generations.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps that will be taken to assess and address the social and recreational impact on East Antrim constituents caused by the non-stocking of Carrickfergus Dams, especially during school breaks and summer holidays.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the measures in place to ensure schools receive timely decisions and clear communication on Unavoidable Minor Works applications.