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Mrs Ciara Ferguson: Assembly records
All of Mrs Ciara Ferguson’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 49703/22-27, for an update on the work of the Chief Medical Officer Task and Finish group to further consider options to expedite the extension of the bowel cancer screening programme this year.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any work undertaken and progress made by his Department, in the last year, to reduce delays in discharging patients from Altnagelvin Area Hospital.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any work undertaken to increase the number of enhanced ambulatory care pathways at Altnagelvin Area Hospital, in the last two years; and (ii) any further plans scheduled to commence in this financial year.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for their assessment of the importance of securing a fair and adequate funding settlement in protecting public services.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) an update on any progress made in the modernisation of the Supporting People Programme, including key milestones (a) achieved; and (b) outstanding; and (ii) any impact that funding pressures have had on the Housing Executive's ability to progress modernisation,…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) whether funding for (a) the Strategic Prevention Programme; and (b) Community Prevention and Initiatives, is ringfenced within the homelessness budget for 2026-2027; and (ii) whether these funding streams will be protected in full alongside funding required for…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the impact of the Homelessness Prevention Grant Fund in 2025-2026; and (ii) the programmes to be funded through the Homelessness Prevention Grant Fund in 2026-2027, including (a) the number of programmes funded; (b) the name of each programme; (c) the organisation…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) an update on any work undertaken by his Department to progress the Heritage, Culture and Creative Programme, in the last year; and (ii) a proposed timeline for the final suite of policies.
Minister, given the significant community impact, will you ensure full transparency and accountability and publish the review's findings and recommendations in full, including any lessons learned and actions to be taken?
Thank you for your answer. Is it the case, then, that the DUP will take no action, no matter how serious the charges are, until a person is convicted by the courts of a criminal offence?
Ms Ferguson asked the First Minister and the deputy First Minister, given their responsibility for tackling violence against women and girls, to outline the DUP's safeguarding response when it becomes aware that a party member or representative is before the courts for sexual or violent offences.
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the completion of the business case, including securing a clinical pathway for the prescription of fampridine to eligible patients with multiple sclerosis.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 49953/22-27, for an update on when his Department in collaboration with the Department of Justice will complete the final options paper on the Barnahus model.
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the £0.5 million in capital funding works to the Emergency Department at Altnagelvin Area Hospital which was due to be completed by the end of the summer.
To ask the Minister of Justice, in light of the findings of Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland's follow-up review on probation approved premises, June 2026, which found that further action was required to address barriers to healthcare access and support continuity of care on release from custody, to detail…
To ask the Minister of Justice, in light of the findings of Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland's follow-up review on probation approved premises, which concluded that further work was required to support residents to move on to sustainable long-term accommodation, to detail (i) the number of residents that…
To ask the Minister of Justice, in light of the findings of Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland's follow-up review on probation approved premises, which stated that it is unacceptable for any person assessed as public protection arrangements in Northern Ireland Category 2 or 3 to be released into the…
To ask the Minister of Health whether any consideration has been given to introducing a version of the My Right to Healthcare or GP Access Cards, available in England, to help people experiencing homelessness and others without proof of address or identification to access GP registration and primary care services.
To ask the Minister of Health, in light of the findings of the June 2026 Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland's Follow-Up Review on probation approved premises, which found that further action was required to address barriers to healthcare access and support continuity of care on release from custody, to…
To ask the Minister of Education to outline any action he is taking to ensure that every child with special educational needs has an appropriate school placement.
To ask the Minister of Justice, in light of the findings of Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland's follow-up review on probation approved premises, which found that there is no agreed framework setting out the vision, strategy or accountability for approved premises, to detail (i) when the strategic framework…
To ask the Minister of Justice, in light of the findings of Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland's follow-up review on probation approved premises, which highlighted increasing pressure on approved premises and the need for a more strategic approach to future provision, to detail (i) any evidence-based…
To ask the Minister of Justice, in light of the findings of Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland's follow-up review on probation approved premises, June 2026, which reported increasing numbers of individuals requiring approved premises accommodation on release from custody, to detail (i) the number of people…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of people who have (i) requested; and (ii) been approved for, Sotatercept to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension, in the last three years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.