All of Mrs Ciara Ferguson’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) for an assessment of the level of youth homelessness; and (II) what departmental plans there are to support young people to secure appropriate accommodation.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the average waiting time for women on a waiting list for a laparoscopy as part of an endometriosis broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of women on a waiting list for a laparoscopy as part of an endometriosis diagnosis, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) his assessment of the current water and sewerage capacity in Foyle; and (ii) the impact this has on future development.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the options explored to jointly fund with the developers of the H30 Ballyoan project, for the full upgrade of the Caw roundabout in the Foyle constituency.
I also welcome this important discussion on the A5 and echo the absolute need to upgrade it. As we all know, the A5 is the key route that connects the north-west and, in particular, the constituencies of Foyle and West Tyrone, in which I reside, to the rest of the island. As we have heard from many contributors this…
The Minister mentioned a range of actions. In the meantime, what clear actions is the Department taking in the incoming year to reduce road deaths and serious injuries?
Ms Ferguson asked the Minister for Infrastructure whether he will make road safety a priority and to state when a road safety strategy will be delivered, given the rise in road deaths, as mentioned previously, particularly over the past year, and the high number of collisions and fatalities on the A5.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (ii) how many ophthalmologists are working in Foyle; and (iii) how many ophthalmologists are needed to cover Foyle.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 6115/22/27, what consideration he has given to increasing the Western Health and Social Care Trust's capacity to deliver (i) care home placements; and (ii) domiciliary care packages.
To ask the Minister of Health what consideration he has given to increasing the (i) hourly rate of payment; and (ii) preparation fee for NHS interpreters.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 6117/22-27, to detail the priority ranking for St Brigid's College on the Mayor Capital Works programme announced in March 2022.
To ask the Minister of Health what consideration he has given to the delivery of a specialist therapeutic service for victims of sexual violence and abuse after 31 March 2024.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of people on a waiting list for ophthalmology surgery, broken down by (i) Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) constituency.
To ask the Minister for Communities, in relation to the Supporting People Programme, what action his Department is taking to (i) ensure continued service delivery; and (ii) recruit and retain staff.
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) for his assessment of the level of housing need in rural communities; and (ii) what actions his Department is taking to address the shortage in social housing in rural communities.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 6114/22-27, to detail the number of people that secured orthopaedic surgery under the RoIRS scheme, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister for Communities, in light of the delivery of the five-year homelessness strategy and the demand for non-standard forms of temporary accommodation, to detail any discussions he has had in relation to acquiring additional funding to help meet the assessed need identified by the Housing Executive.
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on any discussions with ministerial colleagues in respect of delivering a standalone housing outcome in the Programme for Government.