All of Ms Claire Sugden’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Ms Sugden asked the Minister for Infrastructure, given that 901 housing units across the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area are unable to be progressed owing to insufficient waste water infrastructure, whether the Executive will finally accept responsibility for a problem that long predates her time in…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail whether GPs have been provided with any updated guidance or training on identifying potential symptoms of bladder cancer.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has made any assessment of regional inequalities in access to ovarian cancer diagnostics and treatment.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any public awareness campaigns his Department (i) has delivered, in the last three years; and (ii) plans to deliver, to improve awareness of the symptoms of ovarian cancer.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any measures there are to ensure women presenting repeatedly with persistent ovarian cancer symptoms are appropriately escalated for further investigation.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the impact that pressures in diagnostic imaging and gynaecology services are having on ovarian cancer diagnosis times.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to reduce the average time between first presentation of ovarian cancer symptoms and diagnosis.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 42846/22-27, to detail (i) the timeline for his Department’s consideration of the Northern Health and Social Care Trust Board’s recommendations regarding emergency general surgery provision at Causeway Hospital; and (ii) when he expects a final decision to be made.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail how his Department ensures equal access to training and professional development opportunities for teachers working in rural schools.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the average annual spend on teacher professional development, including associated support costs, in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any current arrangements for reimbursing teachers’ travel costs associated with training, professional development or curriculum support events.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail a timeline for the laying of the sale and supply of puppies and kittens legislation, announced by his Department.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to outline any engagement her Department has had with Ulster University in relation to maintaining higher education provision at the Coleraine campus following the announcement of proposed staffing reductions.
I support the motion and the amendment. Coercive control is one of the most damaging forms of abuse because it is not always visible. It is not one incident; it is a pattern. It is persistent, and it strips a person of their independence, confidence and, over time, their sense of reality. That is why the Domestic…
I appreciate the opportunity to speak on the motion, which is ultimately about the organisations that people turn to when everything else has failed them. Across Northern Ireland, the community and voluntary sector is not an add-on or complementary to public services; it often is the service. It is the organisation…
I, too, recognise what was truly a special moment at the weekend, as Coleraine Football Club lifted the Irish Cup following a thrilling final against Dungannon Swifts. More than 11,000 supporters from both clubs travelled to Windsor Park, creating an atmosphere that reflected the very best of our local game. Dungannon…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any (i) clinical criteria used; and (ii) decision-making process followed, when an urgent referral for suspected cancer is downgraded to a routine non-urgent referral.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any maximum timeframe is set for reviewing or progressing a referral that has been downgraded from urgent to routine non-urgent, including for suspected cancer.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any arrangements in place to ensure that a patient is informed when an urgent referral, including for suspected cancer, is subsequently downgraded to a routine non-urgent referral; and (ii) whether this communication is issued directly to the patient.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any processes in place to ensure that the downgrading of an urgent referral, including for suspected cancer, to a routine non-urgent referral does not lead to delays in diagnosis or treatment.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any immediate financial or policy interventions she is considering, to support independent hospitality businesses facing increased insolvency risk.
To ask the Minister of Health whether a formal protocol exists between his Department and the Department of Education to ensure continuity of support for young people with autism and learning disabilities at the point of transition.