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 First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline any tangible actions that the Executive have taken to address the impact of our having an ageing population since paying lip service to older people in the Programme for Government a number of months ago.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail whether any (i) assessment has been made of the effectiveness of current measures to reduce Emergency Department waiting times; and (ii) further actions are planned.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any consideration her Department has given to changes to the current funding model for wastewater infrastructure, to ensure it can meet long-term demand.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of housing units in the Causeway Coast and Glens local council area that cannot currently proceed, due to wastewater infrastructure constraints.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any assessment her Department has made of (i) the impact of Transformation funding on housing developments delayed due to wastewater capacity constraints; and (ii) how this is informing plans to increase wastewater infrastructure capacity in areas where housing demand…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the amount of Transformation funding that has been allocated to wastewater infrastructure projects by her Department, to date.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps that are being taken to increase social care provision in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust to reduce delays in discharging patients from Causeway Area Hospital.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of ambulance handover times at Causeway Area Hospital, including the impact on ambulance availability across the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the impact of Emergency Department overcrowding on patient safety at Causeway Area Hospital.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the impact of delayed discharges within the Northern Health and Social Care Trust on patient flow through the Emergency Department at Causeway Area Hospital.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail how his Department ensures coordination with other public bodies when changes to a Universal Credit claim result in reassessments across multiple systems.
To ask the Minister of Justice whether any consideration has been given by her Department to introducing any increase in firearms licensing fees on a phased basis.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any consideration his Department has given to the administrative burden placed on claimants with disabilities when required to repeatedly re-engage with Universal Credit processes.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether any assessment has been made of how Universal Credit supports claimants with disabilities who enter further or higher education as a pathway towards employment.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps being taken to ensure stability of support for claimants with disabilities, particularly where interruptions to payments may have wider impacts on health or housing.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any notice provided to claimants in advance of a Universal Credit claim being closed, following a six-month nil payment period.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any assessment her Department has undertaken of the impact of proposed firearms licensing fee increases on rural communities and farm businesses.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail how the proposed firearms licensing fees in Northern Ireland compare with those in other UK jurisdictions and Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any consideration her Department has given to the impact of proposed firearms licensing fee increases on individuals who hold a personal protection weapon; and (ii) whether any mitigations or exemptions are being considered.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any consideration her Department has given to the role of firearms as an essential tool within agriculture, including for vermin control and livestock protection, in developing proposals to increase firearms licensing fees.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any consideration his Department has given to (i) recent policy developments in England in relation to allergy safety in schools; and (ii) introducing similar measures in Northern Ireland.
During Allergy Awareness Week, I want to highlight an issue that, whilst relatively uncommon in any individual school on any given day, can have serious consequences when it arises: severe food allergy and anaphylaxis in our schools. Anaphylaxis is not always obvious. We often think of severe breathing difficulties,…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any (i) current guidance provided to schools on the use of adrenaline auto-injectors; and (ii) plans to update this guidance.
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department has made any assessment of whether current arrangements for managing severe allergies in schools adequately support equal access to education for affected pupils.