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.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department is taking to support increased residential accommodation in town centres, including in the East Londonderry constituency, as a means of improving footfall and sustaining local services in towns such as Coleraine.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any consideration his Department has given to the role of parking and accessibility in supporting footfall and town centre regeneration, in towns such as Coleraine and Limavady.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any guidance his Department provides to schools on trauma-informed approaches when responding to bullying behaviour.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail how safeguarding considerations are reflected in guidance to schools on responding to bullying, particularly where bullying behaviour may be linked to wider emotional distress, or vulnerability.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail how his Department monitors the application of statutory guidance issued under the Addressing Bullying in Schools Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any mechanisms in place to review how the Addressing Bullying in Schools Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 is being implemented in practice across schools.
Women’s Health Strategy That this Assembly recognises the significant and well-documented disparities in women’s health outcomes and access to services in Northern Ireland; notes with concern the prolonged waiting times in women’s health service provision and the absence of a comprehensive, life course approach to…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department takes to support community optometrists, given they are relied upon to manage patients with cataracts for extended periods before referral.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any assessment his Department has made of the impact that delayed cataract assessment can have on patient confidence, mobility and quality of life, particularly for older people.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any consideration his Department gives to the impact of delayed cataract care on people living in rural areas, where loss of vision may result in loss of the ability to drive and access essential services.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department takes to ensure that people with cataracts are able to access NHS assessment before deterioration in sight begins to affect day-to-day safety and independence, including the ability to drive, work or care for others.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps her Department will take to strengthen protection for victims, assessed as being at high risk of harm, while Domestic Abuse Protection Notices and Orders are not yet in force.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any assessment her Department has made of whether delays or barriers in accessing non-molestation orders, discourage victims from seeking legal protection.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the timescale she expects for the introduction of (i) Domestic Abuse Protection Notices; and (ii) Domestic Abuse Protection Orders, in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Finance for his assessment of whether the current legal aid framework for non-molestation orders is sufficiently resilient to protect victims during periods of widespread withdrawal of legal services.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any guidance his Department provides to housing bodies regarding changes in housing suitability as tenants age.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any ways his Department’s housing policy is adapting to demographic change, including an ageing population.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any ways his Department’s housing policy balances supporting older people who wish to move to more suitable accommodation, with ensuring such moves are voluntary, and not driven by pressure or insecurity.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any consideration his Department has given to ensuring that housing policy for older people applies coherently across all tenures, including the private rented sector.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any ways his Department works with the Department of Health to reflect the impact of housing conditions and suitability, on the health and wellbeing of older people.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any assessment his Department has made of whether current community pharmacy payment and reimbursement arrangements remain fit for purpose.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail how the sustainability of community pharmacy dispensing services is being considered, given ongoing public messaging encouraging patients to access care through their local community pharmacy.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any consideration his Department has given to the financial impact on community pharmacies of dispensing medicines at a loss where reimbursement does not reflect market prices.
To ask the Minister of Health whether he has given any consideration to pension provision for community pharmacists delivering health service-commissioned services.