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 of Health to detail any consideration given to a more collaborative approach to waiting list management across Health and Social Care Trusts to ensure more efficient use of capacity.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any engagement he has had with healthcare professionals and patient representatives on the feasibility of a cross-trust waiting list model, including any feedback received.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any safeguards in place to ensure that patients transferred between Health and Social Care Trusts do not experience delays in follow-up care or aftercare in their home Health and Social Care Trust.
Extension of Sitting on Monday 10 March 2025 under Standing Order 10(3A) That, in accordance with Standing Order 10(3A), the sitting on Monday 10 March 2025 be extended to no later than 7.30pm.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she will review existing planning policy to assess the impact on the balance between apartment developments and the preservation of family housing in coastal towns.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department has considered introducing planning restrictions on the construction of apartment developments in coastal towns, such as Portrush and Portstewart, to protect the character of these areas.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any enforcement measures in place to ensure that developers comply with the 20 per cent social housing requirement in Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department has undertaken a review of Section 76 Planning Agreements to assess their effectiveness in securing social housing contributions.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of social housing units added to the Housing Executive stock as a result of Section 76 planning agreements in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the specific measures his Department is implementing to enhance teacher training programmes, as part of the Special Educational Needs Reform Agenda, to ensure educators are equipped to support children with special educational needs.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any plans his Department has to introduce mandatory continuous professional development programmes for all teachers focused on special educational needs.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any measures currently in place to ensure that mainstream teachers and classroom assistants receive adequate support in assisting children with special educational needs who may display challenging behaviours.
To ask the Minister of Education how his Department ensures that all newly-qualified teachers receive adequate teacher training in special educational needs support before entering the classroom.
To ask the Minister of Education whether schools are subject to a limit on the number of children they can refer for educational psychology assessments each year.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any steps being taken to ensure a coordinated approach across all Departments in addressing elder abuse, in line with the priorities in the Programme for Government 2024-2027.
To ask the Minister of Justice whether her Department has considered strengthening legislation to ensure enhanced protection for older victims of various forms of abuse, including financial exploitation.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of individuals aged 55 and over who have been referred for safeguarding interventions in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has undertaken any reviews or consultations on whether the current consent-based safeguarding system adequately protects individuals who may be experiencing abuse.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness of the different forms of abuse that older people can experience, such as financial, physical, emotional and neglect.
I beg to move Thank you, Deputy Speaker. It is my privilege, as the current Chairperson of the Northern Ireland Assembly Women's Caucus, to move the motion. The motion is the second of the mandate to be tabled by the caucus, which is a united, cross-party forum made up of all current women MLAs. It aims to address the…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to ensure the General Dental Contract is reformed and fully implemented by the end of the 2022-2027 mandate to prevent the movement of practitioners towards private care.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any measures being taken to implement the recommendations of the Oral Health Improvement Plans for (i) children; and (ii) the elderly.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any actions his Department has considered to improve access to dental care for vulnerable populations, including children requiring general anaesthetic extractions and elderly patients in care homes.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the measures his Department is taking to ensure that any financial interventions provide sustainable long-term support rather than short-term relief.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any proposals under consideration to top-up fees for NHS dental services in the 2025-26 financial year, particularly in relation to incentivising care for children.