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.
I echo the comments of my constituency colleague. Many people in Ballykelly are quite frustrated with the ongoing scheme and would like to have seen the investment being made in a bypass. I appreciate that a bypass would probably require substantially more investment. Will the Minister commit to come to Ballykelly to…
The Minister has acknowledged that there is a cliff edge at 18 years for those with special educational needs. Is there scope to extend his proposed legislation for those with special education needs, not necessarily to compel them to stay in education to an older age but to enable them to do so where a special school…
Extension of Sitting on Monday 21 October 2024 under Standing Order 10(3A) That, in accordance with Standing Order 10(3A), the sitting on Monday 21 October 2024 be extended to no later than 7.30pm.
To ask the Minister of Finance how she intends to protect victims of domestic abuse against financial coercion during the no fault divorce process in her proposed legislation.
To ask the Minister of Education (i) to detail any concerns raised with him by parents and schools in relation to education provision for those over 18 years old with special educational needs; and (ii) for his assessment of enabling special schools as a setting for education and training for those up to 25 years old.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 14277/22-27, to detail (i) the wildlife interventions he is considering in the Bovine TB Eradication Strategy; and (ii) whether he intends to legislate for a badger cull during the 2022-2027 mandate.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the increase in badger population in Northern Ireland in the last 20 years; (ii) how this compares with other regions of the UK and Ireland; (iii) how this increase has impacted on other wildlife populations, including hedgehog and bumble…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the (i) current; and (ii) projected annual cost to (a) the public purse; and (b) farmers by not implementing a Bovine TB Eradication Strategy as soon as possible.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps being taken to ensure that older people have equal access to healthcare services and are not subject to ageism in treatment and delays in diagnosis.
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on improved and timely access to social care services for older people, including domiciliary care packages that fully satisfy their assessed requirements.
To ask the Minister of Finance (i) how he is addressing digital exclusion among older people, ensuring they are not left behind as services become more reliant on digital platforms; and (ii) for his assessment of the provision of non-digital alternatives.
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) for an update on work to develop a loneliness strategy; and (ii) to detail any discussion he has had with Executive colleagues towards this aim.
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the progress towards implementing and resourcing age-friendly initiatives to ensure that older people are supported in their communities.
To ask the Minister of Justice, further to the Committee for Justice seeking an extension to the Committee Stage of the Justice Bill, when she expects to introduce the Sentencing Bill.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the levels of suicide in young males; and (ii) to detail the action he is taking to address this.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any conversations he has had to enable the Housing Executive to borrow against their rents to raise income for building new houses.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) why the annual rise, in line with the Consumer Price Inflation, for the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Pension Scheme is not applied at the beginning of the fiscal year; (ii) whether this rise will be backdated to April each year; and (iii) whether there are…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of children currently awaiting percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy insertion surgery; (ii) how long is the current waiting list; (iii) the actions he has taken to reduce this waiting list; (iv) whether he has engaged private healthcare providers to reduce the…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the current waiting time for dental surgery which requires general anaesthetic; and (ii) the steps he is taking to reduce waiting lists for dental treatments which require general anaesthetic.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how statutory consultees under his Department consider the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 when considering planning applications.
As a representative of East Londonderry, a rural constituency where farming is the heart of our community, I welcome the debate to address such a critical issue: the imminent end of the basic payment scheme, or single farm payment. That scheme has provided essential support to farmers across Northern Ireland for…
I rise to address an issue that will not surprise the deputy First Minister. This is quickly becoming one of the defining challenges of our time, and it is the rapid ageing of Northern Ireland's population and the urgent need for public services to adapt to that reality. Northern Ireland is ageing more quickly than…