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 the five most common reasons for those over the age of 65 to be admitted to hospital through an accident and emergency department in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail his plans for improving career and employment opportunities for those with special educational needs after they reach the age of 19.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on plans to allow drivers, who passed their driving test from 1 January 1997, to tow a trailer with a maximum weight of 3,500kg without undergoing a separate test, similar to the rest of the United Kingdom.
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail the work he has undertaken, and plans to undertake, with employers and industry leaders in relation to the employment of people with physical and learning disabilities, including those who had statements of special educational needs while at school; and (ii) for an…
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) for an update on the development of an active ageing strategy; and (ii) whether he will commit to securing the future of Linking Generations NI by making up the current shortfall in the organisation’s funding.
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of how the change from tax credits to Universal Credit, and the application process for free dental treatment, has impacted the number of people registered as eligible for free dental treatment in the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the Family Practitioner Services General Dental Statistics for Northern Ireland 2023-24, how these statistics will be used to determine the level of unmet need in NHS dentistry.
To ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the Family Practitioner Services General Dental Statistics for Northern Ireland 2023-24, how the data on the geographical variance of the number of NHS dental treatments being carried out will be used to inform policy to ensure the availability of NHS dentists across…
To ask the Minister of Health, in relation to data from the Family Practitioner Services General Dental Statistics for Northern Ireland 2023-24. to detail the reasons for the drop in NHS dental treatments being carried out on children and adults in the last ten years.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the work that (i) has gone into; and (ii) is going into (a) determining the features of land bordering rivers, lakes and streams that places them at greater risk of eutrophication, for instance, land use, size and any other factor; and (b)…
To ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the General Pharmaceutical Services for Northern Ireland Annual Statistics 2023/24, (i) to detail any work planned to better understand the reasons for the more than 10 per cent difference in the proportion of females being prescribed anti-depressants compared to males;…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the work that is planned to explore the benefits of non-pharmaceutical treatments of depression compared to pharmaceutical treatments, including potential side-effects.
To ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the General Pharmaceutical Services for Northern Ireland Annual Statistics 2023/24, to detail the reasons why the ingredient cost per prescription is nearly 30 per cent higher in Northern Ireland than in England and Wales.
To ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the General Pharmaceutical Services for Northern Ireland Annual Statistics 2023/24, to detail the work that (i) is being done; and (ii) is planned to explore and address the link between ill health and deprivation levels.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail his plans for enabling and supporting areas outside Belfast to engage in, and benefit from, the seven economic sectors he identified for growth at the Digital DNA Conference.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) what plans he will put in place to reverse the decline of the number of adults registered with an NHS dentist; and (ii) , in relation to the General Dental Services Statistics 2023/24 that states 66 per cent of adults are registered with an NHS dentist, for his assessment of whether…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans he has to facilitate the creation of more carers' hubs, similar to that starting at the Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre, Limavady.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any plans he has to work with (i) banks; (ii) Post Offices; and (iii) other stakeholders to facilitate the creation of more banking hubs in East Londonderry.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for his assessment of the impact of road safety advertising in reducing the number of deaths on our roads; and (ii) to detail the amount his Department has spent on such advertising in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Justice (i) to detail any plans she has to review legislation on the purchase and use of BB guns; and (ii) for her assessment of how current legislation is implemented.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount spent on private ambulances in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the work he is engaged in to develop and improve licensing systems, regulations and requirements for those operating animal services, including (i) rehoming; (ii) boarding; (iii) walking; (iv) day-care; (v) breeding; and (vi) grooming.
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail the date when the term of the current Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland comes to an end; and (ii) for an update on the recruitment process and progress of finding his replacement.