All of Mr Daniel McCrossan’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 Infrastructure how he plans to spend the £39.6 million allocated through the October Monitoring Round towards capital pressures.
To ask the Minister for Communities how he plans to spend the £17 million allocated through the October Monitoring Round to partially mitigate the impact of the cut in winter fuel payments for pensioners.
To ask the Minister of Health whether he has considered adopting Northern Ireland-wide standards for staff training, similar to Scotland, Wales and England.
To ask the Minister of Health whether he has considered creating a bespoke agency to co-ordinate NHS staff training in order to improve consistency and quality, similar to Scotland, Wales and England.
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the latest Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services waiting list figures, which state that 299 patients in the Western Health and Social Care Trust have been waiting for an assessment for over nine weeks, compared to 155 patients in March 2023.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the average time for a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services assessment to take place in the Western Health and Social Care Trust in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of successful appeals against refusals to fund Home to School transport in each of the last five years, broken down by constituency.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of successful applicants for Home to School transport in each of the last five years, broken down by constituency.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the revival of the Portadown to Derry rail line, connecting Omagh and Strabane, as contained in the All-Ireland Strategic Rail Review.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the Farm Incomes in Northern Ireland 2022-2023 report which shows a fall in income for five out of seven farm types.
To ask the Minister for Communities for his assessment of the Renters’ Voice No-Fault Eviction survey findings that states that 62 per cent of respondents said they had delayed reporting a repair to their landlord or letting agent for fear of being evicted.
To ask the Minister for Communities for his assessment of the Simon Community submission to the consultation on the draft Programme for Government, which states that it is concerned with the lack of detail, outcomes, milestones and measurable targets within the draft.
I thank the Member for giving way. She makes a valid point, particularly pointing at the Minister of Finance, given that it was the Minister's party that was so appalled by RHI — they shared our frustration with what was happening — that it collapsed the institutions. Does the Member agree that it is shocking that…
I thank the Member for giving way. He makes important and valid points. Maybe the Minister will shine some light on the fact that the subcommittee that was established to ensure that the recommendations were implemented has not met in this mandate. Does the Member agree that that is appalling, given what was at stake…
I thank the Member for giving way and for drawing attention to some of the clear failings. Will the Member agree that this stinks of lessons that have not been learned by the Civil Service and Departments across Northern Ireland, given the huge crisis that was inflicted on our people as a result of RHI a few years ago?
I thank the Minister for the statement. The Minister's intentions are good with the statement, but I am sure that he will agree that, when it comes to the wider problem, £1·3 million is like lifting a pebble off a mountain. I am sure the Minister will agree that Advice NI does a great job. Surely the funding would…