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Mr Danny Donnelly: Assembly records
All of Mr Danny Donnelly’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I beg to move We tabled the motion on behalf of the patients who are waiting hours for an ambulance; those who are waiting outside a full A&E in the back of an ambulance, unable to get in; and for the patients who are in overcrowded emergency departments on trolleys, chairs and, appallingly, as we have seen, even on…
To ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the 17 December 2025 article released by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine that there were 1,122 deaths associated with long Emergency Department waits in 2024. (i) to detail any steps that are being taken to monitor and reduce mortality linked to these prolonged…
To ask the Minister of Health, in light of the decision by NHS England to expand routine access to abiraterone for prostate cancer, and with similar availability in Scotland and Wales, to detail when this treatment will be available in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) how health economic analysis is incorporated into his Department's decision making, including service prioritisation and budget decisions; (ii) the number of staff within his Department who hold professional accreditation, specifically in health economics; and (iii) his…
Since early 2019, paediatric pathology services in Northern Ireland have effectively ceased. Instead of those essential examinations being carried out locally, hundreds of families have had to send their babies to Liverpool for post-mortem examinations, with the figure being, I think, 1,105 infants and children since…
As an East Antrim MLA, I very much welcome the MDT roll-out. It will benefit GP practices and patients. The Minister mentioned the professions that will be involved. He will also be aware of the high vacancy rates in social work across Northern Ireland; they are as high as 50% in some areas. What is the Minister doing…
I certainly welcome the investment in the health service. I note the £495 million for reducing our scandalous waiting lists, which is a Programme for Government commitment, and the funding for the mother and children's hospital at the Royal Victoria Hospital site. Does the Minister agree that significant overspends in…
Thanks to the Minister for that answer. He has indicated that the DUP is blocking changes to the early payment discount and the maximum capital value. As mentioned, those changes would raise money to support small businesses here. What rationale, if any, has been offered for that position?
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the average ambulance turnaround time at Emergency Departments in December 2025; and (ii) the performance of the Emergency Departments against the two-hour ambulance turnaround target in the Overarching Winter Preparedness Plan 2025-26.
Waiting Lists Affecting Winter Preparedness That this Assembly deplores the appalling pressures being faced by both patients and staff in emergency departments; expresses particular concern that this was entirely foreseeable but that planning was not carried out early enough; expresses alarm at the ongoing failure to…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount of the medical negligence settlement expenditure paid by Health and Social Care Trusts (i) in 2024-25, totalling over £69 million; and (ii) in 2023-24, totalling over £41 million, related to cases where liability was accepted.
To ask the Minister of Health, given that the Central Access Point (CAP) is currently funded by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, to detail (i) why CAP is not currently funded by his Department; (ii) how that was decided; and (iii) any plans for his Department to provide future funding for CAP.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of (i) adults; and (ii) children, currently awaiting assessment for ADHD, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
Just so that I understand you clearly, Minister, you said that, due to financial pressures, you were unable to progress any of the recommendations: is that your current position?
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I endorse the FightForNeuro campaign, which was launched in Stormont in November of this year. That campaign is testament to the powerful stories of those with lived experience, and it highlights the urgent need to address the gaps identified in neurological care following…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail who will decide and set the time bound, measurable actions targeted to progress the Disability Strategy outcomes mentioned in his statement to the Assembly today.
Without wishing to extend the seasonal metaphors, that is Christmas fudge. The Economy Minister is in China. Does the deputy First Minister accept that such overseas engagements are happening without an Executive-agreed framework and that the lack of strategy is potentially damaging to Northern Ireland at a time when…