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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.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQO 2406/22-27, whether a value for money assessment has been carried out on the £2,251 spent on commissioning and producing the dossier entitled, The Family Footsteps of JD Vance, in light of reports that the researcher carrying out the project had told his Department…
I thank the Minister for giving way. Does he think that, if there were on-site testing facilities and people knew that they were going somewhere where they could get the substance tested and make an informed decision, that could encourage them not to imbibe substances before they went to a festival?
I thank Órlaithí and the other Sinn Féin MLAs for tabling this important motion. We have attended many events at which we have spoken to people who have lost loved ones to drugs and substance overdose. It is a serious issue across our society, so it is good that we are debating it today and thinking about what we can…
It really was a summer for sport on the Antrim coast. In my East Antrim constituency, Glenarm held the thirty-third All-Ireland Coastal Rowing Championships. The event returned to the North for the first time in 12 years and delivered one of the most successful weekends in memory. It was entirely volunteer-led,…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans he has to expand training opportunities for healthcare professionals in migraine diagnosis and management.
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. Between 2020 and 2023, the average length of time for an endometriosis diagnosis in Northern Ireland increased from eight years and six months to nine years and five months. Women here sit for almost a decade in, as we have heard, debilitating pain and with an increased risk…
The Minister will be aware that the importance of reading is promoted through the Sure Start programme. Does he have any plans to expand that provision further in Northern Ireland as part of the forthcoming early learning and childcare strategy?
Mr Donnelly asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, noting that today marks the start of Northern Ireland Environment Week, which has a particular focus on peatland restoration, to update the House on the peatland strategy.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has carried out any assessment of the impact on workforce retention and patient outcomes in relation to the lack of progression from band 5 to band 6 for many registered nurses, compared to colleagues in other healthcare professions.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail when he will introduce a mandatory reporting duty for health professionals regarding female genital mutilation, in line with England and Wales.
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month That this Assembly recognises September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month; notes that approximately 135 children and young people under 25 are diagnosed with cancer each year in Northern Ireland, around 60 of whom are children; acknowledges that cancer remains the leading cause of…
To ask the Minister of Education whether he will take forward recommendations contained within the Independent Review of Education in relation to the creation of jointly managed community schools.
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. First they came for the migrants, and I did not speak out, because I was not a migrant. Members may be aware of the famous poem 'First They Came' by Martin Niemöller. Although I changed the group, the point stands. Niemöller was a prominent Lutheran pastor in Germany who originally…
Thanks to the Minister for that answer. I know that that will be disappointing to people. Given that the number of people who benefit from the independent living fund in Northern Ireland is reducing, will the Minister commit to keeping the same number of places open and open them to new applicants?
Last November, the chair of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine called the Minister's winter preparedness plan "too little, too late". Will the Minister give a timeline for the release of this year's winter preparedness plan and outline the lessons learned? How will it improve the ability of A&E departments and…
Mr Donnelly asked the Minister of Health, given that he will be aware of the benefits to disabled people who were able to qualify for the independent living fund before it was closed in 2010, and given the research showing the economic benefit of more than £10 of social value of return for every £1 invested in that…
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline the steps his Department took to verify the accuracy of genealogical and DNA claims before commissioning and producing the dossier entitled, The Family Footsteps of JD Vance.
The ongoing slaughter in Gaza is the number-one issue that I receive correspondence about by a huge distance. I get letters, phone calls, emails and visits to the office. People are absolutely appalled by what is going on. However, it is not about us, although the whataboutery on the issue is, sadly, predictable. Your…
Thank you. I heard you say that you support criticism of, or that you have criticised, the Israeli state at times. I have yet to hear any criticism of the Israeli state and Israeli state actions in what you have said. Can you clarify that?
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. The motion is about fairness and consistency. It is about ensuring that people in Northern Ireland who rely on mental health services have the same protections wherever their care is delivered and whoever delivers it. A court judgement in England exposed a serious flaw. It…