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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 of Health to detail any steps he is taking to reduce cancer inequalities, in light of the Cancer Research UK February 2025 report entitled UK Cancer Mortality by Deprivation that found cancer death rates are around 45 per cent higher for people living in the most deprived areas of Northern Ireland…
To ask the Minister for Communities how his Department ensures that timely financial support is available when it is most needed for children and young people with cancer and their families, in light of Young Lives vs Cancer's The Cost of Waiting research, which states that 57 per cent of these patients in Northern…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any consideration given to streamlining the application process for disability benefits and removing the need for a qualifying period for those whose conditions and their impacts can be evidenced using medical evidence to determine eligibility, such as children and young…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans in place to improve application processes for disability benefits in order to reduce stress and administrative burden on children and young people with cancer and their families, who are already experiencing significant stress and disruption following their…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any assessment made of the impact of debt on households with a child or young person with cancer, in light of Young Lives vs Cancer's The Cost of Waiting research, which states that 3 in 5 of these affected households in Northern Ireland must borrow money whilst waiting…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any engagement his Department has had with Young Lives vs Cancer and similar organisations in relation to reforms to the disability benefits system to better support children and young people with cancer.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether his Department is monitoring the availability of routine GP appointments; and (ii) to detail any actions being taken to support practices in restoring pre-pandemic levels of access for non-urgent care.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps being taken to ensure patients have access to routine, non-urgent GP appointments, given that many practices continue to operate on an emergency-only basis despite the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any measures his Department is taking to address current and future workforce shortages within imaging services; and (ii) any funding he will make available to update obsolete equipment to ensure the rising demand for services can be met.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the Northern Ireland Audit Office March 2025 report entitled Health and Social Care Imaging Services; (ii) to detail any steps he will take to address the growing gap between demand and capacity for imaging services; and (iii) to detail any financial support he…
I thank the Minister for her answer. Minister, you stated that you were able to fund 14 initiatives. I am aware that one of those — the Family First programme — supports people in my constituency. Are you able to say a bit more about the services that can be provided by that scheme?
I am pleased to speak in support of the motion, which highlights the challenge facing thousands of people across Northern Ireland: the growing impact of diabetes on individuals, families and our health service. I thank Cheryl Brownlee, a DUP member, for tabling the motion for debate. I had not heard of the balloon…
I thank the First Minister for her answer. We have seen a recent example in Lisburn, as well as examples in the past few years outside new housing developments in places as far afield as Antrim and Dungannon, of flags and symbols being intentionally used to intimidate local residents. What steps are being taken to end…
There is great instability and uncertainty in global trade due to the Trump tariffs. Does the First Minister recognise the ongoing damage caused by trade friction of any kind and the need to maximise the benefits of Northern Ireland being able to trade at least for goods in all directions as freely as possible?
Mr Donnelly asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on how work to tackle paramilitarism intersects with the work to promote good relations.
To ask the Minister for Communities how frequently the findings of the Gambling Survey for Great Britain, which collects the region’s official statistics on gambling behaviour in Great Britain, is published.
Community pharmacy has been identified as a key part of the response to additional winter pressures. Will the Minister invest in stabilising that sector in order to maximise the role that it plays in supporting the health service to respond to additional winter pressures and meeting patients' needs closer to home?
There is worldwide scientific consensus that climate change is happening and is man-made, resulting from the burning of fossil fuels. Organisations such as NASA, the Royal Society and the Met Office are all very clear on that. Does the Member know better than them?
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. On behalf of the Committee, I thank all Members for their contributions and thank the Minister for his response to the debate. I look forward to engagement with the Minister and the Department on taking the issue forward and on how we might empower and support our community and voluntary…