All of Mrs Deborah Erskine’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 whether the newly-commissioned theatre space at the South West Acute Hospital for elective surgery will concentrate solely on NHS waiting list patients.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of (i) hip replacements; and (ii) knee replacements, expected to be carried out via the newly commissioned theatre space at the South West Acute Hospital.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail why the announcement of commissioning theatre space at the South West Acute Hospital was made in the Impartial Reporter newspaper during Assembly recess with no announcement at the time of print made on his Department's website or via the Assembly.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of staff that will be employed following the decision to commission theatre space at the South West Acute Hospital, broken down by band grade.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the investment made in commissioning the two theatre spaces at the South West Acute Hospital; and (ii) whether that investment is only available for this financial year.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail when he signed off on the decision to commission theatre space at the South West Acute Hospital, as reported in the Impartial Reporter newspaper on 30 October 2025.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether the commissioning of theatre space at the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) will aid the return of emergency general surgery at the hospital; and (ii) whether emergency general surgery at the SWAH was part of his decision making in providing investment for the hospital theatre…
To ask the Minister of Health whether there has been any update in relation to the BEST4 study from the ongoing discussions between the HSC Approvals Service, the trial sponsor and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, to resolve the regulatory requirements for the trial to proceed.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any actions his Department have taken to ensure patients can get access to the BEST4 trial of capsule sponge testing for Barrett's oesophagus and oesophagael cancer.
To ask the Minister of Health whether he has received a business case from the (i) Belfast Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, for the management of facial palsy patients who require facial therapy from a specialist therapist as part of their treatment pathway.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any engagement he has had with GP's about the agreed pathway for patients with facial palsy, to assist them with timely and appropriate referrals.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any engagement he has had with the Health and Social Care Trusts in relation to the agreed pathway for patients with facial palsy.
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment on the roll-out and implementation of the pathway to address the waiting times for patients with facial palsy.
To ask the Minister of Education for his assessment on whether it is appropriate for the premises of St Eugene's Primary School, Lisnaskea, to be hosting an event named after a member of the Provisional IRA.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of breaches of Article 87 of the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993, since the Order has been in statute.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any schemes being delivered by the Housing Executive, in the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency, in the 2025-26 financial year.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the current measures that are being taken to monitor the water quality of Lough Erne.