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Ms Diana Armstrong: Assembly records
All of Ms Diana Armstrong’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 the Economy to detail any steps her Department is taking to ensure that delivery companies operating in Northern Ireland, meet acceptable standards for timely delivery.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the process for the (a) reporting of; and (b) disposing of, dead wild birds suspected of having had avian influenza; and (ii) any guidance provided to the public and landowners in such cases.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any coordination that exists between his Department and the Public Health Agency in relation to the removal of wild bird carcasses from public spaces.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any responsibilities of (i) local councils; and (ii) public sector landowners, for the safe disposal of dead wild birds found on public land.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) any steps taken once highly pathogenic avian influenza is confirmed in a specific area; and (ii) how this affects further wild bird testing.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any criteria used by his Department to determine which dead wild birds are collected for avian influenza surveillance purposes.
Ms D Armstrong asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether, in light of the ongoing escalation of TB, which, as her colleague said, has cost £75 million this year and is likely to cost more by the end of this financial year, alongside an outbreak of avian flu and now the risk of…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients recovering from surgery can obtain the necessary medical certificates for work without delay.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department will review the current telephone triage and call-back system in GP practices to ensure that non-urgent but essential requests, such as medical certificates, are processed in a timely manner.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any guidance provided to GP practices on prioritising requests for medical certificates following hospital discharge.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any consideration given to allowing nurse practitioners or other qualified healthcare professionals to issue initial medical certificates where a GP is unavailable, in order to reduce delays for patients.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has assessed the adequacy of current GP practice systems for issuing first-time medical certificates, especially where hospital discharge letters are available.
I thank the Minister for attending. Among my colleagues on the Committee for the Economy, there is unanimity in supporting the statutory regulations. We recognise that the RHI scheme must work towards its end point, which is necessary to allow other renewable energy schemes to come into play. However, as others have…
Minister, thank you for your statement. I commend you for the swift action that was taken at the weekend. You mentioned at least a couple of times in your statement the fact that there is no risk to public health. What measures are you taking to communicate the message more widely to consumers that meat and lamb are…
Minister, following the Labour Government's U-turn on their manifesto commitment to grant all workers first-day rights to claim unfair dismissal, will you also recommend the same measure in the 'good jobs' Bill in Northern Ireland?
Minister, thank you for your statement. I also reference the fatalities on the Derrylin Road in Fermanagh at the weekend. Having been out there, it was clear to me how that accident could have happened. I appeal to DFI to consider replenishing the road markings there — they are desperately in need of it — so that they…
Thank you, Minister, for your statement. I am pleased that you referred to the difficulties with VAT for the hospitality sector in particular. Moving ahead to the multi-year Budget, the hospitality industry and, indeed, retail are looking at a lean season post Christmas. What can you recommend post Christmas for the…
Last Thursday, the Health Committee met in the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) in Enniskillen. Whilst Parliament Buildings is, no doubt, a hugely impressive location to work from, I have found, in my relatively short time as an MLA, that the opportunity to engage directly with organisations and to visit their…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any tree planting scheme in place to replace the extensive damage to forestry following Storm Éowyn at Castle Archdale Country Park.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the number of pine martens at Castle Archdale Country Park; and (ii) any actions his Department is taking to protect the species following extensive damage to their habitat due to Storm Éowyn.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the number of red squirrels at Castle Archdale Country Park; and (ii) any actions his Department is taking to protect the species following damage caused to their habitat due to Storm Éowyn.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any measures in place to protect the ancient oak tree at Castle Archdale Country Park.
Tackling Scams and Improving Public Protection That this Assembly notes with concern the rising number, and sophistication, of online, telephone, postal and doorstep scams targeting individuals and businesses across Northern Ireland; further notes the serious financial and emotional harm caused to victims, many of…