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Mrs Diane Dodds: Assembly records
All of Mrs Diane Dodds’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Thank you to the Opposition for tabling the motion because this is an important debate. It is an opportunity, Minister, for us to change lives by providing a 24/7 service. That makes sense in every way. It makes sense because of the amazing outcomes that can happen but also because the quality of life of someone who…
Thank you, Minister. It appears that the dispute is escalating in its intolerance and intransigence. In the meantime, victims are suffering. I am ever so glad that the McNally family will be able to see the justice process starting for their daughter. There is huge trauma for families in not knowing whether a trial…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any translation and interpreter costs, incurred by (i) her Department; and (ii) each of its arm's-length bodies, over each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any translation and interpreter costs, incurred by (i) her Department; and (ii) each of its arm's-length bodies, over each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any translation and interpreter costs, incurred by (i) his Department; and (ii) each of its arm's-length bodies, over each of the last five years.
I thank the proposers of the motion and of the amendment for this important debate. We will support both. This is an important issue and one on which many of us across the House get a lot of attention from constituents. When I think of ADHD, I think of the impact on people. I think of young people I have met who have…
My colleagues have rightly focused on the issue of children transferring to adult services, but, for many adults with disabilities, there is a real issue with care packages. In a recent answer that you, Minister, gave to my colleague Diane Forsythe, the position as of 1 December 2025 in relation to care packages that…
Over the last number of weeks, we have had considerable mention in the press about waiting times in our emergency departments, with the median waiting time being 13 hours and 36 minutes. In Causeway Hospital in the month of January, the longest waiting time for a handover from the ambulance to the ED was over 19 hours…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any translation and interpreter costs, incurred by (i) his Department; and (ii) each of its arm's-length bodies, over each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any translation and interpreter costs, incurred by (i) his Department; and (ii) each of its arm's-length bodies, over each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any translation and interpreter costs, incurred by (i) his Department; and (ii) each of its arm's-length bodies, over each of the last five years.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any translation and interpreter costs, incurred by (i) his Department; and (ii) each of its arm's-length bodies, over each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any translation and interpreter costs, incurred by (i) her Department; and (ii) each of its arm's-length bodies, over each of the last five years.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline any progress that has been made on the implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of staff in (i) her Department; and (ii) each of its arm's-length bodies, currently on (a) sickness absence; (b) the durations of those absences; and (c) the longest absence in each organisation.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of children with with acquired brain injuries, enrolled in 2024-2025; and (ii) how this data was collected.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of staff in (i) his Department; and (ii) each of its arm's-length bodies, currently on (a) sickness absence; (b) the durations of those absences; and (c) the longest absence in each organisation.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of staff in (i) her Department; and (ii) each of its arm's-length bodies, currently on (a) sickness absence; (b) the durations of those absences; and (c) the longest absence in each organisation.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of staff in (i) his Department; and (ii) each of its arm's-length bodies, currently on (a) sickness absence; (b) the durations of those absences; and (c) the longest absence in each organisation.
Early Diagnosis and Cutting Waiting Lists To ask the Minister of Health whether he will bring forward a plan similar to that announced by Health Secretary Wes Streeting focused on early diagnosis and cutting waiting lists that will ensure that three quarters of patients are surviving cancer for at least 5 years by…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of staff in (i) his Department; and (ii) each of its arm's-length bodies, currently on (a) sickness absence; (b) the durations of those absences; and (c) the longest absence in each organisation.
Minister, people who are listening will be disappointed. Your answers are about what we may be able to do rather than about what we can do. I direct your attention to something that your Department can and should do. Just a few weeks ago, a pothole appeared on the Lurgan Road out of Banbridge, and around eight to 10…
That is all very interesting, Minister. I note that, in your statement to the House on 12 January, you referenced the delivery of the maternity hospital: are you aware that the maternity hospital is now two years late in that it cannot be used? It is unsafe — signs tell people not to drink the water — and remedial…