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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 qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Thank you, deputy First Minister, for your unequivocal support for our armed forces; it is important for us to hear that today. Sinn Féin's position seems to be a denial of rights, particularly the rights of people whom they do not like or do not want to have rights. Will you agree that the denial of rights to members…
A democratic society will function only when we obey simple rules, and that rule is that everyone is equal under the law and everyone is equally subject to the law. In the early hours of Sunday 27 September, Mr Justice Humphreys, in an emergency sitting at the High Court, ruled that the case against the Parades…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of abortions that have taken place, in each of the last ten years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the (i) number; and (ii) proportion, of my Assembly Questions for Written Answer to his Department, which remain unanswered on 1 September 2026, in each of the last three years.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the (i) number; and (ii) proportion, of Assembly Questions for Written Answer to his Department, which remain unanswered on 1 September 2026, in each of the last three years, broken down by political party.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail which division or team, within the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, is responsible for new building projects.
Before I address the remarks of the Members opposite, I will bring the House back to the point of remembering that the determination was lawful. It is a determination that was tested in the courts. It is a determination that has the backing of the law in Northern Ireland: that 35 men can walk, with their collarettes,…
Mrs Dodds asked the Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline the conversations that he has had with the agri-food sector, including primary producers and manufacturing businesses, which work very hard to provide food for our nation in the context of rising fuel prices, the soaring costs of…
Drumcree Parade To ask the Minister of Justice, following the High Court ruling that Portadown District LOL No 1 should be permitted to proceed with their traditional parade via the Garvaghy Road, to outline the support she is providing to the Police Service of Northern Ireland to ensure the rule of law is upheld.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline any engagement they have had in relation to the UK-wide Armed Forces Bill currently proceeding through Westminster, which aims to better support veterans.
I thank the Member for giving way. You have talked about the issue of vexatious claims and the law being vague and not precise enough. However, there is also the issue of this law striking fear into people who are practising in a conventional therapist's way. I have quoted this interesting point a number of times —I…
I thank the Minister. Many of those listening to the statement today, and those who have read the trust's statement earlier, will find that there is not a lot new in it. We have known about the staffing pressures at Daisy Hill for a very long time. Indeed, the document reads like a case for consolidating services in…
Minister, I have constituents who come to me with this very perplexing problem. Many of them have to pay for their own injections to relieve their facial palsy symptoms. That is extremely taxing on those individuals. You spoke about funding that had been allocated by the South Eastern Trust for the treatment of facial…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of current Foundation Year 2 Doctors, including the number who have been offered a training post next year (i) in Northern Ireland; (ii) elsewhere in the UK; and (iii) who are awaiting interview, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of Foundation Year 2 Doctors (i) who worked in 2024-2025; and (ii) who received a training post in 2025-26, in (a) Northern Ireland; and (b) elsewhere in the UK, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of additional (i) CT1; and (ii) ST1, training posts, created since the introduction of the new medical school at Ulster University Magee.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps being taken to increase the number of junior doctor training places, beyond the 50 referenced in the Elective Care Framework.
The Member mentions Dr Hilary Cass. There are good things in her review; there are other things that I disagree with. However, regarding puberty blockers, in her review, she said that medical intervention has taken over in treatment provision and that exploration has been made synonymous with conversion therapy when…
I now declare that I need to make some progress on the Bill. The Member talks about clause 7, which is a particularly difficult clause for counsellors, therapists, parents of faith, pastors and teachers. Faith is about embracing faith, but it is also about directional living. It is very difficult to see how, in…
QualifyingCriteria met: Dog-whistle messaging.Gender, sexuality, abortion and related social issues
That is absolutely correct. As I said, clause 2(1)(b) states: "if ... the person has the intent" — how is that to be measured? — "of changing or suppressing the sexual orientation or gender identity". Again, how is that to be measured? How do we measure "fear", "alarm" and "distress"? It is important that we know the…
QualifyingCriteria met: Dog-whistle messaging.Gender, sexuality, abortion and related social issues