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.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for their assessment of the tariffs recently announced by the President of the United States of America.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, further to power outages at Heathrow airport as a result of a fire, to outline whether she has undertaken a review of all critical infrastructure.
I thank the Member for answering on behalf of the Commission. It is good to know that we are making plans to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Before I came in, I went into the Senate Chamber and read the inscription of gratitude: the Senate Chamber was used as an operations room by the Royal Air Force during the…
I thank the Member for giving way. He has made really important points about the vast area that Craigavon Area Hospital covers. It services a huge part of Northern Ireland. The motion today contains a relatively modest demand for the Health Minister; it is just to get the programme of development started. It is…
I beg to move Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. The motion highlights the importance of progressing the major rebuild at Craigavon Area Hospital. I remind the House that Craigavon Area Hospital serves the whole of the south of Northern Ireland. It has approximately 240,000 people in its catchment area, and it covers five…
I want to comment on the latest developments in the legislative process for the assisted suicide Bill at Westminster. Before I do so, I want to make it absolutely clear that the DUP is a pro-life party and finds the Bill abhorrent in all its proposals. Kim Leadbeater, the sponsor of the Bill, has been forced, against…
Driving Forward Quality Standards for Diabetes Care That this Assembly recognises the rising prevalence of diabetes in Northern Ireland; stresses the importance of diabetes technology in managing diabetes and improving the quality of life of those affected; highlights that the National Diabetes Audit undertaken in…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of live animals exported for slaughter from Northern Ireland to (i) countries within the EU other than the Republic of Ireland; and (ii) countries outside the EU, in each year since 2022.
To ask the Minister of Education to outline what steps he is taking to ensure the Education Authority produces business cases in a timely manner for those schools involved in the School Enhancement Programme.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of (i) adults; and (ii) children awaiting an assessment for autism, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of (i) adults; and (ii) children that received an assessment for autism in each of the last three years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of employees in the Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency in each of the last ten years.
I thank the Member for giving way and for building up a really good picture of the road network around Craigavon Area Hospital. It is indeed a fairly congested and very busy place. Do you agree that, before there are any moves to open up roads that would impact on private developments, residents should be consulted…
I thank the Member for giving way. She makes an important point about schools. In a briefing paper that I have seen, the controlled sector made the point that the 2016 report to which the Member who opened the debate referred addresses the cost of unoccupied places at schools but does not address the fact that schools…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of times an ambulance was unavailable to respond to a 999 call due to having been waiting at a hospital to hand over a patient during each month of (i) 2024; and (ii) 2025.
To ask the Minister of Health to list the dates on which meetings of the project working group set up in 2023 to develop a cancer research strategy and chaired by Professor Ian Young took place.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) for an update on the development of a draft cancer research strategy; and (ii) when he envisages public consultation will commence on the strategy.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of whole time equivalent (i) social workers employed; and (ii) social worker vacancies in children’s disability services, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.