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 Minister of Health (i) for his estimate of the annual costs of dementia; and (ii) whether an assessment has been made on how this will change over the next two decades.
To ask the Minister of Health to provide a breakdown of (i) administration; and (ii) management costs in (a) his Department; and (b) each of its arm's-length bodies in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 20712/22-27, to detail the number of times the two-hour backstop, introduced in February 2023 to reduce long waits outside Emergency Departments, was breached on each day in (i) December 2024; and (ii) January 2025.
To ask the Minister of Health to provide a breakdown of the overall costs for (i) the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service; (ii) the Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency; (iii) the Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery; (iv) the Northern Ireland Social Care…
I thank the Member very much for giving way. I listened carefully to his arguments around the tobacco products directive. I was in the European Parliament when we debated it. Of course, the difference between the Windsor framework and the legacy of EU laws and the new laws coming in is that we have no say in the new…
We have heard a lot of deflection from the Minister of Justice today, and a lot of instances of her saying, "It's not my responsibility". However, there is a responsibility on all of us in the House to uphold the rule of law and to support those officers who uphold the rule of law. Does the Minister accept that the…
Thank you, Minister. I know that you will agree that the voluntary and community sector directly helps those who are most in need at their point of need. We listened with interest to the Secretary of State's speech last week. Do you think that he has any idea of the impact that his Government's Budget decisions will…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any actions that were requested of the contractor by the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust during the defects liability period for new regional Maternity Hospital.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any actions taken at the new regional Maternity Hospital by the contractor during the defects liability period.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount paid to Legionella specialists Hydrop in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. Lots of people, when asked for their opinion on devolution, say clearly that they had high hopes for change, particularly in the health system. The motion and the amendment reflect the frustration and, indeed, the cynicism out there at the pace of change. Minister, it is not…
Thursday 30 January was Stroke Prevention Day. In Northern Ireland, around 4,000 people every year suffer from a stroke. Worryingly, that number has been increasing over the past 20 years, particularly among people of working age. Strokes change lives in an instant. It is important that we have the most up-to-date…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail when (i) he; and (ii) his officials were first made aware of concerns about medical gas pipework in the new regional Maternity Hospital.
To ask the Minister of Health whether the domestic water system in (i) the neonatal unit; (ii) the maternity theatres; and (iii) other specific areas in the new regional Maternity Hospital can be separated off from the overall system of the wider hospital.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) for an estimate of the volume of water required per month for the flushing regime proposed for the new regional Maternity Hospital; and (ii) to detail the associated cost.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) for an estimate of the amount of water that has been required thus far to flush the water system of the new regional Maternity Hospital; and (ii) to detail the associated cost.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any progress made in increasing the availability of meaningful day activity for those with a learning disability.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any progress made in ensuring the availability of appropriate accommodation for those with a learning disability.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline any conversations he has had with the Minister of Finance for additional money to offset the rise in employers' National Insurance contributions for the voluntary and community sector.