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, pursuant to AQW 17703/22-27 , why theatre run time has decreased in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust hospitals while increasing in other Health and Social Care Trusts.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail sickness absence rates for (i) his Department; and (ii) each of its arm's-length bodies, in each of the last five years.
No, I am sorry. I do not have any time. All those things are hugely important. However, when we, as a body of politicians, are here deciding on a motion and even on legislation, the evidence that we use should be wide-ranging and broadly based. I thank the young people who are referred to in the text for their…
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. If we look at the positives from the debate, we could say that the Chamber is committed to a society where violence against women and girls is a thing of the past. There is an understanding and a broad consensus on the need to help young people to understand what loving, healthy,…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount he plans to invest in (i) personal protective equipment; and (ii) hygiene consumables in (a) 2024-25; (b) 2025-26; and (c) any subsequent years for which figures are available.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 16901/22-27, whether he will provide that information which is available, short of incurring any disproportionate costs.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) how much assistance he is providing towards general practice indemnity costs this year; and (ii) how this position compares with other parts of the UK.
I thank the Alliance Party Members who tabled the motion. The debate is incredibly important and useful. In addressing the motion, we need to acknowledge and be thankful for the absolutely supreme efforts of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service in trying to keep going in the most difficult of circumstances.…
This has been a very useful session in the Chamber. Will you point to measures that schools can take not just that will produce integration — we know that that is a particular subset — but that can increase inclusivity across the education sectors? I am thinking of increasing the shared education and cultural…
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I am sure that I have got that wrong again. Minister, many times we sit in Committee and then leave scratching our heads and wondering where on earth this is all leading to and where the light is. I am sure that when you leave the Department, you sometimes feel a little bit…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) internal consultancy; and (ii) the external consultancy costs for (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 for an estimate of (i) how the levels of norovirus this winter compare with the last five years; and (ii) the proportion of norovirus that is of the GII.17 subtype.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any actions he has taken to reduce the number of patients that are considered medically fit to leave hospital but are having their discharge delayed.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Relationships and Sexuality Education and Healthy Young Adult Relationships”
Relationships and Sexuality Education and Healthy Young Adult Relationships - Amendment 1 Leave out all after the first ‘report’ and insert: ‘particularly concerns around RSE and understanding of coercive control; calls on the Minister of Education, in keeping with commitments flowing from the Executive’s Ending…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of patients currently considered medically fit to leave hospital who are having their discharge delayed, broken down by (i) hospital; and (ii) the reason for the delay.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the average; and (ii) the longest ambulance handover time for each month in 2024, broken down by Type 1 Emergency Department.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of patients that waited for an ambulance each day since 1 December 2024, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the effectiveness of the process of arriving at contracts for major capital projects in his Department, given that the new Maternity Hospital was declared unsafe within weeks of meeting contractual requirements.