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 for an update on the investigation into the timing and approval of handover of the new Maternity Hospital to the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust in March 2024.
To ask the Minister of Health to outline any assessment that has been made as to whether the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice has been subsidising additional respite bed nights for Health and Social Care Trusts at below the actual cost of care.
The debate has thrown up some interesting issues. I will start by saying that I will unapologetically talk about innocent victims of terrorism. I agreed with Patsy McGlone when he said that innocent victims of terrorism, no matter where they are from, demand truth and justice. However, innocent victims of terrorism…
Uncertain: close callLegacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarismCriteria met: Identity framing.
Before I make my remarks, I, like other Members, acknowledge the work of Alma White — I could not quite see her in the Public Gallery — and Caleb's cause. We would not be debating this today were it not for the people in the Public Gallery. We owe them a debt of gratitude for highlighting the issue. Such is the…
Thank you to the Opposition for the motion. It is always encouraging when parties in the House are willing to think about ways in which we can do things better. I welcome that, although there are issues that we would need to iron out before such a process or provision would be necessary. That is important. It is also…
I will continue, Minister, from where you left off. I spoke directly to Sandra Courtney over the weekend. She wants me to ask the question that, she said, was not answered on Thursday when you met the Ladies with Letters. In fact, she went further and said that she was not individually invited to the event on Thursday…
Thank you, Minister. One of the things that frustrates us greatly — you will understand what I am talking about, because we have spoken about it — is the length of time that it takes significant planning applications that have an economic impact to get through the system. What are you doing to measure the length of…
Decision not to commission a public inquiry into issues related to Northern Ireland Cervical Screening Programme Decision not to commission a public inquiry into issues related to Northern Ireland Cervical Screening Programm
Atherton Report on Cervical Screening Programme To ask the Minister of Health if he will explain to the House how he will hold those responsible for the cervical screening scandal to account in light of The Atherton Report which describes significant failings with the service.
The Irish Government’s Failure to Cooperate on Legacy Cases That this Assembly condemns the Irish Government’s failure to cooperate with the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery or to establish separate investigative processes addressing the legacy of the past; notes the pain and trauma…
It is acknowledged across the Chamber that there are very difficult decisions in any forthcoming Budget process, and there are responsibilities to be borne by politicians in the Assembly as well as by our national Government at Westminster. We all agree, and I have heard it across the Chamber during the debate, that…
To ask the Minister of Health whether he will instruct the Public Health Agency to urgently investigate the issue of childhood cancer clusters in the Mid Ulster Area.
Strengthening Homecare Provision - Amendment 1 After ‘unmet care;’ insert: ‘expresses particular concern regarding the potential withdrawal of services from rural areas; believes there is a crisis in social care which is impacting patient flow in hospitals;’
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to provide the longest and shortest response times from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency to planning applications in the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) whether he has received the report on the review of cervical screening; and (ii) the anticipated date of its publication.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of Assembly Questions for Written Answer to his Department for which answers remain outstanding at 1 March 2026 for (i) the 2025-26 session; and (b) the 2024-25 session and earlier, where no draft response has yet been provided by officials.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of Assembly Questions for Written Answer to his Department for which answers remained outstanding at 1 March 2026 from (i) myself; and (ii) other Members, broken down by political party, for (a) 2025-26 session; and (b) the 2024-25 session and earlier.
We have been talking about a women's health strategy and action plan since devolution was restored, so I am glad to hear that there will be progress, even if it is late in the day. Women's health and the attitude to it are marked by inequalities. There are inequalities in Northern Ireland, but there are also…
Once again, a crisis in domiciliary care is being talked about in the news cycle. This time, an independent provider is saying that it will withdraw services in rural areas. I wish that I could say that this is a new crisis, but it is part of a continuing crisis that, I am sad to say, the Minister has refused to…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any investigations that have taken place into the performance of individual clinicians at the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust on the insertion of pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillators, in the last ten years.