All of Ms Diane Forsythe’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 to detail the number of (i) Health and Social Care Trusts; (ii) care workers; and (iii) patients currently being served, affected by the May 2026 announcement by Connected Health that they will withdraw domiciliary care in some rural areas because they can no longer afford to provide it.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 42671/22-27, in relation to students commencing studies in September 2026, whether he will (i) monitor where funded students take up employment following graduation; and (ii) require repayment of fees to his Department when students leave the course before graduation.
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 44757/22-27, to detail any calculations used to derive the figures of £1.1 billion and £3 billion, including all multipliers and sources.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether he will apply for accelerated passage to bring forward the changes in civil law, known as Jade’s Law, removing parental responsibility in cases of domestic homicide.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail his planned timeline to bring forward the changes in civil law, known as Jade’s Law, removing parental responsibility in cases of domestic homicide.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any local assessment has been carried out on the health impact on people in mountainous areas where there are regular fires, in the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any guidance on the response to fires in mountainous areas; and (ii) how that differs from guidance to the response to fires on flat ground and urban areas.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any advice issued by his officials to Civil Service colleagues in other Departments, to advise on prioritising 2026-2027 expenditure.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any engagement his Department has had with the NI Fire and Rescue Service to review guidance on how they respond to fires in mountain areas, in the last five years.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Voluntary and Community Sector Funding”
Voluntary and Community Sector Funding - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘Local Growth Fund by the’ and insert: ‘UK Government; notes that the Northern Ireland Executive has realised savings from European Structural and Investment Fund succession without reinvestment in community and voluntary services; notes the…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline the amount spent by her Department to reimburse members of the public for damage to their vehicles caused by potholes or poor quality roads, in each of the last three years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether the Graduated Driver Licensing terms, from October 2026, will apply to everyone aged 17 to 23 who are already driving, or only to those who newly obtain a driving within this age bracket.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she costed the additional resourcing to local PSNI to manage the terms and conditions of the Graduated Driver Licensing plans.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she consulted with car insurance companies on whether they will recognise the Graduated Driver Licensing plans, by reducing insurance premiums for young drivers.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether the Graduated Driver Licensing will apply to 17 to 23 year olds for (i) tractor and agricultural driving licences; (ii) HGV Licences; (iii) trailer Licences; and (iv) van Licences.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the rationale for the requirement that a GP must sign off on an individual working or completing a placement as a childcare worker, and for the sharing of personal health records with potential employers.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any engagement she has had with the childcare sector and HMRC regarding barriers in adopting the workplace nursery model.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any engagement she has had with the Minister of Health on the requirement for GP sign-off on childcare workers.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 44426/22-27, whether she would consider establishing new or informal localised processes to alert her Department of accident hotspots, in light of the high proportion of road traffic collisions which are not reported or attended to by the PSNI.
I thank the Minister for his answer. We are under incredible financial pressure, and Departments are being required to prioritise some things over others. Some Departments are spending a lot more than others on their journey to achieve climate policies. Is there or should there be a requirement to isolate that…
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the amount within his Departmental budget that has been spent on working towards meeting the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 targets, in each of the past three years.