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, pursuant to AQW 37873/22-27, for his assessment of why the Southern Health and Social Care Trust is significantly more challenged in care worker staffing than other areas.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the cost of the January 2026 report Ernst & Young LLP Report on Mental Health Strategy Action 17: Community and Voluntary Sector Review.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the (i) salary; and (ii) travel and subsistence costs, of The Northern Ireland Civil Service Pension Board, in each of the last three financial years.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the (i) salary; and (ii) travel and subsistence costs, of the Civil Service Appeal Board, in each of the last three financial years.
To ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the most recent data and trends published by NISRA, on attendance at grant-aided primary, post-primary and special schools in 2024-2025.
I was incredibly disappointed to watch last week's Communities Committee meeting, especially when I heard my fellow South Down MLA Sinn Féin's Cathy Mason shamefully refer to the Minister's support for Ulster Scots and the marching bands community as "vanity projects". That is incredibly offensive, especially to those…
FlaggedIrish language, Ulster-Scots and language policyCriteria met: Identity framing, Cultural grievance politics, Controversy escalation.
Does the deputy First Minister agree that Treasury should not only fund Northern Ireland to its level of need but work alongside the Executive to ensure delivery of reform of the Civil Service to drive the efficiencies that are required?
Minister, I welcome the change in policy. Last Monday in the House, you accused Members who had raised legitimate concerns from businesses of not knowing what they were talking about. You said that you had the evidence for how you were right and how we were all wrong. In your statement today, however, you said that…
This day last week, I stood here to speak on Reval2026, details of which had broken over the previous weekend. I said that it was "ludicrous" and that it could have "catastrophic" consequences for our local economy. Last Monday afternoon, my colleague Phillip Brett brought a question for urgent oral answer to the…
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any engagement he had with the Minister for the Economy from October 2025 to date, regarding NI Reval2026, and its impact on the Northern Ireland economy,
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the outworkings of pausing NI Reval2026 for local councils, as they set their District rate; and (ii) whether any councils will have to revise their agreed position following this pause.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the value of the increase in rates he included in the 2026-2027 projections in the Proposed Draft Budget 2026-29/30; and (ii) the value of the proportion of this which was attributable to NI Reval2026.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the current condition of the Shore Road, Rostrevor, where temporary traffic management has been reinstated; and (ii) how long the repairs will take.
Reval 2026 To ask the Minister of Finance, following his decision to instruct Land & Property Services to stop the implementation process of Reval 2026, to outline how he plans to engage with businesses to ensure a fair and equitable rates process. [R]
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the (i) number; and (ii) percentage, of (a) domestic; and (b) non-domestic, customers who have moved to using the new electronic rates portal.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the current number of Northern Ireland Civil Service staff on temporary contracts, compared to the same point in each of the last three years.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 37682-22/27, to detail any advice available for parents who go to an Emergency Department with their child in crisis, on how to know whether a paediatrician is on duty.
To ask the Minister of Finance, in light of the announcement of enhanced support to pubs in England, whether he will prioritise the ring-fencing of Barnett consequential funding to be directed to the hospitality sector in Northern Ireland.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of required actions in relation to the deterioration of Annalong harbour.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) her level of engagement with insurance companies regarding the introduction of Graduated Driver Licensing; and (ii) her assessment of whether it will contribute to reduced insurance for young drivers.