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.
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I thank the Minister and my South Down colleagues for being here today. I am sure that we are united in our desire to make real improvements and to address the issue of recurrent flooding and the lack of recovery actions in South Down. We all know that living in, working in and…
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the (i) quantity; and (ii) nature, of any financial efficiencies achieved by his Department, since he came into office.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) an update on any progress on the development of a fiscal framework; and (ii) whether this enables its inclusion in a draft multi year budget from 2026.
In the Department for the Economy's accounts, there are financial assets of over £4 billion for student loans sitting on the balance sheet. That is highlighted by the C&AG as an item that she has disclaimed, saying that that valuation is out of date and unreliable. If that is proven to be so when it is reassessed,…
Happy new year, Mr Speaker. I, too, welcome my colleague Gareth Wilson to the Chamber. Last week, when we were in recess and without agreement from the Executive, the Finance Minister issued a written ministerial statement outlining his proposals for a multi-year Budget. It was disappointing that he issued that…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any fiscal impact assessments that have been commissioned regarding the increased demand on health services due to population growth from immigrant settlers.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any recent estimate of the number of small and medium-sized enterprises that have ceased trading during 2025; and (ii) any measures her Department is taking to avoid further closures.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in light of studies that show lower reoffending rates for drivers who take the Speed Awareness Course, compared to those who receive fines, whether she has any plans to make this course mandatory for new learner drivers, as part of her strategy to tackle speeding.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any assessment he has made of the impact of housing pressures, arising from issues concerning asylum seeker homelessness, on existing households in need of housing.
To ask the Minister of Health whether he has any plans for (i) the investment of; and (ii) improvement of service of, home care workers to help alleviate pressures on hospital beds and treating those in need of urgent care.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of elective operations that have been cancelled, in the last three months, due to (i) staff shortages; and (ii) bed pressures.
To ask the Minister of Health, given there is no public dashboard, whether there any plans for the publishing of regular public statistics for cancelled elective operations, as is the case in NHS England.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of people who retired from the Civil Service on ill health grounds, and subsequently returned to Civil Service employment (i) directly; or (ii) via agency work, in each of the last three years.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether he has had discussions with other Ministers regarding potential revenue-raising streams, including instances where fees are charged for services at rates that do not cover costs, and therefore result in losses to the public purse.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any steps he (i) has taken to date; and (ii) plans to take in the coming months, to increase the use of Financial Transactions Capital.
To ask the Minister of Finance for an update on disposals under the Civil Service Estate Strategy, including estimated receipts from sales in the 2025-2026 financial year.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the current projected collection percentage of 2025-2026 rates; and (ii) the target collection percentage of 2026-2027 rates.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any policy which in place for paediatricians to be on duty in Emergency Departments; and (ii) how parents can check which Emergency Departments have paediatricians on shift at the time of their emergency.