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 for Communities to detail any (i) financial; and (ii) systematic, support available to an 18 year old, in full time education who becomes homeless, to enable them to stay in education, rather than requiring them to leave education to access benefits.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the current powers regarding the capturing and distributing of images of car accidents and their victims; and (ii) any plans she has to reform the law regarding this.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of instances in the Civil Service in which the review point on frequent short-term absences, as defined in the NICS Staff Handbook, Chapter 6.06, has been triggered, in each of the last 3 years, broken down by Department.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the rational as to why NISRA Sickness Absence In The Northern Ireland Civil Service reports continue to report Covid-19 as a separate line in the report, when testing is no longer widespread or required.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of instances of sickness absence in the Civil Service lasting (i) up to 6 months; (ii) between 6 and 12 months; and (iii) over 12 months, in each of the last 3 years.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the reason why NISRA publications on sickness absence in the Civil Service details the longest duration of absence as more than 20 days, rather than longer than six months.
To ask the Minister of Finance for his assessment of the importance of highlighting which elements of all Departmental budgets are statutory to that which is discretionary.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of schools reporting annual financial results to the Education Authority, that are declaring (i) surplus position; (ii) breakeven position; and (iii) deficit position; in each of the last 2 financial years.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the net value of budget deficit positions from the Education Authority report's on school budgets, in each of the last 2 financial years.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he has conducted an assessment of the impact of Forest Service work on the recent floods in Newcastle, Co. Down.
I thank the Minister for his statement. It is quite shocking that, in 2025, we are presented with those facts and that case of discrimination against a Protestant boxer. Daryl Clarke is to be commended for taking forward his case. In the face of difficult circumstances and that type of discrimination, what sort of…
It was great to see a strong move for common sense in the world of women's sport this week. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has moved a step closer to introducing a blanket ban on transgender women from female categories across all sports. The IOC president, Kirsty Coventry, vowed to bring in the policy as…
FlaggedGender, sexuality, abortion and related social issuesCriteria met: Identity framing, Sectarian or communal antagonism, Dog-whistle messaging.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the amount of their entire consolidated budget that is discretionary spend, expressed as (i) monetary value; and (ii) percentage of total budget.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the grounds under which Civil Service Inefficiency Compensation award criteria and decision making are applied.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the amount of his entire consolidated budget that is discretionary spend, expressed as (i) monetary value; and (ii) percentage of total budget.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the amount of his entire consolidated budget that is discretionary spend, expressed as (i) monetary value; and (ii) percentage of total budget.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the amount of his entire consolidated budget that is discretionary spend, expressed as (i) monetary value; and (ii) percentage of total budget.
Like others, I am glad to see the health service pay award. Minister, when there is good news at Finance, such as delivery on childcare and health pay, Sinn Féin is quick to take the credit for it, even though those are delivered through other Departments. Yet when there are pressures across the board, Sinn Féin is…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the amount of her entire consolidated budget that is discretionary spend, expressed as (i) monetary value; and (ii) percentage of total budget.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount of his entire consolidated budget that is discretionary spend, expressed as (i) monetary value; and (ii) percentage of total budget.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the amount of his entire consolidated budget that is discretionary spend, expressed as (i) monetary value; and (ii) percentage of total budget.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the amount of her entire consolidated budget that is discretionary spend, expressed as (i) monetary value; and (ii) percentage of total budget.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the amount of her entire consolidated budget that is discretionary spend, expressed as (i) monetary value; and (ii) percentage of total budget.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any income collected by the Education Authority for charged school meals, in each of the last three years; and (ii) the corresponding surplus or deficit of the service for each of these years, when this and the previous question are aligned.