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.
I thank the Minister for her answers and for her work in the area. As someone who was a victim of a deepfake some three and a half years ago, I welcome the opportunity to work with the Minister on a number of round-table discussions to take things forward on that. As I said, that happened three and a half years ago.…
Minister, the Olympic legacy fund is very welcome. I was at the SSE Arena with you, and it was brilliant to join in the celebration of our local sports heroes. This fund is the first time that we are able to support all the smaller sports clubs that so often miss out on the ability to avail themselves of public money.…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the date on which the (a) Northern Ireland Hotel Federation for the delivery of the Co-Operative Marketing Fund; (b) Quality Grading Scheme; and (c) expenditure relating to the Certification Scheme, were paused by Tourism NI; and (ii) whether these schemes will be…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail what is meant by compromise agreements in the Tourism NI 2023-24 Annual Accounts, which are set out as £21,130 special payments in the Losses Statement.
I thank the Minister for her answer. Is there anything built in to ensure that areas such as my constituency of South Down that do not have rail links or solid, reliable, regular public transport on higher-quality buses, get more priority when it comes to road maintenance, given that we have lower-quality roads that…
On Wednesday evening, the world watched in horror as Charlie Kirk, aged just 31, was assassinated in the United States of America. It was shocking and heartbreaking, especially for his wife and two young children, who I keep in my prayers. Charlie was the co-founder of Turning Point USA, a political activist and…
FlaggedReligion and belief (including people of no religion), churches, faith communities and religious prejudice (including antisemitism and anti-Muslim prejudice)Criteria met: Identity framing, Dog-whistle messaging, Controversy escalation.
Ms Forsythe asked the Minister for Infrastructure, in light of the fact that, when regional balance is mentioned in the House, it is often about investment in the north-west, how she will make sure that the road maintenance budget is applied evenly to ensure regional balance across all of Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail a breakdown of the £180 million savings achieved by the Health and Social Trusts reported between June and July 2025 reducing overcommitments of his Department in the outturn reports.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) his target spend on agency staff costs for the current financial year; and (ii) how that aligns with the NICS People Strategy.
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 20721/22-27, to ask the Minister to detail the amount spent on agency staff costs to date under the 2021 framework.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the benefits received under his Early Education and Childcare Measures to date, broken down by constituency, as follows: (i) the number of children registered for the Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme (NICSS); (ii) the value of payments made through the NICSS; and…
To ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the Justice Minister's public statements that the removal of Education Authority transgender guidance could lead to open season for teachers to bully pupils.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail whether the £90 million in capital funding earmarked for the A5 Western Transport Corridor scheme may be reallocated to other 2025-26 capital projects which are capable of delivery during the financial year.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail sick leave in the Civil Service broken down by (i) total cost; and (ii) average days absent, in each of the last three financial years.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the process in place to monitor and report on the amount of time Civil Service staff are working in the office going forward, under the new requirements of at least two days per week.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the value of unpaid rates written off in the 2024-25 financial year; and (ii) the current value of rates arrears owed to his Department.
There has been an outrageous abuse of the term "misogyny", and, as a woman sitting in the House, I am appalled at the manner in which the Chair has been addressed. I ask that the Speaker's Office provide advice to all Members on how the Chair should be respected and addressed.