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 Finance for his assessment of: (i) the need for a review of the level of uptake of the hybrid working policy in the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS); and (ii) the need to monitor it against feedback from public service users, given the absence of detail on this in the NICS People Strategy’s…
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail his plans to set out a fair total reward approach in a new Pay and Reward Strategy, as included in the new Northern Ireland Civil Service People Strategy.
To ask the Minister of Finance, as part of the plan in the new Northern Ireland Civil Service People Strategy to improve digital skills, to detail what plans are in place to roll out IT hubs or interfaces to assist members of the public with using the predominantly electronic and online public service systems.
To ask the Minister of Finance, as part of the plan in the new Northern Ireland Civil Service People Strategy to simplify and streamline the recruitment process, to detail whether this will include an assessment of current barriers to accessibility experienced by applicants in certain demographics.
To ask the Minister of Finance, as part of the plan in the Northern Ireland Civil Service People Strategy to complete a review of Civil Service professions, to detail whether such a review will include an audit of all skills, experiences and talents of the existing NICS workforce to identify those currently employed…
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the impact of the increased employers' National Insurance contributions on healthcare providers, including community pharmacies, following April 2025.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of occasions that Community First Responder organisations have attended to patients experiencing emergencies before health service organisations have reached them in each of the last three years, broken down by Heath and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of women admitted to mental health units following childbirth in each of the last three years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
I thank the Minister for his answer. The recent announcement of the £360 million Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund was very welcome. Will the Minister give an update on what that will mean for some of our costal towns and the fishing industry?
I thank the Member for his intervention. Yes, the monitoring rounds are incredibly important. The Finance Minister has indicated in advance some of the plans for the June monitoring round. Given the movements at the end of the previous financial year, which transferred extra money across to 2025-26, we will look to…
On Friday past, it was a privilege to sponsor the launch in Parliament Buildings of the 'Say Their Name' report by the amazing Cancer Fund for Children. It is an evaluation report on the support offered to children and young people attending residential bereavement group work programmes held at the Cancer Fund for…
Ms Forsythe asked the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, given that she represents South Down, which has strong farming and fishing industries that face immense pressure, and is disappointed with the Minister's approach to the nutrients action programme consultation and the dismissal of farmers'…
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the level of controls in place to prevent repeat prescriptions being collected after a person has died.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of complaints of staff bullying reported in each of the last three years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. We have been long aware of the pressures on our local businesses across many sectors, including childcare, which underpins all sectors. The Labour Government's announcement in October about the increase in employers' National Insurance contributions and the rate of the…
Minister, thank you for stepping up and showing leadership to do things differently and to deliver the best use of public money and reduce fraud. I welcome, as is outlined in your statement, the approach to streamlining the Civil Service and driving forward with efficiencies when we need them most. Could the Minister…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “The Cost of Doing Business”
The Cost of Doing Business - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘UK Treasury’, and insert: ‘calls on all Ministers to take forward the recommendations of the High Street Taskforce Delivering a 21st Century High Street report, including securing Executive agreement where necessary; and further calls on the Minister of…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline the anticipated social and economic benefits for Northern Ireland from hosting The 153rd Open, particularly in terms of tourism and international profile.
I also wish you, Mr Speaker, a happy birthday. I thank the First Minister for her answer. I look forward to hearing the responses from the different Departments following their reviews. With over 120 arm's-length bodies and quangos across Northern Ireland public services, we see a lot of cost associated with…