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.
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To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline any plans for future engagements following the St. Patrick's Day visit to the United States of America.
Assessment details for Oral question AQO 1786/22-27 Official Assembly record for Oral question AQO 1786/22-27
Tackling the Financial and Societal Impacts of Division - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘That this Assembly' and insert: ‘notes concern at the cost of division in Northern Ireland, including the perceived duplication of public services, additional policing and justice costs and foregone economic opportunities;…
Assessment details for Motion or amendment: Tackling the Financial and Societal Impacts of Division - Amendment 1 Official Assembly record for Motion or amendment: Tackling the Financial and Societal Impacts of Division - Amendment 1
I put on record a massive, heartfelt congratulations to Kilkeel High School, which last week had huge success in girls' hockey. I thank the Education Minister for putting on record his congratulations for that. Kilkeel High School completed the High School Cup treble, winning the under-14, under-16 and under-18…
Assessment details for Member's statement: Kilkeel High School: Girls' Hockey Official Assembly record for Member's statement: Kilkeel High School: Girls' Hockey
To ask the Minister of Finance whether the Recruitment and Retention Allowance awarded for the seven posts at the Executive Office which are receiving Retention Allowance costing £9,750 per month, as detailed in the response to FOI DOF/2025-0078, is on a permanent basis or time-bound with a review date set.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 24528/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 24528/22-27
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail when the Recruitment and Retention Allowance was awarded for the seven posts at the Executive Office receiving Retention Allowance costing £9,750 per month, as detailed in the response to FOI DOF/2025-0078.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 24527/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 24527/22-27
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail what skills shortages and market pressures were experienced in recruiting the seven posts in the Executive Office for which the rationale has been applied to award the Recruitment and Retention Allowance costing £9,750 per month, as detailed in the response to FOI DOF/2025-0078.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 24526/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 24526/22-27
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the number of Northern Ireland Civil Service staff that are paid their salary or wages in a method other than BACS; (ii) the value of this; and (iii) which alternate method is used for payment of salaries or wages, in each of the last three financial years.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 24525/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 24525/22-27
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 23769/22-27, to assess the opportunity to increase the return on investment of public funds by investing the £193 million collected up front for rates to earn interest income for the Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 24457/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 24457/22-27
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any fees within her departmental group that do not deliver full cost recovery, as set out in Managing Public Money NI and Department of Finance guidance.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 24461/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 24461/22-27
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail why the Tourism NI Quality Grading Scheme, which operated from 1 April 2012 to 14 August 2023, set fees at a deficit where the income was £553,404 and expenditure was £1,122,217, giving a loss of £568,813 to public funds.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 24460/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 24460/22-27
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether any of the £553,404, charged by Tourism NI since June 2011 under the voluntary Quality Assurance Grading Scheme for the serviced accommodation sector and under Article 21 of The Tourism (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, which was paused in November 2022 as it was found Tourism…
Assessment details for Written question AQW 24459/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 24459/22-27
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the status of Tourism NI’s Annual Report and Accounts for (a) 2022-23; and (b) 2023-24; and (ii) where they are published.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 24458/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 24458/22-27
To ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of the regularity with which the PSNI are unable to apprehend offenders during a pursuit as a result of those offenders crossing the border.
Assessment details for Oral question AQO 1760/22-27 Official Assembly record for Oral question AQO 1760/22-27
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) how his Department has responded; and (ii) any action that has been taken in relation to the disclaimed audit opinion on the Department for the Economy Annual Report and Accounts for 2023-24.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 24381/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 24381/22-27
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail when it was brought to his Department’s attention that the Comptroller and Auditor General would give a disclaimed audit opinion on the Department for the Economy Annual Report and Accounts for 2023-24.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 24380/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 24380/22-27
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of qualified accountants employed within (i) his Department; and (ii) its group bodies, broken down by grade.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 24379/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 24379/22-27
To ask the Minister of Finance whether he has set a target to report on how many additional local small businesses will be able to access public sector contracts under his new simplified procurement practices.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 24378/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 24378/22-27
To ask the Minister of Finance for his assessment of why Northern Ireland has a higher level of public sector workers than in the rest of the United Kingdom.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 24377/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 24377/22-27
I welcome the study of the cost of doing business in Northern Ireland as we look into April and the incredible pressures. The childcare sector is a key aspect of the Northern Ireland economy. Is the childcare sector represented on the group that the Minister is meeting, and will he continue to engage with that sector,…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Sectoral Study on the Cost of Doing Business in Northern Ireland: Update Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Sectoral Study on the Cost of Doing Business in Northern Ireland: Update
This weekend, across Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and the world, people will join to celebrate St Patrick's Day. On St Patrick's Day, we embrace the way in which a former slave, who embodied togetherness, brought Christianity to this island some 1,500 years ago. In context, a single century is a brief yet…
Assessment details for Member's statement: St Patrick's Day Official Assembly record for Member's statement: St Patrick's Day
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the number of qualified accountants employed within (i) her Department; and (ii) its group bodies, broken down by grade.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 24179/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 24179/22-27
To ask the Minister for the Economy for her assessment of whether there are sufficient qualified accountants employed within her Department and its group bodies.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 24178/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 24178/22-27
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the nature of the £3,098,000 losses by her Departmental group in 2023-24, as reported in the Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 24177/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 24177/22-27
To ask the Minister for the Economy for her assessment of (i) the £137.4 million which the Northern Ireland Audit Office reported that her Department was not able to provide sufficient explanations and documentation to conclude on the appropriateness of 19 adjustments her Department made; and (ii) whether this amounts…
Assessment details for Written question AQW 24176/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 24176/22-27
To ask the Minister for the Economy for her assessment of the accuracy of the opening balances in the Department for the Economy Group Accounts 2024-25.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 24175/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 24175/22-27
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