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 to detail any financial incentives in place to encourage Northern Ireland Civil Service staff to use public transport to travel to work.
Thank you, Minister, for your answer. Questions are often brought to the Education Minister about decisions that the Education Authority has taken, and the Health Minister has answered questions on health trusts in particular. Why do you not feel, as Justice Minister, that that is information that you could present to…
I thank the Minister for her answer. Childcare is critical infrastructure for our economy in Northern Ireland. The sector is on its knees. We see reports across the board of providers having to increase their fees, passing on costs to parents and, effectively, putting people out of work, and the sector says that a…
Ms Forsythe asked the Minister of Justice to detail how much the Police Ombudsman spent as a result of the recent legal action taken by the Northern Ireland Retired Police Officers Association.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) how the performance is being assessed of Health and Social Care Trusts where data has not been provided to NISRA statistical reports due to the roll-out of encompass; and (ii) why those Health and Social Care Trusts cannot produce this data in another format for the purposes…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the current length of time taken to return results of smear tests to women following testing, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the level of uptake of antenatal vaccinations in each of the last three years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of (i) the scale of offshore wind farms planned for Northern Ireland; and (ii) the impact they will have on the fishing industry.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 16082/22-27, to detail his Department’s responsibility over the management and maintenance of the Aughrim River, Kilkeel.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) why the target for rate collection is not 100 per cent; and (ii) how the current target of 93 per cent was arrived at.
I record my sincere thanks to the Department of Finance Budget officials who regularly and comprehensively brief our Finance Committee on departmental finance and the wider Budget process. They do an excellent job, and we on the Finance Committee want to support their good work and ensure that other Committees are…
Every life matters. From the moment that a baby is formed in its mother's womb, that is a life. From the moment that a woman finds out that she is pregnant, she has a baby. She knows her due date, what age the baby will be at its first Christmas and its first summer and when it will go to school. When that pregnancy…
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 21300/22-27, for his assessment of the significant disparity in the 2023-24 income from canteen and shop sales in Health and Social Care Trusts, in particular why the Southern Health and Social Care Trust and the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust report significantly…
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has instructed Health and Social Care Trusts to impose time restriction guidance on the amount of time Domiciliary Care workers spend in each patient’s home.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the move to encompass in the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) whether there has been a review of lessons learnt which will assist in the move to encompass in other Health and Social Care Trusts.
To ask the Minister of Finance for an update on the targets set out in the Office Estate Review across (i) Short Term (2022 – 2025): Greater Belfast; (ii) Medium Term (2022 – 2030): Regions; and (iii) Long Term (2026 – 2035): Belfast.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the total value of rates collected by Land and Property Services and the Department of Finance from customers availing of the Early Payment Discount Scheme, in each of the last three financial years.
Following on from the previous question, when the Government made the announcement back in October, charities and businesses in my constituency were able to tell me that it would cost them £11,400 or £42,150. Within days, people knew exactly how much it was going to cost them. We are still looking at responses in the…
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 14829/22-27, (i) for his assessment of the £1 million cost to his Department in relation to Northern Ireland Civil Service sickness absence in 2023-24; and (ii) to detail any action he is taking to reduce this cost to his Department, including any targets put in place by…
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the additional cost for the Northern Ireland public sector in relation to increased employers' contributions; (ii) the additional funding that will be provided towards this cost; and (iii) whether he has advised Departments of the expected shortfall value to include the…
To ask the Minister of Finance for his latest assessment of progress on the recommendations of the Report on Capacity and Capability in the Northern Ireland Civil Service by the Public Accounts Committee.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 14829/22-27, (i) for his assessment of the £1.1 million cost to his Department in relation to Northern Ireland Civil Service sickness absence in 2023-24; and (ii) to detail any action he is taking to reduce this cost to his Department, including any targets put in…
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 14829/22-27, (i) for her assessment of the £2.0 million cost to her Department in relation to Northern Ireland Civil Service sickness absence in 2023-24; and (ii) to detail any action she is taking to reduce this cost to her Department, including any targets put in…