Ms Diane Forsythe: Assembly records

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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  1. Written question AQW 22536/22-27

    • Department of Justice

    To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 14829/22-27, (i) for her assessment of the £9.3 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 place…

    Not flagged

  2. Written question AQW 22540/22-27

    • Department of Finance

    To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 14829/22-27, (i) for his assessment of the £5.2 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…

    Not flagged

  3. Written question AQW 22537/22-27

    • Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 14829/22-27, (i) for his assessment of the £6 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,…

    Not flagged

  4. Written question AQW 22538/22-27

    • Department for Infrastructure

    To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 14829/22-27, (i) for her assessment of the £5.1 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…

    Not flagged

  5. Written question AQW 22539/22-27

    • Department for Communities

    To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 14829/22-27, (i) for his assessment of the £12.2 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…

    Not flagged

  6. Debate contribution: Welfare System: Tackling Fraud and Error

    • Ministerial Statement

    I thank the Minister for his statement and his strong action to take every step to safeguard the best use of public funds. Does the Minister agree that those who have cheated the system should be pursued and that overpaid benefits should be recovered?

    Not flagged

  7. Written question AQW 22348/22-27

    • Department of Justice

    To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 21519/22-27, to detail (i) why there are 909 classroom assistants in Northern Ireland awaiting outcomes of Access NI checks as at 29 January 2025; (ii) when these outstanding checks will be completed; and (iii) whether she has any plans to work with the Education…

    Not flagged

  8. Written question AQW 22344/22-27

    • Department of Justice

    To ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 16293/22-27, whether she is reviewing the procedure by which the PSNI book their travel to prevent a repeat of the £128,000 loss, described as fruitless payments in her Department’s 2023-24 Annual Report and Accounts, where expenditure was not able to be cancelled in…

    Not flagged

  9. Debate contribution: Hospitality VAT Harmonisation

    • Private Members' Business

    I thank the Members who tabled the motion for giving us the opportunity to discuss what is a really important issue. Representing South Down, a border constituency, I encounter it week in and week out, with a number of businesses coming to me to say that they are seeing the very real effect of customers voting with…

    Not flagged

  10. Debate contribution: Voluntary and Community Sector: National Insurance

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    I thank the Minister for his answer and his ongoing engagement with the voluntary and community sector, particularly for coming to the all-party group meeting recently to hear the sector's voice directly. Is the Department providing any additional support to the sector, given the challenging environment?

    Not flagged

  11. Member's statement: Brougher Mountain Attack

    • Members' Statements

    Yesterday, we paused to remember the date, 9 February, when, in 1971, five men travelled to Brougher Mountain in rural County Tyrone to repair buildings at a transmitter compound. On the track to the compound, their Land Rover activated a large explosive device and they were blown up by a Provisional IRA bomb. All…

    Not flagged

  12. Motion or amendment: Hospitality VAT Harmonisation - Amendment 3

    • Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Hospitality VAT Harmonisation”

    Hospitality VAT Harmonisation - Amendment 3 Leave out all after ‘VAT rate for hospitality’ and insert: ‘across the United Kingdom to address the comparative disadvantage facing businesses in Northern Ireland as a result of the reduced rate in the Republic of Ireland; and further calls on the Minister of Finance to…

    Not flagged

  13. Written question AQW 21975/22-27

    • Department for Infrastructure

    To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for an update on works planning and timelines for the B27 Kilkeel Road, Hilltown; (ii) whether has there been an assessment of further deterioration of the road in its current condition; and (iii) when the road will fully reopen, following the landslide in 2023.

    Not flagged

  14. Member's statement: Shore Road, Rostrevor

    • Members' Statements

    On Sunday 2 February 2025, the Shore Road at Rostrevor in my constituency of South Down was finally reopened to two lanes of traffic, having had one lane blocked and temporary traffic measures in place for the past 15 months and a couple of days since the storm in October/November 2023. Some in the Chamber may be sick…

    Not flagged

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