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 for Infrastructure for an update on when the (i) A2 Shore Road, Rostrevor; and (ii) B27 Kilkeel Road, Hilltown, will fully reopen following last year's landslides.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 16997/22-27 and AQW 16998/22-27, to detail the number of the cases that resulted in (i) clamping; and (ii) referrals to court.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the percentage of non-complex discharges from an acute hospital setting that took place within 4 hours of the patient being declared medically fit in 2023-24, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the percentage of complex discharges from an acute hospital setting that took place within 48 hours of the patient being declared medically fit in 2023-24, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Finance how much of the £1.5 billion increase to the Northern Ireland budget in 2025-26, announced in the Budget Statement, will be additional money to spend freely on new items rather than absorbed by inflation, pay increases and other already committed items.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether she has commissioned any research into the impacts of the recent budget announcement on specific sectors, either directly within her Department or in partnership with other bodies such as NICVA for the voluntary and community sector impact.
To ask the Minister of Finance, in relation to her Ministerial Statement following the announcement of the Chancellor's Autumn Budget, to provide an estimated value of the total exceptional items mentioned in the Reserve Claim section.
When the RHI inquiry concluded, over four years ago, the Democratic Unionist Party accepted the findings and noted that the recommendations that it contained were a "critical staging post" towards fixing systemic problems identified. Whilst it was right that there was accountability at a political level, the RHI…
I thank the Minister for his statement. It is very welcome at this time of financial pressure across Northern Ireland, and I welcome the fact that the money can be used in this way. I will ask two questions, if I may. I am interested to know what will be coming in the direction of Newry, Mourne and Down District…
I thank the Minister for her response. The increase to the minimum wage will have a significant impact on workers in the childcare sector who are on lower pay. A huge concern that is coming from the sector is that the increase will have to be passed on to parents, so it would be great to see some sort of relief and an…
Ms Forsythe asked the Minister of Finance, given that childcare has been identified as being a key Executive priority and that £25 million of measures were announced last May, including £2 million of funding to be allocated to the Economy Minister for distribution to providers of childcare support that those providers…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the total value of payments made to board members of (i) the Department; and (ii) all of its associated and consolidated bodies in (a) 2022-23; and (b) 2023-24, broken down by body.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the total value of payments made to board members of (i) the Department; and (ii) all of its associated and consolidated bodies in (a) 2022-23; and (b) 2023-24, broken down by body.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the total value of payments made to board members of (i) his Department; and (ii) all of its associated and consolidated bodies in (a) 2022-23; and (b) 2023-24, broken down by body.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the total value of payments made to board members of (i) his Department; and (ii) all of its associated and consolidated bodies in (a) 2022-23; and (b) 2023-24, broken down by body.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the total value of payments made to board members of (i) his Department; and (ii) all of its associated and consolidated bodies in (a) 2022-23; and (b) 2023-24, broken down by body.
I thank the Minister for coming here today to speak to this. Crimes of a sexual nature are some of the most heinous crimes, and my thoughts are very firmly with the women who were victims of those attacks. As we know, those types of crimes are significantly underreported and have low conviction rates due to the…
I thank the Minister for his answer and his commitment on the issue. Due to the uncertainty that the issue causes within the industry, will the Minister commit to a review to determine whether a multi-year budget package for forestry grants is the way forward?
I thank the Minister for her statement. Employer contributions and the increase in the minimum wage have rightly been highlighted as having significant impact on small businesses, but there will obviously be a huge impact on the delivery of our public services as well. The Minister outlined that the Treasury had…
Ms Forsythe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in light of the huge demand to maximise opportunities to plant trees in areas such as South Down, which has large open spaces and rural areas, to commit to reviewing the administration and timeliness of forestry grants, given that the…
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the current policy and practice on the value of overpayments, made by the Department, that are automatically written off.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the (i) number; and (ii) value of cases of overpayments made by her Department for each of the past three financial years.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 15525/22-27, for an update on the delivery of the targeted business support scheme for childcare providers, including how much of the £2 million has been committed to childcare providers to date.
To ask the Minister for the Economy what steps he plans to take to assess and react to the impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on the (i) retail; (ii) hospitality; and (iii) leisure sectors in Northern Ireland which the Chancellor has identified additional support for in England.