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 the number of Northern Ireland Civil Service employees currently on a Home Working contract, broken down by (i) Department; and (ii) grade.
Thank you very much for that answer. Does the First Minister agree that Northern Ireland has a number of key sectors in which we punch well above our weight, not least the aerospace industry, which is a significant employer in my constituency? What will the key message be to investors about why they should choose this…
We are all well versed in the Budget circumstances. We know that Northern Ireland has long been underfunded, and our DUP leader, Gavin Robinson MP, has been leading the campaign for an improved funding package for Northern Ireland for some time. Whilst the stabilisation package that the Government have offered is…
In the past year, sickness leave in the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) has cost £44 million in direct salary costs. That is an increase of £5 million on the previous year, 2023, when it cost £39 million. Previously, in 2022, it cost £38·6 million. That is a cost of over £121 million in the past three years. It…
Ms Forsythe asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they will attend the major international investment summit in London next month to advance opportunities for investment and growth across the UK, which the Prime Minister will host, to showcase Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 15297/22-27, for further details on the steering group on the childcare business support scheme, including (i) whether the membership of the steering group has now been allocated; and (ii) the date he has requested for the completion of the market assessment…
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 14423/22-27, to detail (i) any steps he has taken to address the barrier of GP sign-off to accessing further education and training places in the childcare sector; and (ii) any steps he plans to take in the future.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the amount of additional revenue his Department has raised in 2024-25 from the increase in public contributions to domiciliary care services; and (ii) the direction that was provided on the policy and quantity of increases applied to patients accessing services.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the cost of language translation services by her Department in the delivery of public services in each of the last three financial years, broken down by the language to which translation was required.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the steps his Department has undertaken to develop a scheme to support childcare providers, as included as part of the Early Years package announced by the Minister of Education in May 2024.
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. In reflecting on how my colleague Diane Dodds opened the debate, let us remember that we are talking about real lives and real people. We are talking about our families and friends. Diane tabled the motion on a matter that she feels passionately about in order to open up…
I am frustrated to, once again in the Chamber, bring attention to the state of the roads in South Down. The matter is raised with me every day. We are not proud in any way to have some of the worst roads in Northern Ireland, and they have been for some time. Last year's floods caused complete devastation to parts of…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the cost to her Department to complete Access NI checks for those applications which require referrals to the UK Central Authority for the exchange of criminal record information in respect of EU nationals seeking to work with children, in each of the last three financial years.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the number; and (ii) value of motor vehicles owned by her Department in each of the last three financial years, broken down by type of vehicle.
To ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the Northern Ireland Dermatology Photo Triage Pathway, for his assessment of (i) how much time on a waiting list has been saved on average per patient by using the technique; and (ii) the savings to his Department by adoption and use of the pathway.
I thank the Minister for bringing the subject to the House today. I want to address the chaotic handling of the issue by the new Labour Government and the unnecessary stress that it has placed on our councils, in particular, over the weekend. Does the Minister have a quantification of how much, our councils and…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of patients accessing free local healthcare, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust areas for (i) 2022-23; and (ii) 2023-24 that were resident (a) in the Republic of Ireland; (b) elsewhere within the UK; and (c) outside the UK and Ireland
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the current requirements for completing and reporting Covid-19 testing in the health service for (i) staff; and (ii) patients.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the cost of prescribed antidepressants in each of the last three years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the criteria for the pricing of land which is acquired by Government departments; and (ii) the rationale behind decision-making between agriculture land or developmental land.