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 action she has taken to address the reported increase in Northern Ireland Civil Service sickness absence rate to 13.8 days per staff member in 2023-24.
To ask the Minister of Finance, in relation to the Northern Ireland sickness absence figures for 2023-24 and the estimated £44 million direct salary cost, to provide a breakdown of this cost by Department.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of the reported Northern Ireland Civil Service sickness absence level for females Pregnancy Related Disorders, categorised as gender-specific Genitourinary and Gynaecological Disorders that were as a result of a miscarriage.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the level of sickness absence in the Northern Ireland Civil Service as a result of work-related stress in each of the last three years, broken down by Department.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the cost of temporary and agency staff to cover sickness absence in the Northern Ireland Civil Service in each of the last three years.
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank everyone who contributed today, and I echo all the points that were made at the beginning by my colleague Paul Frew. As an accountant who has worked across the private sector and the voluntary and community sector, I have lived and breathed the impact of this issue. I am acutely…
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. We are all well versed on the current budgetary pressures in Northern Ireland. I welcome Members tabling the motion to keep our finances front and centre of discussions in the Assembly, as the finances available define the parameters of what we and the Executive are able to…
I thank the Minister for bringing this issue to the Chamber today. It is good to hear him speak so strongly in opposition to the decision by the Labour Government. What engagement has the Minister had with the Labour Government since their decision to limit the winter fuel payment?
This week, in South Down, we are honoured and excited to welcome the Irish Open golf tournament to Newcastle. The Royal County Down Golf Club in Newcastle has the honour of hosting the Irish Open. The club was rated by 'Golf Digest' as the world's number-one course, and, just months ago, Northern Ireland was named the…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the current number of staff delivering (a) the spinal monitoring process; and (b) surgeries to treat scoliosis patients; and (ii) the number of posts vacant in these categories.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of people who have visited each Land and Property Services office to view land registration and deed information in each of the last three years.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the number of facilities in Northern Ireland Civil Service accommodation that has childcare provision onsite; and (ii) whether she is giving consideration to the need and impact of having childcare provision in place.
I welcome the motion's bringing to the Floor the critical issue of the funding of the voluntary and community sector in Northern Ireland, and I thank the Members for the opportunity to speak to it. Importantly, as chair of the all-party group on the voluntary and community sector, I welcome the opportunity to formally…
I thank the Minister for her answer and her continued work on the issue. As she mentioned, and as we all know, online abuse starts early in these times where children cannot escape it. Cyberbullying causes huge devastation in schools and society. The Education Minister has introduced a pilot scheme for magnetic…
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 13897/22-27, to detail the value of early payment discount received by domestic ratepayers for the rating years (i) 2021-22; (ii) 2022-23; and (iii) 2023-24.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Replacement of EU Funding for Community and Voluntary Sector (Revised Wording)”
Replacement of EU Funding for Community and Voluntary Sector (Revised Wording) - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘post 2025;’ and insert: ‘calls on the current Government to fulfil the promise to replace EU funding in full and to provide certainty for community and voluntary sector organisations beyond March 2025; and…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Budgetary Pressures”
Budgetary Pressures - Amendment 2 Leave out all after the first ‘relative need;’ and insert: ‘agrees that, while the interim Fiscal Framework agreed with the UK Government was an important first step, the proposed 124 per cent relative need factor will, as things stand, only apply to future Barnett consequentials and…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the current waiting time for a patient to be seen following a red flag breast cancer assessment, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) any action that is being taken to address regional disparity.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 12296/22-27, (i) for his assessment, separate to the specific SPRING Social Prescribing project in 2022, of the use and value of social prescribing across Health and Social Care Trusts; and (ii) how often social prescribing was used in 2023-24, broken down by Health and…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the number of students that were unable to take up places in childcare courses in further and higher education in 2024 due to the absence of, or a delay in, obtaining a GP sign off.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQO 681/22-27, for an update on when the A2 Shore Road, Rostrevor, will fully reopen following last year's landslide.