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.
Ms Forsythe asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline how the draft Programme for Government will capture and acknowledge the value of the voluntary and community sector, given that they will be aware of her work with that sector, especially last year when it faced a cliff edge with no united and…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the total annual cost of procurement services, systems and processes to (i) his Department; and (ii) other health bodies managed through the Centre of Procurement Expertise.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the total annual cost of procurement services, systems and processes to (i) his Department; and (ii) the Education Authority.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the total annual cost of procurement services, systems and processes to (i) his Department; and (ii) arm’s-length bodies under his Department’s remit managed through the Centre of Procurement Expertise.
I will build on the question from the leader of the Opposition on participation in the Council by colleagues from the Scottish and Welsh Administrations. In your work with them so far, have they proposed any matters that they would like to discuss at the Council?
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for his assessment of the impact of poor quality of road surfaces in relation to disadvantages faced by rural communities in accessing work, school and healthcare.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure how much his Department spent on temporary traffic management systems for road works in each of the last three financial years.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the level of illegal puppy smuggling detected at Northern Ireland ports in each of the last three years.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, given the frequent announcements of closures of hospitality businesses, what plans he has to support the hospitality sector.
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he has any plans to deliver energy efficiency schemes to support working families to achieve better insulated homes.
I welcome it that the Minister has brought the subject of MOT testing back to the Chamber. From what I have heard, 115,000 tests are being put back into the pot luck system. Will the Minister take steps to ensure that people can secure tests in their local or reasonably accessible centres?
There is no question that this is a difficult Budget, with all Departments facing extremely challenging decisions going forward. No Minister got everything that they bid for in the Budget. Will the Minister confirm that, looking back to the 2023-24 baseline, settlements in-year and increases and contrary to the…
As the Minister is aware, locally, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is moving towards a rebranding of its tourism strategy. It is removing the names of local area attractions, such as Mourne Mountains, Slieve Gullian and Strangford lough, in favour of a broad term, "Ireland's True Nature". Does the Minister…
Ms Forsythe asked the Minister for the Economy, with the tourism industry having huge, untapped potential for the Northern Ireland economy, to outline the steps that he plans to take in its promotion, while highlighting its top attractions such as the Mourne Mountains.
To ask the Minister of Health what assessment he has completed on how many (i) health outcomes are delivered; and (ii) patients are served by voluntary and community sector organisations who have had the core grant funding removed by his Department.
To ask the Minister of Health whether the number of women attending their routine cervical smear test in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust has reduced following the errors in testing being made public.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 7275/22-27, what work has been carried out in the last two months to progress the issue of baby loss certificates to parents.