All of Mrs Linda Dillon’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I thank the First Minister for her answer, particularly her reference to the need for training, because that is very important. Does the First Minister agree that, whilst the Katie Simpson review identified institutional misogyny in the PSNI, that institutional misogyny goes much wider in the justice system? Training…
Does the Member agree that it was those parents and the organisations that support parents who have lost their babies that really drove the issue, and that that is exactly how politics should work? They told us where the gap was and what they needed. They had a Department and Minister who listened, and delivered, at…
I thank the Minister for his statement. I agree with others in the House that this is a positive day, given the investment into our health services in particular. Investment of £5·6 million has been brought in from the Shared Island Fund. Minister, do you think that Departments are doing enough to leverage funding…
Rising Costs for Domiciliary Care Workers To ask the Minister of Health whether he will bring forward measures to support domiciliary care workers and other essential health and social care staff with rising fuel costs, including enhanced mileage rates or other targeted assistance, following the UK Government’s recent…
To ask the Minister of Health whether any consideration has been given to developing a regional model for adult musculoskeletal and rheumatology services to improve consistency, workforce planning and waiting times.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the impact of long orthopaedic and rheumatology waiting lists on people’s physical and mental health.
To ask the Minister of Health whether he has any plans to establish a dedicated musculoskeletal clinical lead within his Department to coordinate policy, planning and service delivery.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether any assessment has been made of the implications for domiciliary care workers of the UK Government’s decision to increase HMRC-approved tax-free mileage rates from 45p to 55p per mile for those who use private vehicles for work; and (ii) whether health and social care…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any target level that has been set by his Department for overall agency and locum expenditure, including by what date his Department expects to achieve that target.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether the 19.5 per cent increase in administration and clerical staffing across health and social care since 2018 was anticipated as part of the implementation of encompass and wider digital transformation programmes; and (ii) to detail when the efficiencies expected from those…
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether any assessment has been made of the 5.4 per cent decrease in Nursing and Midwifery Support staff across health and social care since 2018; and (ii) whether any assessment has been made of the impact of that reduction on frontline nursing services and patient care.
To ask the Minister of Education to outline any engagement between his Department and the Minister of Health in relation to delivering support services for children with special educational needs.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the British Medical Association’s claim that doctors in the North are now the lowest paid in the UK and Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made on the potential impact of industrial action by secondary care doctors on waiting lists across the health service.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any direct engagement he has had with representatives of consultants, specialty and specialist doctors and resident doctors, since the ballot for industrial action by secondary care doctors was announced.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any contingency plans his Department has put in place to minimise disruption to patient care in the event that proposed strikes by secondary care doctors proceed on 25 June and 29 June 2026.
Neither the motion nor the amendment is about victims. They are not about truth, and they are certainly not about reconciliation. They are yet another attempt to shield the British state from accountability for its actions during the conflict. The DUP and the UUP have spoken today about cooperation, but they ignore…
Uncertain: close callLegacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarismCriteria met: Dog-whistle messaging.
I thank the Member for taking an intervention. Does she agree that one of the saddest aspects of all this is that many of the women did not live to see today? This is our opportunity to give them acknowledgement and allow their families to know that they have been given it. Even for those who do not have family, that…
I thank the Member for taking an intervention. That is the very point that I made earlier: it does not matter how long ago the women and their children were in the institutions, because it impacts on them today and will do so for the rest of their lives. It impacts on their families, their children and their…
I thank the Member for taking an intervention. Does she agree that this is not something from the past but is very much in the present? It is trans-generational. No matter how long ago the women and their children were in those homes, it affects them today and will affect their families in the future, their children…
Thank you, Deputy Speaker. I do not think that I need to go over what everyone has said. We all agree and know what the problems are. Some people say that, as legislators and as MLAs, we should know the answers to everything. No, we should not, but we should listen to the people who do, and we have listened to them.…