All of Ms Liz Kimmins’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. I congratulate the Armagh Ladies on their superb win yesterday against the Kingdom of Kerry in Division 1 of the National League final. It was their first appearance in a final, and, no doubt, they are the pride of the county. I would safely say that they are the pride of…
Ms Kimmins asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister, after welcoming this morning’s meeting of the North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC) in Armagh, the first since 2021, whether the First Minister agrees that the NSMC is a core component of the Good Friday Agreement.
I thank the Minister for his answer. Although I am probably like a broken record at this stage, and I understand the information that has been provided, I cannot stress strongly enough how critical the situation is. I ask the Minister to please consider a bespoke scheme that will deliver for families that have not…
Baby Loss Certificate Scheme and Pathology Service That this Assembly acknowledges the grief, pain and trauma caused by the loss of a baby during pregnancy; recognises that the trauma felt is exacerbated by bereaved parents having to travel to England for a post-mortem due to the absence of a local perinatal and…
To ask the Minister of Health (i) for an update on the availability of the allergy treatment Palforzia in each Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) how his Department intends to ensure this drug is available to all who need it.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of nurses in the Parkinson's Nursing Service in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust; (ii) the reason any positions are vacant; and (iii)the number of patients under the care of the Parkinson's Nursing Service.
I thank the Minister for his answer. In addition to finding that none of the North's rivers had an overall "Good" quality rating, the 'State of Our Rivers' report found that they achieved only a "Moderate" chemical status due to the presence of toxic chemicals in the water. Does the Minister have any other plans to…
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on his plans to provide interim support to the childcare sector ahead of the increase in the National Living Wage in April 2024.
We have been campaigning on the A1 for some time. I, too, have met Monica Heaney over a number of years, so I appreciate the Minister's update. Minister, how does your Department plan to address some of the safety concerns? It has been a long-standing issue, and I appreciate that you can go only so far at this stage.
I can safely say that, given Members' speeches, no one in the Chamber would disagree that our public-sector workers should get the pay increase that they well and truly deserve. As other Members have said, we have witnessed, particularly in recent years, during COVID, that it was our front-line public-sector workers…
I thank the Minister for his answer on this very important issue. The Minister will know that many of the 17,000 women in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust area who are involved in the cervical smear review will still be very anxious. Will the Minister give an update on the review's progress and on when he…
To ask the Minister for Communities whether he will bring forward a dedicated financial support scheme to assist homeowners who have been severely impacted by recent flooding.
International Women’s Day 2024 That this Assembly recognises that International Women’s Day is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women; believes that this day both serves as a powerful reminder of the progress made towards gender equality and highlights the work that…
I thank the Member for securing the Adjournment debate. Like the previous Member to speak, South Down is not my constituency, but Newry and Armagh were particularly badly hit as well by this unprecedented event. Others will agree that it was something that we have never seen before. Parts of Newry city centre and…
We continue to lose junior doctors to other jurisdictions that can offer better pay rates. In addition to pay, if we want to try to retain the staff whom we currently have, what steps is the Minister taking to address the significant burnout that many junior doctors experience on a daily basis?
I thank the Minister for his answer, although it is very disappointing, given that the scheme he referred to is 17 years old, and we are now dealing with much higher costs. A number of families in my constituency are still out of their homes as a result of the flooding and their inability to get flood cover in their…
I thank the Minister for giving way. I know that he has a lot to get through, and I take his point about investment. Does the Minister agree that the proposal by my colleague the former Finance Minister, Conor Murphy, of £1 billion as part of a three-year health budget would have gone some way to tackle the situation…
I thank the Member for giving way. His time is running out, so I will make just a quick point about access to GPs. As other Members have said, when people are on a waiting list for a long period, they start to develop other conditions that will require them to present to their GP or at an emergency department more…
I thank the Member for giving way. She raises a very important point, and it comes back to the workforce. Therein lies the problem. To start to address the workforce crisis, we first need a plan to do this, and we need to see that plan. I understand that there are reviews going on, but we need to see a plan published,…