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Mrs Pam Cameron: Assembly records
All of Mrs Pam Cameron’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
This question for urgent oral answer is really important. I thank the Minister for calling out to meet members of the Ballyclare ethnic minority healthcare workers' advice hub and Support Care. It is really important for us, as local representatives, to see the Health Minister out supporting those valuable workers. I…
I thank the Minister for his answer. It will not be lost on him that our agri-food industry is a prized economic asset in Northern Ireland, supporting over 100,000 jobs. Therefore, his climate change aspirations need to strike an important balance between protecting the environment and ensuring that one of our most…
To ask the Minister of Finance whether he has considered introducing a full, non-domestic rates exemption for post office branches, in recognition of their unique economic and social contribution to local communities.
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any steps his Department is taking to ensure that post office branches in Northern Ireland are not disadvantaged compared with branches in other parts of the United Kingdom, as a result of differences in rates relief systems.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether he will consider (i) expanding; and (ii) enhancing, Small Business Rates Relief for post office branches, given the essential service they provide to local communities.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether his Department has made any assessment of the impact of current non-domestic rates on the sustainability of post office branches, particularly smaller and rural branches.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail how Health and Social Care Trusts ensure deaf service users can access social work support in a timely and effective manner, where no British Sign Language or Irish Sign Language-trained social worker is available.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether any assessment has been made of gaps in British Sign Language and Irish Sign Language-trained social work staff across Health and Social Care Trusts; and (ii) to detail any steps being taken to address any shortfall.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of social workers who are trained to communicate in British Sign Language or Irish Sign Language, broken down by (i) Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) level of qualification.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on his engagement with the farming and agri-food sectors in relation to Northern Ireland’s climate change targets.
To ask the Assembly Commission to detail any preparations being made to ensure appropriate interpretation provision is in place in advance of the Sign Language Bill (NIA Bill 10/22-27) receiving Royal Assent.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the number of services, currently designated as socially necessary, that are under review as part of Translink’s savings proposals; and (ii) any assessment that has been made of the financial loss attributed to those services.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department, in collaboration with Translink, will publish a detailed map identifying (i) socially necessary routes; and (ii) heavy loss-making routes across Northern Ireland, including (a) patronage levels; (b) cost per passenger journey on a full-cost recovery basis;…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any criteria used by Translink to designate a bus or rail service as socially necessary, including whether this criteria will be published, in full, to allow for public scrutiny.
I thank the Minister for his answer. I welcome the work undertaken by the representatives on the regional dementia project board and the review into care standards. Research from the Alzheimer's Society indicates that around half of all training programmes provide only one or two hours' instruction. That suggests that…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any engagement her Department has had with (i) NI Water; (ii) Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council; and (iii) other relevant agencies, to ensure that any flood alleviation proposals for Antrim are not delayed by unresolved drainage, sewerage or planning issues.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any flood alleviation options that are currently being considered for (i) Antrim; (ii) Riverside; (iii) Massereene Street; (iv) Muckamore; and (v) Dunadry ,as part of the ongoing Sixmilewater River feasibility study.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether funding has been identified for the design and construction phases of any viable flood alleviation scheme arising from the Antrim flood risk feasibility study.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the Antrim flood risk feasibility study, including whether it remains on track for completion by summer 2026.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline any assessment her Department has made of the impact of Translink’s proposed £10 million savings programme on services currently designated as socially necessary.
I thank the Member for giving way. It is a very important subject, and I will support the legislation going through to the next stage for further scrutiny. Does the Member recognise the fear among people who, like me, are pet owners that, if a dog is off a lead and takes off after a squirrel or a rabbit, that could…
As the First Minister will be aware, women and girls in rural communities can be at risk due to isolation and lack of access to services and support. What are the Executive doing to ensure that women and girls living in rural areas are included in the EVAWG strategy?
I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Committee's 'Report on Engagement with Local Government on the draft Anti-Poverty Strategy'. I thank the Chair for outlining what is contained in the report, including the proposals. The Committee's report makes it clear that councils are already doing significant work on the…
To ask the Minister of Health how his Department will build on the launch of the dementia awareness e-learning programme to ensure consistent, high-quality dementia training across Northern Ireland.