All of Mr Paul Frew’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 Health, in relation to putting in place Direct Payments for domiciliary care, to detail (i) what processes people must complete regarding (a) Access NI; (b) insurance; (c) redundancy payments; (d) holiday payments; and (e) pay in lieu; (ii) the advice people receive on this; and (iii) where…
To ask the Minister of Health when he will publish (i) the findings from the Regional Obesity Management Service consultation; and (ii) policies and services derived from the consultation, including the establishment of a specialist weight management service.
I thank the Minister for his answer. He is right that the cost and burden is not static and will move over time. When I tabled the question for written answer, £115·5 million of debt was outstanding, and nearly 44 properties were in arrears. The Minister has talked about the burden and about paying a fair share, but…
To ask the Minister of Health when he will answer (i) AQW 4364/22-27; (ii) AQW 4365/22-27; (iii) AQW 4366/22-27; (iv) AQW 4443/22-27; (v) AQW 4444/22-27; and (vi) AQW 4957/22-27.
To ask the Minister of Finance to confirm that the Programme for Government 2024-2027 commitment of up to £135 million a year to reduce waiting lists is separate from the £61 million for the Department of Health Primary Care Multi-disciplinary Teams through the transformation board.
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 22162/22-27, to detail how many of the business case benefits will now not be realised with the agreed pause on the RAPID IT system.
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 22162/22-27, to detail (i) what is meant by an agreed pause on the RAPID IT system project; (ii) what this means for the three-stage phased approach; and (iii) what proportion of the measurable benefits that RAPID would have delivered in Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 3 are…
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 22162/22-27, to detail what proportion of the £3.4 million Capital and £1.2 million Resource already spent on the RAPID IT system is now redundant or been wasted on the system.
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 22162/22-27, when he expects the revised approach to deliver 100 per cent of the benefits that the RAPID IT system was expected to deliver.
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 22162/22-27, how he will ensure that the revised approach supports the aims of rates recovery to the same degree as RAPID was expected to do.
The Minister says in his statement: "Transformation will take time and this is a step on that journey." It is a step that has taken over a year. What we have today is scant detail in words on pages relating nothing but pilot schemes, examination and assessment boards. Funding, we find, is being allocated to the…
To ask the Minister of Health when he will answer (i) AQW 18265/22-27; (ii) AQW 18266/22-27; (iii) AQW 18267/22-27; (iv) AQW 18268/22-27; (v) AQW 18269/22-27; (vi) AQW 18352/22-27; and (vii) AQW 19929/22-27.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any impact assessments that were conducted on the decision to cut funding to the Samaritans from the Core Grant Funding Scheme 2025-26, given the mental health crisis.
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 20809/22-27, how many domestic and commercial rate payers have committed to a payment plan to reduce debt.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any support he can provide to ensure children with disabilities, who require transport support travelling to and from medical appointments, will not face any disruption to their services given the challenge these transport providers will face in light of the rise in employers'…
To ask the Minister of Finance whether his Department has considered any potential support payments for those in the public sector given the increase in employers' National Insurance contributions.
To ask the Minister of Finance to provide clarity in relation to the funding his Department will receive from HM Treasury to cover the increase in employers' National Insurance contributions.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any support he can provide to special educational needs and disability transport operator groups, given the impact the increase in employers' National Insurance contributions will have upon these vital services.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 20637/22-27, to detail (i) how the thousands of patients have guided his Department; and (ii) where the responses and comments are recorded.
I thank the Minister for her answer. Figures are bandied about for the cost of actually building the interconnector and for the benefits that would then be derived from it, but those figures are now massively out of date. Can the Minister provide accurate figures for the cost to build and the benefit that will then be…