All of Ms Paula Bradshaw’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
First Minister, I welcome your announcement of the £220,000, which is great news. What mechanisms and structures will your Department now put in place to ensure that that money is really well targeted at those who are best placed to get to the root cause of the racism?
To ask the Minister of Health what research projects are currently being supported by his Department to develop or test early diagnostic tools for pancreatic cancer.
To ask the Minister of Health whether he has considered introducing awareness campaigns for GPs to assist identifying the early warning signs of pancreatic cancer.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail what funding and support is available for families and carers of those diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, particularly in relation to palliative care and psychological support.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail what investment his Department has made into research of early diagnostic tools for pancreatic cancer in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Health whether a public awareness campaign is being considered to improve understanding of the early signs of pancreatic cancer.
To ask the Minister of Health what actions his Department is taking to improve the early detection of pancreatic cancer, given that most cases are diagnosed at a late stage.
I thank the junior Minister for giving way. I may be reading too much into what you have just said, but is the posthumous date, for example, something that you will work on with departmental officials over the summer with the aim of tabling an amendment, as opposed to the Committee having to do so?
Thank you. I will go further and read into the record that the Committee has been very frustrated that, when we have asked the institutions to come before Committee, they have refused and have hidden under the cloth that they are all-island and that their headquarters are in Dublin. We need to find a way, through the…
I thank the Minister for his answer and for the details of what is happening in the interim. Minister, have you had any discussions with your counterpart in the Republic of Ireland to see whether, going forward, there might be an ability to take an all-island approach to the matter?
I rise to make a Member's statement in the week of World Refugee Day, which is on Friday. The events of the past week have cast a long, harsh light on the state of our society at present and on the collective responsibilities that we all now share. The fact that that has happened demonstrates why we need such a day.…
Thank you, deputy First Minister, for your answer. I hope that the tone of this item is more cordial than the previous one, because this is not the time for political point-scoring. I am concerned that, as I stated in my question, a number of directorates in the Executive Office have responsibility, and, when they…
Thank you, Minister. Are you minded to provide any additional resources to the Education Authority's intercultural education service (IES) so that it can better support pupils and their families?
Ms Bradshaw asked the Minister of Education, having noted that she is picking up on the same thread as Matthew O'Toole's question, to outline the degree to which his Department or the Education Authority records the level of absenteeism across the Province following the fallout from the riots and disturbances.
Public Disorder: TEO Strategic Action To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in light of the recent public disorder, which included the targeted displacement of foreign nationals and damage to emergency accommodation set up as a result, to outline how they will better focus the programmes and associated…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Justice and the Rule of Law”
Justice and the Rule of Law - Amendment 3 Leave out all after ‘Policing in Northern Ireland;’ and insert: ‘recognises the positive transformation and strong public confidence in policing and justice in Northern Ireland despite resourcing challenges, unresolved legacy issues and the frequent politicisation of…
Thank you, Minister. Given that hockey operates successfully on an all-island basis, are you having any conversations with the Irish Government around the possibility of accessing Shared Island funding for pitches in Northern Ireland?
Thank you, deputy First Minister. I welcome that update. Can you speak to the Commission on Flags, Identity, Culture and Tradition (FICT) report and the section in it on bonfires? You will know that there is a wide of range of legislation that touches on the outskirts of bonfires, but could you clarify whether the new…
Ms Bradshaw asked the Minister for Communities, given that another series of international hockey tournaments was taking place around the world and that hockey was a growing sport in Northern Ireland, to outline what engagement he has had with Ulster Hockey on the provision of useable hockey pitches.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Improving Sentencing Practices in Northern Ireland”
Improving Sentencing Practices in Northern Ireland - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘repeat offenders,’ and insert: ‘highlighting the importance of cross-government working to reduce reoffending, including in the areas of rehabilitation, employment and financial security, physical and mental health, and housing;…
Humanitarian Aid to Gaza (Revised Wording) That this Assembly expresses profound concern at the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza; condemns the expansion of the Israeli Government’s military offensive and its illegal blockade and siege of Gaza; notes the UK’s binding obligations under international law, including to…