All of Mr Peter McReynolds’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 whether his Department will consider introducing regulations to ensure NHS dental patients continue to avail of NHS dentistry if their allocated dentist retires or moves practice.
I thank the Minister for her response. Will she raise junior doctors' pay in her discussions with Treasury? Does she believe that multi-year budgeting is an important tool in stabilising industrial relations?
Mr McReynolds asked the Minister of Finance, with strike action looking set to continue, to outline the engagement that she has had with the Minister of Health about junior doctors’ pay.
I welcome the motion. I thank Ms Bradshaw for her work on the issue to date. I welcome it as a member of the Infrastructure Committee — the Infrastructure Department is the one that has the most crossover with the motion — as an East Belfast MLA and as a former east Belfast councillor, so I know a thing or two about…
I thank the Minister for his response, but I remind him that the NSPCC, the Human Rights Commission and the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People have all called for an end to the physical punishment of children, as did the previous Minister of Education. Will the Minister today commit to…
I thank the Minister for his statement. He has advised that the issuing of temporary exemption certificates will be a short-term measure. Can he give any indication of how short-term a measure it will be? Has issuing reminder letters sooner been explored, given the large number of missed appointments that are…
I rise to speak on the importance of Belfast Metropolitan College's Castlereagh campus in my East Belfast constituency. Members will be aware of the sudden announcement of the proposed closure of the campus last year and of engagement on redundancies within the wider Belfast Metropolitan College estate. Since becoming…
Mr McReynolds asked the Minister of Education whether he intends to repeal article 4(1)(c) of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, which enables teachers to use force to stop pupils “engaging in any behaviour prejudicial to the maintenance of good order and discipline”.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the amount his Department has spent on (i) planting trees; and (ii) maintaining trees, in each of the last three years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether there are plans to develop a pilot scheme for cross pavement charging solutions to enable electric vehicle owners to charge their vehicles at home.
I rise to speak on behalf of thousands of adults who are living with or potentially living with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) across Northern Ireland. All MLAs in the Chamber will be aware of the fight that parents face annually to attain access to statements or support for children in an education…
I rise as an East Belfast MLA and a member of the Infrastructure Committee to highlight the issue of road safety in Northern Ireland. Members will be fully aware of the issue in the North and South of the island, given the historical data on collisions, casualties and fatalities. In 2023, 71 people lost their life on…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Addiction and Drug-related Deaths”
Addiction and Drug-related Deaths - Amendment 3 At end insert: ‘; and further calls on the Minister to discuss with relevant legal authorities and the UK Government, the potential for the introduction of a pilot for an overdose prevention facility in Belfast City Centre, in line with what has been introduced in…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure what plans he has to develop a regional Geographic Information System map to show the locations of all (i) Tree Preservation Orders; and (ii) conservation areas.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) which MOT test centres are equipped to provide an MOT for electric vehicles; (ii) how many MOTs were carried out on electric vehicles in the last 12 months; and, (iii) whether (a) Hydebank; and (b) Mallusk Test Centres have the capability to provide MOTs for electric vehicles.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether his Department will instigate a review of the Planning (General Permitted Development) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015 No. 70) with regard to electric vehicle charge points.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether there are plans to review the (i) role; (ii) progress; and (iii) composition of the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Task-Force.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure why residents holding a Great Britain provisional license are unable to book a driving test with the Driver and Vehicle Agency.