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Mr Robin Swann: Assembly records

All of Mr Robin Swann’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.

163 records match.

  1. Debate contribution: Lough Neagh Report and Action Plan

    • Ministerial Statements

    I thank the Minister for his detailed statement. I know how passionate he is about the subject and how many times he has brought it to the Executive. With regard to fines and penalties, the Supreme Court has just ruled that water companies can be sued for nuisance and trespass for dumping sewage, even if there has…

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  2. Debate contribution: On-farm Investment

    • Private Members' Business

    Does the Member agree that the Department and the Minister should take that into consideration? The situation is putting off new, younger farmers from entering the industry, because they see the structure that they are about to step into. Having been to our agricultural colleges, where the younger farmers train in the…

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  5. Debate contribution: Budget 2024-25

    • Executive Committee Business

    I speak as a Back-Bench MLA. I begin with a quote from another Member: "I am not going to impose cuts which will have such a negative consequence that it will damage the health of the Northern Ireland population ... I will make cuts, but there are certain services that I will not make cuts on, and the consequence of…

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  6. Debate contribution: Human Medicines (Amendments relating to Registered Dental Hygienists, Registered Dental Therapists and Registered Pharmacy Technicians) Regulations 2024

    • Executive Committee Business
    • As a minister

    I beg to move I seek the Assembly's approval for the making of the draft statutory instrument (SI), which will amend the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 or "HMRs", as they are commonly known, to allow dental hygienists and dental therapists to supply and administer specified prescription-only medicines, pharmacy or…

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  7. Debate contribution: Junior Doctors’ Pay

    • Private Members' Business
    • As a minister

    Thank you very much, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. I am grateful to the Alliance Party for bringing this issue to the Floor of the Assembly today, because I want to acknowledge the vital contribution of our junior doctors to the health service, their commitment and expertise and the long hours that their jobs have…

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  8. Debate contribution: Infected Blood Inquiry

    • Question for Urgent Oral Answer

    I thank the Chair for her comments. I spoke with Nigel yesterday regarding the event. Simon's voice was used in some of the video evidence that was given to the inquiry and, yesterday, when the findings of the report were being presented. Northern Ireland has a number of advocates and champions for that group, but…

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  9. Debate contribution: Infected Blood Inquiry

    • Question for Urgent Oral Answer

    I thank the Member for that point. In the report that was published yesterday, Sir Brian included a wide-ranging recommendation that a statutory duty of candour be placed on government and Executives. There are other recommendations regarding the duty of candour, and, as the Member said, it has been referred to in…

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  10. Debate contribution: Infected Blood Inquiry

    • Question for Urgent Oral Answer
    • As a minister

    Principal Deputy Speaker, with your indulgence, I have a substantial answer to the Member's question because I had hoped to bring a fuller statement to the Assembly to follow up on the announcement on compensation, which was made just a few hours ago. Supporting victims of contaminated blood has always been one of my…

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  11. Debate contribution: Health Budget: Shortfall

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    I thank the Member for his question. He may be aware that, when I was in Westminster yesterday, I engaged, as I have said on a number of occasions, with Ministers from the Department of Health and Social Care and with the shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting. I highlighted the concerns…

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  12. Debate contribution: Adult Neuromuscular Outpatient Care Service

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    I will follow up on the Member's question for priority written answer, because I am sure that it has been asked not for any headline-grabbing opportunity but owing to a real concern that has been raised with him. I assure the House and the Member that I will follow up on that.

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  13. Debate contribution: Adult Neuromuscular Outpatient Care Service

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    I thank the Member for his detailed question about risdiplam. I will need to get back to him in writing about that, because I do not have information in front of me about that specific medication. I hope that the Member accepts that. I will revert to him in writing. Does he have a supplementary question in which he…

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  14. Debate contribution: GP Appointments: North Down

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    I say to the Member that, if she has a direct complaint to make against Priory and Springhill surgeries, I will provide her with details of where she can make a complaint. She will be aware that the contract held by those practices is the initial route of access. My Department has established a GP access working group…

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  15. Debate contribution: GP Appointments: North Down

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    I thank the Member for her question. I will cover more than just North Down, if I may. At the start of questions for oral answer, I provided answers that were about the work that we have done on the GMS contract and being able to repurpose £5 million of that for the indemnity that GPs have accessed; for the move away…

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  16. Debate contribution: ADHD Medication: Shortages

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    I thank the Member. This issue was raised in the media last week, and it received some coverage at that point. The direct communication comes from the medical professional who has prescribed the medication, rather than my Department. We do not hold that level of detail on who the patients are. The national patient…

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  17. Debate contribution: ADHD Medication: Shortages

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    I thank the Member for her point. Whilst supply disruptions of some ADHD treatments have now been resolved, my Department is, like her, aware of ongoing supply disruptions that involve various strengths and preparations of other ADHD treatments across the UK, caused by a combination of manufacturing issues and the…

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  18. Debate contribution: Special Educational Needs: Crisis

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    I have engaged with the Education Minister about that final point. It is about how we make sure that those allied health professionals, who have the best skills, are there to support our young people as they go through education. I do not think that I am breaking confidentiality by saying that, through the…

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  19. Debate contribution: Special Educational Needs: Crisis

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    We have had engagement and joint working across the Department of Health and the Department of Education on how to support children and to make sure that the child is at the centre of that support. I would be keen for the Member to raise any specifics about a case or example. I would be happy to engage with the Member…

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  20. Debate contribution: Social Work Bursary

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    The Member identifies and is fully cognisant of the pressures on our social care workforce. I have a bid going into the transformation programme that sits with the Executive with regard to additional places for MDTs. That is for another 40 social work training places in Northern Ireland. I would like to make sure that…

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  21. Debate contribution: Social Work Bursary

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    It has been looked at. The issue of the bursaries and supports that we provide for students who study in Northern Ireland has been raised before. Unfortunately and not just because of financial restraints, any Northern Ireland student who decides to study outside Northern Ireland is not able to access those. That is…

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  22. Debate contribution: Junior Doctors’ Strike

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    Absolutely. I had a good conversation with our junior doctor committee this morning. It was about recognition: I recognise the strains and stresses that they are under and the remit that they have to seek further pay settlements with regard to industrial action. However, they acknowledged the challenging position that…

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  23. Debate contribution: Junior Doctors’ Strike

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    I thank the Member for his point. I believe that my Department has done everything that it can within the limits that we are under. I met junior doctors this morning and made it clear, with regard to the challenge of them coming forward with additional pay asks, that I do not have the financial capability to meet…

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  25. Debate contribution: Waiting Lists

    • Oral Answers to Questions

    I can absolutely assure the Member that I have done so. As I said in an earlier answer to Mrs Dodds, I have an updated assessment of where we are on the elective care framework. I first published that framework in June 2021, and, with an ambitious investment of £570 million, it would have tackled waiting lists over a…

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