All of Mr Tom Buchanan’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 to detail the number of appointments cancelled by the Western Health and Social Care Trust Waiting Times Office in (i) the South West Acute Hospital; (ii) Omagh Hospital and Primary Care Complex; and (iii) Altnagelvin Area Hospital, in the last 12 months.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether there is a specialist paediatrician to diagnose Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infections; and (ii) where they are based.
Can the Minister inform the House how much of this money, if any, will be spent on implementing fresh road safety measures on the A5 to prevent further loss of life?
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline any action they have taken in relation to concerns expressed by many communities around the levels of immigration in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether she will introduce tuition fees support for Northern Ireland students undertaking a Graduate Entry Medicine course in a UK university.
I also welcome the people from Fermanagh and thank them for coming today. I know something of the journey that you have to make when you come to Stormont. We are glad to see you. I also pass on my best wishes to my colleague Deborah. I wish her the best in the days to come. Given the nature of the debate and the…
The situation facing Lough Neagh and some other watercourses in Northern Ireland requires a common-sense approach that is balanced and rooted in reality. I have no doubt that everyone in the Chamber will be in agreement that to tackle effectively the source of the pollution affecting our waterways will require a…
Minister, thank you for your statement. Will you provide details on the humane slaughter contingency planning exercise for exotic disease in October? When did exercise that last take place?
Minister, in your statement, you talked about ongoing work to improve the accuracy of fish counts to generate more robust data in order to better inform salmon conservation limits. Will you inform the House as to what progress has been made to date?
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what steps are being taken by his Department to control nutrient nitrate and phosphorus concentrations from single dwellings discharging into river catchments in unfavourable condition.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in order to address nutrient nitrate and phosphorus concentrations and water quality thresholds since July 2023, what steps are being taken by his Department to review existing Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 consents for discharges into river…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what schemes are in place to control nutrient nitrate and phosphorus concentrations from diffuse agricultural sources into river catchments in unfavourable condition.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in order to address nutrient nitrate and phosphorus concentrations and water quality thresholds, what existing Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 consents have been reviewed by his Department since July 2023 for discharges into river catchments in…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail when she expects to have a response to her Department’s appeal to the High Court ruling on the A5 Western Transport Corridor scheme.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) who made the decision to press on with the enabling works on the A5 Western Transport Corridor scheme while a High Court case was looming; and (ii) how will they be held to account for such a decision.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline her rationale for making a statement to the media on her proposal to appeal the High Court ruling on the A5 Western Transport Corridor scheme, rather than first coming to the floor of the Assembly and informing the elected Members.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline the compensation her Department is making available for farmers on the route of A5 Western Transport Corridor scheme, who have had their land vested and left in an unrecognisable state.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, now that the land vested for the A5 Western Transport Corridor scheme has been handed back to the land owners, to outline what steps her Department is taking to have the fencing removed and the land restored to its former state.
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether her Department will commit to a technology-neutral approach that includes support for drop-in fuels like BioLPG, which offer lower upfront costs and minimal disruption, compared to heat pumps in future energy policy for household heating systems.
To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on the outcomes from her Department’s recent consultations on off-grid heating and the decarbonisation of rural energy systems.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, given that approximately 76 per cent of households are connected to the gas grid and around 68 per cent rely on heating oil, to outline what steps her Department is taking to ensure these communities are not left behind in the energy transition to net zero.
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I understand that, while we have been in the House discussing the legislative consent motion, the Minister for Infrastructure has gone to the media to update them on the A5. I would have thought that, given the scale of that project and all those who have been affected by it, rather…
I was somewhat amused earlier when I heard the SDLP say that too much legislation is coming. One day, the SDLP says that there is not enough, and, the next day, it says that there is too much. You wonder what sort of Opposition you have. It reminds me of a bit of Ulster-Scots poetry that says: "In no other country,…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any (i) discussions; (ii) meetings; and (iii) correspondence her Department has had with (a) Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (FODC); (b) Geological Survey of Northern Ireland (GSNI); and (c) jointly with FODC and GSNI, in relation to mineral safeguarding, which is to…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline what support his Department will provide to the farm businesses who had their land vested for the proposed A5 Western Transport Corridor scheme to assist them in having it reinstated for farming purposes.