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To ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment on access to justice if solicitors and barristers refuse to take forward criminal and civil legal aid cases, particularly in cases relating to domestic abuse.
To ask the Minister of Justice how the plans outlined in her Ministerial Statement Enabling Access to Justice: Reform of Legal Aid compare with other regions of the (i) UK; and (ii) Republic of Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Justice how she is ensuring the independence of the legal system, further to the reforms announced on 2 December 2024 which propose reducing or removing independent functions.
To ask the Minister of Justice, in relation to the Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls, to detail (i) any workplace-based programmes and initiatives that have been arranged for staff in her Department; and (ii) whether her Department's complaints and whistleblowing policies will change to…
To ask the Minister of Health, given that over 400 care leavers have become homeless after leaving care in the last five years, to detail any actions his Department is considering to improve transition planning and prevent homelessness for young people leaving care.
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of how partnership working between his Department, the Department for Communities, Health and Social Care Trusts and the Housing Executive can be enhanced to improve transition planning for young people in care and help prevent homelessness among care leavers.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to the Registrar General Annual Report 2023, for his assessment of the statistic that suicide rates are three times higher in areas of high deprivation.
To ask the Minister of Health whether data relating to the number of attempted suicide-related presentations to emergency departments is being collated and monitored by his Department.
To ask the Minister of Health (i) whether his Department has assessed the effectiveness of the Protect Life 2 - Suicide Prevention Strategy in its aim to prevent suicide; and (ii) whether the strategy will be reviewed.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 13911/22-27, for an update on the Duty of Candour and Being Open Framework, including a time frame for introduction.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of (i) midwives employed in each Health and Social Care Trust, broken down by (a) hospital-based; and (b) community-based midwives; and (ii) vacant midwifery posts in each Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health, given the 25 per cent increase in the past year in the number of patients waiting for echocardiography to over 16,000 as detailed in the waiting list figures for September 2024, to detail the measures he is taking to address this waiting list.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of times that patients were transferred from an independent medical provider to an NHS hospital due to becoming unwell during or after treatment in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of shared care arrangements between patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and their GPs have been terminated in each of the last five years.
To ask the Minister of Health whether concerns have been raised with his Department in relation to a perceived bias in the recruitment process within Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of staff that are (i) currently working in encompass; and (ii) projected to work in encompass in the next five years.
To ask the Minister of Health how community pharmacies have been prepared and supported financially to address the increased workload expected with the roll-out of Pharmacy First Service for Sore Throat (Winter 24/25).
To ask the Minister of Finance for an update on any work she has undertaken with the Minister for the Economy in relation to bringing forward a package of costed interventions to support the hospitality sector and business sector.