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2026 (599 questions)

  • AQW 55517/22-2723 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any assessment that has been undertaken by his Department of the accessibility of adult autism assessment and post-diagnostic support services for residents of East Londonderry, including the availability of face-to-face appointments and support in rural communities.
  • AQW 55516/22-2723 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of adults diagnosed with autism in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust in each of the last three financial years; and (ii) the number of those individuals who subsequently accessed post-diagnostic autism support services.
  • AQW 55515/22-2723 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any support available to adults awaiting an autism assessment in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust, including access to mental health services and autism-specific advice without a formal diagnosis.
  • AQW 55514/22-2723 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the funding allocated to reducing adult autism assessment waiting times in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust in the (a) 2025-26 financial year; and (b) 2026-27 financial year; and (ii) the impact of this funding on the number of adult autism assessments completed.
  • AQW 55513/22-2723 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of adults awaiting an autism assessment in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust, broken down by those waiting (i) less than one year; (ii) one to three years; (iii) three to five years; and (iv) more than five years.
  • AQW 55379/22-2722 October 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any assessment his Department has undertaken of the extent of long-term vacant commercial properties in (i) Coleraine; (ii) Limavady; and (iii) Portrush town centres.
  • AQW 55378/22-2722 October 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for an update on any plans to extend the Vacant to Vibrant scheme across Northern Ireland, including any anticipated timeframe for its introduction in the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area.
  • AQW 55377/22-2722 October 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the amount of funding allocated to town centre regeneration projects in (a) Coleraine; and (b) Limavady, in each of the last five financial years; and (ii) the amount of the funding that has supported the refurbishment or reuse of vacant commercial premises.
  • AQW 55376/22-2722 October 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans his Department has to work with Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council to identify and prioritise long-term vacant commercial properties for regeneration in (i) Coleraine; and (ii) Limavady town centres.
  • AQW 55375/22-2722 October 2026 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail any assessment his Department has undertaken of the potential impact of any proposed changes to Non-Domestic Vacant Rating on (i) long-term vacant commercial properties; (ii) properties requiring substantial refurbishment; and (iii) town centre regeneration.
  • AQO 4234/22-2722 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline the anticipated timeframe for a decision on the future provision of emergency general surgery at Causeway Hospital.
  • AQO 4200/22-2722 October 2026 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline any consideration given to extending the Communities in Transition programme to areas of East Londonderry affected by paramilitary activity and community intimidation.
  • AQW 55264/22-2721 October 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any preparations undertaken for the establishment of the Office of the Public Guardian, under the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, including (i) staffing and resource planning; (ii) arrangements for registering Lasting Powers of Attorney; and (iii) outstanding requirements for the office to become operational.
  • AQW 55263/22-2721 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the estimated cost of implementing the Lasting Power of Attorney provisions of the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016; (ii) the funding allocated for this purpose in 2026-27; and (iii) any outstanding resource requirements.
  • AQW 55262/22-2721 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any consideration his Department has given to commencing the Lasting Power of Attorney provisions of the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 separately from other outstanding provisions of the Act.
  • AQW 55261/22-2721 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) whether a joint implementation plan for the outstanding provisions of the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 has been completed; (ii) the anticipated timetable for completion; and (iii) how the implementation of Lasting Powers of Attorney is being prioritised.
  • AQW 55260/22-2721 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any progress made since January 2026 towards implementing the Lasting Power of Attorney provisions of the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, including (i) work completed; (ii) outstanding requirements; and (iii) the anticipated timetable for commencement.
  • AQW 55142/22-2720 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, within the Northern Health and Social Care Trust's gynaecology service, to detail (i) the number of funded consultant gynaecology posts; (ii) the number of posts currently filled; and (iii) the number of consultant vacancies, including the length of time each vacancy has remained unfilled.
  • AQW 55141/22-2720 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any arrangements in place across each Health and Social Care Trust to ensure that patients awaiting gynaecology appointments are (i) clinically reassessed where their symptoms deteriorate while on a waiting list; (ii) reprioritised where clinically necessary; and (iii) provided with information on how to report changes in their condition and seek an earlier review where appropriate.
  • AQW 55140/22-2720 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any consideration given to implementing the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists’ recommendations that patients awaiting gynaecology care should receive (i) regular communication; (ii) support to manage their symptoms; and (iii) prioritisation which takes account of the impact of their condition on their quality of life.
  • AQW 55139/22-2720 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any consideration his Department has taken of developing advanced nurse practitioner roles within gynaecology services to undertake (i) transvaginal ultrasound; (ii) diagnostic hysteroscopy; and (iii) endometrial biopsy.
  • AQW 55138/22-2720 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any consideration given to adopting the Health Service Executive’s one-stop ambulatory gynaecology model, under which patients can receive (i) consultation; (ii) diagnostic investigation; and (iii) treatment during a single appointment.
  • AQW 55024/22-2719 October 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) how feedback from practising teachers will inform the final history curriculum; (ii) any assessment that has been undertaken of the impact on teacher workload; and (iii) any training and resources that will be provided to support implementation.
  • AQW 55023/22-2719 October 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any ways in which the proposed revised history curriculum will develop pupils' ability to (i) critically evaluate historical evidence; (ii) understand differing historical perspectives; and (iii) analyse the causes and consequences of historical events.
  • AQW 55022/22-2719 October 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) how the causes of the Troubles will be taught under the proposed revised history curriculum; (ii) how the development and consequences of the conflict will be covered; and (iii) how this compares with the existing curriculum.
  • AQW 55021/22-2719 October 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any evidence supporting the proposed chronological approach to teaching history; (ii) any consideration given to pupils' age and developmental stages; and (iii) how any differences in historical knowledge between primary and post-primary pupils will be addressed.
  • AQW 55020/22-2719 October 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of practising history teachers involved in developing the proposed revised history curriculum; (ii) any role they have in drafting the proposals; and (iii) any changes made to the recommendations of the subject advisory group prior to consultation.
  • AQW 54905/22-2716 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of children diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, in each of the last five years, who required respiratory support or feeding assistance at the time of diagnosis; and (ii) any assessment his Department has made of the extent to which earlier diagnosis and treatment could reduce the need for such interventions.
  • AQW 54904/22-2716 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any interim measures his Department is considering to improve the early identification and diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy in babies, pending any decision on the introduction of routine newborn screening for the condition.
  • AQW 54903/22-2716 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any arrangements that are currently in place to ensure that babies diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy can access specialist treatment at the earliest possible opportunity; and (ii) whether any assessment has been made of whether these arrangements would be sufficient to support the introduction of routine newborn screening for the condition.
  • AQW 54902/22-2716 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of children that have been diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, in each of the last five years, including their average age at diagnosis; and (ii) any assessment his Department has made of the potential clinical benefits and long-term financial savings associated with earlier diagnosis and treatment through newborn screening.
  • AQW 54901/22-2716 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any consideration his Department has given to introducing newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy, including participation in the screening evaluations underway in England and Scotland; (ii) any discussions that have taken place with the UK National Screening Committee and counterparts elsewhere in the UK; and (iii) any barriers, costs and timescales identified in relation to implementation.
  • AQW 54773/22-2715 October 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any bus routes, serving East Londonderry, that are being considered for reduced (a) frequency; and (b) withdrawal; (ii) any criteria used to identify these routes; and (iii) any assessment undertaken of the impact on passengers.
  • AQW 54772/22-2715 October 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any assessment undertaken of the impact of Translink's proposed service reductions on rural communities in East Londonderry, particularly those with limited alternative public transport provision.
  • AQW 54771/22-2715 October 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any assessment undertaken of the adequacy of public transport connections between rural communities in East Londonderry to (i) hospitals; (ii) further education facilities; and (iii) major employment centres.
  • AQW 54770/22-2715 October 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any assessment undertaken of the demand for additional evening and weekend bus services in (i) Limavady; (ii) Coleraine; (iii) Kilrea; and (iv) Garvagh.
  • AQW 54769/22-2715 October 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any plans to improve bus services in rural communities across East Londonderry; and (ii) any routes that have been identified for improvement, including any anticipated timescales for implementation.
  • AQW 54635/22-2714 October 2026 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any consideration that has been given to the impact of high numbers of second homes and seasonal residents on community emergency preparedness, particularly in coastal and rural communities.
  • AQW 54634/22-2714 October 2026 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail how their Department works with (i) local councils; and (ii) community organisations, to support residents in preparing for emergencies, including any arrangements to identify and assist vulnerable people during severe weather or disruption to essential services.
  • AQW 54633/22-2714 October 2026 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any measures in place to ensure that any household emergency preparedness guidance, including advice on emergency supplies and accessing assistance, is communicated to people who do not use digital services and those who may require additional support.
  • AQW 54632/22-2714 October 2026 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail whether their Department has reviewed public guidance issued by (i) the Irish Government; (ii) other European governments, including any actions arising from such a review on household emergency preparedness.
  • AQW 54631/22-2714 October 2026 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any steps taken to inform households in Northern Ireland of how to prepare for emergencies, including (i) severe weather; (ii) power outages; and (iii) disruption to essential services.
  • AQW 54485/22-2713 October 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any assessment his Department has undertaken of the impact of childhood bereavement on (i) school attendance; (ii) educational attainment; and (iii) pupil wellbeing, including how this evidence informs the support provided in schools, over the last three years.
  • AQW 54484/22-2713 October 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any training and professional development available to teachers and school staff on (i) recognising the impact of childhood bereavement; (ii) supporting bereaved pupils; and (iii) identifying pupils who require specialist support.
  • AQW 54483/22-2713 October 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) whether his Department collects information on the number of schools with a formal bereavement policy; and (ii) any guidance that is provided to schools on adopting a whole-school approach to supporting bereaved pupils.
  • AQW 54482/22-2713 October 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any recommendations from the November 2024 Bereavement Support in Schools Report that have been implemented; (ii) any which remain outstanding; and (iii) the reasons for any recommendations his Department does not intend to implement.
  • AQW 54481/22-2713 October 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) how grief and bereavement education is addressed within the proposed revised curriculum; and (ii) whether his Department intends to explicitly include grief and bereavement education within the final curriculum framework.
  • AQW 54378/22-2712 October 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) whether the preferred route of the A2 Ballykelly Bypass, identified in 2010, remains viable; and (ii) any reassessment of the route that is required, including when any reassessment is expected to take place.
  • AQW 54377/22-2712 October 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the most recent estimated cost of the A2 Ballykelly Bypass; (ii) the estimated cost of completing the outstanding preparatory work; and (iii) any funding allocated to the scheme in the 2026-27 financial year.
  • AQW 54376/22-2712 October 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) how the A2 Ballykelly Bypass is being considered within her Department's emerging transport plans, including (ii) any criteria for prioritising the scheme; and (ii) the anticipated timetable for determining its inclusion in future investment programmes.
  • AQW 54375/22-2712 October 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the most recent traffic volume figures for the A2, through Ballykelly; (ii) how these compare with the figures recorded in 2008; and (iii) when the next traffic assessment is scheduled.
  • AQW 54374/22-2712 October 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the current status of the A2 Ballykelly Bypass scheme; (ii) any work required to progress the scheme; and (iii) the anticipated timescale for completing this work.
  • AQW 54251/22-279 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of introducing a (i) statutory licensing; and (ii) registration, scheme for funeral directors, including the outcome of any assessment.
  • AQW 54250/22-279 October 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any consumer protections that are available to bereaved families, where services provided by a funeral director fall below required standards, including where the funeral director is not a member of a professional trade association.
  • AQW 54249/22-279 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of inspections that were undertaken of funeral homes and mortuary facilities, by bodies for which his Department is responsible; (ii) any statutory powers under which these inspections were undertaken; and (iii) the number that resulted in enforcement action, for each of the last five years.
  • AQW 54248/22-279 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any public bodies that are responsible for (i) setting standards for the (a) storage; (b) preparation; and (c) embalming, of deceased persons; and (ii) monitoring and enforcing compliance with these standards.
  • AQW 54247/22-279 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any statutory requirements that apply to the (i) establishment; and (ii) operation, of funeral-directing businesses, including (a) registration or licensing; (b) professional competence; (c) premises and mortuary facilities; and (d) inspection.
  • AQW 54116/22-278 October 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the (i) number of reports of vehicle damage attributed to loose stone chippings, following surface dressing works; (ii) number of associated compensation claims received; and (iii) number and total value of claims paid, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 54115/22-278 October 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any criteria used to determine when temporary warning signage is removed, following surface dressing works; and (ii) whether an inspection is undertaken to establish the level of loose stone remaining, before signage is removed.
  • AQW 54114/22-278 October 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any requirements for the removal of surplus stone chippings, following surface dressing works, including any timescales for their removal; and (ii) how treated roads are subsequently monitored for displaced or accumulated stone chippings.
  • AQW 54113/22-278 October 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any standards governing the application of stone chippings, during surface dressing works; (ii) how compliance with these standards is assessed; and (iii) any action that is taken, where excessive loose stone chippings remain, following completion of any works.
  • AQW 54112/22-278 October 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any criteria used to determine when surface dressing is used, rather than resurfacing or other road maintenance treatments; and (ii) how the condition and usage of a road are taken into account, when making this assessment.
  • AQW 53990/22-277 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any work being undertaken to improve access to menopause care for patients residing in East Londonderry, including consideration of (i) specialist menopause provision at Causeway Hospital; (ii) outreach provision within the Western Health and Social Care Trust area; (iii) virtual specialist appointments; (iv) women’s health hubs or equivalent models; and (v) menopause-specific training and access to specialist advice for primary-care professionals.
  • AQW 53989/22-277 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any (i) treatment; and (ii) support, available through Health and Social Care, for patients experiencing perimenopause or menopause symptoms, including access to (a) hormone replacement therapy; (b) non-hormonal medication; (c) testosterone, where clinically appropriate; (d) menopause-specific cognitive behavioural therapy or other psychological support; and (e) specialist treatment and long-term monitoring for premature ovarian insufficiency, surgical menopause and menopause, following cancer treatment.
  • AQW 53988/22-277 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of patients currently awaiting specialist menopause care; (ii) the median waiting time; (iii) the longest waiting time; and (iv) the number of patients who have waited longer than (a) 26 weeks; and (b) 52 weeks, broken down by the Northern and Western Health and Social Care Trusts.
  • AQW 53987/22-277 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the clinical pathway for patients presenting with perimenopause or menopause symptoms, including the circumstances in which they (i) receive assessment and treatment in primary care; (ii) have specialist advice provided to their GP; (iii) are referred to a specialist menopause service; and (iv) receive further review, where symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment.
  • AQW 53986/22-277 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any menopause support available to patients residing in East Londonderry through (i) primary care; (ii) community-based services; and (iii) specialist services, within the Northern and Western Health and Social Care Trusts, including the locations at which specialist assessment and follow-up care are provided.
  • AQW 53868/22-276 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) how changes in deprivation of liberty referrals, authorisations and reviews following Supreme Court judgment [2026] UKSC 16 will be monitored by (a) his Department; and (b) each Health and Social Care Trust; (ii) how any resulting safeguarding concerns or adverse outcomes will be identified; and (iii) any measures that are in place to ensure that compliance, withdrawal or difficulty communicating an objection are not mistaken for valid consent.
  • AQW 53867/22-276 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any safeguards that apply when an existing deprivation of liberty authorisation is ended or allowed to lapse as a result of Supreme Court judgment [2026] UKSC 16; (ii) how the person concerned and their nominated person will be informed and supported to challenge that decision; and (iii) any independent scrutiny and advocacy that will remain available where restrictive care arrangements continue.
  • AQW 53866/22-276 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether there are any plans to revise the deprivation of liberty code of practice, operational guidance and associated training following Supreme Court judgment [2026] UKSC 16, including (i) any timetable for these revisions; and (ii) how disabled people, families, carers and representative organisations will be involved in their development.
  • AQW 53865/22-276 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any instructions or interim guidance issued to Health and Social Care Trusts (HSCT) following Supreme Court judgment [2026] UKSC 16; (ii) any changes that have been made to deprivation of liberty assessments, authorisations and reviews; and (iii) how consistent application across all HSCTs is being ensured.
  • AQW 53864/22-276 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the implications of Supreme Court judgment [2026] UKSC 16 for the operation of the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, including whether any consideration will be given to any legislative changes necessary to protect people subject to restrictive care arrangements following the judgment.
  • AQW 53748/22-275 October 2026 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail how receipt of a War Pension in respect of the same injury is taken into account when calculating an award under the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme, including the basis on which any deduction or adjustment is calculated.
  • AQW 53747/22-275 October 2026 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the number of applications to the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme that have remained unresolved for (i) more than one year; (ii) more than two years; (iii) more than three years; and (iv) more than four years, including the principal reasons for applications remaining unresolved for these periods.
  • AQW 53746/22-275 October 2026 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any safeguards that are in place to minimise the need for applicants with psychological injuries to repeatedly recount traumatic experiences during the assessment and determination of applications to the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme.
  • AQW 53745/22-275 October 2026 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any weight given by Capita to psychiatric reports and diagnoses provided by applicants to the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme; and the circumstances in which its assessment may differ from the conclusions of an applicant's treating clinician.
  • AQW 53744/22-275 October 2026 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any way in which the Victims’ Payments Board verifies the presence of former members of the Armed Forces at Troubles-related incidents where no contemporaneous police record exists of their attendance.
  • AQW 53633/22-272 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of patients attending Causeway Hospital Emergency Department who were referred by (i) a GP; (ii) GP Out of Hours; (iii) the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service; and (iv) another health and social care service, in each of the last 12 months.
  • AQW 53632/22-272 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any analysis undertaken of the reasons for the increase in attendances at Causeway Hospital Emergency Department, including the extent to which this is attributable to changes in access to other health and social care services.
  • AQW 53631/22-272 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any urgent and same-day care services in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust that can be accessed directly by patients, without first attending an Emergency Department, including the referral pathway for each service.
  • AQW 53630/22-272 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on the implementation of the commitment, under the Review of Urgent and Emergency Care Services, to develop a regional model of telephone triage for patients requiring urgent but non-life-threatening care.
  • AQW 53629/22-272 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the rationale as to why the Phone First service will be withdrawn in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust; (ii) any evidence used to inform this decision; and (iii) how the decision aligns with his Department's strategic priorities for urgent and emergency care.
  • AQW 53512/22-271 October 2026 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail how their Department recognises and takes account of the contribution older people make to Northern Ireland, including through (i) caring responsibilities; (ii) volunteering; and (iii) participation in community life.
  • AQW 53511/22-271 October 2026 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any assessment that has been made of how Northern Ireland's changing age profile should inform long-term planning and investment in public services.
  • AQW 53510/22-271 October 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any action his Department is taking to support older people to remain independent, active and connected within their communities as they age.
  • AQW 53509/22-271 October 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the additional demand that an ageing population will place on (i) domiciliary care; (ii) community health services; (iii) primary care; and (iv) hospital services, in the next ten years, including how this is informing workforce and service planning.
  • AQW 53508/22-271 October 2026 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail how outcomes for older people are being measured within the Programme for Government, including how their Department will assess whether older people's quality of life has improved during the current mandate.
  • AQO 4110/22-271 October 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline any action she is taking to address speeding and improve road safety, particularly on rural roads, in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 53400/22-2730 September 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of financial hardship among people of state pension age who are not entitled to means-tested benefits.
  • AQW 53399/22-2730 September 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any assessment his Department has made of fuel poverty among people of state pension age who are not entitled to means-tested benefits.
  • AQW 53398/22-2730 September 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any assessment his Department has made of the risk of poverty among older women with limited occupational or private pension provision as a result of periods spent undertaking unpaid caring responsibilities.
  • AQW 53397/22-2730 September 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any measures his Department provides to support people of state pension age who are experiencing financial hardship but are not entitled to means-tested benefits
  • AQW 53396/22-2730 September 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of people of state pension age whose weekly income exceeds the qualifying level for Pension Credit by (i) less than £5; (ii) £5 to £10; and (iii) £10 to £20.
  • AQW 53288/22-2729 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of dental practices in East Londonderry that are currently accepting new National Health Service patients, broken down by (i) adults; and (ii) children.
  • AQW 53287/22-2729 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, following the publication of the General Dental Services in Northern Ireland Cost of Service Review, to detail any action he will take to ensure dentists are adequately remunerated for providing National Health Service treatment.
  • AQW 53286/22-2729 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any assessment his Department has made of the impact of the current level of remuneration for National Health Service dentistry on (i) the number of dentists providing National Health Service treatment; and (ii) patient access to dental services.
  • AQW 53285/22-2729 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any action he is taking to improve access to National Health Service dentists for people who are unable to find a practice that is accepting new patients.
  • AQW 53284/22-2729 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any action he is taking to prevent further dental practices from reducing or withdrawing National Health Service dental provision.
  • AQW 53178/22-2728 September 2026 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any engagement undertaken with farmers and representative organisations on the proposed Nutrients Action Programme 2027–2030, including (I) the principal concerns raised during this engagement; and (ii) any changes made or being considered in response.
  • AQW 53177/22-2728 September 2026 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) any financial and practical support that will be available to farmers to implement measures under the proposed Nutrients Action Programme 2027–2030; (ii) how this support will reflect implementation costs at farm level; and (iii) any additional support being considered following engagement with the agricultural sector.
  • AQW 53176/22-2728 September 2026 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) any measures being taken to address the impact of blue-green algae travelling from Lough Neagh through the Lower Bann to the North Coast, including any resources allocated to these measures; and (ii) any additional interventions planned for affected communities and businesses in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 53175/22-2728 September 2026 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, following any actions within the Lough Neagh Action Plan recorded as delivered, to detail (i) which have resulted in a measurable improvement in the condition of Lough Neagh, including how the improvement was recorded; and (ii) how the impact of delivered actions is being evaluated.
  • AQW 53174/22-2728 September 2026 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) any further interventions that are being considered to reduce the frequency and severity of blue-green algal blooms in Lough Neagh; (ii) any evidence available on their potential effectiveness; and (iii) any anticipated timescale for determining whether they will be implemented.
  • AQW 53044/22-2725 September 2026 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) any provisions available to Northern Ireland Civil Service employees, who volunteer with HM Coastguard or other voluntary emergency services, to enable them to respond to emergency call-outs during working hours; and (ii) any assessment that has been made of the consistency with which these provisions are applied across Departments.
  • AQW 53043/22-2725 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the protocol for transferring patients from HM Coastguard search and rescue helicopters into hospital Emergency Departments; and (ii) any circumstances in which a Northern Ireland Ambulance Service vehicle is required to transfer a patient from a hospital landing site into the hospital.
  • AQW 53042/22-2725 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the impact on patient transfer times where HM Coastguard search and rescue helicopters are unable to land at the hospital most appropriate for a patient's treatment.
  • AQW 53041/22-2725 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the hospital helicopter landing sites that are currently unavailable for use by HM Coastguard search and rescue helicopters, including (i) any reasons why it is unavailable; and (ii) any anticipated timeframe for enabling its use.
  • AQW 53040/22-2725 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any reasons why the helicopter landing site at Causeway Hospital is not currently available for routine use by HM Coastguard search and rescue helicopters; (i) any outstanding works or assessments required; and (ii) any anticipated timeframe for enabling its use.
  • AQW 52925/22-2724 September 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any process that is in place to support rural properties that were excluded from publicly funded broadband programmes, as a result of a commercial provider indicating that it would provide a connection, but the connection was subsequently not delivered.
  • AQW 52924/22-2724 September 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any assessment that has been made of the resilience of broadband infrastructure in rural East Londonderry during severe weather; and (ii) any consideration that has been given to funding the undergrounding of infrastructure in areas that experience repeated outages.
  • AQW 52923/22-2724 September 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any support that is available to residents of isolated rural properties who face significant costs to connect to nearby full-fibre broadband infrastructure.
  • AQW 52922/22-2724 September 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any action she is taking to address difficulties faced by new build properties in rural areas of East Londonderry in securing a broadband connection; and (ii) whether she has considered requiring broadband infrastructure to be incorporated at the construction stage of new developments.
  • AQW 52921/22-2724 September 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any action she is taking to improve access to reliable high-speed broadband in rural parts of East Londonderry that remain outside current commercial and publicly funded roll-out plans.
  • AQO 4038/22-2724 September 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to outline any steps she is taking to support Ulster University in avoiding compulsory redundancies.
  • AQW 52796/22-2723 September 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any assessment his Department has made of the accessibility of the Home Heating Oil Support Scheme for older people, who do not have access to, or are not confident using, digital services; (ii) whether the needs of digitally excluded older people were considered as part of the Scheme's equality screening; and (iii) whether he will review the application process, in light of difficulties experienced by older applicants.
  • AQW 52795/22-2723 September 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any assessment his Department has made of the impact of fluctuations in home heating oil prices when determining the expiry period for Home Heating Oil Support Scheme vouchers; and (ii) whether he will consider extending the validity period, to provide recipients with greater flexibility over when they purchase oil.
  • AQW 52794/22-2723 September 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any arrangements for when a Home Heating Oil Support Scheme voucher expires before it is used, including (i) whether the £100 entitlement is retained; (ii) whether a replacement voucher can be issued; and (iii) any action the recipient is required to take to obtain a replacement.
  • AQW 52793/22-2723 September 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any arrangements in place for applicants to the Home Heating Oil Support Scheme who (i) are unable to apply online; and (ii) are unable to access assistance through the telephone helpline.
  • AQW 52792/22-2723 September 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any assessment that has made of (a) waiting times; and (b) unanswered calls, to the Home Heating Oil Support Scheme helpline; and (ii) any action he is taking to ensure the helpline has sufficient capacity to meet demand.
  • AQW 52649/22-2722 September 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any urgent action he is taking to resolve the teacher workload dispute and prevent industrial action commencing on 28 September 2026.
  • AQW 52648/22-2722 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the current mileage reimbursement arrangements for district nurses and Health and Social Care Trust-employed domiciliary care workers who use their own vehicles for work-related travel; (ii) when these arrangements were last reviewed; and (iii) any steps being taken in response to recent increases in fuel prices.
  • AQW 52647/22-2722 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the potential impact of rising fuel costs on the ability of district nursing and domiciliary care services to provide timely care in the community, including any resulting impact on (i) Emergency Department attendances; and (ii) hospital admissions.
  • AQW 52646/22-2722 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the impact of rising fuel costs on the capacity of (i) district nursing; and (ii) domiciliary care services to meet demand for care in the community, including in rural areas.
  • AQW 52645/22-2722 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the impact of rising fuel costs on the ability of (i) district nurses; and (ii) domiciliary care workers, to use their own vehicles to travel between patients.
  • AQW 52520/22-2721 September 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any expenditure on temporary accommodation, in each of the last ten financial years, including (i) total expenditure; (ii) expenditure on non-standard temporary accommodation; (iii) average monthly expenditure; (iv) average daily expenditure; and (v) expenditure in each local council area.
  • AQW 52519/22-2721 September 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any action he has taken to ensure greater funding certainty for organisations delivering homelessness prevention services, following his undertaking in December 2024 to address month-to-month funding arrangements.
  • AQW 52518/22-2721 September 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether funding for the (i) Strategic Prevention Programme; and (ii) Community Homelessness Prevention, will continue to be ringfenced in the 2026-27 financial year.
  • AQW 52517/22-2721 September 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any funding arrangements currently in place for organisations funded through the (i) Strategic Prevention Programme; and (ii) Community Homelessness Prevention, including whether funding allocations are provided on an annual, quarterly or monthly basis.
  • AQW 52516/22-2721 September 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any action his Department is taking to reduce the use of non-standard temporary accommodation, including any targets and timescales in place for reducing its use.
  • AQW 52399/22-2718 September 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) all (a) maintenance; and (b) repair works, undertaken at Kilrea Bridge, in the ten years prior to its closure in September 2025; (ii) the cost of each scheme; and (iii) any structural concerns identified during inspections over that period.
  • AQW 52398/22-2718 September 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the final cost of the repair works undertaken at Kilrea Bridge, following its closure in September 2025, including expenditure on (i) site (a) investigations; and (b) design; (ii) temporary stabilisation works; (iii) permanent structural repairs; (iv) traffic management; and (v) any other associated works.
  • AQW 52397/22-2718 September 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on any work undertaken by her Department to assess the feasibility of replacing Kilrea Bridge, including any (i) consideration of potential options; (ii) estimated costs; and (iii) timescales.
  • AQW 52396/22-2718 September 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any assessment that has been made of the remaining service life of the Kilrea Bridge, following completion of the recent repair works; (ii) any further works identified as necessary; (iii) the anticipated cost of these works; and (iv) the inspection and monitoring arrangements that will be in place.
  • AQW 52395/22-2718 September 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any (i) assessment her Department has undertaken of the impact of the closure of the Kilrea Bridge, between September 2025 and February 2026, on (a) traffic volumes on diversionary routes; (b) journey times; (c) public transport services; and (d) local businesses and communities; and (ii) any lessons that have been identified for managing any future closure of the bridge.
  • AQW 52269/22-2717 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the current operating hours of mental health crisis response services, in each Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) any anticipated timeframe for the provision of 24-hour, seven-day-a-week mental health crisis response services across all Trusts.
  • AQW 52268/22-2717 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether any assessment has been undertaken of the capacity of mental health services to respond to the phased implementation of Right Care, Right Person; and (ii) to detail any additional staffing, service provision or funding identified as required.
  • AQW 52267/22-2717 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any agreed pathways between health services and the PSNI for responding to people experiencing a mental health crisis under Right Care, Right Person, including how accountability for responding will be determined.
  • AQW 52266/22-2717 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the average time taken for the transfer of responsibility from PSNI officers to health and social care staff for people presenting at Emergency Departments in mental health crisis, broken down by Trust; and (ii) any steps being taken to reduce delays.
  • AQW 52265/22-2717 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any anticipated timeframe for the resumption of routine publication of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services waiting-time statistics; and (ii) whether routine waiting-time statistics for Adult Mental Health Services will be published.
  • AQW 52139/22-2716 September 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure, following publication of the Northern Ireland Road Safety Strategy to 2030 Annual Statistical Report 2026, to detail (i) any assessment she has made of progress against the Strategy's four principal targets and 33 key performance indicators; (ii) which targets are currently off track; (ii) any additional interventions that will be introduced in response; and (iii) whether the Action Plan to 2027 will be revised.
  • AQW 52138/22-2716 September 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any process for identifying rural roads that require road safety intervention, including (i) any criteria for further assessment; (ii) how the severity, frequency and pattern of collisions are weighted; (iii) how issues raised by local communities, elected representatives and other stakeholders are considered; and (iv) how interventions are prioritised for delivery.
  • AQW 52137/22-2716 September 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure, following publication of the 2026 Speed Limit Review Response Report, to detail (i) any policy changes she intends to progress; (ii) any timeframe for decisions on the (a) 20mph speed limits; and (b) national speed limits on single-carriageway rural roads; and (iii) whether any legislative changes arising from the review will be brought forward during the remainder of the 2022-27 Assembly mandate.
  • AQW 52136/22-2716 September 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any expenditure on road safety measures, in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) education and public information campaigns; (b) road engineering and infrastructure interventions; (c) research and data analysis; and (d) other measures; and (ii) how evidence of effectiveness informs the allocation of road safety funding.
  • AQW 52135/22-2716 September 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any action she is taking to reduce the number of vulnerable road users killed or seriously injured; and (ii) any measures targeting pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, including how they are prioritised and evaluated.
  • AQW 51985/22-2715 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the proposed reconfiguration of emergency general surgery at Causeway Hospital, to detail (i) any assessment undertaken of the potential impact on emergency gynaecology services; and (ii) any assessment undertaken of the potential impact on access to emergency theatre facilities for gynaecological patients.
  • AQW 51984/22-2715 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, in relation to Causeway Hospital, to detail (i) the current trauma bypass arrangements; (ii) the categories of patients who are conveyed directly to another hospital rather than the Causeway Hospital Emergency Department under these arrangements; and (iii) any proposed changes to these arrangements in connection with the proposed reconfiguration of emergency general surgery.
  • AQW 51983/22-2715 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of children who required emergency surgical intervention at Causeway Hospital, in each of the last three years; and (ii) any assessment undertaken of the potential impact of the proposed reconfiguration of emergency general surgery on the sustainability of inpatient paediatric services at the hospital.
  • AQW 51982/22-2715 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, in relation to emergency gynaecological presentations at Causeway Hospital, to detail (i) the current arrangements for patients requiring emergency intervention, including for ruptured ectopic pregnancy and significant post-operative haemorrhage; and (ii) the number of patients transferred to Antrim Area Hospital outside normal working hours, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 51981/22-2715 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the proposed reconfiguration of emergency general surgery at Causeway Hospital, to detail (i) whether operating theatre capacity would continue to be available on a 24 hour basis; and (ii) any specialties that currently make use of emergency theatre capacity outside normal working hours.
  • AQW 51851/22-2714 September 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any engagement she has had with Ulster University regarding the potential for compulsory redundancies; (ii) any assurances sought regarding the protection of jobs; (ii) any assessment made of the potential impact on the University's multi-campus model; and (iii) any action her Department will take in response.
  • AQW 51850/22-2714 September 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, in response to recent increases in petrol and diesel prices, to detail any engagement she has had with the (i) Consumer Council; (ii) Competition and Markets Authority; and (iii) UK Government, including any actions arising from this engagement.
  • AQW 51849/22-2714 September 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any representations she has made to HM Treasury regarding the scheduled increase in fuel duty from January 2027; and (ii) whether she has sought a further extension of the existing five pence per litre reduction, in light of recent increases in petrol and diesel prices.
  • AQW 51848/22-2714 September 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any assessment her Department has made of the impact of recent increases in petrol and diesel prices on (i) households in rural areas; (ii) people who rely on private vehicles to access employment and essential services; and (iii) rural businesses.
  • AQW 51847/22-2714 September 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any assessment her Department has made of recent increases in petrol and diesel prices in Northern Ireland, including the extent to which they reflect changes in (i) wholesale fuel costs; (ii) retailer margins; and (iii) distribution costs.
  • AQW 51722/22-2711 September 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any assessment her Department has made of whether the current planning policy for wind energy development, adequately reflects (i) the increased height and scale of modern turbines; (ii) cumulative landscape and visual impacts; (iii) proximity to residential communities; and (iv) the concentration of developments within particular areas.
  • AQW 51721/22-2711 September 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure, when assessing the cumulative impact of a proposed wind energy development, to detail how consideration is given to (i) operational turbines; (ii) developments granted planning permission, but not yet constructed; (iii) applications awaiting determination; and (iv) developments subject to appeal.
  • AQW 51720/22-2711 September 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure, when a planning application is refused by a local council and subsequently appealed, to detail (i) how objections and representations, made during the original application, are carried forward into the appeals process; (ii) the opportunities available for residents to make further representations; and (iii) how residents are notified of, and can participate in, appeal proceedings.
  • AQW 51719/22-2711 September 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in relation to objections to planning applications, to detail (i) how material planning considerations, raised by objectors, are identified and assessed; (ii) how applicants are required to respond to issues raised through the consultation process; and (iii) how objectors are informed of how their concerns have been considered in reaching a decision.
  • AQW 51718/22-2711 September 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in relation to wind energy developments within the Benbradagh Mountain and wider Roe Valley area, to detail the number of (i) developments currently in operation; (ii) planning permissions granted for developments, which are not yet operational; (iii) planning permission applications that are currently awaiting determination; and (iv) applications subject to an ongoing planning appeal.
  • AQW 51580/22-2710 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the relationship between perimenopause and menopause and (i) suicidal ideation; (ii) self-harm; and (iii) suicide among women.
  • AQW 51579/22-2710 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his Department collects, or plans to collect, data on the prevalence of perimenopause and menopause among women presenting with (i) suicidal ideation; and (ii) self-harm.
  • AQW 51578/22-2710 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to identify and support women at risk of suicide during the first year following pregnancy, including how suicide risk is assessed after discharge from maternity services.
  • AQW 51577/22-2710 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to ensure that women experiencing poor mental health during pregnancy or following childbirth do not fall between (i) maternity services; (ii) primary care; and (iii) mental health services, particularly where there is a risk of self-harm or suicide.
  • AQW 51576/22-2710 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the relationship between domestic abuse and suicidal ideation, self-harm and suicide among women, including how this is reflected in suicide prevention services.
  • AQO 3937/22-2710 September 2026 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline how the Executive is measuring progress in improving outcomes for older people through the Programme for Government 2024-2027.
  • AQW 51410/22-279 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, following publication of the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry's April 2026 report Routes to Diagnosis, to detail (i) how the findings relating to gynaecological cancers are informing cancer policy and service planning; and (ii) any steps being taken to increase the proportion of gynaecological cancers identified through timely referral and investigation.
  • AQW 51409/22-279 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any steps he is taking to ensure that women living in rural areas have equitable access to diagnostic investigations and specialist services for suspected gynaecological cancers; and (ii) how rural accessibility is being considered in the planning and configuration of these services.
  • AQW 51408/22-279 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, in relation to gynaecological cancers for which there is no population screening programme, to detail any steps being taken to improve (i) public awareness of signs and symptoms; (ii) recognition of potential symptoms within primary care; and (iii) access to timely diagnostic investigation.
  • AQW 51407/22-279 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he is taking to ensure that women who repeatedly present to primary care with persistent symptoms associated with gynaecological cancers receive timely investigation and referral to specialist services.
  • AQW 51406/22-279 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, following the April 2026 update to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence CG122 guidance on the recognition and referral of suspected ovarian cancer, to detail (i) any steps that have been taken to implement the revised guidance; (ii) how GPs have been informed of the changes; and (iii) how implementation is being monitored across Health and Social Care Trusts.
  • AQW 51250/22-278 September 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice, regarding anti-social behaviour involving vehicles, including off-road motorcycles and scramblers, to detail (i) any assessment her Department has made of the prevalence of such behaviour; and (ii) any work being undertaken to identify gaps in the enforcement powers available to the PSNI.
  • AQW 51249/22-278 September 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any assessment her Department has made of barriers to reporting persistent anti-social behaviour, including fear of intimidation or retaliation; and (ii) any measures that are in place to support and protect people who report repeated incidents within their community.
  • AQW 51248/22-278 September 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any arrangements that are in place to ensure that people, repeatedly coming to the attention of criminal justice agencies as a result of anti-social behaviour associated with drug or alcohol misuse, are referred to appropriate treatment and support services.
  • AQW 51247/22-278 September 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice, regarding residential properties repeatedly associated with serious anti-social behaviour, including suspected drug-related activity or violence, to detail (i) any powers available to relevant agencies to address such behaviour; and (ii) any gaps her Department has identified in the current legislative framework.
  • AQW 51246/22-278 September 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice, regarding drug-related activity and persistent anti-social behaviour in residential communities, to detail (i) any assessment her Department has made of the relationship between drug-related activity and persistent anti-social behaviour; (ii) how any assessment can inform community safety policy; and (iii) any specific interventions being developed to address repeated drug-related anti-social behaviour in residential communities.
  • AQW 51093/22-277 September 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail, for the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area, (i) the number of households currently in temporary accommodation; (ii) the number currently placed in temporary accommodation outside the Borough Council area; (iii) the average length of stay in temporary accommodation; and (iv) any action his Department is taking to increase the availability of suitable temporary accommodation within the area.
  • AQW 51092/22-277 September 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any action his Department has taken to address the impact of second-home ownership on housing availability and affordability in areas with high concentrations of second homes, including the Causeway Coast and Glens.
  • AQW 51091/22-277 September 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, regarding the Housing Supply Strategy 2024–2039, to detail (i) any actions within his Department's responsibility that have been completed to date; (ii) any actions that remain outstanding; (iii) an anticipated timeframe for completion of outstanding actions; and (iv) any measurable impact of completed actions on housing supply.
  • AQW 51090/22-277 September 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, regarding areas with high concentrations of second homes and short-term holiday lets, whether his Department has made any assessment of the need for affordable housing, including (i) how this assessment is reflected in the planning and delivery of affordable housing; and (ii) any specific measures being considered for coastal communities experiencing housing affordability pressures.
  • AQW 51089/22-277 September 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail, for East Londonderry, (i) the current projected social housing need; (ii) the number of new social homes completed in each year since 2022; (iii) the number currently under construction; (iv) the number programmed for delivery before the end of the current 2022-27 Assembly mandate; and (v) any anticipated shortfall against identified need.
  • AQW 50972/22-274 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of patients residing in East Londonderry who (i) were referred with suspected endometriosis; (ii) received a diagnosis of endometriosis; and (iii) commenced treatment for endometriosis, in each of the last five financial years.
  • AQW 50971/22-274 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the diagnostic pathway followed by a patient referred by their GP with suspected endometriosis, including the stages at which they may receive (i) a specialist gynaecology assessment; (ii) diagnostic imaging; and (iii) diagnostic laparoscopy.
  • AQW 50970/22-274 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the median time between (i) GP referral and first gynaecology appointment; (ii) first gynaecology appointment and diagnostic imaging; and (iii) diagnostic imaging and confirmation of an endometriosis diagnosis, within the Northern Health and Social Care Trust. in each of the last five financial years.
  • AQW 50969/22-274 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any progress made by the Northern Health and Social Care Trust in implementing the NICE guideline NG73 that patients with suspected endometriosis should (i) be offered a transvaginal ultrasound, including where pelvic or abdominal examination is normal; (ii) remain under consideration for further investigation following a normal ultrasound; and (iii) be referred to a specialist endometriosis service where deep endometriosis is suspected.
  • AQW 50968/22-274 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the endometriosis diagnostic and assessment services available at (i) Causeway Hospital; (ii) Antrim Area Hospital; and (iii) other Northern Health and Social Care Trust facilities.
  • AQW 50827/22-273 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any support that is available to people following a diagnosis of dementia; (ii) any support that is available to their families and carers; and (iii) any waiting times to access these services, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust,
  • AQW 50826/22-273 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, in relation to people diagnosed with dementia, to detail (i) any domiciliary care and community-based support available to enable people to remain independently in their own homes; (ii) the number of people currently receiving this support; and (iii) the number currently waiting for access to this support, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 50825/22-273 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of residential and nursing care places available for people with complex dementia needs; (ii) the number of people currently awaiting an appropriate placement; (iii) the average waiting time for a placement; and (iv) any action that is being taken to address identified gaps in provision, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 50824/22-273 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of people currently waiting for an initial memory assessment; (ii) the average waiting time; (iii) the longest current waiting time; and (iv) the number of people waiting longer than the nine-week target, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust,
  • AQW 50823/22-273 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the projected increase in the number of people living with dementia over the next ten years, (i) whether any assessment has been made of the anticipated increase in demand for dementia services; (ii) whether any assessment has been made of the additional workforce capacity that will be required; and (iii) to detail any plans that are in place to ensure sufficient diagnostic, community and residential care provision.
  • AQO 3907/22-273 September 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to outline any progress made towards delivering a new build for Causeway Academy to enable all pupils to be educated on a single site.
  • AQW 50701/22-272 September 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any action (i) her Department; and (ii) Tourism NI is taking to secure further major international sporting, cultural and tourism events for the Causeway Coast, following the success of the 153rd Open at Royal Portrush.
  • AQW 50700/22-272 September 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any action her Department is taking to support the sustainability and growth of tourism and hospitality businesses in areas with a high dependence on seasonal tourism, including support to address increasing operating costs.
  • AQW 50699/22-272 September 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any support available to people seeking to establish or grow a tourism or hospitality business in the Causeway Coast and Glens.
  • AQW 50698/22-272 September 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any action Tourism NI is taking to support the development of new tourism experiences and attractions in the Causeway Coast and Glens.
  • AQW 50697/22-272 September 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the estimated annual economic contribution of tourism to the Causeway Coast and Glens; (ii) the number of businesses supported by the tourism economy; and (iii) the number of jobs supported by the sector, over the last three years.
  • AQW 50593/22-271 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the proposed reconfiguration of emergency general surgery at Causeway Hospital, to detail (i) the projected annual number of patients who would require transfer from Causeway Hospital to Antrim Area Hospital; (ii) the projected number requiring emergency transfer; and (iii) any modelling undertaken of transfer times.
  • AQW 50592/22-271 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the proposed reconfiguration of emergency general surgery at Causeway Hospital, to detail (i) any services at Causeway Hospital that are clinically or operationally dependent on the provision of on-site emergency general surgery; (ii) any assessment that has been undertaken of the impact of the removal on each of these services; and (iii) whether any further service reconfiguration is anticipated.
  • AQW 50591/22-271 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any anticipated timeframe for a decision on the proposed reconfiguration of emergency general surgery services at Causeway Hospital.
  • AQW 50590/22-271 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been undertaken of the capacity of Antrim Area Hospital to accommodate additional emergency general surgery activity currently provided at Causeway Hospital, including (i) Emergency Department capacity; (ii) inpatient bed capacity; and (iii) theatre capacity.
  • AQW 50589/22-271 September 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of (i) admissions to surgical specialties that were elective admissions; (ii) admissions to surgical specialties that were non-elective admissions; (ii) theatre sessions used for elective activity; and (v) theatre sessions used for non-elective activity, in each of the last three financial years, broken down by hospital within the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 50443/22-273 July 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether any assessment has been made of the impact of increasing GP workload on patient access to appointments; (ii) whether any assessment has been made of the sustainability of current workload levels within general practice; and (iii) to detail any engagement his Department has had with GP representative bodies in relation to increasing workload pressures in primary care.
  • AQW 50442/22-273 July 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail any measures that are in place to ensure that GP practices are appropriately resourced when additional responsibilities are transferred from secondary care settings; and (ii) whether his Department has any plans to commission a review of the adequacy of the current General Medical Services Contract in reflecting the range of services now delivered by GP practices.
  • AQW 50441/22-273 July 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) whether any assessment has been made of the impact of administrative and non-clinical duties on the time available for GPs to provide direct patient care; (ii) any steps his Department is taking to reduce unnecessary administrative burdens on GP practices; and (iii) whether his Department maintains guidance for Health and Social Care Trusts on the appropriate division of responsibilities between secondary care services and GP practices.
  • AQW 50440/22-273 July 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of (i) changes in the workload of GP practices since the introduction of the Health and Personal Social Services (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004; and (ii) the extent to which responsibilities previously undertaken in secondary care are now being delivered within general practice.
  • AQW 50439/22-273 July 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any organisations currently receiving departmental funding to provide advice and assistance with the completion of welfare benefit application forms, including Personal Independence Payment applications; and (ii) whether he intends to increase funding for these services, given the high demand for assistance, and reports from constituency offices that many providers are operating at full capacity.
  • AQW 50161/22-271 July 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his officials have engaged with the Scottish Government in relation to the operation of Scotland's Distress Brief Intervention programme.
  • AQW 50160/22-271 July 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of the cost of mental health crisis presentations to Emergency Departments.
  • AQW 50159/22-271 July 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any alternatives to Emergency Department attendance available for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis; and (ii) any steps being taken to improve access to those services.
  • AQW 50158/22-271 July 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the community-based mental health crisis intervention services that are currently commissioned by his Department in each Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) whether any assessment has been made of geographical gaps in provision.
  • AQW 50157/22-271 July 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has given any consideration to the recommendations contained in the Mental Health Champion's June 2026 report, The Economic Case for a Mental Health Regional Crisis Intervention Service in Northern Ireland, including any steps taken in response.
  • AQW 50002/22-2730 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, in light of the managed closure of Fertility Network UK and the uncertainty surrounding the future of the Fertility Network NI, to detail (i) any engagement his Department has had in relation to the continuation of fertility support services, including whether alternative funding or delivery arrangements have been identified; (ii) any assessment that has been made of the impact that the loss of these services would have on individuals and couples experiencing infertility; and (iii) any role his Department has in ensuring that appropriate emotional, practical and peer support services are available for fertility patients.
  • AQW 50001/22-2730 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether any assessment has been made of the impact of differences in pay and terms and conditions between pharmacists employed by GP Federations and those employed directly by Health and Social Care while undertaking comparable clinical roles; and (ii) whether there is any policy that pharmacists carrying out equivalent roles should receive equivalent pay and terms and conditions.
  • AQW 50000/22-2730 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of pharmacists employed by GP Federations who are not employed on terms and conditions equivalent to Agenda for Change; and (ii) any engagement his Department and the Strategic Planning and Performance Group has had with GP Federations and the Pharmacists' Defence Association in relation to the alignment of pay and terms and conditions.
  • AQW 49999/22-2730 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether the Strategic Planning and Performance Group has received a request for funding to align the pay and terms and conditions of pharmacists employed by GP Federations with those employed directly by Health and Social Care.
  • AQW 49998/22-2730 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his Department or the Strategic Planning and Performance Group has identified any barriers to aligning the pay and terms and conditions of pharmacists employed by GP Federations with those employed directly by Health and Social Care.
  • AQW 49848/22-2729 June 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) whether he intends to review the funding model for special school summer schemes to ensure sufficient staffing levels and places can be secured in future years; and (ii) any steps being taken to ensure that all children who meet the eligibility criteria for a special school summer scheme are able to access a place.
  • AQW 49847/22-2729 June 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether any assessment has been made of (i) the impact on families where children with special educational needs are unable to access a special school summer scheme place; and (ii) the availability of alternative childcare, respite and holiday provision for children who are unable to access a summer scheme place.
  • AQW 49846/22-2729 June 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) whether any assessment has been made of the ability of special schools to recruit sufficient staff to operate summer schemes; (ii) the number of special schools who have advised (a) his Department; or (ii) the Education Authority, that they were unable to offer their desired number of summer scheme places due to staffing constraints; and (iii) any support available to assist special schools in recruiting staff for summer schemes.
  • AQW 49845/22-2729 June 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of (i) places available through special school summer schemes, in each of the last five years; and (ii) special schools that reduced the number of places offered in 2026 compared with 2025.
  • AQW 49844/22-2729 June 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of children who (i) applied for a place in a special school summer scheme in 2026; (ii) were offered a place; and (iii) were unsuccessful in securing a place, broken down by special school.
  • AQW 49728/22-2726 June 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the number of full-time undergraduate students enrolled at the Northern Regional College Coleraine campus, in each academic year, since 2005; and (ii) any assessment her Department has made of the impact of changes in student numbers on the local economy and wider North West region.
  • AQW 49727/22-2726 June 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether she has made any assessment of (i) the role for the Northern Regional College Coleraine campus within Northern Ireland’s higher education system, over the next ten years; and (ii) whether current student number allocations support that role.
  • AQW 49726/22-2726 June 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether she has made any assessment as to whether the current Maximum Student Number cap is compatible with achieving the skills, productivity and economic growth objectives, contained within the Programme for Government 2024-2027.
  • AQW 49725/22-2726 June 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether she has considered establishing an independent body to provide strategic oversight of (i) higher education; (ii) further education; (iii) skills provision; and (iv) workforce planning, in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 49724/22-2726 June 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether she will commission an independent review of higher education funding and governance in Northern Ireland, including consideration of the relationship between (i) universities; (ii) further education colleges; (iii) apprenticeships; and (iv) wider skills provision.
  • AQW 49611/22-2725 June 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether the (i) Northern Ireland Policing Board; and (ii) PSNI, has requested additional resources to support the implementation of the McCloud pension remedy.
  • AQW 49610/22-2725 June 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any assessment that has been made of the impact that delays in implementing the McCloud pension remedy are having on confidence in police pensions, amongst serving and retired PSNI officers.
  • AQW 49609/22-2725 June 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether any delays in implementing the McCloud pension remedy for retired PSNI officers have been identified as a risk by her Department.
  • AQW 49608/22-2725 June 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any assurances her Department has sought from the Northern Ireland Policing Board, regarding the completion of outstanding McCloud pension remedy cases affecting retired PSNI officers.
  • AQW 49607/22-2725 June 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any engagement her Department has had with the (i) Northern Ireland Policing Board; and (ii) PSNI, regarding delays in implementing the McCloud pension remedy for retired police officers.
  • AQW 49497/22-2724 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail whether (i) any assessment has been made of whether current inspection, regulation and oversight arrangements provide sufficient assurance that individuals receiving care in hospital, learning disability, mental health and residential care settings are treated with dignity, respect and person-centred care; and (ii) any changes are planned in light of the findings of the Muckamore Abbey Hospital Public Inquiry.
  • AQW 49496/22-2724 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether any consideration has been given to increasing transparency in the residential care sector; (ii) whether information relating to staffing levels, inspection findings, safeguarding concerns and resident wellbeing outcomes are routinely available to families; and (iii) whether further reporting requirements are under consideration.
  • AQW 49495/22-2724 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any measures that are used to assess the quality of life of individuals living in residential care settings; (ii) whether these measures include access to meaningful activities, social engagement and community participation; and (iii) whether any assessment has been made that existing arrangements adequately capture the lived experience of residents.
  • AQW 49494/22-2724 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any timetable for implementation of the recommendations contained within the Muckamore Abbey Hospital Public Inquiry report; (ii) any arrangements that will be put in place to monitor progress; and (iii) how implementation outcomes will be reported to the Assembly and the public.
  • AQW 49493/22-2724 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any steps he is taking to ensure that lessons arising from the Muckamore Abbey Hospital Public Inquiry are being applied across all health and social care settings providing care to vulnerable adults; and (ii) whether he has any plans to undertake any regional review of safeguarding, governance and oversight arrangements, following the Inquiry.
  • AQW 49384/22-2723 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any guidance his Department provides to care homes and other residential settings on the provision of meaningful activities and cognitive stimulation for people living with dementia.
  • AQW 49383/22-2723 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he is taking to ensure care providers have sufficient staffing levels, training and resources to deliver engaging and stimulating care for people living with dementia.
  • AQW 49382/22-2723 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether standards relating to meaningful engagement, social interaction and cognitive stimulation form part of the inspection and regulatory framework for dementia care services.
  • AQW 49381/22-2723 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the availability and quality of activity-based interventions for people living with dementia in care homes and community settings.
  • AQW 49380/22-2723 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any consideration has been given to expanding access to non-pharmacological interventions, including music-based activities, reminiscence therapy and other evidence-based approaches, for people living with dementia.
  • AQW 49253/22-2722 June 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether any discussions have taken place with the Irish Government, regarding the potential impact of defective concrete blocks on properties in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 49252/22-2722 June 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any assessment that has been made of the risk that defective concrete blocks, manufactured in the Republic of Ireland, may have been used in the construction of properties in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 49251/22-2722 June 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether he will commission research into the prevalence of defective concrete blocks in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 49250/22-2722 June 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether any consideration has been given to establishing a reporting mechanism for homeowners who believe their properties may be affected by defective concrete blocks.
  • AQW 49249/22-2722 June 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any assessment that has been undertaken to determine the prevalence of defective concrete blocks, containing excessive levels of mica or pyrite, in residential properties in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 49002/22-2718 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether, in considering calls for a statutory public inquiry into cervical screening failures in Northern Ireland, he received and considered information relating to cases arising in all Health and Social Care Trusts; and (ii) to detail the number of women whose cases were considered, including those involving (a) incorrect cervical cytology results; (b) Serious Adverse Incident investigations; and (c) full disclosure meetings, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 49001/22-2718 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the methodology used to determine whether a statutory public inquiry into cervical screening failures should be established; and (ii) whether the evidence considered was drawn from all Health and Social Care Trusts (HSCT), or was limited to specific HSCT areas.
  • AQW 49000/22-2718 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of women who (i) received an incorrect cervical cytology result; (ii) have been the subject of a Serious Adverse Incident investigation in relation to cervical screening; (iii) received a full disclosure meeting in relation to cervical screening failures; and (iv) subsequently received a diagnosis of cervical cancer, since 2008, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 48999/22-2718 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any additional concerns in relation to cervical screening services that have been identified since publication of the Independent Expert Review and the six reports commissioned by his Department, including the number of (i) Serious Adverse Incidents; (ii) patient safety investigations; (iii) complaints; (iv) disclosures; and (v) whistleblower allegations received or initiated during that period.
  • AQW 48998/22-2718 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any women who were identified as having received an incorrect cervical screening result (i) became the subject of a Serious Adverse Incident investigation; or (ii) received a full disclosure meeting after the completion of the Department’s review process, were excluded from consideration when determining whether to establish a statutory public inquiry.
  • AQO 3813/22-2718 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline any safeguards and monitoring arrangements in place for children and young people during the initial weeks of antidepressant treatment, given the risk of increased suicidal thoughts and behaviours during that period.
  • AQW 48876/22-2717 June 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any assessment her Department has made of the opportunity cost of funding students, ordinarily resident in the Republic of Ireland, to study in Northern Ireland, including any impact on (a) teaching grant allocations; (b) student places; (c) research funding; and (d) the financial sustainability of Northern Ireland’s universities; and (ii) whether those considerations formed part of the Review of Higher Education Funding.
  • AQW 48875/22-2717 June 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) whether her Department has reviewed the current funding arrangements for students, ordinarily resident in the Republic of Ireland, studying at Northern Ireland higher education institutions; (ii) any consideration that has been given to alternative models, including arrangements whereby funding follows the student from their home jurisdiction; and (iii) whether any discussions have taken place with the Irish Government, regarding the future sustainability and fairness of the current arrangements.
  • AQW 48874/22-2717 June 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) whether students, ordinarily resident in the Republic of Ireland, are counted within the maximum student number allocation for Northern Ireland universities; (ii) the number of places, within the current allocation, that are occupied by students from the Republic of Ireland; (iii) any assessment that has been made of the impact of that arrangement on the availability of university places for students from Northern Ireland; and (iv) whether her Department has considered excluding Republic of Ireland students from the maximum student number cap.
  • AQW 48873/22-2717 June 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any funding allocated to support students, ordinarily resident in the Republic of Ireland, studying at Northern Ireland higher education institutions, in each of the last five years; (ii) the number of such students that were supported in each year; (iii) the proportion of that funding that was provided through the teaching grant, or other departmental funding streams; and (iv) whether the Department has undertaken any assessment of the economic return to Northern Ireland from that expenditure.
  • AQW 48872/22-2717 June 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) whether any reductions in teaching grant or research funding, allocated to Northern Ireland’s universities, are intended to contribute, directly or indirectly, to the funding of the expansion of the Ulster University Magee campus; (ii) any additional funding that has been allocated for the Magee campus, within the current budget period; (iii) whether any existing higher education budgets have been reallocated to support the expansion of the Magee campus; and (iv) any assessment that has been made of the impact of such reallocations on other university campuses and student provision.
  • AQW 48768/22-2716 June 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any assessment she has made on whether an inflationary adjustment to tuition fees is distinct from a real-terms increase in tuition fees; (ii) why the Review of Higher Education Funding did not recommend annual inflationary uprating of the tuition fee cap; (iii) any assessment her Department has made of the financial impact on Northern Ireland’s universities of tuition fees, failing to keep pace with inflation; (iv) whether universities have raised any issues regarding the resulting funding gap; and (v) how those concerns were reflected in the Review’s recommendations.
  • AQW 48767/22-2716 June 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any assessment her Department has made of the impact that recent public disorder, together with changes to UK immigration and student visa policy, may have on the recruitment and retention of international students; (ii) whether she has received representations from universities regarding those risks; (iii) any assessment that has been made of the financial implications for higher education institutions, should international student numbers decline; and (iv) any steps her Department is taking to mitigate potential risks, given the contribution that international student income makes to the financial sustainability of universities.
  • AQW 48766/22-2716 June 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any assessment that was undertaken, as part of the Review of Higher Education Funding, of the impact of the maximum student number cap on Northern Ireland’s ability to meet future workforce and skills needs; (ii) whether consideration was given to increasing or reforming the cap, in areas experiencing skills shortages; and (iii) how maintaining the current cap supports delivery of the Executive’s Programme for Government objectives relating to economic growth, productivity and workforce development.
  • AQW 48765/22-2716 June 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) whether the Review of Higher Education Funding considered Northern Ireland’s (a) future workforce requirements; (b) demographic trends; (c) skills shortages; (d) research capacity; (e) regional economic needs; and (f) long-term economic growth objectives; (ii) how any considerations informed the review’s conclusions; and (iii) the reason why the review was not conducted as a broader strategic review of higher education, skills and economic development, similar to approaches undertaken in Scotland.
  • AQW 48764/22-2716 June 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any formal engagement that took place with (a) universities; (b) further education colleges; (c) students; (d) employers; and (e) other stakeholders, as part of the Review of Higher Education Funding; (ii) any feedback that has been received, regarding the Review’s scope and methodology; and (ii) whether she is satisfied that those most directly affected by the Review, have had sufficient opportunity to influence its direction and recommendations.
  • AQW 48563/22-2712 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail any mandatory referral pathways that are triggered when a patient is discharged from hospital with a palliative diagnosis; (ii) whether these pathways automatically notify community nursing, social work, occupational therapy and equipment services; and (iii) whether any assessment has been made that existing arrangements ensure seamless continuity of care for patients approaching end of life.
  • AQW 48562/22-2712 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether he is aware of any cases where terminally ill patients have experienced delays in receiving essential palliative care equipment following discharge from hospital; (ii) to detail the average waiting time for the provision of such equipment, in each Health and Social Care Trust; and (iii) whether he intends to introduce maximum response times for palliative patients requiring urgent equipment to remain safely at home.
  • AQW 48561/22-2712 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of palliative care patients who have been placed on routine waiting lists for community equipment, occupational therapy assessments or care package reviews, in each of the last five years; (ii) whether any such patients were subsequently reclassified as urgent; and (iii) any safeguards that are in place to prevent terminally ill patients being placed on standard waiting lists through administrative or automated processes.
  • AQW 48560/22-2712 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether his Department has undertaken any review of communication and coordination between acute hospitals, community nursing teams, occupational therapists and social care services in relation to end-of-life care, including any shortcomings that have been identified; and (ii) to detail any actions that are being taken to ensure that patients discharged for palliative care receive all necessary support without avoidable delay.
  • AQW 48559/22-2712 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether any consideration will be given to establishing a regional fast-track protocol for patients receiving palliative or end-of-life care, including automatic prioritisation for equipment, home adaptations, care package assessments and community support services; and (ii) whether any assessment has been made of the potential benefits of such an approach for patient dignity and family wellbeing.
  • AQW 48475/22-2711 June 2026 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) whether any assessment has been made of the economic and social impact of rural crime on farm businesses, rural communities and farm succession planning, particularly in light of reports that some farmers have altered their farming practices or considered leaving the industry as a result of repeated criminal activity; and (ii) whether his Department has considered any additional support, prevention or resilience measures for affected farmers.
  • AQW 48474/22-2711 June 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the number of reported incidents of (a) livestock theft; (b) agricultural vehicle theft; and (c) quad bike theft, that were recorded in each of the last five years; (ii) what proportion resulted in a (a) charge; and (b) summons; and (iii) whether she has made any assessment of whether current detection and prosecution rates act as an effective deterrent to rural crime.
  • AQW 48473/22-2711 June 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) whether she has considered the establishment of a dedicated rural crime strategy, similar to approaches adopted elsewhere in the United Kingdom; and (ii) to detail any discussions that have taken place with the (a) PSNI; (b) the National Rural Crime Unit; (c) the Rural Crime Partnership; and (d) relevant stakeholders, regarding specialist rural crime resources, intelligence gathering and prevention initiatives.
  • AQW 48472/22-2711 June 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) whether her Department has assessed the extent to which organised criminal gangs and cross-border criminality are contributing to increases in (a) livestock theft; (b) agricultural machinery theft; and (c) quad bike theft; and (ii) to detail any dedicated (a) operations; (b) intelligence-sharing arrangements; and (c) joint working initiatives, currently in place with An Garda Síochána and other law enforcement partners, to address these offences.
  • AQW 48471/22-2711 June 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether (i) any assessment has been made of NFU Mutual's Rural Crime Report 2025, which found that the estimated cost of rural crime in Northern Ireland increased by 24 per cent to £2.2 million while the overall UK-wide cost decreased by 6 per cent; and (ii) her Department has identified any factors that may explain why Northern Ireland is moving in the opposite direction to the wider UK trend.
  • AQW 48361/22-2710 June 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the average waiting times for (a) assessment; (b) approval; and (c) completion of, housing adaptations for people diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease; and (ii) whether his Department has carried out any assessment of whether the current process meets the needs of those living with rapidly progressing conditions.
  • AQW 48237/22-279 June 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any consideration that has been given to the introduction of an expedited assessment and approval process for housing adaptations for people diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, given the progressive nature of the condition and the associated limited life expectancy.
  • AQW 48236/22-279 June 2026 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether he intends to review the rates treatment of Post Office services operating from within other commercial premises to ensure that businesses providing the same Post Office services are treated consistently for rates purposes.
  • AQW 48235/22-279 June 2026 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether any assessment has been made of the impact of current rates relief arrangements on the sustainability of Post Office services operating from within retail premises, particularly in rural communities.
  • AQW 48234/22-279 June 2026 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether Post Office services operating from within another commercial premises are eligible for the same rates reliefs as standalone Post Office branches.
  • AQW 48107/22-278 June 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether any assessment has been made of the potential impact of TransformED on the delivery of creative subjects, including art, music, drama and design.
  • AQW 48106/22-278 June 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any consideration given within TransformED to the skills requirements of creative industries, including the development of creativity, communication, performance, production and design skills.
  • AQW 48105/22-278 June 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any measures that will be used to assess the impact of TransformED on pupils’ creativity, confidence, communication skills and wider personal development, in addition to academic attainment.
  • AQW 48104/22-278 June 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether his Department has assessed the potential impact of TransformED on the time available within the curriculum for creative and expressive subjects.
  • AQW 48103/22-278 June 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any organisations representing the arts, creative industries, drama, music and cultural sectors which have been consulted during the development of TransformED; and (ii) any issues raised through this engagement.
  • AQW 47878/22-274 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any arrangements in place to support young people diagnosed with ADHD in childhood following their transition to adult services, including arrangements for clinical oversight and medication monitoring.
  • AQW 47877/22-274 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether each Health and Social Care Trust has a formal pathway for the transition of young people diagnosed with ADHD in childhood, who require ongoing medication and clinical support into adulthood.
  • AQW 47876/22-274 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the effectiveness of existing arrangements for the transition of young people with ADHD from children's to adult services.
  • AQW 47875/22-274 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any arrangements are in place where a young person diagnosed with ADHD in childhood requires ongoing medication following their transition to adult services, but their General Practitioner does not enter into a shared care arrangement.
  • AQW 47874/22-274 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any measures that are in place to ensure continuity of ADHD medication for young people who require ongoing treatment during the transition from children's to adult services.
  • AQW 47641/22-272 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any consideration is being given to providing additional funding to domiciliary care providers to cover staff travel time between calls.
  • AQW 47640/22-272 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of people who are waiting for a domiciliary care package, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 47639/22-272 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the impact of rurality on the delivery of domiciliary care services.
  • AQW 47638/22-272 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the financial viability of domiciliary care contracts, in light of rising fuel, vehicle maintenance and staffing costs.
  • AQW 47637/22-272 June 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps that are being taken to improve recruitment and retention within the domiciliary care workforce.
  • AQW 47517/22-271 June 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether any assessment has been made of the impact of private rented sector affordability on demand for social housing.
  • AQW 47516/22-271 June 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether any assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Housing Supply Strategy in reducing housing stress and homelessness, since its publication.
  • AQW 47515/22-271 June 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any progress made in implementing the recommendations arising from the Fundamental Review of Social Housing Allocations.
  • AQW 47514/22-271 June 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any actions taken to reduce the number of households with Full Duty Applicant status awaiting permanent accommodation, in the last 12 months.
  • AQW 47513/22-271 June 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any additional actions his Department plans to take in response to the social housing waiting list exceeding 50,000 households.
  • AQW 47284/22-2728 May 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether the proposals consulted on within Hospitals Creating a Network for Better Outcomes form part of a wider regional strategy in relation to the future configuration of emergency surgical services.
  • AQW 47283/22-2728 May 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of the cumulative impact on rural patients of the reduction or centralisation of emergency surgical services.
  • AQW 47282/22-2728 May 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any formal assessment has been undertaken regarding the impact that longer travel times to emergency surgery services may have on patient outcomes in rural areas.
  • AQW 47281/22-2728 May 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether his Department intends to publish a long term strategy in relation to the future configuration of regional acute hospital services, including Causeway Hospital and South West Acute Hospital; and (ii) to detail any consideration that has been given within that work to equitable access to emergency care for rural and geographically-isolated communities.
  • AQW 47280/22-2728 May 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) when he intends to publish the outcome and decisions arising from the public consultation Hospitals Creating a Network for Better Outcomes, which closed in February 2025; and (ii) the rationale for the delay in publishing the outcome.
  • AQW 47145/22-2727 May 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any role public libraries will play in the National Year of Reading; (ii) any steps being taken to increase library engagement; and (iii) any support that will be provided for public libraries through the Heritage, Culture and Creativity Programme.
  • AQW 47144/22-2727 May 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) whether his Department is working with the Department of Education to strengthen links between public and school libraries; and (ii) any initiatives planned to encourage reading among children and young people.
  • AQW 47143/22-2727 May 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any plans his Department has to support the National Year of Reading; (ii) how the Literacy Framework will promote reading for pleasure; and (iii) any steps being taken to improve reading enjoyment among children and young people.
  • AQW 47142/22-2727 May 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) whether any assessment has been made of research indicating that 41 per cent of primary schools do not have a library; (ii) any plans in place to improve access to library spaces in primary schools; and (iii) whether implementation of the Literacy Framework will include support for school libraries.
  • AQW 47141/22-2727 May 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps being taken to ensure the National Year of Reading leaves a long term legacy beyond 2026.
  • AQW 47034/22-2726 May 2026 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) any level of additional funding provided to support communities impacted by racist abuse and attacks in Ballymena; and (ii) any action their Department and relevant bodies have taken to publish and promote accessible, evidence based information to challenge false narratives around migration, housing, welfare, employment and access to public services.
  • AQW 47033/22-2726 May 2026 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) any actions agreed to develop more effective regional and local emergency response plans for any future racially-motivated disorder; and (ii) how this work will involve local communities, councils, statutory agencies and minority ethnic groups.
  • AQW 47032/22-2726 May 2026 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) any role played by the Strategic Planning and Performance Group in the response to racially-motivated disorder in Ballymena; and (ii) any actions agreed with the Executive Office to ensure a clear and unified response to any future racist attacks.
  • AQW 47031/22-2726 May 2026 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any engagement they, or their officials, had with representatives of the black and ethnic minority community in Ballymena (i) in the immediate aftermath of the racially-motivated disorder; and (ii) between July 2025 and April 2026, including (a) groups involved; (ii) issues raised; and (c) any actions agreed.
  • AQW 47030/22-2726 May 2026 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in relation to the cross-departmental emergency Community Cohesion Group established following the racially-motivated disorder in Ballymena, to detail (i) any terms of reference; (ii) each Department, agency; and body, that is represented; and (iii) any specific actions it has taken to support affected communities, including the black and minority ethnic community.
  • AQW 46923/22-2722 May 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, following Ulster University’s announcement of proposed staffing reductions, to detail (i) whether she has reviewed the current higher education funding model, including whether any changes are under consideration as a result; and (ii) any engagement that has taken place with universities in Northern Ireland on this issue.
  • AQW 46922/22-2722 May 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether her Department has considered the provision of additional grant support to Ulster University, following its announcement of proposed staffing reductions.
  • AQW 46921/22-2722 May 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any engagement her Department has had with (a) Ulster University; and (b) Queen’s University Belfast, in the last 12 months, regarding their financial sustainability; (ii) any financial support or funding adjustments that have been requested by universities in that period, including any response that has been provided by her Department.
  • AQW 46920/22-2722 May 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any assessment that has been made of the potential impact on reoffending rates and community safety, if pilot prisoner support projects for short-sentence prisoners with complex needs are not continued; and (ii) any alternative provision that has been identified for this cohort.
  • AQW 46919/22-2722 May 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) whether her Department plans to provide or facilitate funding opportunities for pilot prisoner support projects, beyond June 2026; and (ii) when organisations currently delivering these projects can expect clarity on funding for 2026–27, to allow for service planning.
  • AQW 46810/22-2721 May 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any assessment been made on how any forthcoming or proposed changes to sentencing legislation will impact the prison population; and (ii) any discussions she has had with her Executive colleagues regarding the funding and resourcing required to manage current and projected pressures within the prison estate.
  • AQW 46809/22-2721 May 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any engagement she has had with the judiciary, regarding current pressures on the prison population; and (ii) any assessment that has made of the extent to which awareness of prison capacity pressures is reflected in sentencing outcomes.
  • AQW 46808/22-2721 May 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any actions being taken to speed up the progression of cases through the courts; and (ii) whether any measurable improvement in case timelines has been identified to date, including the impact any measures will have on the prison population.
  • AQW 46807/22-2721 May 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any assessment been made of the impact of recent disruption to barrister availability on the progression of criminal cases; (ii) whether this has contributed to delays at both pre-conviction and post-conviction stages of the justice process; and (iii) any impact these delays have had on the prison population, including (a) individuals held on remand; and (b) those awaiting sentencing or transfer following conviction.
  • AQW 46806/22-2721 May 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the current number of prisoners being held on remand; (ii) the average length of time individuals are held on remand; and (iii) any assessment that has been made of the extent to which delays in the criminal justice system are contributing to these figures.
  • AQW 46690/22-2720 May 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the number of individuals leaving custody that were released without confirmed accommodation, in each of the last five years; and (ii) whether any assessment has been made of the impact of this on reoffending and community safety.
  • AQW 46689/22-2720 May 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any engagement that takes place between her Department and the Department of Health, to ensure individuals leaving custody can access timely mental health and addiction services; and (ii) whether any gaps in provision have been identified.
  • AQW 46688/22-2720 May 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any measures that are in place to ensure the safe management of prisoners with complex mental health needs; and (ii) whether any additional measures are under consideration, in light of increasing prison population pressures.
  • AQW 46687/22-2720 May 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the proportion of the current prison population that is receiving mental health support or intervention services; and (ii) whether any assessment has been made on the sufficiency of the current provision to meet demand.
  • AQW 46686/22-2720 May 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any assessment she has made of the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences among the prison population; and (ii) whether trauma informed approaches are currently used within rehabilitation and support services in prisons.
  • AQW 46441/22-2718 May 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any measures that are currently in place to manage increases in the prison population; and (ii) whether any additional measures are under consideration, including the use of alternative disposals or early release mechanisms.
  • AQW 46440/22-2718 May 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the operational capacity of each prison; (ii) the current occupancy levels against that capacity; and (iii) any actions being taken to manage population pressures within the prison estate.
  • AQW 46439/22-2718 May 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of people, aged 65 and over, that are currently held within the prison estate; (ii) the number of these individuals receiving domiciliary or social care support; and (iii) whether any challenges have been identified in meeting their care needs.
  • AQW 46438/22-2718 May 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the total number of women committed to custody, in each of the last five years; and (ii) any trends identified over that period.
  • AQW 46437/22-2718 May 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the current population in each prison; and (ii) how these figures compare to the population levels in each prison five years ago.
  • AQW 45955/22-2711 May 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether there are any regional disparities in bladder cancer diagnosis, treatment or outcomes.
  • AQW 45954/22-2711 May 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail whether GPs have been provided with any updated guidance or training on identifying potential symptoms of bladder cancer.
  • AQW 45953/22-2711 May 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to improve public awareness of the symptoms of bladder cancer.
  • AQW 45826/22-278 May 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has made any assessment of regional inequalities in access to ovarian cancer diagnostics and treatment.
  • AQW 45825/22-278 May 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any public awareness campaigns his Department (i) has delivered, in the last three years; and (ii) plans to deliver, to improve awareness of the symptoms of ovarian cancer.
  • AQW 45824/22-278 May 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any measures there are to ensure women presenting repeatedly with persistent ovarian cancer symptoms are appropriately escalated for further investigation.
  • AQW 45823/22-278 May 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the impact that pressures in diagnostic imaging and gynaecology services are having on ovarian cancer diagnosis times.
  • AQW 45822/22-278 May 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to reduce the average time between first presentation of ovarian cancer symptoms and diagnosis.
  • AQW 45695/22-277 May 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 42846/22-27, to detail (i) the timeline for his Department’s consideration of the Northern Health and Social Care Trust Board’s recommendations regarding emergency general surgery provision at Causeway Hospital; and (ii) when he expects a final decision to be made.
  • AQW 45694/22-277 May 2026 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail a timeline for the laying of the sale and supply of puppies and kittens legislation, announced by his Department.
  • AQW 45693/22-277 May 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail how his Department ensures equal access to training and professional development opportunities for teachers working in rural schools.
  • AQW 45692/22-277 May 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the average annual spend on teacher professional development, including associated support costs, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 45691/22-277 May 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any current arrangements for reimbursing teachers’ travel costs associated with training, professional development or curriculum support events.
  • AQO 3590/22-277 May 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to outline any engagement her Department has had with Ulster University in relation to maintaining higher education provision at the Coleraine campus following the announcement of proposed staffing reductions.
  • AQO 3578/22-277 May 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the roll-out of the recently announced home heating oil support scheme.
  • AQW 45471/22-275 May 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any immediate financial or policy interventions she is considering, to support independent hospitality businesses facing increased insolvency risk.
  • AQW 45470/22-275 May 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any (i) clinical criteria used; and (ii) decision-making process followed, when an urgent referral for suspected cancer is downgraded to a routine non-urgent referral.
  • AQW 45469/22-275 May 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any maximum timeframe is set for reviewing or progressing a referral that has been downgraded from urgent to routine non-urgent, including for suspected cancer.
  • AQW 45468/22-275 May 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any arrangements in place to ensure that a patient is informed when an urgent referral, including for suspected cancer, is subsequently downgraded to a routine non-urgent referral; and (ii) whether this communication is issued directly to the patient.
  • AQW 45467/22-275 May 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any processes in place to ensure that the downgrading of an urgent referral, including for suspected cancer, to a routine non-urgent referral does not lead to delays in diagnosis or treatment.
  • AQW 45341/22-271 May 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether her Department has made any formal representations to HM Treasury, in the last year, advocating for a reduced VAT rate for the hospitality sector.
  • AQW 45340/22-271 May 2026 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether he has engaged with HM Treasury on the case for a regionally differentiated or reduced VAT rate for hospitality in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 45339/22-271 May 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether her Department has made any assessment of the number of hospitality business closures since 2022.
  • AQW 45338/22-271 May 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any specific actions her Department is taking to mitigate competitive disadvantage, faced by Northern Ireland hospitality businesses, arising from the lower VAT rate in the Republic of Ireland, from July 2026.
  • AQW 45337/22-271 May 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether a formal protocol exists between his Department and the Department of Education to ensure continuity of support for young people with autism and learning disabilities at the point of transition.
  • AQW 45220/22-2730 April 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any measures that are in place to prevent a gap in support for autistic young people at the point of transition from children’s to adult services.
  • AQW 45219/22-2730 April 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail at what age transition planning for autistic young people is typically initiated, in each Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 45218/22-2730 April 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the proportion of young people previously supported under children’s services who are not deemed eligible for adult learning disability services following reassessment; and (ii) whether any alternative support is provided to those individuals.
  • AQW 45217/22-2730 April 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has made any assessment of the effectiveness of the transition arrangements for autistic young people moving from children’s to adult services.
  • AQW 45216/22-2730 April 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any assessment that has been made of the financial risks to the Police Service of Northern Ireland, if holiday pay liabilities are not resolved in a timely manner.
  • AQW 45099/22-2729 April 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any consideration he has given to regulating individuals or organisations that provide paid assistance with Personal Independence Payment applications.
  • AQW 45098/22-2729 April 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any engagement that has taken place with her Department and the Department of Finance, regarding funding options for the Police Service of Northern Ireland holiday pay liabilities; and (ii) any options that are currently under consideration.
  • AQW 45097/22-2729 April 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department takes when it becomes aware that a third party has provided false or misleading information in a Personal Independence Payment application, without the claimant’s knowledge.
  • AQW 45096/22-2729 April 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) whether any assessment has been made of the potential impact of rising commercial rents on access to grassroots sport, including for people with disabilities; and (ii) any steps he is taking to ensure that inclusive sporting opportunities are protected.
  • AQW 45095/22-2729 April 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether patients are routinely offered a choice in how they receive appointment notifications, including how this is facilitated across Health and Social Care Trusts.
  • AQW 44976/22-2728 April 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any arrangements in place to ensure that patients who rely solely on postal communication are not disadvantaged by delays in appointment notifications.
  • AQW 44975/22-2728 April 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any guidance is in place to prevent the use of delayed or economy postal services for time-sensitive appointment letters.
  • AQW 44974/22-2728 April 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps that are being taken to ensure that vulnerable patients, including older people, receive appointment information in a timely and accessible manner.
  • AQW 44973/22-2728 April 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of patients who have missed appointments where postal delays were identified as a contributing factor, in each of the last 12 months; and (ii) any steps that are being taken to address this.
  • AQW 44972/22-2728 April 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any engagement her Department has had with other Executive Departments to develop a coordinated, long-term approach to addressing wastewater infrastructure constraints, impacting housing and economic development.
  • AQW 44859/22-2727 April 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any consideration her Department has given to changes to the current funding model for wastewater infrastructure, to ensure it can meet long-term demand.
  • AQW 44858/22-2727 April 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of housing units in the Causeway Coast and Glens local council area that cannot currently proceed, due to wastewater infrastructure constraints.
  • AQW 44857/22-2727 April 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any assessment her Department has made of (i) the impact of Transformation funding on housing developments delayed due to wastewater capacity constraints; and (ii) how this is informing plans to increase wastewater infrastructure capacity in areas where housing demand is highest.
  • AQW 44856/22-2727 April 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the amount of Transformation funding that has been allocated to wastewater infrastructure projects by her Department, to date.
  • AQW 44855/22-2727 April 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail whether any (i) assessment has been made of the effectiveness of current measures to reduce Emergency Department waiting times; and (ii) further actions are planned.
  • AQW 44742/22-2724 April 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps that are being taken to increase social care provision in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust to reduce delays in discharging patients from Causeway Area Hospital.
  • AQW 44741/22-2724 April 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of ambulance handover times at Causeway Area Hospital, including the impact on ambulance availability across the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 44740/22-2724 April 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the impact of Emergency Department overcrowding on patient safety at Causeway Area Hospital.
  • AQW 44739/22-2724 April 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the impact of delayed discharges within the Northern Health and Social Care Trust on patient flow through the Emergency Department at Causeway Area Hospital.
  • AQW 44738/22-2724 April 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail how his Department ensures coordination with other public bodies when changes to a Universal Credit claim result in reassessments across multiple systems.
  • AQW 44625/22-2723 April 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any consideration his Department has given to the administrative burden placed on claimants with disabilities when required to repeatedly re-engage with Universal Credit processes.
  • AQW 44624/22-2723 April 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether any assessment has been made of how Universal Credit supports claimants with disabilities who enter further or higher education as a pathway towards employment.
  • AQW 44623/22-2723 April 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps being taken to ensure stability of support for claimants with disabilities, particularly where interruptions to payments may have wider impacts on health or housing.
  • AQW 44622/22-2723 April 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any notice provided to claimants in advance of a Universal Credit claim being closed, following a six-month nil payment period.
  • AQW 44621/22-2723 April 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether any consideration has been given by her Department to introducing any increase in firearms licensing fees on a phased basis.
  • AQW 44523/22-2722 April 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any consideration his Department has given to (i) recent policy developments in England in relation to allergy safety in schools; and (ii) introducing similar measures in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 44522/22-2722 April 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any assessment her Department has undertaken of the impact of proposed firearms licensing fee increases on rural communities and farm businesses.
  • AQW 44521/22-2722 April 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail how the proposed firearms licensing fees in Northern Ireland compare with those in other UK jurisdictions and Ireland.
  • AQW 44520/22-2722 April 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any consideration her Department has given to the impact of proposed firearms licensing fee increases on individuals who hold a personal protection weapon; and (ii) whether any mitigations or exemptions are being considered.
  • AQW 44519/22-2722 April 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any consideration her Department has given to the role of firearms as an essential tool within agriculture, including for vermin control and livestock protection, in developing proposals to increase firearms licensing fees.
  • AQW 44413/22-2721 April 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether any assessment has made of the implications of the proposed staff reduction scheme at Ulster University for regional campuses, including Coleraine.
  • AQW 44412/22-2721 April 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether his Department has made any assessment of whether current arrangements for managing severe allergies in schools adequately support equal access to education for affected pupils.
  • AQW 44411/22-2721 April 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any mandatory training currently required for school staff in recognising and responding to anaphylaxis.
  • AQW 44410/22-2721 April 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any (i) current guidance provided to schools on the use of adrenaline auto-injectors; and (ii) plans to update this guidance.
  • AQW 44409/22-2721 April 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether his Department has considered introducing statutory guidance for schools on the management of severe allergies and anaphylaxis.
  • AQW 44305/22-2720 April 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any measures her Department is taking to ensure the long-term sustainability of regional higher education provision, including the Coleraine campus of Ulster University.
  • AQW 44304/22-2720 April 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) whether pupils who require a smartphone to operate medically necessary diabetes technology should be permitted to keep that device on their person during the school day; and (ii) any guidance issued to schools on related alarms, monitoring, and emergency intervention.
  • AQW 44303/22-2720 April 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any steps her Department is taking to progress changes to the licensing requirements for funeral limousines; and (ii) whether this work will be completed within the 2022-27 Assembly mandate.
  • AQW 44302/22-2720 April 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether the requirement for drivers of funeral limousines to hold a Public Service Vehicle licence is being considered as part of the review of Class C taxi licensing.
  • AQW 44188/22-2717 April 2026 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) whether any assessment has been made of the impact of reported shortages of Flixotide Evohalers on veterinary care; and (ii) any steps he is taking, including with the Department of Health and pharmaceutical suppliers, to ensure continuity of supply for animals requiring this medication.
  • AQW 44187/22-2717 April 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any assessment her Department has made of higher education funding models in other UK jurisdictions including how this is informing the development of a revised funding model in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 44186/22-2717 April 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any plans her Department has following the Financial Needs Assessment of the higher education sector; and (ii) when she expects to bring forward proposals for a revised funding model.
  • AQW 43949/22-2715 April 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps the Housing Executive takes to balances the need to support tenants with complex needs with the need to protect other residents from ongoing antisocial behaviour.
  • AQW 43948/22-2715 April 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any preventative measures being developed, alongside enforcement powers, to reduce persistent anti-social behaviour.
  • AQW 43947/22-2715 April 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail how his Department is working with (i) the PSNI; and (ii) local councils, to ensure a coordinated response to antisocial behaviour.
  • AQW 43946/22-2715 April 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether any assessment has been made of the time taken by the Housing Executive to resolve persistent antisocial behaviour cases.
  • AQW 43945/22-2715 April 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the development of the legislative proposals to reform anti-social behaviour law, following the joint Department of Justice and Department for Communities consultation.
  • AQW 43676/22-2713 April 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any contingency planning is in place to ensure access to healthcare services, including ambulance provision and hospital appointments, is maintained during planned fuel price protests.
  • AQW 43675/22-2713 April 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any additional financial support her Department will bring forward to assist (i) businesses; and (ii) the farming sector, affected by rising fuel costs.
  • AQW 43674/22-2713 April 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any discussions she has had with the UK Government regarding temporary reductions in fuel-related taxation, including excise duties, to reduce costs for consumers.
  • AQW 43673/22-2713 April 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any consideration she has given to introducing broader-based energy or fuel support for households who do not qualify for means-tested benefits, but are experiencing financial pressure due to rising fuel costs.
  • AQW 43672/22-2713 April 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any progress made in delivering the previously announced support package for households impacted by rising fuel and home heating oil costs; and (ii) when payments will be issued.
  • AQW 43308/22-2726 March 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether any assessment has been carried out of the impact of the Education Maintenance Allowance on (i) educational attainment at Key Stage 5; and (ii) progression from Key Stage 4 to Key Stage 5.
  • AQW 43307/22-2726 March 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any action his Department is taking to improve school attendance among pupils entitled to free school meals prior to Key Stage 5.
  • AQW 43306/22-2726 March 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any arrangements in place to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of measures implemented by individual schools to address underperformance among disadvantaged pupils.
  • AQW 43305/22-2726 March 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any actions his Department is taking to address underperformance and low educational attainment at Key Stages 1 to 3.
  • AQW 43304/22-2726 March 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps his Department is taking to address the underrepresentation of pupils entitled to free school meals in grammar schools.
  • AQW 43193/22-2725 March 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any consideration her Department has given to the timing and placement of road safety advertisements across television and online platforms; and (ii) whether any assessment has been made of the impact the advertisements have on children and young viewers.
  • AQW 43192/22-2725 March 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any steps her Department is taking to ensure that road safety advertising campaigns are trauma-informed, particularly for those who may have been affected by road traffic collisions.
  • AQW 43191/22-2725 March 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of recent road safety advertising campaigns, including any evidence of changes in driver behaviour.
  • AQW 43190/22-2725 March 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the total cost of road safety advertising campaigns, in the last five years, broken down by media type.
  • AQW 43062/22-2724 March 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any assessment that has made of the adequacy of mental health support for young people identified as being at risk of suicide.
  • AQW 43061/22-2724 March 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he is taking to ensure a consistent approach to the delivery of mental health services across all Health and Social Care Trusts.
  • AQW 43060/22-2724 March 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any training or guidance that is provided to healthcare professionals to support decision-making on when it is appropriate to involve family members or carers in cases where a patient may be at risk of self-harm or suicide.
  • AQW 43059/22-2724 March 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any consideration has been given to introducing a system whereby patients engaging with mental health services can nominate a support person to be involved in their care.
  • AQW 43058/22-2724 March 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any guidance for healthcare professionals on involving family members or carers in the care of patients presenting with mental health concerns, particularly where there is a risk of self-harm or suicide.
  • AQW 42950/22-2723 March 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether his Department has carried out any assessment of the impact on children and families of any potential reduction or withdrawal of funding for the TinyStart programme, delivered by TinyLife.
  • AQW 42949/22-2723 March 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) an update on his decision regarding funding for the TinyStart programme delivered by TinyLife; and (ii) when a final decision is expected.
  • AQW 42948/22-2723 March 2026 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail a timeline for the laying of legislation on the sale and supply of puppies and kittens.
  • AQW 42849/22-2720 March 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any (i) assessment has been made of the condition and remaining operational lifespan of Holywell Hospital; and (ii) risk assessment has been undertaken in relation to a potential gap in inpatient mental health provision in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust in event it becomes unfit for purpose prior to the opening of the Birch Hill mental health facility.
  • AQW 42848/22-2720 March 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether any assessment has been made of the capacity of community mental health services in the Causeway area to meet increased demand following the proposed transfer of inpatient beds from the Ross Thomson Unit; and (ii) to detail any additional resources that will be provided to support this transition.
  • AQW 42847/22-2720 March 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the impact on staff retention at Causeway Hospital following the proposed transfer of inpatient mental health beds from the Ross Thomson Unit, including any measures being taken to address this.
  • AQW 42846/22-2720 March 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on when a decision will be made regarding emergency general surgery provision at Causeway Hospital.
  • AQW 42760/22-2719 March 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any specific measures within the draft Anti-Poverty Strategy which will address the needs of low to middle income working households, who are not in receipt of benefits, but are experiencing financial hardship.
  • AQW 42759/22-2719 March 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any consideration he has given to introducing a more graduated, or tapered, approach to financial support, to address potential issues faced by households whose income places them just above eligibility thresholds.
  • AQW 42758/22-2719 March 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any assessment his Department has made of the number of working households, who are not in receipt of benefits, but are experiencing financial hardship due to rising living costs.
  • AQW 42757/22-2719 March 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any assessment her Department has made of the impact of rising living costs on low-to-middle income working households, including whether current wage growth is keeping pace with inflation.
  • AQW 42756/22-2719 March 2026 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail any discussions he has had with Executive colleagues regarding financial support, or relief measures, for working households who are not eligible for benefits but are experiencing financial pressure.
  • AQO 3385/22-2719 March 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline any steps she is taking to address the impact of unadopted developments on homeowners who are unable to sell their properties.
  • AQW 42659/22-2718 March 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) his Department’s engagement with health and justice colleagues in Northern Ireland, and with counterparts in England, regarding the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill; and (ii) whether any provisions may inform policy in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 42658/22-2718 March 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether his Department would consider using the 16 to 18 Legislation to address safeguarding issues relating to elective home education, identified in the consultation document.
  • AQW 42657/22-2718 March 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail his Department's plans to address safeguarding relating to elective home education, highlighted in the consultation on the 16 to 18 Legislation, including any plans to improve the current practice ahead of potential legislation.
  • AQW 42656/22-2718 March 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, in relation to the 16 to 18 Legislation, to detail (i) his Department's reasoning for proposing that 16 and 17 year olds should not be permitted to choose elective home education; and (ii) whether further consideration has been given to the policy position regarding elective home education for children under the age of 16, referenced in the consultation document.
  • AQW 42569/22-2716 March 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to improve awareness of cardiovascular disease risk among women.
  • AQW 42568/22-2716 March 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his Department routinely collects and analyses sex-disaggregated data on cardiovascular diagnosis, treatment and outcomes.
  • AQW 42567/22-2716 March 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome are routinely advised of their increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
  • AQW 42566/22-2716 March 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of potential gender bias in the diagnosis, treatment or referral pathways for cardiovascular disease.
  • AQW 42565/22-2716 March 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to ensure women are adequately represented in cardiovascular clinical research.
  • AQO 3339/22-2712 March 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to outline any steps her Department is taking to protect consumers in Northern Ireland from volatility in the home heating oil market.
  • AQW 42279/22-2711 March 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether any assessment has been made of the ongoing threat level, faced by retired prison officers in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 42278/22-2711 March 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether her Department has considered reviewing the policy on protective security arrangements for retired prison officers.
  • AQW 42277/22-2711 March 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the reason why protective security arrangements, available to serving Northern Ireland Prison Service staff, are not formally extended to retired officers who may continue to face security risks arising from their former role.
  • AQW 42276/22-2711 March 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the rationale for the policy, whereby the Northern Ireland Prison Service ceases maintenance or replacement of security equipment, issued to prison officers six months after retirement.
  • AQW 42176/22-2710 March 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether schools are permitted, under the School Uniform Guidelines published in February 2026, to incorporate reflective or high-visibility elements into uniforms where they believe it would improve pupil safety.
  • AQW 42175/22-2710 March 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department has carried out any assessment of the safety of pupils who must walk along rural roads to access school bus stops, particularly during darker autumn and winter months.
  • AQW 42174/22-2710 March 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether any consideration was given to pupil visibility and road safety when developing the School Uniform Guidelines, published in February 2026.
  • AQW 42173/22-2710 March 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any departmental guidance that exists regarding the placement and safety of school bus pick-up and drop-off points, on rural roads.
  • AQW 42172/22-2710 March 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any assessment his Department has made of the safety risks faced by pupils who must walk along rural roads to access school transport, particularly during darker autumn and winter months.
  • AQW 42004/22-276 March 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any assessment that has been made of the impact that difficulties accessing GP appointments can have on pressures within Emergency Departments.
  • AQW 42003/22-276 March 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to improve access to GP services, particularly in areas where patients report difficulty obtaining timely appointments.
  • AQW 42002/22-276 March 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department takes to ensure that older people are able to access GP services easily, particularly those who may have mobility issues, limited transport options or difficulty using digital systems.
  • AQW 42001/22-276 March 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to support GP practices to adopt technology that improves appointment management and patient access, including telephone triage and online booking systems.
  • AQW 42000/22-276 March 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any consideration his Department has given to the barriers some older people may face when accessing GP appointments, including challenges with telephone triage and online booking systems.
  • AQW 41726/22-273 March 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any monitoring arrangements her Department has in place to (i) track volatility in the home heating oil market; and (ii) assess its impact on consumers.
  • AQW 41725/22-273 March 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any assessment her Department has carried out of energy support schemes used elsewhere in the UK; and (ii) whether any UK schemes could be applied in Northern Ireland, especially for households that rely on home heating oil.
  • AQW 41724/22-273 March 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether her Department is considering introducing any additional consumer protection measures, in response to rising home heating oil prices.
  • AQW 41723/22-273 March 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether eligibility criteria for existing energy efficiency or fuel poverty schemes are kept under review, in light of rising home heating oil prices.
  • AQW 41722/22-273 March 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any recent engagement her Department has had with the Utility Regulator regarding increases in home heating oil prices; and (ii) any actions arising from those discussions.
  • AQW 41631/22-272 March 2026 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any engagement they have had with Executive colleagues regarding the consideration of PSNI holiday pay as a cross-departmental issue, requiring a block-level approach.
  • AQW 41630/22-272 March 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any progress made in relation to PSNI holiday pay, including whether the business case has now been advanced to the Department of Finance or the Executive for consideration.
  • AQW 41629/22-272 March 2026 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail any engagement his Department has had with the Department of Justice in relation to funding the PSNI holiday pay liability, as an exceptional pressure.
  • AQW 41452/22-2726 February 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department is taking to support increased residential accommodation in town centres, including in the East Londonderry constituency, as a means of improving footfall and sustaining local services in towns such as Coleraine.
  • AQW 41451/22-2726 February 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any consideration his Department has given to the role of parking and accessibility in supporting footfall and town centre regeneration, in towns such as Coleraine and Limavady.
  • AQW 41450/22-2726 February 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any assessment her Department has been made of the impact of anti-social behaviour on footfall, business confidence and the evening economy, in town centres, such as Coleraine.
  • AQW 41449/22-2726 February 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any assessment her Department has made of the role of the evening economy, including food and hospitality provision, in supporting footfall and business viability in town centres, in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 41448/22-2726 February 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps her Department is taking to support high street businesses in the East Londonderry constituency, including measures to improve footfall and long-term sustainability in town centres, such as Coleraine and Limavady.
  • AQW 41356/22-2725 February 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any guidance his Department provides to schools on trauma-informed approaches when responding to bullying behaviour.
  • AQW 41355/22-2725 February 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any guidance available to schools on early intervention, in cases of bullying.
  • AQW 41354/22-2725 February 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail how safeguarding considerations are reflected in guidance to schools on responding to bullying, particularly where bullying behaviour may be linked to wider emotional distress, or vulnerability.
  • AQW 41353/22-2725 February 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail how his Department monitors the application of statutory guidance issued under the Addressing Bullying in Schools Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.
  • AQW 41352/22-2725 February 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any mechanisms in place to review how the Addressing Bullying in Schools Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 is being implemented in practice across schools.
  • AQW 41263/22-2724 February 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department takes to support community optometrists, given they are relied upon to manage patients with cataracts for extended periods before referral.
  • AQW 41262/22-2724 February 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any assessment his Department has made of the impact that delayed cataract assessment can have on patient confidence, mobility and quality of life, particularly for older people.
  • AQW 41261/22-2724 February 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any consideration his Department gives to the impact of delayed cataract care on people living in rural areas, where loss of vision may result in loss of the ability to drive and access essential services.
  • AQW 41260/22-2724 February 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department takes to ensure that people with cataracts are able to access NHS assessment before deterioration in sight begins to affect day-to-day safety and independence, including the ability to drive, work or care for others.
  • AQW 41181/22-2723 February 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps her Department will take to strengthen protection for victims, assessed as being at high risk of harm, while Domestic Abuse Protection Notices and Orders are not yet in force.
  • AQW 41180/22-2723 February 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any assessment her Department has made of whether delays or barriers in accessing non-molestation orders, discourage victims from seeking legal protection.
  • AQW 41179/22-2723 February 2026 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance for his assessment of whether the current legal aid framework for non-molestation orders is sufficiently resilient to protect victims during periods of widespread withdrawal of legal services.
  • AQW 41178/22-2723 February 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the timescale she expects for the introduction of (i) Domestic Abuse Protection Notices; and (ii) Domestic Abuse Protection Orders, in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 41084/22-2720 February 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any guidance his Department provides to housing bodies regarding changes in housing suitability as tenants age.
  • AQW 41083/22-2720 February 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any ways his Department’s housing policy is adapting to demographic change, including an ageing population.
  • AQW 41082/22-2720 February 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any ways his Department’s housing policy balances supporting older people who wish to move to more suitable accommodation, with ensuring such moves are voluntary, and not driven by pressure or insecurity.
  • AQW 41081/22-2720 February 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any consideration his Department has given to ensuring that housing policy for older people applies coherently across all tenures, including the private rented sector.
  • AQW 41080/22-2720 February 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any ways his Department works with the Department of Health to reflect the impact of housing conditions and suitability, on the health and wellbeing of older people.
  • AQW 40882/22-2718 February 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any assessment his Department has made of whether current community pharmacy payment and reimbursement arrangements remain fit for purpose.
  • AQW 40881/22-2718 February 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail how the sustainability of community pharmacy dispensing services is being considered, given ongoing public messaging encouraging patients to access care through their local community pharmacy.
  • AQW 40880/22-2718 February 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any consideration his Department has given to the financial impact on community pharmacies of dispensing medicines at a loss where reimbursement does not reflect market prices.
  • AQW 40879/22-2718 February 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he has given any consideration to pension provision for community pharmacists delivering health service-commissioned services.
  • AQW 40878/22-2718 February 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any assessment his Department has made of difficulties faced by community pharmacies in sourcing commonly prescribed medicines, including medicines for pain relief, cardiovascular conditions and blood pressure.
  • AQW 40769/22-2717 February 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any assessment her Department has made of the condition of the road surface between Bellarena and Benone; and (ii) whether any resurfacing or tarmac works are planned for this route.
  • AQW 40768/22-2717 February 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the £3.8 million estimated cost of the proposed park and ride facility at Bellarena railway halt, including a breakdown of costs for (i) design; (ii) land acquisition; (iii) construction; and (iv) associated works.
  • AQW 40767/22-2717 February 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail how public transport provision across East Londonderry is being planned to improve integration between bus services and rail halts and stations, including the coordination of timetables and service frequency.
  • AQW 40766/22-2717 February 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department will consider the provision of a dedicated car park at Castlerock Train Station, given the absence of on-site parking and the distance many users are required to walk to access the station.
  • AQW 40765/22-2717 February 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in light of increased use of rail services for commuting and leisure travel, whether her Department will consider expanding the parking facilities at Coleraine Train Station.
  • AQW 40655/22-2716 February 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any assessment that has been made of the impact of reduced access to routine and preventative dental care on demand for emergency dental, GP, and hospital services.
  • AQW 40654/22-2716 February 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any preparatory work that has been undertaken to enable timely policy and funding decisions following publication of the General Dental Services Cost of Service Review.
  • AQW 40653/22-2716 February 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail expenditure on health service dentistry per head of population, in the last five years.
  • AQW 40652/22-2716 February 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any interim actions that are planned by his Department to maintain health service dental provision, pending the publication of the General Dental Services Cost of Service Review, in March 2026.
  • AQW 40651/22-2716 February 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any assessment his Department has made of the financial sustainability of dental practices delivering predominantly health service care.
  • AQW 40552/22-2713 February 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any steps her Department is taking to reduce the need for repeat interventions on the same sections of road.
  • AQW 40551/22-2713 February 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) whether her Department uses whole-life costing to assess the long-term cost and effectiveness of road repairs; and (ii) whether investing in more durable resurfacing is being considered as a more cost-effective alternative to repeated patching.
  • AQW 40550/22-2713 February 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the amount of funding allocated to road (i) maintenance; and (ii) resurfacing, in East Londonderry, in each of the last five financial years.
  • AQW 40549/22-2713 February 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department has a preventative road maintenance strategy in place.
  • AQW 40548/22-2713 February 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any work her Department is currently undertaking to ensure the road network is adapted to the impacts of climate change, including heavier rainfall, freeze-thaw cycles and flooding.
  • AQW 40440/22-2712 February 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any assessment his Department has made of access to the private rented sector in areas with limited housing supply, including East Londonderry.
  • AQW 40439/22-2712 February 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail how frequently his Department reviews housing and homelessness strategies, to assess whether they remain effective in light of changing housing market conditions.
  • AQW 40438/22-2712 February 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any assessment his Department has made of whether existing homelessness prevention measures are sufficient to prevent homelessness arising from landlord sales in the private rented sector.
  • AQW 40437/22-2712 February 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any interim policy measures in place within his Department to reduce prolonged stays in unsuitable temporary accommodation, while longer-term housing supply initiatives are delivered.
  • AQW 40436/22-2712 February 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any actions available to his Department where monitoring shows that housing or homelessness strategies are not delivering improved outcomes for families.
  • AQW 40208/22-2710 February 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any steps he will take to ensure the Warm Healthy Homes Fund will prioritise older people with cold-related health risks; and (ii) whether grants will support a whole-house approach incorporating (a) insulation; (b) heating upgrades; and (c) ventilation improvements.
  • AQW 40207/22-2710 February 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail how the Warm Healthy Homes Strategy will ensure support reaches low-income working households. who may not qualify for means-tested benefits. but who still face fuel poverty, including those affected by high childcare and transport costs.
  • AQW 40206/22-2710 February 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any steps he will take to ensure guidance and application materials for the Warm Healthy Homes Fund will be designed to allow accessibility for older people, including those with limited digital experience, and (ii) whether materials will be available in (a) clear language; (b) large print; and (c) alternative formats.
  • AQW 40205/22-2710 February 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any proposals he intends to bring forward to raise energy-efficiency standards, in the private rented sector.
  • AQW 40106/22-279 February 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of women currently waiting more than 52 weeks for a first outpatient gynaecology appointment, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 40105/22-279 February 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any additional capacity for gynaecology assessment and treatment that has been commissioned in the last 12 months, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 40104/22-279 February 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any assessment that has been made of the impact of prolonged waiting times for gynaecology services on unplanned care, including repeat GP attendances and emergency presentations.
  • AQW 40103/22-279 February 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any routine clinical review arrangements that are in place for women who have been waiting more than 52 weeks, for a first outpatient gynaecology appointment.
  • AQW 39873/22-275 February 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any assessment made of the capacity of early learning and childcare providers to support children with special educational needs, particularly where settings do not have the financial resources to fund specialist training or additional staffing.
  • AQW 39872/22-275 February 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any consideration that has been given to allocating one-to-one special educational needs support on the basis of the child’s needs, rather than the setting attended, to support continuity of care across early years, childcare and school provision.
  • AQW 39871/22-275 February 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail how the Draft Early Learning and Childcare Strategy will address situations where children who receive one-to-one support in school settings, do not receive equivalent support in early learning or childcare provisions.
  • AQW 39870/22-275 February 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any consideration given to enabling early learning and childcare providers to make referrals for special educational needs assessments, where concerns are identified.
  • AQW 39773/22-274 February 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps his Department plans to take to ensure that the expansion of wraparound childcare does not inadvertently undermine the sustainability of established after-school services.
  • AQW 39772/22-274 February 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail how the Draft Early Learning and Childcare Strategy seeks to balance improving affordability for families, with ensuring providers are able to operate on a financially sustainable basis.
  • AQW 39771/22-274 February 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any specific measures, proposed within the Draft Early Learning and Childcare Strategy, to address recruitment and retention challenges within the early years workforce.
  • AQW 39770/22-274 February 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any assessment his Department has made of whether recent childcare subsidy uplifts have improved the financial viability of providers, as opposed to being absorbed by rising operating costs.
  • AQW 39769/22-274 February 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any assessment his Department has made of the impact of rising operational costs, including rates, energy and staffing, on the sustainability of early learning and childcare providers.
  • AQW 39672/22-273 February 2026 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any assessment his Department has made of the availability of veterinary prescription medicines, since the new regulatory arrangements governing supply from Great Britain came into effect on 1 January 2026.
  • AQW 39671/22-273 February 2026 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department has identified any impacts on animal welfare arising from changes to the supply arrangements for veterinary prescription medicines since 1 January 2026.
  • AQW 39670/22-273 February 2026 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any engagement his Department has had with veterinary professionals in Northern Ireland in relation to the operation of the new regulatory arrangements for veterinary medicines since 1 January 2026.
  • AQW 39669/22-273 February 2026 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department has made any assessment to changes in the price of veterinary prescription medicines, following the end of the transitional arrangements governing their supply from Great Britain on 31 December 2025.
  • AQW 39668/22-273 February 2026 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department has identified any veterinary prescription medicines that are no longer supplied to Northern Ireland, following the end of the transitional arrangements on 31 December 2025.
  • AQW 39556/22-272 February 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she intends to introduce legislative reform to the Private Streets (Northern Ireland) Order 1980, to strengthen (i) enforcement timelines; (ii) bond adequacy requirements; and (iii) protections for residents.
  • AQW 39555/22-272 February 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any information the Department makes available to residents living on unadopted private streets, regarding (i) bond status; (ii) enforcement action; and (iii) anticipated timescales for adoption.
  • AQW 39554/22-272 February 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether there is a maximum timeframe within which private streets must be brought to adoption standard, under the current legislative framework.
  • AQW 39553/22-272 February 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any procedures followed by her Department where, a developer bond for private streets, is no longer sufficient to meet the cost of completing the streets to an adoptable standard.
  • AQW 39552/22-272 February 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether developer bond values are (i) reviewed; (ii) recalculated; or (iii) index-linked over time, to reflect inflation and rising construction costs.
  • AQW 39466/22-2730 January 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail how the Graduated Driver Licensing proposals will apply to new motorcyclists.
  • AQW 39465/22-2730 January 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any assessment that has been made of the potential financial impact of the Graduated Driver Licensing scheme on learners and their families, including increased lesson costs and affordability in rural communities.
  • AQW 39464/22-2730 January 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any evidence that underpins the introduction of a minimum mandatory six-month minimum learning period of Graduated Driver Licensing, before a driving test can be taken.
  • AQW 39463/22-2730 January 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any exemptions that will apply under the Graduated Driver Licensing scheme for new drivers who are required to drive during night-time hours for employment, education or caring responsibilities.
  • AQW 39462/22-2730 January 2026 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether the proposed Graduated Driver Licensing restrictions will apply to individuals who already hold a provisional driving licence, prior to the commencement date of the new scheme.
  • AQW 39366/22-2729 January 2026 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps her Department has taken to facilitate discussions between (i) Northern Ireland universities; (ii) the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs; and (iii) the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, regarding the establishment of a veterinary medicine degree in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 39365/22-2729 January 2026 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any actions his Department has taken since publication of the January 2022 Strategic Investment Board situational analysis on a veterinary school in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 39154/22-2727 January 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any oversight arrangements in place to review decisions to establish new Specialist Provision in Mainstream classrooms by the Education Authority,
  • AQW 39153/22-2727 January 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail how the (i) planning; and (ii) allocation, of Specialist Provisions in Mainstream Schools aligns with his Department’s Special Educational Needs Reform Agenda.
  • AQW 39152/22-2727 January 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of Specialist Provisions in Mainstream Schools that currently have (i) no pupils; or (ii) significantly fewer pupils than anticipated, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 39151/22-2727 January 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any (i) demand modelling; or (ii) forecasting, undertaken by the Education Authority before approving the establishment of new Specialist Provisions in Mainstream Schools.
  • AQW 39037/22-2726 January 2026 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether his Department is monitoring the impact of increased Net Annual Values, under Reval2026, on eligibility for Small Business Rates Relief, for pubs and hospitality businesses.
  • AQW 39036/22-2726 January 2026 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail any (i) mitigation; or (ii) transitional arrangements, currently in place to support businesses facing significant increases in rates liability, as a result of Reval2026.
  • AQW 39035/22-2726 January 2026 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail how changes in draft Net Annual Values, under Reval2026, for pubs and hospitality premises compare with changes for retail premises.
  • AQW 39034/22-2726 January 2026 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether operating costs, including energy and staffing costs, are taken into account in the valuation of pubs and hospitality premises, for rates purposes.
  • AQW 39033/22-2726 January 2026 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail any valuation methodologies used by Land and Property Services when assessing pubs, and licensed premises, for the purposes of Reval2026.
  • AQW 38816/22-2722 January 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he will reintroduce a two-year longitudinal dental foundation programme, including a single lead employer model.
  • AQW 38815/22-2722 January 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps that are being taken to address the limited exposure to Community Dental Services among newly qualified dentists.
  • AQW 38814/22-2722 January 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any action he is taking to ensure people at the end of life are not required to wait three months to access the limited capability for work-related activity element of Universal Credit.
  • AQW 38813/22-2722 January 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any plans in place to secure the long-term future of Sandelford School, Coleraine.
  • AQW 38711/22-2721 January 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any assessment undertaken to determine whether Relationship and Sexuality Education is contributing to a reduction in harmful attitudes or behaviours towards women and girls, among pupils.
  • AQW 38710/22-2721 January 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail how Relationship and Sexuality Education addresses (i) online sexual harassment; (ii) image-based abuse; and (iii) misogynistic content, encountered by young people on social media.
  • AQW 38709/22-2721 January 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any training provided to teachers specifically to deliver Relationships and Sexuality Education on issues including consent, sexual harassment and gender-based violence.
  • AQW 38708/22-2721 January 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps his Department will take to strengthen Relationships and Sexuality Education, in order to better address (i) misogyny; (ii) sexual harassment; and (iii) coercive control.
  • AQW 38707/22-2721 January 2026 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any mechanisms in place to ensure consistent delivery of Relationships and Sexuality Education across all schools, particularly in relation to content on violence against women and girls.
  • AQW 38587/22-2720 January 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 31507/22-27, to detail any interim measures in place to reduce the number of families with children in unsuitable, or hotel-style, temporary accommodation, while the planned 600 units are being acquired over a four-year period.
  • AQW 38586/22-2720 January 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any current (i) targets; (ii) timescales; and (iii) funding commitments, to increase the supply of social and genuinely affordable homes throughout East Londonderry.
  • AQW 38585/22-2720 January 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any guidance issued to the Housing Executive on ensuring that temporary accommodation placements for households with children are, as far as practicable, close to schools, childcare, employment and family support networks.
  • AQW 38584/22-2720 January 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the average length of time households spend in temporary accommodation in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) the Causeway Coast and Glens area.
  • AQW 38583/22-2720 January 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any assessment his Department has made of the extent to which landlord sales of private rented properties are contributing to homelessness presentations.
  • AQW 38380/22-2716 January 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of private ambulance providers that are contracted by the health and social care system; and (ii) the amount that private ambulance provision has cost, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 38379/22-2716 January 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he will introduce a 24/7 urgent care triage service, similar to NHS 111, across all Health and Social Care Trusts to reduce pressure on ambulances and Emergency Departments.
  • AQW 38378/22-2716 January 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) whether measures such as (a) Hospital Ambulance Liaison Officers; (b) rapid handover protocols; and (c) cohorting areas, are being used consistently in Emergency Departments; and (ii) any plans in place to ensure their effective implementation.
  • AQW 38377/22-2716 January 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of ambulance staff vacancies; and (ii) the number of ambulance operational hours that were lost due to hospital handover delays, in the last 12 months;, and (iii) any plans in place to reduce this figure.
  • AQW 38376/22-2716 January 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any actions he is taking to reduce ambulance handover delays at Emergency Departments, to ensure ambulances return to service promptly.
  • AQW 38178/22-2714 January 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any training Universal Credit advisers receive to support vulnerable adults with a learning disability.
  • AQW 38177/22-2714 January 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) how claimants with a learning disability are identified, when moving from Employment and Support Allowance to Universal Credit; and (ii) any safeguards in place for those without family, or informal support.
  • AQW 38176/22-2714 January 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department has taken to ensure that Universal Credit communications issued during the move from Employment and Support Allowance are accessible for adults with a learning disability, including the use of clear language, and formats designed to reduce distress, and confusion.
  • AQW 38175/22-2714 January 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department has considered automatically enrolling adults with a learning disability onto Universal Credit, when they are required to move from Employment and Support Allowance.
  • AQW 38174/22-2714 January 2026 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any specific support currently in place to assist adults with a learning disability, who are required to move from an Employment and Support Allowance award to Universal Credit, particularly at the point of initial application.
  • AQW 38064/22-2713 January 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps being taken to ensure that (i) individuals do not lose their domiciliary care package following hospital admission; and (ii) care can be reinstated promptly on discharge.
  • AQW 38063/22-2713 January 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department takes to ensure that interim placements, including for respite care made due to a lack of domiciliary care, are located as close as possible to a person’s home.
  • AQW 38062/22-2713 January 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any measures being taken to improve recruitment and retention of domiciliary care workers, including in rural areas, given that travel time and coverage can present additional challenges.
  • AQW 38061/22-2713 January 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the average distance from the home of individuals placed in respite or interim care due to a lack of domiciliary care; and (ii) the number of such placements, (a) over 20 miles; and (b) over 40 miles, from home, in the last year, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 38060/22-2713 January 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of patients who had a delayed discharge due to the unavailability of domiciliary care; and (ii) the average length of such delays, in each of the last 12 months, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 37956/22-2712 January 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any assessment her Department has made of the impact of increased reporting of domestic and sexual violence, on the criminal justice system capacity.
  • AQW 37955/22-2712 January 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of specialist sexual violence support provision in East Londonderry; and (ii) whether any gaps have been identified.
  • AQW 37954/22-2712 January 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any specific delivery milestones, set for 2025 under the Domestic and Sexual Abuse Strategy, (i) that have been achieved; (ii) where shortfalls remain.
  • AQW 37953/22-2712 January 2026 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any immediate measures her Department has put in place to improve the safety of women and girls in East Londonderry, following recent reports of alleged serious sexual offences in Coleraine.
  • AQW 37952/22-2712 January 2026 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any short-term actions that have been delivered under the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls framework, since its launch.
  • AQO 2920/22-275 January 2026 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on his decision in relation to the removal of emergency general surgery from Causeway Hospital.

2025 (572 questions)

  • AQW 34851/22-276 November 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the data her Department holds on the use of (a) blackmail; (b) coercion; and (c) intimidation, to silence victims of sexual abuse; and (ii) whether this relationship is being considered as part of the Executive’s work to address sexual violence.
  • AQW 34850/22-276 November 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any plans her Department has to improve public and survivor confidence in the criminal justice system.
  • AQW 34849/22-276 November 2025 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail whether the Executive Office plans to prioritise data collection on coercion, intimidation, and blackmail, in cases of sexual abuse in departmental monitoring, and strategy implementation.
  • AQW 34848/22-276 November 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any provision of Relationships and Sexuality Education that will be delivered under the Executive’s Ending Violence Against Women and Girls strategy.
  • AQW 34847/22-276 November 2025 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any measures their Department will take to ensure that the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls strategy is fully implemented and adhered to across all relevant Departments.
  • AQW 34576/22-274 November 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount of funding allocated to addiction support services in the (i) Northern Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) Western Health and Social Care Trust, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 34575/22-274 November 2025 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of drug-related deaths recorded in East Londonderry, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 34574/22-274 November 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the interdepartmental work with the Department of Health in reducing drug-related deaths, since the launch of the Preventing Harm, Empowering Recovery Substance Use Strategy.
  • AQW 34573/22-274 November 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of addiction treatment beds available in the (i) Northern Health and Social Care Trust; (ii) Western Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 34572/22-274 November 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail what measurable progress has been made against the ten-year Substance Use Strategy in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust, since its publication.
  • AQW 34460/22-273 November 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any immediate measures he will introduce to prevent further decline in access to NHS dental care.
  • AQW 34459/22-273 November 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he is taking to improve (i) morale among; and (ii) retention of, health service dentists.
  • AQW 34458/22-273 November 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he will review and update General Dental Services fees to reflect the appropriate cost of providing dental care.
  • AQW 34457/22-273 November 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the timeline and objectives of the General Dental Services Cost of Service Review; and (ii) whether its recommendations will be implemented to ensure the sustainability of NHS dentistry.
  • AQW 34456/22-273 November 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the British Dental Association’s evidence that current Health Service fees do not cover the cost of providing treatment; and (ii) to detail any action he will take to address this.
  • AQW 34355/22-2724 October 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any engagement his Department has had with farmers regarding the practical challenges of meeting slurry spreading deadlines, during recent wet conditions.
  • AQW 34354/22-2724 October 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any discussions his Department has had with (i) the Department for Infrastructure; and (ii) NI Water, on taking a coordinated approach to reducing agricultural and wastewater pollution, in the last two years.
  • AQW 34353/22-2724 October 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail how his Department ensures consistency and fairness in enforcement between agricultural and non-agricultural pollution incidents.
  • AQW 34352/22-2724 October 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any assessment that has been made of the effectiveness of the slurry spreading closed period, in improving water quality.
  • AQW 34351/22-2724 October 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail how his Department plans to ensure that slurry spreading regulations remain appropriate, in light of changing weather and climate patterns.
  • AQW 34219/22-2723 October 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any assessment his Department has made, of the impact of delays in autism diagnoses, on children’s access to special educational needs support in schools.
  • AQW 34218/22-2723 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail how his Department ensures that individuals who receive a private autism diagnosis have access to the same supports and services as those diagnosed through Health and Social Care Trusts.
  • AQW 34217/22-2723 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he is taking to increase assessment provision and reduce waiting times for autism diagnosis across all Health and Social Care Trusts.
  • AQW 34216/22-2723 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any assessment he has made of the impact that reliance on private autism diagnoses is having on equality of access to services.
  • AQW 34215/22-2723 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to ensure consistency in clinical standards between private and health service autism assessment services.
  • AQW 34123/22-2722 October 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) what assessment has been made of the impact of fireworks on farm animals and wildlife; and (ii) whether further measures are being considered to mitigate that impact.
  • AQW 34122/22-2722 October 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps her Department is taking to ensure the public clearly understand the laws governing fireworks use and the potential impact on animals and vulnerable people.
  • AQW 34121/22-2722 October 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of current fireworks licensing arrangements, in preventing misuse and protecting animal welfare.
  • AQW 34120/22-2722 October 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether she will engage with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to develop a coordinated approach to reducing the impact of fireworks on animals.
  • AQW 34119/22-2722 October 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether she will consider further restricting the use of fireworks to specific times of year or licensed community events, to ensure they are used safely and to reduce distress to animals and vulnerable people.
  • AQW 34009/22-2721 October 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the steps her Department is taking to align apprenticeship availability with regional workforce demand, as identified in the Skills Barometer 2023–2033.
  • AQW 34008/22-2721 October 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the action her Department is taking to ensure that young people with special educational needs are not excluded from apprenticeship opportunities, due to difficulties in securing employer placements.
  • AQW 34007/22-2721 October 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether her Department provides dedicated support or incentives for employers who take on apprentices with special educational needs.
  • AQW 34006/22-2721 October 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether her Department has assessed the financial or administrative barriers preventing small and medium-sized employers from engaging in apprenticeship schemes.
  • AQW 34005/22-2721 October 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether she plans to introduce new incentives, such as wage subsidies or tax relief, to encourage employers to take on apprentices, particularly in trades and technical sectors experiencing shortages.
  • AQW 33885/22-2720 October 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the work her Department has undertaken, to date, in the cross-departmental group considering short-term holiday lets, including any recommendations or proposed actions for her Department, to help protect housing availability in coastal towns, such as Portstewart.
  • AQW 33884/22-2720 October 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the Primary one intake numbers ,for each of the last five academic years for schools in (a) Portstewart; and (b) Portrush.
  • AQW 33883/22-2720 October 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any actions his Department will take to support the long-term sustainability of coastal communities experiencing housing pressures from second home ownership, and short-term holiday lets.
  • AQW 33882/22-2720 October 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any data his Department currently collects on second home ownership and short-term holiday lets; and (ii) whether his Department intends to improve the quality, and availability, of this data to better inform housing policy.
  • AQW 33881/22-2720 October 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether her Department has assessed the economic and social impact of short-term holiday lets on year-round communities, particularly in coastal areas.
  • AQW 33802/22-2717 October 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any action being taken to confirm (i) that water in the Ballykelly River is safe for public use; and (ii) that local wildlife is protected, following the recent chemical pollution incident.
  • AQW 33801/22-2717 October 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any steps her Department is taking to review and strengthen the management of storm drainage infrastructure located near rivers, to reduce the risk of harmful discharges.
  • AQW 33800/22-2717 October 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether any storm drains or discharge pipes, managed by her Department or its agencies, have been assessed as part of the investigation into the recent chemical pollution incident in the Ballykelly River.
  • AQW 33799/22-2717 October 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any investigations under way to determine how a cleaning substance entered the Ballykelly River.
  • AQW 33798/22-2717 October 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether additional water quality testing will be carried out in the Ballykelly River following the recent chemical pollution incident.
  • AQW 33692/22-2716 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail what steps he is taking to ensure GPs and primary care staff receive mandatory, up-to-date training in menopause diagnosis and treatment, including safe prescribing of HRT.
  • AQW 33691/22-2716 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he will recognise the menopause as a public health issue and allocate specific resources to improve education, awareness and early intervention.
  • AQW 33690/22-2716 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail how the forthcoming Women’s Health Action Plan will address the development of regional menopause services.
  • AQW 33689/22-2716 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 31823/22-27, to detail what measures are in place to ensure consistent and equitable access to BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic testing.
  • AQW 33688/22-2716 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 31824/22-27, to detail what specific measures his Department is taking to ensure that women are clearly informed that cervical screening does not detect ovarian, womb, or other gynaecological cancers, given the common misconception that smear tests check for all women’s cancers.
  • AQO 2615/22-2716 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on the proposed Women’s Health Action Plan.
  • AQW 33499/22-2714 October 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail when she will approve the submitted PSNI business case to settle outstanding holiday pay claims for officers.
  • AQW 33498/22-2714 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any consideration been given to aligning miscarriage and pregnancy loss care pathways with the recommendations of the UK Pregnancy Loss Review.
  • AQW 33497/22-2714 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) whether his Department has assessed regional variation in access to miscarriage and pregnancy loss services, and (ii) how it is working to ensure equitable provision across all Health and Social Care Trusts.
  • AQW 33496/22-2714 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail how his Department will use data from the Baby Loss Certificate Scheme to inform maternal health policy and service planning.
  • AQW 33495/22-2714 October 2025 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail whether the forthcoming Baby Loss Certificate Scheme will include provision for data collection, to support public health policy.
  • AQW 33401/22-2713 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps being taken (i) to reduce reliance on locum staff within the Emergency Department at Causeway Hospital; and (i) to recruit permanent medical and nursing staff.
  • AQW 33400/22-2713 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans his Department has to invest in the Emergency Department at Causeway Hospital to support its long-term sustainability as a 24-hour service.
  • AQW 33399/22-2713 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) what diagnostic and elective services will be delivered as part of the development of Causeway Hospital as a diagnostic and elective hub; and (ii) how this model will improve access to care and reduce waiting times for patients in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 33398/22-2713 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail what engagement his Department has had with the Northern Health and Social Care Trust and local representatives, including SOS Causeway, to provide clarity about the hospital’s long-term future.
  • AQW 33397/22-2713 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail when he expects to make a final decision on the Northern Health and Social Care Trust’s proposal to remove emergency general surgery from Causeway Hospital.
  • AQW 33288/22-2710 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail what specific measures are being put in place to ensure that rural constituencies, including East Londonderry, are not disproportionately affected by delays in implementing the Mental Health Strategy 2021-2031, as highlighted in The Northern Ireland Mental Health Strategy: A Review of the deliverability of the Strategy’s Actions 2026-2029.
  • AQW 33287/22-2710 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline how the findings in The Northern Ireland Mental Health Strategy: A Review of the deliverability of the Strategy’s Actions 2026-2029 on disparities across Health and Social Care Trusts will inform his Department’s future decisions about inpatient mental health provision at the Ross Thompson Unit in Coleraine.
  • AQW 33286/22-2710 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline how his Department is addressing the higher prevalence of mental health conditions in Northern Ireland compared to the rest of the UK, particularly among older people and those affected by the legacy of conflict.
  • AQW 33285/22-2710 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline what plans his Department has to improve access to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in East Londonderry, in light of the pressures on capacity identified in The Northern Ireland Mental Health Strategy: A Review of the deliverability of the Strategy’s Actions 2026-2029.
  • AQW 33284/22-2710 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the funding allocated to the Mental Health Strategy 2021-2031, in each year since 2021.
  • AQW 33174/22-279 October 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to outline the timeline for the implementation of the provisions for (i) Domestic Abuse Protection Orders; and (ii) Domestic Abuse Protection Notices, legislated for under the Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021.
  • AQW 33173/22-279 October 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to outline the consultation her Department has had with organisations, such as Women’s Aid, regarding the commencement and operation of (i) Domestic Abuse Protection Orders; and (ii) Domestic Abuse Protection Notices.
  • AQW 33172/22-279 October 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of the impact on victims of domestic abuse as a result of the delay in commencing (i) Domestic Abuse Protection Orders; and (ii) Domestic Abuse Protection Notices.
  • AQW 33171/22-279 October 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to outline any consideration her Department has given to the interaction between (i) Domestic Abuse Protection Orders and Domestic Abuse Protection Notices; and (ii) existing protective measures, such as Non-Molestation Orders.
  • AQW 33068/22-278 October 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) how current regeneration policy is supporting small businesses in East Londonderry; and (ii) whether recent programmes have addressed the needs of local town centres.
  • AQW 33067/22-278 October 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure how the current transport policy is addressing public transport provision in East Londonderry, particularly in rural areas where services remain limited.
  • AQW 33066/22-278 October 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for an update on the delivery of Causeway Coast and Glens Growth Deal projects; and (ii) how her Department is ensuring these commitments deliver tangible benefits for local businesses.
  • AQW 33065/22-278 October 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy how the current higher education policy is ensuring the long-term viability of Ulster University’s Coleraine campus, given recent investment at other university sites.
  • AQW 33064/22-278 October 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) to detail her Department's assessment of Invest NI’s support in Causeway Coast and Glens over the last five years; and (ii) whether this reflects her Department’s commitment to balanced regional economic growth.
  • AQW 32934/22-277 October 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline how improvements from wastewater infrastructure upgrades in East Londonderry are measured, in terms of reduced sewage discharges and improved bathing water quality.
  • AQW 32933/22-277 October 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department will consider introducing legislation to require NI Water to provide continuous or real-time monitoring of sewage discharges, in line with the approach taken in Great Britain under the Environment Act 2021.
  • AQW 32932/22-277 October 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of Pollution Risk Forecasts issued for designated bathing waters, in each of the last five years, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 32931/22-277 October 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department has given consideration to extending water quality monitoring at bathing sites on the North Coast beyond the summer season, in response to changing weather conditions and bathing patterns.
  • AQW 32930/22-277 October 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department intends to review the level of fines and sanctions available for illegal discharges into waterways.
  • AQW 32825/22-276 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his Department will establish a regional diagnostic and treatment pathway for adults with ADHD, similar to those available elsewhere in the UK and Ireland.
  • AQW 32824/22-276 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of adults estimated to have ADHD; and (ii) how his Department is planning to meet their needs in the absence of specialist services.
  • AQW 32823/22-276 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what assessment his Department has made of the impact of untreated ADHD in adults on wider services, including employment, education, mental health, and criminal justice.
  • AQW 32822/22-276 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he has engaged with (i) service users; (ii) clinicians; and (iii) charities, to develop proposals for adult ADHD services.
  • AQW 32821/22-276 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline what dedicated services are available for adults with ADHD.
  • AQW 32724/22-273 October 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether unpaid carers will be explicitly recognised in the final Anti-Poverty Strategy, given their absence from the current draft.
  • AQW 32723/22-273 October 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail how the Anti-Poverty Strategy will respond to the poverty experienced by unpaid carers, many of whom are unable to remain in paid work due to their caring responsibilities.
  • AQW 32722/22-273 October 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps he will take to ensure that the lived experiences of unpaid carers, including financial hardship, stress and isolation, are reflected in the Anti-Poverty Strategy.
  • AQW 32721/22-273 October 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any engagement his Department has had with unpaid carers, and their representative organisations, in developing the Anti-Poverty Strategy.
  • AQW 32720/22-273 October 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether he will consider incorporating measures such as (i) a carer’s essential payment; (ii) reforms to Carer’s Allowance; and (iii) improved workplace rights, when finalising the Anti-Poverty Strategy.
  • AQW 32603/22-272 October 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to outline the role her Department will have in the (i) registration; and (ii) oversight of Lasting Powers of Attorney, when implemented under the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.
  • AQW 32602/22-272 October 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to outline how she is ensuring that the legal framework for Lasting Powers of Attorney in Northern Ireland, will provide the same protections and safeguards as in other UK jurisdictions.
  • AQW 32601/22-272 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what engagement his Department has had with people living with dementia and their representative organisations regarding the implementation of lasting powers of attorney.
  • AQW 32600/22-272 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on the implementation of lasting powers of attorney under the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, including the expected timetable for introducing health and welfare provisions.
  • AQW 32599/22-272 October 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has assessed the impact on patients’ rights of the continued absence of health and welfare lasting powers of attorney, particularly for people living with dementia.
  • AQO 2506/22-272 October 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to outline the internal policy and legislation that facilitates emotional support animals in Northern Ireland prisons.
  • AQW 32494/22-271 October 2025 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether her Department has considered enabling family courts to include pets in non-molestation and occupation orders, in cases involving domestic abuse.
  • AQW 32493/22-271 October 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether any guidance issued to family courts in Northern Ireland, recognises the use of harm or threats to pets as a form of coercive control.
  • AQW 32492/22-271 October 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether her Department has engaged with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on how the treatment of animals in domestic abuse cases could be better reflected in family court proceedings.
  • AQW 32491/22-271 October 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether her Department will consider consulting on the role of pets in domestic abuse and the barriers this presents for victims accessing family court protections.
  • AQW 32490/22-271 October 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to outline any consideration her Department has given to recognising harm or threats to pets as a form of coercive control in domestic abuse cases.
  • AQW 32371/22-2730 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the current waiting times for red flag breast referrals; and (ii) what action he is taking to increase capacity within breast clinics to reduce waiting lists.
  • AQW 32370/22-2730 September 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to outline any long-term strategy he is developing to ensure sustainable special educational needs transport provision.
  • AQW 32369/22-2730 September 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of applications for special educational needs transport drivers and escorts processed, in each of the past three years; and (ii) the average time taken to complete compliance and Access NI checks for these positions.
  • AQW 32368/22-2730 September 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any information the Education Authority holds on the number of school days missed by children with special educational needs, in the current academic year, due to lack of transport provision.
  • AQW 32367/22-2730 September 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of contracts for special educational needs transport not secured, in each of the past three years; and (ii) the reasons identified for this.
  • AQW 32250/22-2729 September 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the engagement her Department has had with the (i) Department for the Economy; and (ii) Department for Communities, in the last three years, regarding how the unreliability of rural transport affects disabled people in accessing and sustaining employment.
  • AQW 32249/22-2729 September 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure the outline (i) the data her Department holds on unmet transport need in East Londonderry; and (ii) how this informs investment decisions.
  • AQW 32248/22-2729 September 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline any steps she is taking to ensure the long-term sustainability of community transport services in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 32247/22-2729 September 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department will review funding arrangements for community transport to ensure providers can meet growing demand in rural areas.
  • AQW 32246/22-2729 September 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline the steps her Department is taking to improve rural transport connectivity in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 32164/22-2726 September 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail whether the Education Authority has secured a permanent site for Causeway Academy, and what the projected timeline is for completion.
  • AQW 32163/22-2726 September 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether the Education Authority has decided how pupils will be allocated across the three sites of Causeway Academy from September 2026, and whether this will be determined by year group.
  • AQW 32162/22-2726 September 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any discussions he, or his Department has had with the Department for Work and Pensions regarding the Third State Pension age review; and (ii) how he intends to ensure that the implications for people due to retire between April 2026 and April 2028 are taken into account.
  • AQW 32161/22-2726 September 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail how parents will be kept informed of site allocations for their children ahead of the opening of Causeway Academy in September 2026.
  • AQW 32160/22-2726 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his Department will consider permitting Health and Social Care Trusts to pay the Northern Ireland-equivalent cost of treatment directly under the Waiting List Reimbursement Scheme, so that patients only need to cover any additional charges.
  • AQW 32074/22-2725 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of red flag gynaecological oncology appointments that have been cancelled in the last 12 months; and (ii) the reasons for the cancellations.
  • AQW 32073/22-2725 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether menopause education programmes for women include information on differentiating potential cancer symptoms from normal menopausal changes.
  • AQW 32072/22-2725 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he will consider additional screening measures to improve early detection of non-HPV related gynaecological cancers.
  • AQW 32071/22-2725 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he will publish data on regional variation in waiting times for gynaecological cancer referrals and diagnostics.
  • AQW 32070/22-2725 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his Department will review current eligibility criteria for BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic testing to ensure that all individuals with a strong family history of breast or ovarian cancer can access testing consistently.
  • AQO 2471/22-2725 September 2025 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how they are planning strategically for the long-term implications of an ageing population.
  • AQW 31960/22-2724 September 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of children referred through Operation Encompass in (i) 2023-24; and (ii) 2024-25, broken down by constituency
  • AQW 31959/22-2724 September 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of Operation Encompass referrals which have resulted in onward referrals to social services or other safeguarding interventions.
  • AQW 31958/22-2724 September 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the training provided to designated teachers in schools, to respond to Operation Encompass referrals.
  • AQW 31957/22-2724 September 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to outline (i) how Operation Encompass is being evaluated; and (ii) the measures in place to assess its effectiveness.
  • AQW 31956/22-2724 September 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the support available for children, following an Operation Encompass referral, to ensure their wellbeing is monitored beyond the immediate response.
  • AQW 31824/22-2723 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his Department will mandate that information given at cervical screening appointments clearly states that the screening does not detect ovarian, or any other gynaecological, cancer.
  • AQW 31823/22-2723 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether there are plans to roll out government-funded awareness campaigns to increase recognition of lesser-known symptoms of ovarian cancer, such as urinary symptoms.
  • AQW 31822/22-2723 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail how his Department intends to reduce diagnostic delays for ovarian cancer, particularly the delays in obtaining and processing tests such as CA125 blood tests and ultrasounds.
  • AQW 31821/22-2723 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps being taken to increase access to and uptake of genomic and germline testing for ovarian cancer patients.
  • AQW 31820/22-2723 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the potential benefits of implementing Jess’s Rule for earlier cancer diagnosis.
  • AQW 31604/22-2719 September 2025 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline the consideration they will give to incorporating responsible media reporting of domestic abuse into future iterations of the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Delivery Plan.
  • AQW 31603/22-2719 September 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to outline how her Department will (i) support the relaunch of Women’s Aid Federation NI’s Responsible Reporting Matters guidelines; and (ii) reflect their principles in its domestic abuse policies and communications.
  • AQW 31602/22-2719 September 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail when her Department expects to publish the findings of the 2024 public consultation on the implementation of the Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022.
  • AQW 31601/22-2719 September 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether she plans to introduce the legislation required to implement the Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, during the 2022-27 Assembly mandate.
  • AQW 31600/22-2719 September 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to outline how her Department is working with the Department of Justice and the Department of Health to ensure the implementation of the Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, supports the Executive’s wider strategy to tackle domestic abuse.
  • AQW 31511/22-2718 September 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps he is taking to reduce the length of time households spend in temporary accommodation.
  • AQW 31510/22-2718 September 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to outline how his Department will improve pathways from temporary accommodation into permanent housing in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 31509/22-2718 September 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to outline how he will ensure that the 600 temporary accommodation units announced in March 2025 are allocated fairly across council areas, according to local need.
  • AQW 31508/22-2718 September 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail how the Housing Supply Strategy 2024-2039 will support pathways from temporary accommodation into permanent housing.
  • AQW 31507/22-2718 September 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the timeline for purchasing the 600 temporary accommodation units for the Housing Executive which he announced in March 2025.
  • AQW 31403/22-2717 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has assessed the wider impact that delays in dementia diagnosis and inadequate support for people with dementia has on the health and social care system.
  • AQW 31402/22-2717 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the current average waiting time for a memory clinic appointment, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) what steps are being taken to reduce delays in dementia diagnosis.
  • AQW 31401/22-2717 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether emotional wellbeing and meaningful stimulation are included as core standards in dementia care.
  • AQW 31400/22-2717 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail what specific support is available to unpaid carers of people with dementia to assist them to provide both physical and emotional care.
  • AQW 31399/22-2717 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) when his Department plans to publish an updated dementia strategy; and (ii) whether that strategy will include measures to improve emotional wellbeing and prevent isolation.
  • AQW 31259/22-2716 September 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any targeted measures being developed to support older people in rural areas facing higher heating costs.
  • AQW 31258/22-2716 September 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the expected timeline for the delivery of Winter Fuel Payments for winter 2025-26.
  • AQW 31257/22-2716 September 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail how the Anti-Poverty Strategy will address the needs of older people, including (i) fuel poverty; and (ii) the rising cost of living.
  • AQW 31256/22-2716 September 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any action his Department is taking to prevent lengthy delays in approvals for applications made to the Affordable Warmth Scheme, particularly for pensioners and other vulnerable applicants.
  • AQW 31255/22-2716 September 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether funding allocated to the Affordable Warmth Scheme for 2025-26 has been released to the Housing Executive.
  • AQW 31131/22-2715 September 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any consideration being given to the provision of childcare support during non-standard working hours, to enable parents in shift work to remain in employment.
  • AQW 31130/22-2715 September 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether he will expand the Women’s Centre Childcare Fund to better meet the needs of low-income families.
  • AQW 31129/22-2715 September 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any plans he has to improve (i) pay, (ii) career progression,; and (iii) working conditions for childcare staff, as part of the Early Learning and Childcare Strategy.
  • AQW 31128/22-2715 September 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail how he will ensure that all children have access to high quality and inclusive childcare, including those with special educational needs or language barriers.
  • AQW 31127/22-2715 September 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the investment being made in training and skills development for the childcare workforce.
  • AQW 31039/22-2712 September 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any steps being taken to address under-reporting of domestic abuse and coercive control in rural areas; and (ii) how access to refuges and specialist services is being improved in rural communities.
  • AQW 31038/22-2712 September 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any steps being taken to improve firearm security in rural areas, and (ii) how breaches are monitored and enforced.
  • AQW 31037/22-2712 September 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of the July 2025 Northern Ireland Audit Office report Waste Crime in Northern Ireland finding that waste crime costs approximately £34 million annually; and (ii) what steps are being taken to strengthen enforcement and deterrence.
  • AQW 31036/22-2712 September 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the number of livestock worrying incidents recorded, in each of the last three years; and (ii) what measures are in place to support farmers affected.
  • AQW 31035/22-2712 September 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the impact of livestock and machinery theft on farm businesses and families.
  • AQW 30941/22-2711 September 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) whether she will review current law to ensure that perpetrators of domestic abuse can be held criminally responsible, where their actions result in a victim’s suicide; and (ii) to outline what consideration she has given to creating a specific offence of causing or encouraging suicide through coercive control or abuse.
  • AQW 30940/22-2711 September 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to outline (i) how the recommendations from Domestic Homicide Reviews are being implemented across relevant agencies; and (ii) what monitoring is in place to ensure they lead to change.
  • AQW 30939/22-2711 September 2025 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) how the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy is being implemented in respect of cases where victims of domestic abuse die by suicide; and (ii) what steps the Executive Office is taking to ensure cross-departmental learning and prevention in such cases.
  • AQW 30938/22-2711 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) how his Department records suspected suicides linked to domestic abuse; and (ii) whether he intends to improve data collection in this area.
  • AQW 30937/22-2711 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he will take to ensure that suicides related to domestic abuse are incorporated into suicide prevention policy and strategy.
  • AQW 30803/22-2710 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any financial support his Department provides to community-based and voluntary organisations that deliver bereavement services for children affected by suicide.
  • AQW 30802/22-2710 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail how (i) Emergency Departments; and (ii) other statutory agencies such as the PSNI, meet the needs of those in suicidal crisis.
  • AQW 30801/22-2710 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any measures in place to ensure families and children bereaved by suicide can access support, particularly in rural constituencies such as East Londonderry.
  • AQW 30800/22-2710 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail how his Department is addressing the link between domestic abuse and suicide within service provision.
  • AQW 30799/22-2710 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on his Department’s plans to establish a dedicated crisis service under the Mental Health Strategy 2021–2031.
  • AQW 30674/22-279 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any assessment his Department has made of the impact of the EU Treatment Scheme on reducing elective surgery waiting lists.
  • AQW 30673/22-279 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the mechanisms his Department has explored to improve the affordability of the EU Treatment Scheme for patients who cannot meet the upfront costs, such as alternative reimbursement arrangements.
  • AQW 30672/22-279 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his Department will issue guidance to patients applying to the EU Treatment Scheme on how to identify and select appropriate and accredited healthcare providers in the European Union.
  • AQW 30671/22-279 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline how his Department is communicating the application process for the EU Treatment Scheme to patients and to healthcare providers who may be supporting them.
  • AQW 30670/22-279 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps his Department has taken to ensure that the application process for the EU Treatment Scheme is accessible to patients who may not have reliable digital access or confidence in using online systems.
  • AQW 30553/22-278 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail how his Department is addressing barriers to police officers accessing statutory mental health services, including stigma and delays in referral pathways.
  • AQW 30552/22-278 September 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail what assessment her Department has made of the link between police officer (i) sickness absence rates; (ii) recruitment and retention challenges; and (ii) public confidence in policing.
  • AQW 30551/22-278 September 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail how her Department is supporting the PSNI to address high sickness absence rates, alongside challenges in recruitment and retention.
  • AQW 30550/22-278 September 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail how her Department monitors the effectiveness of the PSNI’s occupational health and wellbeing provision, given the level of public funding provided.
  • AQW 30549/22-278 September 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail how her Department (i) ensures that the PSNI is adequately resourced to deliver statutory post-incident debriefs, following a death or serious injury after police contact; and (ii) works with the (a) Policing Board; and (b) the Police Ombudsman, to monitor delivery.
  • AQW 30443/22-275 September 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline what role local councils play in monitoring the welfare of therapy or emotional-support animals.
  • AQW 30442/22-275 September 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to outline what formal guidance exists for the Northern Ireland Prison Service on the introduction and care of therapy or emotional-support animals in custodial environments.
  • AQW 30441/22-275 September 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether she will engage with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to address the legislative gap in the recognition and regulation of therapy or emotional-support animals.
  • AQW 30440/22-275 September 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail what assessment her Department has made of the risks associated with introducing animals into custodial environments, including potential links between animal abuse and wider patterns of violence.
  • AQW 30439/22-275 September 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he intends to consult with veterinary and animal-welfare organisations to develop standards for therapy or emotional-support animals.
  • AQW 30327/22-274 September 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline any engagement she intends to have with residents and businesses in Ballykelly, as part of the development of the (i) Transport Strategy 2035; and (ii) Transport Plan.
  • AQW 30326/22-274 September 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline the timetable for the publication of the new Transport Strategy 2035.
  • AQW 30325/22-274 September 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department has undertaken, or plans to undertake, an assessment of the impact of traffic congestion in Ballykelly on local economic development.
  • AQW 30324/22-274 September 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the total length of time that traffic management measures have been in place in Ballykelly, as a result of roadworks, in the last three years.
  • AQW 30323/22-274 September 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department has carried out an updated traffic flow assessment for Ballykelly, since the preferred A2 bypass route was first announced in 2010.
  • AQO 2366/22-274 September 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to outline any legislative proposals currently proceeding following the Sentencing Policy Review in Northern Ireland announced in 2016.
  • AQW 30207/22-273 September 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to outline the action her Department is taking to address the median 630 days for processing sexual offence cases in Northern Ireland courts.
  • AQW 30206/22-273 September 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the number of sexual offence cases, currently in the court system, which have been delayed for more than two years; and (ii) the longest current delay.
  • AQW 30205/22-273 September 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether her Department will consider (i) piloting specialist or fast-track sexual violence courts in Northern Ireland; and (ii) assessing their potential to reduce the current median of 630 days of processing time, including the effectiveness of similar courts in England.
  • AQW 30204/22-273 September 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the implementation of the recommendations in the Gillen Review Report into the law and procedures in serious sexual offences in Northern Ireland, regarding improving the handling of serious sexual offences.
  • AQW 30203/22-273 September 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to outline the steps her Department is taking to improve communication and support for victims of sexual offences during lengthy court delays.
  • AQW 30099/22-272 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of patients red flagged for breast cancer assessment who have waited longer than the 14-day target in each of the last 12 months, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 30098/22-272 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether he will introduce transparent performance reporting for red flag referrals across all specialities; and (ii) how his Department plans to rebuild public confidence in urgent referral pathways.
  • AQW 30097/22-272 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the average waiting times for red flag gynaecology referrals across all Health and Social Care Trusts; and (ii) what action is being taken to bring these within clinically-safe timescales.
  • AQW 30096/22-272 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) what actions are being taken to address workforce shortages in diagnostic specialities, including radiology; and (ii) how this is being factored into long-term workforce planning.
  • AQW 30095/22-272 September 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) what measures are in place to ensure patients with urgent diagnostic needs, including MRI and CT scans, are seen consistently across all Health and Social Care Trusts; and (ii) whether his Department has identified reasons for disparity in waiting times between the Health and Social Care Trusts.
  • AQW 30023/22-271 September 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) what cross-departmental arrangements are in place to ensure a joined-up response to algal blooms impacting East Londonderry; and (ii) what actions have been taken, or plan to be taken, to limit future algal blooms.
  • AQW 30022/22-271 September 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail what consideration his Department has given to introducing new incentive schemes for farmers in high-risk catchment areas to support locally-appropriate nature-based solutions, such as constructed wetlands or riparian planting, to improve water quality while sustaining family farms.
  • AQW 30021/22-271 September 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail how her Department is working with other agencies to ensure wastewater and drainage systems do not contribute to nutrient build-up, leading to algal blooms affecting the River Bann and north coast beaches.
  • AQW 30020/22-271 September 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail what assessment her Department has made of the investment required to upgrade wastewater treatment infrastructure, to reduce nutrient discharges into rivers and coastal waters in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 30019/22-271 September 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail what assessment her Department has made of the impact on (i) tourism; and (ii) hospitality businesses in East Londonderry, following recent beach closures such as at Benone Strand, due to toxic algal blooms.
  • AQW 29247/22-2725 June 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what measures are in place to support pupils who experience food insecurity, but do not meet the current eligibility threshold, for free school meals.
  • AQW 29246/22-2725 June 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department intends to raise the upper age limit for eligibility for Disability Living Allowance for children from 16 to 18.
  • AQW 29245/22-2725 June 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any measures he is considering to protect Personal Independence Payment claimants affected by the proposed changes to daily living criteria.
  • AQW 29244/22-2725 June 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education how many school-age children live in households receiving Universal Credit, but do not currently qualify for free school meals.
  • AQW 29176/22-2724 June 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) what fertility treatments are currently publicly-funded in each Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) how access and provision compare with those available in other UK regions.
  • AQW 29175/22-2724 June 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) what assessment has been made of progress in reducing stillbirth and neonatal mortality rates since 2010; and (ii) how these outcomes compare with other UK regions.
  • AQW 29174/22-2724 June 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his Department plans to introduce formal targets to reduce stillbirth, neonatal death, and extended perinatal mortality in line with other UK regions.
  • AQW 29173/22-2724 June 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his Department will introduce miscarriage registration to improve data collection and inform future policies.
  • AQW 29172/22-2724 June 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail what emotional and psychological support services are available across Health and Social Care Trusts for individuals and couples who experience miscarriage.
  • AQW 29109/22-2723 June 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to outline (i) what mechanisms are in place to ensure that Business Improvement Districts are accountable to all businesses within their area, particularly small and independent traders; and (ii) what recourse is available to businesses that feel their interests are not being represented.
  • AQW 29108/22-2723 June 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail what guidance his Department provides to local councils to ensure that Business Improvement District proposals and operations are inclusive of the full business community.
  • AQW 29107/22-2723 June 2025 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether businesses in financial hardship can apply for relief from Business Improvement District levies.
  • AQW 29106/22-2723 June 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities what role his Department plays in the administration or oversight of Business Improvement District levies.
  • AQW 29105/22-2723 June 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to outline what policies and procedures are in place to hold boards of governors to account when a member is found to have acted unlawfully or engaged in misconduct in a way that could undermine equality or inclusion within the school community.
  • AQO 2246/22-2719 June 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he will consider a pilot programme of farmer-led nutrient management approaches ahead of finalising the Nutrients Action Programme 2026–2029.
  • AQW 28758/22-2716 June 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department plans to review the aspects of the Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 which address the obligations of landlords and tenants.
  • AQW 28757/22-2716 June 2025 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether his Department has assessed how leaseholder protections compare with those in England, Wales and the Republic of Ireland.
  • AQW 28756/22-2716 June 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any (i) support; and (ii) hardship measures, which are available for leaseholders who are unable to pay high service charges issued by the Housing Executive for major works.
  • AQW 28755/22-2716 June 2025 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether he will consider establishing an independent tribunal or disputes resolution service for leaseholders to challenge service charges without needing to go through the courts.
  • AQW 28754/22-2716 June 2025 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail: (i) any performance standards or timeframes which are in place to regulate how long major works should take in leasehold buildings; and (ii) how leaseholders can raise concerns about delays.
  • AQO 2224/22-2712 June 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to outline any action her Department is taking to address online abuse as a form of coercive control.
  • AQW 28504/22-2710 June 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice what engagement her Department has had with children’s rights stakeholders, including the NSPCC and the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, regarding the defence of reasonable chastisement.
  • AQW 28503/22-2710 June 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice what legal protections are currently in place for children who are physically punished under the defence of reasonable chastisement.
  • AQW 28502/22-2710 June 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice what guidance is currently issued to the (i) PSNI; (ii) Public Prosecution Service; and (iii) safeguarding professionals, on the application and limits of the reasonable chastisement defence.
  • AQW 28501/22-2710 June 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice what assessment her Department has made of the impact of physical punishment on children’s (i) mental health; (ii) development; and (iii) long-term outcomes.
  • AQW 28500/22-2710 June 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether she intends to introduce provisions in the Justice Bill to remove the defence of reasonable chastisement in law.
  • AQW 28411/22-279 June 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail whether his Department has undertaken an equality or poverty impact assessment on the current eligibility thresholds for free school meals, in light of recent statistics showing a rise in both relative and absolute child poverty.
  • AQW 28410/22-279 June 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail whether he intends to match the expanded eligibility criteria for Winter Fuel Payments announced by the Chancellor for pensioners in England and Wales.
  • AQW 28409/22-279 June 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail whether his Department has received Barnett consequentials following the UK Government’s expansion of Winter Fuel Payments in England and Wales.
  • AQW 28408/22-279 June 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to outline what estimate his Department has made of the potential cost of extending Winter Fuel Payments to all pensioners with an income under £35,000.
  • AQW 28407/22-279 June 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any consideration his Department has given to extending free school meal eligibility to include all children in households in receipt of Universal Credit, in line with England.
  • AQO 2163/22-275 June 2025 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether he has considered the introduction of increased rates for properties used as holiday lets.
  • AQW 28063/22-273 June 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how his Department ensures that environmental responsibilities are applied fairly across all sectors, including public infrastructure and agriculture.
  • AQW 28062/22-273 June 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline (i) what monitoring requirements the Northern Ireland Environment Agency places on consented sewage discharges; and (ii) whether there are plans to strengthen these.
  • AQW 28061/22-273 June 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) how many sewage discharge consents are currently active; and (ii) whether his Department assesses their cumulative impact on water quality.
  • AQW 28060/22-273 June 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) how NI Water’s sewage discharge data is currently collected; and (ii) whether any independent verification of that data takes place.
  • AQW 28059/22-273 June 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether NI Water intends to introduce continuous or real-time monitoring at sewage discharge points, as is now required of water companies in other parts of the UK.
  • AQW 27934/22-2730 May 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what steps have been taken to ensure the scientific basis for the proposed Nutrients Action Programme for 2026-2029 is robust and reflects on-farm conditions.
  • AQW 27933/22-2730 May 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how the proposed Nutrients Action Programme for 2026-2029 aligns with voluntary measures under the Farming with Nature Transition Scheme.
  • AQW 27932/22-2730 May 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what economic assessment has been made of the impact on small and medium farms from the proposed Nutrients Action Programme for 2026 - 2029.
  • AQW 27931/22-2730 May 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what steps he is taking to ensure the final Nutrients Action Programme for 2026 - 2029 reflects the views of farmers and the realities of food production.
  • AQW 27930/22-2730 May 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how his Department engaged with agri-food stakeholders in developing the proposed Nutrients Action Programme for 2026 - 2029.
  • AQW 27875/22-2729 May 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether she will consider introducing legislation, similar to the Republic of Ireland’s Planning and Development Act 2024, which would require booking platforms to verify that listed properties are properly registered as short-term tourist accommodation.
  • AQW 27874/22-2729 May 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy what plans she has to strengthen Tourism NI’s enforcement powers to ensure booking platforms only list certified holiday accommodation.
  • AQW 27873/22-2729 May 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she has considered a cross-departmental review with the Department for the Economy to assess the regulatory gaps in managing short-term holiday accommodation.
  • AQW 27872/22-2729 May 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she will review the Planning (Use Classes) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 to introduce a distinct category for short-term holiday accommodation, separate from residential dwellings.
  • AQW 27871/22-2729 May 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she will consider issuing strategic planning guidance to councils on how to manage the growing number of short-term holiday lets in high-pressure housing areas.
  • AQO 2135/22-2729 May 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to outline how Project Stratum is addressing any remaining broadband not-spots in rural communities.
  • AQO 2118/22-2729 May 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to outline the support available through his Department to help grassroots sports clubs secure access to appropriate playing grounds.
  • AQW 27666/22-2723 May 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what consideration he has given to allowing reimbursement for patients who access treatment in private hospitals or clinics within Northern Ireland under the Waiting List Reimbursement Scheme.
  • AQW 27665/22-2723 May 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline the criteria that will be used to assess eligibility for treatment under the Waiting List Reimbursement Scheme.
  • AQW 27664/22-2723 May 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether the new Waiting List Reimbursement Scheme will include provision for patients with comorbidities or higher dependency needs.
  • AQW 27663/22-2723 May 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health when he expects to publish full details of the new Waiting List Reimbursement Scheme.
  • AQW 27425/22-2720 May 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has considered implementing new legislative provisions to enable data to be used to (i) inform and deliver service improvements; and (ii) facilitate benchmarking with other UK regions.
  • AQW 27424/22-2720 May 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) what specific initiatives have been considered to improve breast screening uptake; and (ii) whether there are any funding commitments to improve breast screening uptake.
  • AQW 27423/22-2720 May 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what evaluation methods are in place to measure the effectiveness of breast screening uptake improvement plans or initiatives.
  • AQW 27422/22-2720 May 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health how his Department is working with (i) the Public Health Agency; (ii) charities; and (iii) community organisations, to improve breast screening uptake.
  • AQW 27190/22-2715 May 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any support provided to children and young people who are victims of upskirting; and (ii) whether these measures are age-appropriate and trauma-informed.
  • AQW 27189/22-2715 May 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail what plans she has to raise public awareness around upskirting and other forms of image-based sexual abuse.
  • AQW 27188/22-2715 May 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what guidance is provided to schools on identifying, preventing, and responding to incidents of upskirting among pupils.
  • AQW 27187/22-2715 May 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of reported incidents of upskirting in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years.
  • AQO 2041/22-2715 May 2025 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether there are any plans to review how data is collected in order to achieve an outcome-based accountability policy approach.
  • AQW 27009/22-2713 May 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail how many staff are currently employed within the Ross Thompson Unit compared to the last 5 years.
  • AQW 27008/22-2713 May 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the future plans for the Ross Thompson Unit in the Causeway Hospital, including whether there are proposals to expand or reconfigure its services.
  • AQW 27007/22-2713 May 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail how many people have been supported by the Ross Thompson Unit in the Causeway Hospital in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 27006/22-2713 May 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health how his Department is ensuring that people living in rural East Londonderry continue to have access to specialist mental health support close to home.
  • AQW 26768/22-278 May 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail what consideration she has given to the long-term impact on (i) recruitment; and (ii) retention, in further education if the pay disparity with school teachers remains unresolved.
  • AQW 26767/22-278 May 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for her assessment of the role of further education lecturers in delivering her Department’s skills agenda; and (ii) to detail how this is reflected in current pay and workforce policy.
  • AQW 26766/22-278 May 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail how she ensures that her Department treats teaching roles across further education equitably with teaching roles in schools, particularly in terms of (i) remuneration; and (ii) recognition.
  • AQW 26686/22-277 May 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) how many breaches of Non-Molestation Orders have been recorded in each of the last five years; and (ii) how many of these breaches resulted in a prosecution.
  • AQW 26685/22-277 May 2025 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether the Department has assessed public confidence in Non-Molestation Orders as a protective measure, particularly among victims of domestic abuse.
  • AQW 26684/22-277 May 2025 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether data on Non-Molestation Order breaches is used to inform improvements in domestic abuse policy and enforcement.
  • AQW 26683/22-277 May 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail what steps are being taken to (i) prevent repeated breaches of Non-Molestation Orders; and (ii) ensure that victims feel adequately safeguarded.
  • AQW 26682/22-277 May 2025 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether there are plans to review or strengthen the legislative framework underpinning Non-Molestation Orders to ensure they provide meaningful protection.
  • AQW 26615/22-276 May 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether data is being collected on the mental health outcomes of mothers up to one year postpartum; and (ii) how this data is informing the design and delivery of services.
  • AQW 26614/22-276 May 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for an update on the Regional Perinatal Mental Health Pathway; and (ii) for his assessment of whether it adequately addresses the long-term psychological impact of childbirth on women.
  • AQW 26613/22-276 May 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any support available for mothers who do not meet the threshold for clinical intervention but continue to experience mental health challenges after childbirth.
  • AQW 26612/22-276 May 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of women that have accessed support from community perinatal mental health teams in each of the last three years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 26611/22-276 May 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on the establishment of the regional Mother and Baby Unit in Belfast, including the expected timeline for completion and opening.
  • AQW 26483/22-271 May 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether her Department will review legal aid eligibility rules where a nil Universal Credit award prevents automatic entitlement for victims of domestic abuse.
  • AQW 26482/22-271 May 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any assessment her Department has made of the impact of requiring financial contributions on women seeking non-molestation orders under Regulation 10 of the Civil Legal Services (Financial) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015.
  • AQW 26481/22-271 May 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice how her Department ensures women experiencing financial control or coercive control are not disadvantaged in legal aid assessments due to a lack of independent income.
  • AQW 26480/22-271 May 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any engagement her Department has had with women’s support organisations in the last five years to assess the practical impact of legal aid eligibility rules on access to justice for domestic abuse victims.
  • AQO 1959/22-271 May 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to provide an update on when a decision will be made regarding the initial site for Causeway Academy.
  • AQW 26378/22-2730 April 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any immediate action being taken to investigate and address recent media reports of illegal puppy farmers euthanising dogs due to reduced demand.
  • AQW 26377/22-2730 April 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether the proposed expert review of dog breeding regulations will include an assessment of the adequacy of enforcement mechanisms to prevent illegal breeding practices.
  • AQW 26376/22-2730 April 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any measures being considered to regulate canine fertility services.
  • AQW 26375/22-2730 April 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps being taken to enhance collaboration with local councils and animal welfare organisations to identify and shut down illegal puppy farms.
  • AQW 26374/22-2730 April 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department has engaged with the Department of Justice to strengthen penalties for those involved in illegal dog breeding or animal cruelty.
  • AQW 25974/22-2710 April 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his Department is considering expanding the cross-border elective healthcare scheme to include diagnostic assessments for ASD and ADHD.
  • AQW 25973/22-2710 April 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the amount of money recouped by his Department through the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive; and (i) the amount written off due to non-recovery while the scheme was active.
  • AQW 25972/22-2710 April 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any barriers his Department has identified in recouping costs associated with the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive; and (ii) how these barriers will be addressed in future schemes.
  • AQW 25971/22-2710 April 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the monitoring mechanisms in place to ensure private providers comply with financial arrangements when delivering publicly-funded treatment.
  • AQW 25970/22-2710 April 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the total amount of money recovered by his Department for healthcare provided to patients not Ordinarily Resident in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 25888/22-279 April 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether his Department has undertaken a review of current training capacity within Northern Ireland’s universities for nursing and allied health professions; and (ii) whether this aligns with projected local workforce demands.
  • AQW 25887/22-279 April 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any support mechanisms in place to assist internationally-recruited health and social care staff in adapting to the communication, cultural and clinical expectations of the health service in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 25886/22-279 April 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any assessment that has been made of the barriers facing people from Northern Ireland in pursuing careers in the health and social care sector.
  • AQW 25885/22-279 April 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his Department’s assessment of the factors that have contributed to the increased reliance on an international workforce by Health and Social Care Trusts in recent years; and (ii) to detail any measures being taken to address domestic workforce shortages that have led to such reliance.
  • AQW 25884/22-279 April 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health how Health and Social Care Trusts ensure that all staff, including those recruited from different countries, are trained to engage appropriately with non-verbal patients to prevent communication shutdown and support ongoing mental stimulation.
  • AQW 25807/22-278 April 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education how he is ensuring transparency and accountability in the Education Authority’s decision-making process in relation to Published Admission Number allocations.
  • AQW 25806/22-278 April 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education how his Department holds the Education Authority to account for ensuring that Published Admission Number decisions are fair and equitable, particularly for rural or voluntary pre-school providers that are the sole local provision.
  • AQW 25805/22-278 April 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any assessment his Department has made of the impact of basing Published Admissions Numbers for pre-schools on birth rate data, rather than live application demand from families.
  • AQW 25804/22-278 April 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of children that were unable to secure a funded pre-school place in each of the last five academic years, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 25803/22-278 April 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any steps being taken to ensure the financial and operational sustainability of voluntary pre-school providers; and (ii) how their viability compares to statutory providers.
  • AQW 25570/22-273 April 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail how her Department is working with criminal justice partners to address the long-standing disparity between the number of sexual offences reported and those resulting in conviction.
  • AQW 25569/22-273 April 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any measures in place to ensure that survivors of sexual violence, who do not wish to report to police, still have access to advocacy, legal and therapeutic support.
  • AQW 25568/22-273 April 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the availability of; and (ii) funding for psychological and trauma-informed services for survivors of sexual violence, including access times in each of the Health and Social Care Trusts.
  • AQW 25567/22-273 April 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to ensure all frontline health professionals receive training to recognise and respond appropriately to disclosures of sexual violence or abuse.
  • AQW 25566/22-273 April 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether guidance has been issued to schools on how to deal with incidents of peer-on-peer sexual abuse, including online abuse.
  • AQO 1915/22-273 April 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice, in light of the reported comments of the Deputy Chief Constable that the PSNI can only deliver the service it is funded to deliver, for her assessment of whether communities are safe with the current numbers of police officers.
  • AQW 25433/22-271 April 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the (i) target waiting times; and (ii) current average waiting times for breast screening services, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 25432/22-271 April 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for a timeline for the full implementation of single regional waiting lists across all specialities; and (iI) whether interim performance targets are in place during the roll-out.
  • AQW 25431/22-271 April 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to rebuild public confidence in health and social care services following long delays in treatment and diagnosis.
  • AQW 25430/22-271 April 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health how his Department is supporting Health and Social Care Trusts to increase treatment capacity in high-demand specialities such as orthopaedics, dermatology and gynaecology.
  • AQW 25429/22-271 April 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 24166/22-27, to detail (i) the impact that the regional day procedure centres and single waiting lists have had on reducing waiting times across Health and Social Care Trusts; and (ii) how his Department is monitoring the experience of patients who may need to travel further for treatment.
  • AQW 25182/22-2727 March 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any engagement she has had with the Minister for Communities, since taking office, in relation to the lack of financial support for postgraduate students in Northern Ireland, particularly those who are ineligible for Universal Credit due to full-time study and are also unable to access maintenance loans.
  • AQW 25181/22-2727 March 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any engagement his Department has had with (i) universities; (ii) further education colleges; and (iii) student unions to understand the impact of Universal Credit on mature students.
  • AQW 25180/22-2727 March 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any financial support available for mature students with children who do not qualify for a student loan; and (ii) whether she will consider expanding access to targeted hardship funds.
  • AQW 25179/22-2727 March 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any support in place through Universal Credit to encourage mature students with caring responsibilities to pursue higher education and, ultimately, move into employment.
  • AQW 25178/22-2727 March 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any assessment that has been made of the impact of ongoing work coach requirements on full-time university students with caring responsibilities; and (ii) whether his Department has considered introducing greater flexibility within Universal Credit to support these individuals.
  • AQO 1877/22-2727 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on the delayed review of general surgery at Causeway Hospital.
  • AQW 25092/22-2726 March 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any plans to expand access to practical cooking and nutrition education in post-primary schools.
  • AQW 25091/22-2726 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any actions being taken to (i) reduce obesity; and (ii) improve dietary health among young people, particularly in relation to regular consumption of fast food.
  • AQW 25090/22-2726 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his Department will consider funding community-led healthy eating initiatives, including free basic cookery classes, as part of preventative health strategies.
  • AQW 25089/22-2726 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the long-term public health costs associated with poor nutrition in young people due to over-consumption of fast food.
  • AQW 25088/22-2726 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any cross-departmental work being carried out to improve young people's understanding of nutrition and healthy cooking.
  • AQW 24982/22-2725 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for a breakdown of the cost savings to the health service from the NIPEARS Plus pilot, which utilised independent prescribing optometrists to manage acute eye conditions in the community.
  • AQW 24981/22-2725 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on efforts to align Northern Ireland with the rest of the UK in ensuring that people on Universal Credit can access their entitlement to NHS eyecare.
  • AQW 24980/22-2725 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps being taken to increase the number of optometrists with independent prescribing qualifications, given the success of the NIPEARS Plus pilot in treating 90 per cent of patients without the need for referral back to Eye Casualty.
  • AQW 24979/22-2725 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has considered rolling out the NIPEARS Plus pilot regionally, following its successful implementation in the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 24978/22-2725 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any action being taken to address the occupational health risks for community optometrists identified during the NIPEARS Plus pilot, including the absence of cover for needlestick injuries.
  • AQW 24877/22-2724 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the data collected on cancer diagnosis outcomes in individuals who fall outside the age eligibility for screening programmes.
  • AQW 24876/22-2724 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of whether current age thresholds for cancer screening services reflect the healthcare needs of older people.
  • AQW 24875/22-2724 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health how his Department ensures that individuals beyond the eligible screening age are made aware of self-referral options where available.
  • AQW 24874/22-2724 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether there are any plans to review the upper age limits for cancer screening services, in line with changes in population health and life expectancy.
  • AQW 24873/22-2724 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the rationale for age cut-offs in cancer screening programmes, including breast, cervical and bowel screening.
  • AQW 24793/22-2721 March 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for her assessment of the sustainability of community transport services in Northern Ireland; and (ii) whether she will consider establishing a multi-year funding model for Rural Community Transport Partnerships.
  • AQW 24792/22-2721 March 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department will undertake an urgent update of Dial-a-Lift and Disability Action Transport Scheme service maps, to ensure they reflect current demographic needs, particularly in rural parts of East Londonderry.
  • AQW 24791/22-2721 March 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any plans to review the current driver licensing requirements for community transport operators, particularly in relation to Category D1 licensing; and (ii) whether consideration will be given to aligning with the approach in Great Britain to support recruitment and retention.
  • AQW 24790/22-2721 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any engagement his Department has had with the Department for Infrastructure to develop a regional strategy for non-emergency patient transport; and (ii) whether community transport operators will be included in future hospital discharge planning.
  • AQW 24789/22-2721 March 2025 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they will commit to facilitating cross-departmental collaboration on Community Transport provision as part of the Executive’s work on older people, following the inclusion of ageing in the Programme for Government 2024-2027 priorities.
  • AQW 24709/22-2720 March 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the specific statutory duties of her Department in ensuring local councils enforce the 20 per cent social housing requirement in planning approvals, including whether her Department has a legal obligation to intervene if a council fails to enforce compliance; and (ii) any instances where her Department has taken action under the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 in the last five years.
  • AQW 24708/22-2720 March 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she has considered introducing planning restrictions on the conversion of residential properties into short-term holiday lets in high-demand areas, such as coastal towns, in order to protect the availability of long-term housing.
  • AQW 24707/22-2720 March 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of instances recorded in the last five years where developers have failed to deliver social housing units agreed under Section 76 planning agreements of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.
  • AQW 24706/22-2720 March 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps she is taking to ensure that surplus public land is prioritised for social and affordable housing development.
  • AQW 24705/22-2720 March 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) whether her Department has assessed the impact of delays in the planning process on social housing delivery; and (ii) any actions her Department is taking to address such delays.
  • AQO 1814/22-2720 March 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to outline the process for establishing a veterinary school in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 24621/22-2719 March 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any impact the increased frequency of reassessments for disability benefits will have on processing times and appeals in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 24620/22-2719 March 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether any discussions have taken place with the Minister for the Economy on expanding job and skills programmes to accommodate those no longer entitled to benefits due to proposed welfare reforms.
  • AQW 24619/22-2719 March 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities how his Department plans to support young people under the age of 22 in Northern Ireland who will be affected by the proposed removal of the health element of Universal Credit.
  • AQW 24618/22-2719 March 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any discussions that have taken place with counterparts in Westminster to ensure the unique needs of Northern Ireland are considered in the implementation of the proposed welfare reforms.
  • AQW 24617/22-2719 March 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities how his Department plans to communicate changes resulting from the proposed Westminster welfare reforms to affected claimants in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 24521/22-2718 March 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs when the Strategic Investment Board’s report on the extent and nature of the needs for veterinary manpower and veterinary education will be made available to the public.
  • AQW 24520/22-2718 March 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any actions his Department is taking to address the shortage of veterinarians beyond facilitating access to external study opportunities.
  • AQW 24519/22-2718 March 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any steps he will take to proactively encourage universities in Northern Ireland to develop a business case for a veterinary school.
  • AQW 24518/22-2718 March 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether she will introduce specific funding mechanisms and incentives to support the establishment of a veterinary school in Northern Ireland, given the high costs associated with veterinary education.
  • AQW 24517/22-2718 March 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any assessment her Department has made of the long-term economic benefits that a veterinary school in Northern Ireland could provide.
  • AQW 24371/22-2713 March 2025 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether his Department will prioritise respite care funding in the next budget, given its critical role in supporting families and reducing long-term healthcare costs.
  • AQW 24370/22-2713 March 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps taken to ensure that carers can access (i) financial support; and (ii) practical support while respite provision remains limited.
  • AQW 24369/22-2713 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether additional funding has been allocated to support the reintroduction and expansion of respite services.
  • AQW 24368/22-2713 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health how his Department is ensuring that respite services are equitably distributed across Northern Ireland, including in rural areas.
  • AQW 24367/22-2713 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans in place to restore and expand respite services for individuals with learning disabilities and dementia, given the significant strain on families and carers.
  • AQW 24279/22-2712 March 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether curriculum reform will include updated Relationships and Sexuality Education to ensure young people receive education on consent and healthy relationships.
  • AQW 24278/22-2712 March 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the key benchmarks that will be used to measure the success of the TransformED NI strategy, including whether these will be aligned with international standards for educational excellence.
  • AQW 24277/22-2712 March 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether his Department will take a cross-departmental approach to addressing educational disadvantage.
  • AQW 24276/22-2712 March 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps that will be taken to enhance the status and perception of vocational education and apprenticeships, ensuring they are recognised as equal in value to academic routes.
  • AQW 24275/22-2712 March 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether his Department will review teacher retention and recruitment, including workload and pay, as part of the TransformED NI strategy.
  • AQW 24168/22-2711 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any mechanisms currently in place to allow patients to receive treatment in a different Health and Social Care Trust area if waiting times are significantly shortened.
  • AQW 24167/22-2711 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the impact increased cross-trust collaboration would have on reducing long-term waiting lists for key procedures; and (ii) whether a cost-benefit analysis has been conducted.
  • AQW 24166/22-2711 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any consideration given to a more collaborative approach to waiting list management across Health and Social Care Trusts to ensure more efficient use of capacity.
  • AQW 24165/22-2711 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any engagement he has had with healthcare professionals and patient representatives on the feasibility of a cross-trust waiting list model, including any feedback received.
  • AQW 24164/22-2711 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any safeguards in place to ensure that patients transferred between Health and Social Care Trusts do not experience delays in follow-up care or aftercare in their home Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 24096/22-2710 March 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she will review existing planning policy to assess the impact on the balance between apartment developments and the preservation of family housing in coastal towns.
  • AQW 24095/22-2710 March 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department has considered introducing planning restrictions on the construction of apartment developments in coastal towns, such as Portrush and Portstewart, to protect the character of these areas.
  • AQW 24094/22-2710 March 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any enforcement measures in place to ensure that developers comply with the 20 per cent social housing requirement in Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council.
  • AQW 24093/22-2710 March 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department has undertaken a review of Section 76 Planning Agreements to assess their effectiveness in securing social housing contributions.
  • AQW 24092/22-2710 March 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of social housing units added to the Housing Executive stock as a result of Section 76 planning agreements in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 23942/22-276 March 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the specific measures his Department is implementing to enhance teacher training programmes, as part of the Special Educational Needs Reform Agenda, to ensure educators are equipped to support children with special educational needs.
  • AQW 23941/22-276 March 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any plans his Department has to introduce mandatory continuous professional development programmes for all teachers focused on special educational needs.
  • AQW 23940/22-276 March 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any measures currently in place to ensure that mainstream teachers and classroom assistants receive adequate support in assisting children with special educational needs who may display challenging behaviours.
  • AQW 23939/22-276 March 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education how his Department ensures that all newly-qualified teachers receive adequate teacher training in special educational needs support before entering the classroom.
  • AQW 23938/22-276 March 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether schools are subject to a limit on the number of children they can refer for educational psychology assessments each year.
  • AQW 23866/22-275 March 2025 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any steps being taken to ensure a coordinated approach across all Departments in addressing elder abuse, in line with the priorities in the Programme for Government 2024-2027.
  • AQW 23865/22-275 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of individuals aged 55 and over who have been referred for safeguarding interventions in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 23864/22-275 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has undertaken any reviews or consultations on whether the current consent-based safeguarding system adequately protects individuals who may be experiencing abuse.
  • AQW 23863/22-275 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness of the different forms of abuse that older people can experience, such as financial, physical, emotional and neglect.
  • AQW 23862/22-275 March 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether her Department has considered strengthening legislation to ensure enhanced protection for older victims of various forms of abuse, including financial exploitation.
  • AQW 23761/22-274 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to ensure the General Dental Contract is reformed and fully implemented by the end of the 2022-2027 mandate to prevent the movement of practitioners towards private care.
  • AQW 23760/22-274 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any measures being taken to implement the recommendations of the Oral Health Improvement Plans for (i) children; and (ii) the elderly.
  • AQW 23759/22-274 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any actions his Department has considered to improve access to dental care for vulnerable populations, including children requiring general anaesthetic extractions and elderly patients in care homes.
  • AQW 23758/22-274 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the measures his Department is taking to ensure that any financial interventions provide sustainable long-term support rather than short-term relief.
  • AQW 23757/22-274 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any proposals under consideration to top-up fees for NHS dental services in the 2025-26 financial year, particularly in relation to incentivising care for children.
  • AQW 23678/22-273 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the current waiting times for endometriosis diagnosis and treatment, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) any steps his Department is taking to reduce diagnostic delays for endometriosis.
  • AQW 23677/22-273 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail how his Department ensures that endometriosis patients receive clear and timely communication in relation to their condition, treatment options and waiting times.
  • AQW 23676/22-273 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any work being undertaken to improve GP awareness and training on recognising the symptoms of endometriosis.
  • AQW 23675/22-273 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any psychological and emotional support services available for those with a diagnosis of endometriosis.
  • AQW 23674/22-273 March 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of consultant gynaecologists that have specialist training in advanced endometriosis treatment.
  • AQW 23601/22-2728 February 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department has assessed the impact of limited public transport options on older people’s ability to access healthcare in (i) rural areas; and (ii) coastal areas.
  • AQW 23600/22-2728 February 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any plans her Department has to improve (i) rural; and (ii) coastal transport options for older people.
  • AQW 23599/22-2728 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any measures his Department is taking to address the shortage of domiciliary care workers in (i) rural areas; and (ii) coastal areas.
  • AQW 23598/22-2728 February 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department is taking to improve access to social housing for older people in (i) rural areas; and (ii) coastal areas.
  • AQW 23597/22-2728 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to improve mental health services for older people in (i) rural areas; and (ii) coastal areas.
  • AQW 23515/22-2727 February 2025 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether his Department has considered releasing additional funding to each Department to mitigate the impact of the upcoming increase in the Minimum Wage and employers' National Insurance contributions.
  • AQW 23514/22-2727 February 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any measures her Department is putting in place to mitigate the impact of the upcoming increase in the Minimum Wage and employers' National Insurance contributions on her Department’s budget and operations.
  • AQW 23513/22-2727 February 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any measures his Department is putting in place to mitigate the impact of the upcoming increase in the Minimum Wage and employers' National Insurance contributions on his Department’s budget and operations.
  • AQW 23512/22-2727 February 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any measures his Department is putting in place to mitigate the impact of the upcoming increase in the Minimum Wage and employers' National Insurance contributions on his Department’s budget and operations.
  • AQW 23511/22-2727 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any measures his Department is putting in place to mitigate the impact of the upcoming increase in the Minimum Wage and employers' National Insurance contributions on his Department’s budget and operations.
  • AQO 1675/22-2727 February 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether he is committed to making provisions for a cap on school uniforms as part of the School Uniforms (Guidance and Allowances) Bill (NIA Bill 12/22-27).
  • AQW 23429/22-2726 February 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any measures his Department has put in place to ensure that teachers and school staff are equipped to identify and support pupils who may be struggling with an eating disorder.
  • AQW 23428/22-2726 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any action his Department is taking to improve awareness and training for GPs and frontline healthcare professionals on the early signs of eating disorders.
  • AQW 23427/22-2726 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps his Department is taking to improve access to specialist eating disorder services in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 23426/22-2726 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the funding allocated to eating disorder services in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 23425/22-2726 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of patients currently awaiting treatment for eating disorders, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 23317/22-2725 February 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any assessment her Department has made of the potential for business closures due to (i) rising operational costs; and (ii) the planned reduction in rates relief.
  • AQW 23316/22-2725 February 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail how her Department intends to support businesses in managing wage pressures associated with the increase in the national living wage and employers' National Insurance contributions.
  • AQW 23315/22-2725 February 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any engagement that has taken place between her Department and representatives of the (i) retail sector; and (ii) hospitality sector in relation to the impact of increased labour costs.
  • AQW 23314/22-2725 February 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any plans in place to prevent potential job losses in Northern Ireland resulting from increased operational costs for businesses.
  • AQW 23313/22-2725 February 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any measures her Department will take to promote and sustain tourism-related businesses in Northern Ireland’s coastal towns in light of recent cost pressures.
  • AQW 23205/22-2724 February 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any consideration that was given to the long-term educational and social impacts on children of discontinuing the Healthy Happy Minds programme.
  • AQW 23204/22-2724 February 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of (i) primary schools that previously benefitted from therapy service funding; and (ii) children supported through these services.
  • AQW 23203/22-2724 February 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail how his Department intends to monitor the potential impact of not providing funding for therapy services on educational outcomes and mental health for children.
  • AQW 23202/22-2724 February 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether his Department has considered sourcing alternative funding streams to continue the provision of therapy to children in primary schools, given the growing concern in relation to children’s mental health.
  • AQW 23201/22-2724 February 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail how his Department is working with other Executive Departments to ensure that primary school children continue to have access to vital mental health and therapy services.
  • AQW 22916/22-2719 February 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail how his Department supports disabled individuals and their families in managing financial and personal affairs when controllership is not available.
  • AQW 22915/22-2719 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the resources and training currently provided to healthcare professionals to advise families on the legal options available for decision-making support.
  • AQW 22914/22-2719 February 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the steps his Department is taking to ensure that vulnerable adults without family support are provided with appropriate decision-making assistance.
  • AQW 22913/22-2719 February 2025 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail how his Department ensures that financial planning services for individuals with disabilities and their families are accessible and aligned with best practices in other jurisdictions.
  • AQW 22912/22-2719 February 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any financial support available for low-income families seeking controllership; and (ii) whether reforms are being considered to reduce the cost burden.
  • AQW 22821/22-2718 February 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for an update on when Housing Executive staff can expect to receive the National Joint Council for Local Government Services National Pay Award.
  • AQW 22820/22-2718 February 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any collaborative work being undertaken with his Executive colleagues in order to prioritise and accelerate the development and implementation of a comprehensive childcare strategy.
  • AQW 22819/22-2718 February 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any assessment her Department has made of the impact of rising childcare costs on workforce participation, particularly amongst women.
  • AQW 22818/22-2718 February 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for an update on the development of a full Early Learning and Childcare Strategy, including (i) the current status; (ii) key milestones; and (iii) expected timelines for publication.
  • AQW 22817/22-2718 February 2025 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail any considerations to increase the financial support provided through schemes such as the Northern Ireland Childcare Subsidy Scheme to better align with the rising costs of childcare.
  • AQW 22714/22-2717 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the funding streams available for suicide prevention charities; and (ii) how his Department intends to support organisations like Samaritans Northern Ireland in securing sustainable financial resources.
  • AQW 22713/22-2717 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any engagement his Department has had with Samaritans Northern Ireland in relation to their funding concerns; and (ii) any further discussions planned.
  • AQW 22712/22-2717 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, given the Executive’s commitment to improving mental health, to detail any steps being taken to ensure that frontline organisations like Samaritans Northern Ireland remain financially viable.
  • AQW 22711/22-2717 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his Department’s assessment of the impact the loss of core funding will have on Samaritans Northern Ireland’s ability to provide life-saving services.
  • AQW 22710/22-2717 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, given their role in suicide prevention and mental health support, to detail the rationale for the decision not to provide core funding to Samaritans Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 22616/22-2714 February 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any specific measures within the Housing Supply Strategy that will address the impact of second home ownership on the availability of affordable housing in coastal communities in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 22615/22-2714 February 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any engagement his Department has had with housing associations to discuss barriers to delivering social housing in smaller towns and rural villages; and (ii) any financial or regulatory support being considered to overcome these challenges.
  • AQW 22614/22-2714 February 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the actions planned under the Housing Supply Strategy within the next three years to address housing shortages in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 22613/22-2714 February 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department is taking to address the shortage of affordable and social housing in East Londonderry, particularly in areas where demand is highest.
  • AQW 22612/22-2714 February 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any measures his Department has in place to ensure that planning policies support the delivery of affordable and social housing.
  • AQW 22530/22-2713 February 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the funding available to further education colleges to provide specialist support for students with special educational needs.
  • AQW 22529/22-2713 February 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for her Department’s assessment of the accessibility of further educational colleges for those with (i) special educational needs; and (ii) physical disabilities, to ensure these students have the same opportunities as their peers.
  • AQW 22528/22-2713 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any assessment his Department has made in relation to the impact of the transition from school on the mental health of young people with special educational needs.
  • AQW 22527/22-2713 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his Department’s assessment of the current provision of day centres, particularly in rural areas; and (ii) to detail the measures his Department is taking to ensure all young people with special educational needs are able to access this support.
  • AQW 22526/22-2713 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has engaged with the Department for the Economy and the Department of Education to ensure coordinated support for young people with special educational needs during their transition to adulthood.
  • AQO 1606/22-2713 February 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to provide an update on the future of Limavady Courthouse.
  • AQW 22433/22-2712 February 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any consideration his Department has given to raising the age that the Department of Education has legal responsibility for children with special educational needs to 25, similar to the current position taken by England.
  • AQW 22432/22-2712 February 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether his Department has undertaken an equality assessment of how legislation to raise the compulsory school age to 18 will impact children with additional needs.
  • AQW 22431/22-2712 February 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether his Department has engaged with (i) parents of children with special educational needs; and (ii) special schools, in relation to legislation to increase the compulsory school age to 18.
  • AQW 22430/22-2712 February 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, as part of legislation to increase the compulsory school age to 18, whether he has considered extending the compulsory school age for children with special education needs to 19.
  • AQW 22429/22-2712 February 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) for an update on his plans to introduce legislation to raise the compulsory school age in Northern Ireland to 18; and (ii) when the public consultation will be launched.
  • AQW 22336/22-2711 February 2025 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how the Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls will address technology-facilitated abuse, including (i) Artificial Intelligence-generated content; (ii) deepfake content; and (iii) online harassment and image-based sexual abuse.
  • AQW 22335/22-2711 February 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any discussions she has had with the (i) UK Government; and (ii) other devolved administrations in relation to cross-jurisdictional efforts to address Artificial Intelligence-generated misinformation and deepfake technology.
  • AQW 22334/22-2711 February 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps his Department is taking to ensure that schools address the risks posed by Artificial Intelligence, including misinformation and deepfakes, as part of digital literacy education.
  • AQW 22333/22-2711 February 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether her Department plans to engage with the technology sector to promote ethical Artificial Intelligence development and safeguards against its misuse.
  • AQW 22332/22-2711 February 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps her Department is taking to ensure (i) businesses; and (ii) consumers are protected from Artificial Intelligence-driven scams and misinformation.
  • AQW 22250/22-2710 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans his Department has to establish local facilities for infant post-mortem examinations to prevent the need for transportation to England.
  • AQW 22249/22-2710 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his Department’s assessment of the current interim arrangement with Alder Hey Children's Hospital paediatric pathology service, mindful of the impact the current process has on grieving parents.
  • AQW 22248/22-2710 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of families have opted to send their child to Alder Hey Children's Hospital paediatric pathology service in the last five years.
  • AQW 22247/22-2710 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the support in place for families who have suffered the loss of a child through (i) miscarriage; and (ii) stillbirth.
  • AQW 22246/22-2710 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any consideration his Department has given to improving the provision of bereavement suites to ensure each family has a quiet and comfortable space to grieve.
  • AQW 22149/22-277 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any alternative solutions that have been considered to sustain emergency and general surgery services at Causeway Hospital, including options for recruitment, investment and service reconfiguration.
  • AQW 22148/22-277 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of (i) emergency; and (ii) general surgery procedures that have taken place at Causeway Hospital in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 22147/22-277 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether there are plans to enhance or introduce alternative medical services at Causeway Hospital if emergency and general surgery services are removed, to ensure that the hospital remains a key healthcare provider in the region.
  • AQW 22146/22-277 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any contingency plans in place to ensure timely access to emergency and general surgery for residents of East Londonderry if those services are removed from the Causeway Hospital.
  • AQW 22145/22-277 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health when his Department anticipates that a final decision will be announced in relation to the future of emergency and general surgery services at Causeway Hospital.
  • AQW 22059/22-276 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any measures his Department currently implements to ensure full time carers for those who have complex care requirements receive respite.
  • AQW 22058/22-276 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any measures his Department currently implements to ensure those who require feeding or medication via a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube can access Health and Social Care Trust-employed carers who are permitted to carry out such care.
  • AQW 22057/22-276 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his Department’s assessment of the impact of the Northern Health and Social Care Trust’s decision to not permit carers employed via Direct Payments to administer medication or feeding via a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube.
  • AQW 22056/22-276 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail his Department’s position on carers employed via Direct Payments administering medication and feeding via a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube.
  • AQW 22055/22-276 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for an update on his Department’s review of the delegation of healthcare tasks in relation to care provision; (ii) when he expects the review to be completed; and (iii) whether his Department has engaged with family members who will be directly affected by any proposed changes.
  • AQW 21967/22-275 February 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) his assessment of the impact that delays in statutory assessments and school placements have had on children with special educational needs and their families; and (ii) any immediate measures being taken to reduce waiting times.
  • AQW 21966/22-275 February 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) how the Special Educational Needs Reform Agenda will ensure that children with special educational needs in mainstream schools receive the necessary support; and (ii) the safeguards that are in place to prevent children with special educational needs in mainstream schools from being disadvantaged due to resource constraints.
  • AQW 21965/22-275 February 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps being taken to ensure that children with special educational needs living in rural areas have equal access to high-quality support and education services.
  • AQW 21964/22-275 February 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any strategies being implemented to address workforce shortages in key special educational needs services, including educational psychologists, speech and language therapists and specialist teaching staff.
  • AQW 21963/22-275 February 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the expected time frame for the implementation of the first steps of the Special Educational Needs Reform Agenda.
  • AQW 21869/22-274 February 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) how character references are currently used in the criminal justice system; and (ii) whether her Department has any plans to introduce guidance or legislative reform to limit or regulate the use of good character references in sexual violence and abuse cases, similar to those being considered in the Republic of Ireland.
  • AQW 21868/22-274 February 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any training and guidance currently provided to (i) judges; and (ii) legal practitioners on the appropriate weight to be given to good character references in cases of sexual violence and abuse.
  • AQW 21867/22-274 February 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) any measures in place to ensure victims of sexual violence and abuse are supported throughout the court process; (ii) the number of victims that have availed of such services in the last five years; and (iii) any measures her Department has taken to promote such services.
  • AQW 21866/22-274 February 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether her Department has engaged with the PSNI in relation to low conviction rates for sexual offences.
  • AQW 21865/22-274 February 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any measures her Department is taking to tackle the growing issue of sexual violence and abuse within digital spaces, including the spread of non-consensual intimate images and online misogynistic abuse.
  • AQW 21802/22-273 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on how his Department intends to secure and allocate sufficient funding to fully implement the Cancer Strategy for Northern Ireland 2022-2032, ensuring that resources are effectively distributed between prevention and treatment initiatives.
  • AQW 21801/22-273 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any measures his Department is taking to ensure equal access to cancer diagnosis and treatment services for patients in rural areas.
  • AQW 21800/22-273 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any investment his Department is making in community-based cancer care services, to support early diagnosis and reduce the need for patients in rural areas to travel long distances for treatment.
  • AQW 21799/22-273 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health how his Department plans to strengthen early intervention and screening programmes to identify at-risk individuals and prevent the progression of preventable cancers.
  • AQW 21798/22-273 February 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on any steps being taken to raise public awareness of the risks associated with ultraviolet exposure, particularly amongst (i) outdoor workers; and (ii) young people.
  • AQW 21729/22-2731 January 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail when he anticipates the procurement process for Project Gigabit to be completed.
  • AQW 21728/22-2731 January 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether his Department plans to engage with local businesses to maximise the opportunities that will arise from The Open at Royal Portrush Golf Club 2025.
  • AQW 21727/22-2731 January 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure for his assessment of the efficacy of current sea defences located on Portstewart's promenade.
  • AQW 21726/22-2731 January 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the redevelopment of HMP Magilligan.
  • AQW 21725/22-2731 January 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any consideration his Department has given to extending current railway provision to Limavady town centre.
  • AQW 21645/22-2730 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps his Department is taking to ensure children aged under 18 have adequate access to NHS dental services.
  • AQW 21644/22-2730 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of dental practices offering NHS services in East Londonderry in the last five years.
  • AQW 21643/22-2730 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any consideration his Department has given to ensuring patients who receive private healthcare abroad are able to avail of NHS-funded services, such as blood tests, as part of their post-procedure monitoring.
  • AQW 21642/22-2730 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on his Department’s bid for funding to reinstate the cross-border healthcare scheme.
  • AQW 21641/22-2730 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any measures his Department is considering to reduce waiting times for (i) knee replacement surgery; and (ii) hip replacement surgery.
  • AQW 21536/22-2729 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of healthcare staff currently on sick leave due to an attack that took place in their workplace, broken down by (i) Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) staff role.
  • AQW 21535/22-2729 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of attacks on healthcare staff in hospitals reported in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 21534/22-2729 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any measures being taken to improve the safety of healthcare staff in hospitals; and (ii) whether he has plans to introduce stronger protections for healthcare staff facing abuse or physical assault while on duty.
  • AQW 21533/22-2729 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any support services, including counselling, that are available to healthcare staff who have been victims of violence in the workplace.
  • AQW 21532/22-2729 January 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any discussions that have taken place between her Department and the Department of Health in relation to improving protections for healthcare workers against violence and abuse in hospitals.
  • AQW 21437/22-2728 January 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any measures his Department has taken to ensure that older people, particularly those living in rural areas with limited internet access, are not disadvantaged when seeking information about social security benefits.
  • AQW 21436/22-2728 January 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department has considered reviewing the current Pension Credit paper application to make the application process succinct and more accessible for older people.
  • AQW 21435/22-2728 January 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps his Department is taking to support older people during the application process for (i) Pension Credit; and (ii) Attendance Allowance.
  • AQW 21434/22-2728 January 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any measures his Department is taking to improve the uptake of Pension Credit.
  • AQW 21433/22-2728 January 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the steps his Department is taking to ensure those entitled to the £100 Winter Fuel Payment receive it as soon as possible.
  • AQW 21350/22-2727 January 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail his plans to support students and staff at North Coast Integrated College following the extensive damage to the building caused by Storm Éowyn, considering the upcoming amalgamation of the school in September this year.
  • AQW 21349/22-2727 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any actions his Department is taking to ensure older people with health conditions exacerbated by cold weather have access to emergency support and necessary medical care during extreme weather events.
  • AQW 21348/22-2727 January 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps his Department is taking to ensure that older people, particularly those living in rural areas, are not left without access to vital communication during power outages, given the move to digital phone lines which require power to operate.
  • AQW 21347/22-2727 January 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any guidance his Department has issued to the public in relation to the safe operation of generators during power outages.
  • AQW 21346/22-2727 January 2025 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on their discussions with NIE in relation to potential compensation for those who have been without power for multiple days.
  • AQO 1486/22-2723 January 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline measures his Department is taking to ensure farmers take steps to mitigate the risk of contracting and spreading Foot and Mouth Disease.
  • AQO 1453/22-2723 January 2025 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister what steps are being taken to ensure that the Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls and its Delivery Plan are effectively implemented in rural areas.
  • AQW 21102/22-2722 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any consideration his Department has given to introducing a pension scheme for community pharmacists, similar to the schemes already available for GPs, optometrists and dentists.
  • AQW 21101/22-2722 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of community pharmacies that closed between January 2023 and December 2024; and (ii) how this compares to the total number of closures over the previous five years.
  • AQW 21100/22-2722 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has considered adopting the Scottish model for claw-back adjustments to provide financial stability for community pharmacies in Northern Ireland, given the reported £24 million reduction in pharmacy budgets due to the claw-back in 2023-24.
  • AQW 21099/22-2722 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on plans to expand the role of community pharmacies in delivering public health campaigns, including the proposed Pharmacy First for Sore Throat Service and the continuation of vaccination services.
  • AQW 21098/22-2722 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the role community pharmacies play in alleviating pressures on frontline NHS services.
  • AQW 20986/22-2721 January 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any additional support he is considering to improve energy efficiency in homes to help mitigate the impact of Winter Fuel Payment cuts, particularly given the high proportion of older and less energy-efficient housing stock in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 20985/22-2721 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of hospital admissions for hypothermia of people 65 years of age and over in the last three months; and (ii) how this compares to the same period last year.
  • AQW 20984/22-2721 January 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any assessment that has been made of the economic and social impacts of cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment on vulnerable groups in Northern Ireland, particularly in rural areas where access to affordable heating options is limited.
  • AQW 20983/22-2721 January 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any considerations his Department has made to mitigate the disproportionate effects of cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment on households in Northern Ireland, given the higher prevalence of fuel poverty in the region compared to the rest of the UK.
  • AQW 20982/22-2721 January 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) why the decision to implement cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment was made prior to the publication of the draft Equality Impact Assessment; and (ii) how this aligns with the Department’s statutory equality obligations under Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
  • AQW 20882/22-2720 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any actions his Department is taking to improve public confidence in cervical cancer screening services.
  • AQW 20881/22-2720 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any collaborative steps being taken with other Departments to inform young people about the importance of regular cervical screening and cervical cancer prevention.
  • AQW 20880/22-2720 January 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether he has considered implementing a long-term strategy to protect vulnerable older people from escalating energy costs, particularly in light of the recent reduction in the Winter Fuel Payment.
  • AQW 20879/22-2720 January 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for his assessment of the impact of the reduction of the Winter Fuel Payment for older people, particularly those already experiencing fuel poverty.
  • AQW 20878/22-2720 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the impact that cuts to the Winter Fuel Payment has had on hospital admissions among older people, particularly where inadequate heating worsens health conditions.
  • AQW 20793/22-2717 January 2025 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) how the Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls will address the distinct experiences of older female victims of domestic abuse; and (ii) any cross-departmental strategies under the framework to address ageism and its role in exacerbating elder abuse.
  • AQW 20792/22-2717 January 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any work (i) specifically aimed at educating older people about domestic elder abuse; and (ii) to increase accessibility to housing and financial support for older victims of domestic abuse who wish to leave abusive environments.
  • AQW 20791/22-2717 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) how his Department and statutory agencies are addressing the connection of elder care and domestic abuse, particularly for victims with reduced mental or physical capacity; and (ii) whether health and social care providers are able to recognise signs of domestic abuse among older patients.
  • AQW 20790/22-2717 January 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice how the criminal justice system is equipped to meet the specific needs of older victims of domestic abuse.
  • AQW 20789/22-2717 January 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice how she is ensuring consistent collection and analysis of data on domestic abuse against older people, including age-specific patterns and barriers to reporting.
  • AQW 20619/22-2715 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he has any plans to review health and social care pathways, in order to offer patients various options of healthcare that consider individual circumstances and quality of life rather than following a standard pathway for a particular ailment.
  • AQW 20618/22-2715 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he has considered any short-term programmes to clear lengthy waiting lists, including private health and social care and cross-border initiatives.
  • AQW 20617/22-2715 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he has any plans to redirect and fund additional health and social care services to community practitioners, including pharmacists and opticians.
  • AQW 20616/22-2715 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he has considered 24-hour minor injury facilities within communities to ease pressure on Emergency Departments.
  • AQW 20615/22-2715 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he has any plans to increase residential nursing provision for younger adults.
  • AQW 20515/22-2714 January 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the plans for The Open at Royal Portrush Golf Club in relation to transport and roads closures; and (ii) any events his Department is planning to inform key stakeholders, including local businesses, to enable them to prepare in advance.
  • AQW 20514/22-2714 January 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any discussions with the Minister for the Economy in relation to the need for a veterinary school in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) the Ulster University, Coleraine.
  • AQW 20513/22-2714 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of (i) the safe access zone at Causeway Hospital; and (ii) whether the zone should be extended as per the legislation.
  • AQW 20512/22-2714 January 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy how he is supporting Ulster University to maintain the Riverside Theatre at the Coleraine campus.
  • AQW 20511/22-2714 January 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for his assessment of the impact on the arts sector in Coleraine and the wider North Coast area if the Riverside Theatre in Coleraine is closed by Ulster University.
  • AQW 20422/22-2713 January 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of (i) legislation that extends post-19 special educational needs provision to 25 years old; and (ii) moving responsibility and associated funding from his Department to the Department of Education.
  • AQW 20421/22-2713 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of (i) legislation that extends post-19 special educational needs provision to 25 years old; and (ii) moving responsibility and associated funding from his Department to the Department of Education.
  • AQW 20420/22-2713 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the proposal to transfer Emergency General Surgery (EGS) from Causeway Hospital to Antrim Area Hospital, given the challenges presenting in Emergency Departments; and (ii) how he is reassuring patients that require EGS in this context.
  • AQW 20419/22-2713 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of patients that have been diagnosed with conditions related to the Covid-19 vaccine; and (ii) how he is supporting those with conditions related to the Covid-19 vaccine.
  • AQW 20418/22-2713 January 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy how he is supporting and funding Ulster University to develop a veterinary school at the Coleraine campus.
  • AQW 20251/22-279 January 2025 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any recent discussions with universities in relation to the progression of a business case for a veterinary school in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 20250/22-279 January 2025 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether any of the third-level institutions have sought (i) discussion with; and (ii) support from his Department to progress a business case for a veterinary school in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 20249/22-279 January 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the public services involved when a child is home-schooled.
  • AQW 20248/22-279 January 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) for her assessment of the current legislation which imposes duties on drivers who injure certain animals, for example dogs, on roads or public places, but does not extend to private land; and (ii) whether causing unnecessary suffering to an animal, as an offence, covers injury through driving on private land.
  • AQW 20247/22-279 January 2025 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) to detail the limitations of securing a manslaughter conviction where the cause of death was dangerous driving which occurred on private land; and (ii) whether she has any plans to extend death by dangerous driving offence to include private property.
  • AQO 1405/22-279 January 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to outline any guidance his Department has issued to schools in relation to the influence of misogynistic social media content on boys and young men.
  • AQO 1405/22-279 January 2025 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to outline any guidance his Department has issued to schools in relation to the influence of misogynistic social media content on boys and young men.
  • AQW 20056/22-277 January 2025 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the process for ensuring roads are gritted prior to dangerous driving conditions.
  • AQW 20055/22-277 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of whether Northern Ireland is an ageing population; and (ii) whether this will underpin the design and delivery of health and social care services.
  • AQW 20054/22-277 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the health and safety of patients waiting for long periods in Emergency Departments for admittance to hospital and treatment.
  • AQW 20053/22-277 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any discussions he has had with the Chief Constable in relation to the regular presence of officers in Emergency Departments assisting vulnerable patients; and (ii) any appropriate Health and Social Care resource that could be deployed to support these patients after check-in to free up PSNI resource.
  • AQW 20052/22-277 January 2025 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail his plans to improve accessibility for complete domiciliary care packages for those fit for discharge from hospital.
  • AQO 1354/22-276 January 2025 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether he has any plans to develop a new Active Ageing Strategy.

2024 (556 questions)

  • AQW 19209/22-273 December 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) whether she has any plans to publish the report by Judge Burgess on the fundamental review of criminal legal aid in Northern Ireland; (ii) the recommendations in the report; (iii) the recommendations she has accepted and agreed to take forward; and (iv) the recommendations she does not accept or will not fully implement.
  • AQW 19208/22-273 December 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice how she engaged with key stakeholders, including the Law Society and the Bar Council NI, before her Ministerial Statement Enabling Access to Justice: Reform of Legal Aid.
  • AQW 19207/22-273 December 2024 · Department of JusticeTo 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.
  • AQW 19206/22-273 December 2024 · Department of JusticeTo 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.
  • AQW 19205/22-273 December 2024 · Department of JusticeTo 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.
  • AQW 19118/22-272 December 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, in relation to the planned legislation to ensure all children remain in education or training until they are 18 years old, for his assessment of whether this should include a requirement to extend post-19 special educational needs provision to 25 years old.
  • AQW 19117/22-272 December 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether he has any specific plans to additionally support women and their children in temporary accommodation due to domestic abuse.
  • AQW 19116/22-272 December 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail his plans to maximise the opportunities that will arise from The Open returning to Royal Portrush Golf Club in 2025.
  • AQW 19115/22-272 December 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any discussions he has had with the UK Government in relation to the General Product Safety Regulation being introduced by the European Commission, which has resulted in suppliers from Great Britain no longer supplying to Northern Ireland; and (ii) any support he is offering businesses in Northern Ireland relating to challenges of the Windsor Framework.
  • AQW 19114/22-272 December 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether he has any plans to introduce the Warm Home Discount Scheme in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 19040/22-2729 November 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the levels of antidepressants prescribed in Northern Ireland compared with other regions of the UK; and (ii) to detail how the use of talking therapies in Northern Ireland to treat depression and anxiety compares with other regions of the UK.
  • AQW 19039/22-2729 November 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he has any plans to commission new research into mental health in Northern Ireland to aid the development of effective strategies.
  • AQW 19038/22-2729 November 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether his Department has assessed the impact of VAT burdens on small and medium-sized enterprises in Northern Ireland, particularly those reliant on cross-border trade.
  • AQW 19037/22-2729 November 2024 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) any discussions he has had with the UK Government in relation to VAT for Northern Ireland businesses; and (ii) how he is advocating for better support.
  • AQW 19036/22-2729 November 2024 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail any plans to review the assessment process of non-domestic rates.
  • AQW 18968/22-2728 November 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether she has any plans to fund the service expansion of the Police Rehabilitation and Retraining Trust to meet the demands of poor mental health within the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Prison Service.
  • AQW 18967/22-2728 November 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how they are leading any review and learning opportunities from the Executive response related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • AQW 18966/22-2728 November 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister (i) for their assessment of the trauma that exists due to the conflict in Northern Ireland; and (ii) whether they have any plans to review the impact of all forms of trauma and the public response across Executive Departments and public bodies.
  • AQW 18965/22-2728 November 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they have had any discussions with the British Government in relation to a post-conflict reconciliation process.
  • AQW 18964/22-2728 November 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he has considered developing a public health strategy for trauma and intergenerational trauma, including post-conflict trauma and other forms of trauma, separate to the Mental Health Strategy 2021-2031.
  • AQO 1306/22-2728 November 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline any plans to coordinate the public, community and medical transport sectors to improve access and connectivity.
  • AQW 18891/22-2727 November 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department has considered any homelessness projections for the next ten years if Northern Ireland continues to not meet demand for social and affordable housing.
  • AQW 18890/22-2727 November 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for his assessment of the social housing waiting list in Northern Ireland compared with other regions of the UK and Ireland.
  • AQW 18889/22-2727 November 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) for her assessment of why addressing financial abuse is difficult; (ii) to detail her Department’s work relating to financial abuse; and (iii) to detail any plans to raise public awareness in this area.
  • AQW 18888/22-2727 November 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 17492/22-27, to provide a timeline of when he plans to begin work at a regional level to take forward a targeted screening programme.
  • AQW 18887/22-2727 November 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans to (i) support dentists to continue providing a public service; and (ii) encourage dentists back who are no longer providing a public service.
  • AQW 18807/22-2726 November 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the levels of social workers (a) in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust; and (b) across Northern Ireland to support children, the vulnerable and their families; (ii) to detail the impact a shortage of social workers will have on service users; and (iii) to detail any plans he has to improve this.
  • AQW 18806/22-2726 November 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on when the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 will be fully implemented.
  • AQW 18805/22-2726 November 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the varying interpretations of mental capacity in medical settings compared with care settings, including domiciliary care; and (ii) to detail any plans he has to address this.
  • AQW 18804/22-2726 November 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the safeguards in place to prevent domestic abusers from using the health and social care system to further abuse their victims.
  • AQW 18803/22-2726 November 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health how mothers experiencing (i) trauma; and (ii) postnatal depression are supported to remain with their children.
  • AQW 18728/22-2725 November 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any steps he is taking to ensure the framework for Enduring Powers of Attorney aligns effectively with the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, particularly in cases where both financial and health decisions are required; and (ii) any discussions he has had with the Minister of Justice in relation to the introduction of health and welfare powers like those in the Lasting Powers of Attorney system in England and Wales.
  • AQW 18727/22-2725 November 2024 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) why the cost of registering an Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) in Northern Ireland is higher than the cost of registering a Lasting Power of Attorney in England and Wales; (ii) whether she has any plans to review or reduce this fee; and (iii) how she is ensuring the costs associated with creating and registering an EPA are not prohibitive for low-income individuals.
  • AQW 18726/22-2725 November 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the current workload of the Office of Care and Protection in relation to Enduring Powers of Attorney registrations; and (ii) to detail any plans she has to (a) streamline; or (b) digitise this process.
  • AQW 18725/22-2725 November 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the measures in place to prevent the misuse or abuse of Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPA); and (ii) the oversight process once an EPA is registered.
  • AQW 18724/22-2725 November 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) whether she has any plans to review the Enduring Powers of Attorney (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 to align with the broader mental capacity frameworks, such as the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016; and (ii) whether she has considered introducing lasting powers of attorney, similar to those in England and Wales, which allow for decisions about health and welfare as well as financial matters.
  • AQW 18652/22-2722 November 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the recruitment of the Commissioner for Older People, including when an appointment is expected to be made.
  • AQO 1245/22-2721 November 2024 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to provide an update on the new digital process for the land registry system, including the new service provider.
  • AQW 18344/22-2718 November 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the target response times that are in place for his Department when (i) considering whether or not a planning application should be called in; and (ii) processing and deciding a planning application that has been called in.
  • AQW 18343/22-2718 November 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health when he plans to fulfil his Department’s commitment of a clinical audit to measure the effectiveness of diabetes care.
  • AQW 18342/22-2718 November 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the proportion of those living with diabetes in Northern Ireland that are not receiving annual check-ups or tests relating to secondary illnesses such as heart failure, stroke, sight loss and loss of sensation in feet; and (ii) whether staffing levels in this area of care are sufficient.
  • AQW 18341/22-2718 November 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he plans to supply insulin pumps and hybrid closed loop systems as standard to people living with type 1 diabetes.
  • AQW 18340/22-2718 November 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on actions being undertaken by his Department to address the significant delays in the planning process, including within his own Department.
  • AQO 1173/22-2714 November 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to provide an update on the consultation for the Draft Programme for Government 2024-2027.
  • AQO 1153/22-277 November 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline reasons for delays in considering contentious planning applications.
  • AQW 17614/22-275 November 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice what training exists for everyone involved within court processes, including lawyers and judges, to ensure that any attempts by abusers to manipulate legal systems are recognised and prevented.
  • AQW 17613/22-275 November 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether she has considered (i) a dedicated emergency response hotline; (ii) safe zones where women can find immediate help; (iii) a public awareness campaign and community engagement; (iv) an increase to funding and logistical support for local women’s groups and shelters to provide immediate assistance; and (v) other immediate responses, regarding the recent sexually motivated attacks in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area.
  • AQW 17612/22-275 November 2024 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether she has any plans to include domestic abuse in financial remedies through divorce proceedings to recognise the profound impact on victims.
  • AQW 17611/22-275 November 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to outline how the Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 has prevented misuse of legal processes since its commencement.
  • AQW 17610/22-275 November 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail which debts which are given priority over child maintenance payments; and (ii) whether he has any plans to enhance the priority of child maintenance payments to ensure the welfare of the child.
  • AQW 17493/22-274 November 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he has any plans to introduce a scheme to repair roads, used by the public, which have fallen into disrepair and pose a threat to safety, where an owner cannot be ascertained and where closing the road would create a negative impact on the surrounding infrastructure.
  • AQW 17492/22-274 November 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) how he is improving early detection of lung cancer; (ii) whether he plans to expand screening programs to facilitate earlier diagnosis and treatment; and (iii) how his Department is increasing public awareness of lung cancer symptoms, particularly among high-risk groups, to further support early diagnosis and improved outcomes.
  • AQW 17491/22-274 November 2024 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance, further to the UK Government’s commitment to fund Growth Deals for Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and Mid South West Region, to detail how she is supporting the projects to progress.
  • AQW 17490/22-274 November 2024 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether she plans to align business rates relief with the changes announced for GB business rates in the HM Treasury Autumn Budget 2024, to offset the National Insurance increase for employers.
  • AQW 17489/22-274 November 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of the HM Treasury Autumn Budget 2024 on businesses in Northern Ireland.
  • AQO 1097/22-2724 October 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to provide an update on plans to support childcare for school-age children.
  • AQW 17266/22-2723 October 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of the impact on further and higher education in relation to the Independent Review of Education; and (ii) whether any regional colleges and universities have raised concerns in relation to the Minister for Education's statement and the impact to its course numbers.
  • AQW 17265/22-2723 October 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) whether he has had any discussions with the Minister of Health in relation to the transition of those with special educational needs, post-18 years old; and (ii) the setting in which they can continue to be supported in education and skills.
  • AQW 17264/22-2723 October 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether he is aware of any issues in the recruitment of further education college lecturers, particularly in courses related to skills shortages.
  • AQW 17263/22-2723 October 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether he has consulted with further and higher education institutions in relation to his decision to make education compulsory to 18 years old.
  • AQW 17262/22-2723 October 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any discussions he had with the Minister of Education before the Minister’s Statement on 22 October 2024 on the Independent Review of Education.
  • AQW 17149/22-2722 October 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) whether she is aware of any concerns in relation to legal representation of victims in court proceedings that involve coercive control; and (ii) how her Department is working with the Law Society to ensure expertise in this area.
  • AQW 17148/22-2722 October 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) for a further update on the agreed amalgamation of Coleraine College, Dunluce School and North Coast Integrated College; and (ii) to confirm the site for the new school.
  • AQW 17147/22-2722 October 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, further to his oral statement on Maternity and Neonatal Services on 22 October 2024, to provide further detail relating to post-natal support, including post-natal mental health.
  • AQW 17146/22-2722 October 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they will engage with the Equality Commission when drafting Department Bills, as per their statutory responsibilities.
  • AQW 17145/22-2722 October 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail their plans to develop a strategy for death, dying and bereavement.
  • AQW 17061/22-2721 October 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 14277/22-27, to detail (i) the wildlife interventions he is considering in the Bovine TB Eradication Strategy; and (ii) whether he intends to legislate for a badger cull during the 2022-2027 mandate.
  • AQW 17060/22-2721 October 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the increase in badger population in Northern Ireland in the last 20 years; (ii) how this compares with other regions of the UK and Ireland; (iii) how this increase has impacted on other wildlife populations, including hedgehog and bumble bee populations; and (iv) the proportion of the badger population infected with tuberculosis in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 17059/22-2721 October 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the (i) current; and (ii) projected annual cost to (a) the public purse; and (b) farmers by not implementing a Bovine TB Eradication Strategy as soon as possible.
  • AQW 17058/22-2721 October 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) to detail any concerns raised with him by parents and schools in relation to education provision for those over 18 years old with special educational needs; and (ii) for his assessment of enabling special schools as a setting for education and training for those up to 25 years old.
  • AQW 17057/22-2721 October 2024 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance how she intends to protect victims of domestic abuse against financial coercion during the no fault divorce process in her proposed legislation.
  • AQW 16906/22-2717 October 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps being taken to ensure that older people have equal access to healthcare services and are not subject to ageism in treatment and delays in diagnosis.
  • AQW 16905/22-2717 October 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on improved and timely access to social care services for older people, including domiciliary care packages that fully satisfy their assessed requirements.
  • AQW 16904/22-2717 October 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for an update on work to develop a loneliness strategy; and (ii) to detail any discussion he has had with Executive colleagues towards this aim.
  • AQW 16903/22-2717 October 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the progress towards implementing and resourcing age-friendly initiatives to ensure that older people are supported in their communities.
  • AQW 16902/22-2717 October 2024 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance (i) how he is addressing digital exclusion among older people, ensuring they are not left behind as services become more reliant on digital platforms; and (ii) for his assessment of the provision of non-digital alternatives.
  • AQW 16819/22-2716 October 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice, further to the Committee for Justice seeking an extension to the Committee Stage of the Justice Bill, when she expects to introduce the Sentencing Bill.
  • AQW 16818/22-2716 October 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the levels of suicide in young males; and (ii) to detail the action he is taking to address this.
  • AQW 16817/22-2716 October 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any work from Early Years through to post-primary school age to ensure a culture of healthy relationships.
  • AQW 16816/22-2716 October 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any conversations he has had to enable the Housing Executive to borrow against their rents to raise income for building new houses.
  • AQW 16815/22-2716 October 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether he has any plans to review the process for accessing Sure Start services.
  • AQW 16747/22-2715 October 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) why the annual rise, in line with the Consumer Price Inflation, for the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Pension Scheme is not applied at the beginning of the fiscal year; (ii) whether this rise will be backdated to April each year; and (iii) whether there are problems accessing personal pension information via the online portal.
  • AQW 16746/22-2715 October 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of children currently awaiting percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy insertion surgery; (ii) how long is the current waiting list; (iii) the actions he has taken to reduce this waiting list; (iv) whether he has engaged private healthcare providers to reduce the waiting list; and (v) his assessment of the quality of life for children on the waiting list.
  • AQW 16745/22-2715 October 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how statutory consultees under his Department consider the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 when considering planning applications.
  • AQW 16744/22-2715 October 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities why those studying full time in further and higher education are unable to apply for carers allowance.
  • AQW 16743/22-2715 October 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the current waiting time for dental surgery which requires general anaesthetic; and (ii) the steps he is taking to reduce waiting lists for dental treatments which require general anaesthetic.
  • AQO 909/22-2726 September 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline their plans to include measures to address drink-spiking in the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Strategic Framework.
  • AQW 15518/22-2723 September 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he has any plans to provide financial assistance for transport for carers and family members visiting loved ones with life-limiting illnesses in inpatient care.
  • AQW 15517/22-2723 September 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any actions he is taking to improve access to social security advice for people with life-limiting conditions and their carers; and (ii) whether he has considered providing additional funding to hospices and other voluntary sector providers to expand their capacity to offer financial and social support services.
  • AQW 15516/22-2723 September 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail how his Department and the Health and Social Care Trusts are accounting for travel to and from charitable hospices in future patient transport planning, to ensure equitable access to palliative care services.
  • AQW 15515/22-2723 September 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail how he directs health and social care professionals to collaborate with local voluntary sector providers, such as hospices, to address the holistic needs of patients, including their financial and emotional well-being.
  • AQW 15514/22-2723 September 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps being taken to ensure that health and social care professionals regularly ask patients with life-limiting conditions about their financial concerns, especially at key stages of their care.
  • AQW 15197/22-2717 September 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the support he is providing to schools to better understand online safety; and (ii) how he is working with (a) the PSNI; and (b) industry professionals to provide specialist advice to schools in this area of work.
  • AQW 15196/22-2717 September 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether he plans to create a care pathway for the early detection of liver disease; (ii) whether this pathway could be created via primary care.
  • AQW 15195/22-2717 September 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the steps being taken to ensure a joined-up, multi-agency response to paramilitary-related coercive control, especially in relation to intimate partner violence; (ii) the measures in place to support women attempting to exit coercive relationships that involve paramilitary groups; and (iii) how trauma-informed safety plans are being integrated into this process.
  • AQW 15194/22-2717 September 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the actions being taken to counter the role of paramilitary groups in exerting coercive surveillance and control over women; and (ii) how statutory agencies are being trained to recognise and respond to such situations.
  • AQW 15193/22-2717 September 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the specific interventions in place to protect children who are vulnerable to coercion or recruitment by paramilitary groups through their relationships with affected women.
  • AQW 15087/22-2716 September 2024 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail her conversations with the UK government in relation to their decision to pause City and Growth Deals for Causeway Coast and Glens.
  • AQW 15086/22-2716 September 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether her Department takes consideration of the Rural Needs Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 when assessing the impact and effectiveness of legislation related to domestic abuse.
  • AQW 15085/22-2716 September 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of the effectiveness of non-molestation orders when perpetrators with an active order are allowed to work on family farms where victims reside.
  • AQW 15084/22-2716 September 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) what plans he has to increase funding for Community Transport to enable service users to make use of more than two journeys per week; and (ii) whether he has any plans to conduct a wider review of transport, including (a) public transport; (b) health and social care transport; and (c) community transport, to maximise travel options in rural areas.
  • AQW 15083/22-2716 September 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail what he is doing to support unpaid carers in rural areas (i) financially; and (ii) practically.
  • AQW 14909/22-2712 September 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the criteria for determining when prisons are considered overcrowded, including available staff and prison population; and (ii) any projections that have been carried out in relation to the likelihood of prisons becoming overcrowded in the next 12 months.
  • AQW 14908/22-2712 September 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they have considered a trauma informed and trauma resilient approach for Northern Ireland, similar to the National Trauma Transformation Programme led by the Scottish government.
  • AQW 14907/22-2712 September 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any consideration she has given to a prisoner early release scheme, similar to that in England and Wales, including the criteria for release under such a scheme and undertaking engagement with victims and survivors.
  • AQW 14906/22-2712 September 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether she has undertaken an assessment of the impact a prisoner early release scheme will have on the aims and objectives of the Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Strategic Framework.
  • AQW 14905/22-2712 September 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether he has considered (i) the impact of his schools guidance for mobile phone on neurodiverse children and those with a medical conditions who use their smartphone to manage and support their condition; (ii) a different approach for post-primary children and sixth form; (iii) programmes and apps on smartphones that were introduced during the pandemic and still in use.
  • AQW 14825/22-2711 September 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for an update on childcare support measures for school age children.
  • AQW 14824/22-2711 September 2024 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance (i) for an update on public services transformation; (ii) whether the Public Service Transformation Board has approved the 2024-25 of £47 million to be released by the UK government; and (iii) to detail the Executive’s plans and timeline for this year’s funding.
  • AQW 14823/22-2711 September 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the rationale for proposals of Health Measures in Relation to Persons in the new Public Health Bill for Northern Ireland; (ii) whether he has considered another approach that does not legally impose proposed restrictions or requirements; (iii) how these proposals impact on (a) human rights; and (b) data protection; and (iv) the risk of not moving on these proposals.
  • AQW 14822/22-2711 September 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) how he ensures public sector organisations are following best workplace practices in relation to misconduct of employees; (ii) how other employees and organisational stakeholders are protected when misconduct impacts upon them; and (iii) whether he has considered developing a workplace handbook for public sector organisations to ensure consistency and best practice.
  • AQW 14821/22-2711 September 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQO 744/22-27, (i) whether her Department had considered potential implementation costs upon commissioning Judge Burgess’ review; and (ii) for her assessment of whether appropriate funding will be secured for an implementation plan in this mandate.
  • AQW 14727/22-2710 September 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how they will work with the Minister of Health to (i) recognise the lifelong legacy for victims and survivors of Historical Institutional Childhood Abuse; and (ii) ensure adequate lifelong support from Health and Social Care services.
  • AQW 14726/22-2710 September 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any plans they have to support victims and survivors of non-recent childhood abuse that fall outside the settings of Historical Institutional Abuse, including public facilitated foster care settings.
  • AQW 14725/22-2710 September 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail their plans to review the office of the Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse before the current commissioner’s role comes to an end.
  • AQW 14724/22-2710 September 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they have any plans to conduct a further awareness campaign in Northern Ireland, Great Britain and internationally to encourage applications to the Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Scheme before it closes on 2 April 2025.
  • AQW 14723/22-2710 September 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they will consider conducting a population prevalence study of sexual abuse, including in childhood sexual abuse.
  • AQW 14352/22-273 September 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, further to his Department's decision to no longer fund housing adaptations for disabled tenants, (i) whether Housing Associations were informed of this change of policy; (ii) when this decision was taken; (iii) whether this decision was subject to an equality impact assessment; (iv) when this decision was subsequently reversed; and (v) the rationale for the reversal of this decision.
  • AQW 14351/22-273 September 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any initiatives in place to support women going through perimenopause and menopause; and (ii) whether he is considering the development of a menopause strategy that includes public education, healthcare training and workplace support.
  • AQW 14350/22-273 September 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the steps being taken to increase awareness and support for menopause in the workplace; and (ii) how these efforts can be integrated into broader workplace health and well-being good practice.
  • AQW 14349/22-273 September 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any consideration being given to the development of a comprehensive women’s health strategy for Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 14348/22-273 September 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) how the Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 is being implemented to enhance healthcare support for victims of domestic abuse; and (ii) any further measures being considered to ensure that survivors receive the necessary medical and psychological care.
  • AQW 14281/22-272 September 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the cost of moving the winter fuel payments to a means-tested model; (ii) whether there is an application process for the new model; and (iii) how much less the new model will cost compared with the current model.
  • AQW 14280/22-272 September 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the current waiting time for children's autism assessments; (ii) whether the waiting time has increased in the last year; (iii) his plans to reduce assessment waiting times; and (iv) his assessment of delayed autism assessments on children’s development and consequent support available.
  • AQW 14279/22-272 September 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the amount of funding allocated to local councils' animal welfare departments, in each of the last five years; and (ii) the specific animal welfare training local council staff are given to undertake inspections of and issue licences for dog breeding establishments.
  • AQW 14278/22-272 September 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any additional (i) resources; and (ii) funding that have been provided to local councils' animal welfare departments to ensure the enforcement of legislation relating to XL Bully type dogs.
  • AQW 14277/22-272 September 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he plans to develop a TB eradication strategy similar to the UK Government’s plan for England where badgers will be vaccinated instead of culled.
  • AQO 744/22-272 September 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of the fundamental review of criminal legal aid in Northern Ireland, reported by Judge Burgess in August 2024.
  • AQW 14213/22-275 July 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for an update on any discussions he has had with (i) Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council; (ii) Sport NI; and (iii) Causeway Association of Urban Sports, in relation to the creation of a skate park in Portrush.
  • AQW 14212/22-275 July 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of cases of meningitis confirmed in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust; (ii) the number of those cases that were aged under 18; (iii) the number of those cases that were fatal; and (iv) the current and developmental treatment options for each variety.
  • AQW 14211/22-275 July 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of children who have been hospitalised with conditions other than Covid-19 in each of the last five years; (ii) the illnesses that have seen rises in frequency throughout that time; and (iii) the steps that are being taken to reduce the appearance and transmission of these illnesses.
  • AQW 14210/22-275 July 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any work he is planning to assess the scale and impact on the (i) lough; and (ii) marine environment of untreated sewage releases into the River Foyle.
  • AQW 14209/22-275 July 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of crimes in which a knife or a bladed instrument was used in each of the last five years, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 14175/22-274 July 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail his plans to facilitate industry workshops to inform farmers, and others involved in the agriculture sector, of the latest scientific tools to help reduce emissions and farm more sustainably.
  • AQW 14174/22-274 July 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on (i) his Department's course of action if a hospital patient is ready for discharge, but requires a home care package that is unable to be provided; (ii) his Department's course of action when a person living on their own home has their care package stopped or reduced to the point where their needs are not being met; and (iii) his efforts to ensure enough domiciliary care packages are available for everyone who needs one.
  • AQW 14173/22-274 July 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on the support available for the diagnosis, treatment and management of post-traumatic stress disorder.
  • AQW 14172/22-274 July 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans he has to review private property rental sector regulations to make it easier for lower income households to find a home.
  • AQW 14171/22-274 July 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the steps he is taking to support the Housing Executive in speeding up the process of moving tenants out of temporary housing and into permanent housing.
  • AQW 14122/22-273 July 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, in relation to the upcoming Programme for Government, whether they will include a Housing Executive retro-fitting programme which, similarly to their pilot programme, would see existing properties fitted with energy-saving upgrades.
  • AQW 14121/22-273 July 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans he has to move to a system where Housing Associations are public bodies but without their debt counting towards public debt, similar to what exists in England.
  • AQW 14120/22-273 July 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans he has to review the current system whereby Housing Executive rental income cannot be spent on investment in new social housing.
  • AQW 14119/22-273 July 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans he has to give the Housing Executive an increased input into where social housing is built.
  • AQW 14118/22-273 July 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the areas that have reached their wastewater capacity and are unable to be developed in terms of dwellings or businesses.
  • AQW 14071/22-272 July 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the five most common reasons for those over the age of 65 to be admitted to hospital through an accident and emergency department in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 14070/22-272 July 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail the work he has undertaken, and plans to undertake, with employers and industry leaders in relation to the employment of people with physical and learning disabilities, including those who had statements of special educational needs while at school; and (ii) for an update on (a) the proportion of those with physical and learning disabilities who have expressed a desire to work; and (b) the proportion of whom are currently employed.
  • AQW 14069/22-272 July 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail his plans for improving career and employment opportunities for those with special educational needs after they reach the age of 19.
  • AQW 14068/22-272 July 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for an update on the development of an active ageing strategy; and (ii) whether he will commit to securing the future of Linking Generations NI by making up the current shortfall in the organisation’s funding.
  • AQW 14067/22-272 July 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on plans to allow drivers, who passed their driving test from 1 January 1997, to tow a trailer with a maximum weight of 3,500kg without undergoing a separate test, similar to the rest of the United Kingdom.
  • AQW 14019/22-271 July 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the work that (i) has gone into; and (ii) is going into (a) determining the features of land bordering rivers, lakes and streams that places them at greater risk of eutrophication, for instance, land use, size and any other factor; and (b) working with the owners of those more at risk in reducing the threat level.
  • AQW 14018/22-271 July 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of how the change from tax credits to Universal Credit, and the application process for free dental treatment, has impacted the number of people registered as eligible for free dental treatment in the last five years.
  • AQW 14017/22-271 July 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the Family Practitioner Services General Dental Statistics for Northern Ireland 2023-24, how these statistics will be used to determine the level of unmet need in NHS dentistry.
  • AQW 14016/22-271 July 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the Family Practitioner Services General Dental Statistics for Northern Ireland 2023-24, how the data on the geographical variance of the number of NHS dental treatments being carried out will be used to inform policy to ensure the availability of NHS dentists across Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 14015/22-271 July 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, in relation to data from the Family Practitioner Services General Dental Statistics for Northern Ireland 2023-24. to detail the reasons for the drop in NHS dental treatments being carried out on children and adults in the last ten years.
  • AQW 13892/22-2727 June 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the General Pharmaceutical Services for Northern Ireland Annual Statistics 2023/24, (i) to detail any work planned to better understand the reasons for the more than 10 per cent difference in the proportion of females being prescribed anti-depressants compared to males; and (ii) for his assessment of how a better understanding of this will improve a greater prevention of depression among women.
  • AQW 13891/22-2727 June 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the work that is planned to explore the benefits of non-pharmaceutical treatments of depression compared to pharmaceutical treatments, including potential side-effects.
  • AQW 13890/22-2727 June 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the General Pharmaceutical Services for Northern Ireland Annual Statistics 2023/24, to detail the reasons why the ingredient cost per prescription is nearly 30 per cent higher in Northern Ireland than in England and Wales.
  • AQW 13889/22-2727 June 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the General Pharmaceutical Services for Northern Ireland Annual Statistics 2023/24, to detail the work that (i) is being done; and (ii) is planned to explore and address the link between ill health and deprivation levels.
  • AQW 13888/22-2727 June 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail his plans for enabling and supporting areas outside Belfast to engage in, and benefit from, the seven economic sectors he identified for growth at the Digital DNA Conference.
  • AQW 13849/22-2726 June 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) what plans he will put in place to reverse the decline of the number of adults registered with an NHS dentist; and (ii) , in relation to the General Dental Services Statistics 2023/24 that states 66 per cent of adults are registered with an NHS dentist, for his assessment of whether oral cancers are less likely to be discovered at an early and more treatable stage.
  • AQW 13848/22-2726 June 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans he has to facilitate the creation of more carers' hubs, similar to that starting at the Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre, Limavady.
  • AQW 13847/22-2726 June 2024 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail any plans he has to work with (i) banks; (ii) Post Offices; and (iii) other stakeholders to facilitate the creation of more banking hubs in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 13846/22-2726 June 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for his assessment of the impact of road safety advertising in reducing the number of deaths on our roads; and (ii) to detail the amount his Department has spent on such advertising in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 13845/22-2726 June 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any plans she has to develop or improve legislation on tackling drug use in city centres and town centres.
  • AQW 13796/22-2725 June 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail the date when the term of the current Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland comes to an end; and (ii) for an update on the recruitment process and progress of finding his replacement.
  • AQW 13795/22-2725 June 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the work he is engaged in to develop and improve licensing systems, regulations and requirements for those operating animal services, including (i) rehoming; (ii) boarding; (iii) walking; (iv) day-care; (v) breeding; and (vi) grooming.
  • AQW 13794/22-2725 June 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how he plans to improve animal welfare in animal pounds and kennelling facilities.
  • AQW 13793/22-2725 June 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount spent on private ambulances in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 13792/22-2725 June 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) to detail any plans she has to review legislation on the purchase and use of BB guns; and (ii) for her assessment of how current legislation is implemented.
  • AQW 13737/22-2724 June 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) for an update on the implementation of new relationships and sexuality education laws in Northern Ireland’s schools; and (ii) to detail the list of stakeholders his Department will engage with in relation to this.
  • AQW 13736/22-2724 June 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for an update on his facilitation to install more electric vehicle charge points; and (ii) to detail the stakeholders he has, and will, engage with in relation to this issue.
  • AQW 13735/22-2724 June 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the work he plans to undertake with the Minister of Education in relation to addressing self-harm among young people.
  • AQW 13734/22-2724 June 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) any discussions he has had with the Earl of Shaftesbury in relation to the potential transfer of ownership of the bed of Lough Neagh; and (ii) his plans to find or develop a body to whom this ownership can be passed.
  • AQW 13733/22-2724 June 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, in order to reduce the fees paid by his Department for private taxis taking patients to and from appointments, to detail the cross-departmental work he plans with the Department for Infrastructure to ensure better support for community transport services.
  • AQW 13686/22-2721 June 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of the maintenance loan provided to students who are unable to study their chosen course in Northern Ireland and therefore study in GB where (a) fees are higher; and (b) their peers in GB receive loans closer to the cost of studying; and (ii) what consideration he has given to increasing the student loan amount for students who are unable to study their chosen university course in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 13685/22-2721 June 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any consideration he has given to better financially support students who achieve places at highly ranked universities in Great Britain but for whom the fees are prohibitively expensive.
  • AQW 13684/22-2721 June 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he has undertaken, or plans to undertake, an impact assessment of the impact on those older people who are moved into a nursing home or a care home due to a domiciliary care package being unavailable.
  • AQW 13683/22-2721 June 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail his plans to progress the adoption of Lucy’s Law.
  • AQW 13682/22-2721 June 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any plans she has to (i) strengthen legislation; and (ii) undertake a sentencing review, for perpetrators of animal cruelty.
  • AQW 13627/22-2720 June 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on work that (i) has been carried out; and (ii) is planned with (a) the PSNI; (b) government departments; and (c) other organisations to assist in the prevention of livestock theft.
  • AQW 13626/22-2720 June 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on any further work planned to connect the Ulster Canal with Lough Neagh, and therefore the lower Bann, in order to open up this area to boating tourism.
  • AQW 13625/22-2720 June 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether he plans to develop a programme similar to England’s Education Health and Care plan to help the future education or training of young people with special educational needs.
  • AQW 13624/22-2720 June 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail his plans to increase the amount spent per-capita on mental health in Northern Ireland in order to bring it closer in line to that spent in other parts of the UK.
  • AQW 13449/22-2717 June 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department holds information on the countries that have successfully eradicated bovine TB through the use of the same Single Intradermal Comparative Cervical Tuberculin skin test as is used in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 13448/22-2717 June 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) how the effectiveness of differing approaches to bovine TB eradication in neighbouring jurisdictions informs his Department's work; and (ii) whether he will pursue a similar strategy as Wales, which does not use badger culls, due to its statistically greater effectiveness since 2012.
  • AQW 13447/22-2717 June 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in relation to the recent bovine TB review, to detail (i) the terms of reference he has asked the Chief Veterinary Officer to complete in relation to developing a bovine TB strategy, including anticipated timelines; and (ii) with whom he will be engaging as part of this process.
  • AQW 13446/22-2717 June 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of (i) the rate at which bovine TB skin tests provide false negative results; (ii) the impact this has on the spread of bovine TB; and (iii) how this will influence a change in his Department’s bovine TB eradication programme.
  • AQW 13445/22-2717 June 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of schools currently supplying students with free period products.
  • AQW 13331/22-2713 June 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what plans he has to ensure the cost of farming essentials, such as seed, fertiliser and other goods and equipment, do not become prohibitively expensive for farmers, particularly family farmers.
  • AQW 13330/22-2713 June 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health how he will improve the support available for people transitioning to becoming carers for friends or family.
  • AQO 647/22-2713 June 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to outline what measures he can take to address staff shortages in hospitality businesses along the North Coast.
  • AQW 13277/22-2712 June 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice how she is working with (i) the PSNI; (ii) the British and Irish government; and (iii) overseas counterparts, to prevent and prosecute international scammers targeting older people.
  • AQW 13276/22-2712 June 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any impact assessment carried out prior to the raising of the free-school meals threshold from £14,000 a year to £15,000 a year; and (ii) the number of families eligible for free school meals in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 13275/22-2712 June 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of Northern Ireland’s current food security; and (ii) how he will work to ensure this within future policy.
  • AQW 13274/22-2712 June 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure how he is working with (i) developers; and (ii) wastewater management professionals to reduce the amount of wastewater entering sewerage systems to enable more buildings and properties to be built in areas where capacity is at or near its limit.
  • AQW 13273/22-2712 June 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any plans he has to update the 2019 traffic study of the road network surrounding the Riverside Retail Park, Coleraine, with a view to (i) assessing the impact of more recent changes to traffic flow in and out of the retail park; and (ii) being better placed to analysing the need for traffic lights at the Strand Road roundabout.
  • AQW 13037/22-276 June 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the work he will undertake with the Housing Executive to ensure children’s human rights are not being breached by current temporary housing policies, which can result in children (i) being denied access to education due to a lack of school transport; (ii) being placed in unsuitable, uninhabitable or communal housing; and (iii) experiencing a deterioration in their mental health due to these conditions.
  • AQW 13036/22-276 June 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the collaborative work that (i) has been undertaken; and (ii) is planned with the (a) PSNI; (b) Public Prosecution Service; and (c) other elements of the justice system, to ensure a joined-up and consistent approach to the treatment of women and girls who have experienced domestic or sexual violence.
  • AQW 12988/22-275 June 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the discussions he has had with counterparts in the Republic of Ireland in relation to (i) the differing dog control laws between the two countries; and (ii) the action being taken to prevent dogs of breeds banned in Northern Ireland to enter this jurisdiction from the Republic of Ireland.
  • AQW 12987/22-275 June 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the plans he has to work with the Department of Health to introduce improved information and support resources in schools to identify, inform and support those who may be suffering from, or may be vulnerable to developing, eating disorders.
  • AQW 12986/22-275 June 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any plans he has to improve adherence to the timely payment of child support; (ii) any cross-departmental work that will be required; and (iii) what plans he has to improve temporary financial support for those parents who are not paid child maintenance regularly or on time.
  • AQW 12985/22-275 June 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail how he will improve the process and time taken to assess and administer enteral nutrition tubes for children, particularly when they are requested by their parents.
  • AQW 12984/22-275 June 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the current waiting lists; and (ii) the average waiting times for children awaiting speech and language therapy, broken down by constituency; and (iii) his proposals for reducing these.
  • AQW 12920/22-274 June 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 11879/22-27, to detail the oversight his Department has, and invokes, in relation to local councils’ implementation of the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.
  • AQW 12919/22-274 June 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail his plans to review and implement changes to the remuneration policy for NHS dentists with a view to reducing them leaving health service dentistry provision; and (ii) for his assessment of the reduction in the number of dentists who provide such treatment.
  • AQW 12918/22-274 June 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail his plans to review and implement changes to the remuneration policy with community pharmacists with a view to ensuring their sustainability; and (ii) for his assessment of the concerns of community pharmacists about the future viability of the sector.
  • AQW 12917/22-274 June 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for an update on any available or planned schemes to encourage and support the use of renewable energy or energy efficiency when new houses are being built; and (ii) for his assessment of such schemes in the rest of the UK and Ireland and how Northern Ireland could benefit from this.
  • AQW 12916/22-274 June 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the steps he is taking to ensure adequate numbers of school support staff, including recruitment and funding, especially those involved in working with children with special educational needs.
  • AQW 12849/22-273 June 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans he has to review his Department’s contract with GPs in order to facilitate an easier and simpler method for people to contact their doctor.
  • AQW 12848/22-273 June 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the steps he is taking to ensure prices that farmers receive for their produce ensures their sustainability.
  • AQW 12847/22-273 June 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of how farmers are currently being financially supported by government, in comparison to previous EU funding sources; (ii) to detail the issues this is creating for farmers; and (iii) to detail the steps he is taking to mitigate the impact on farmers of rising costs of feed, fertiliser, energy, and other costs associated with agriculture.
  • AQW 12846/22-273 June 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any work he is carrying out, or planning to carry out, with the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to address suicide in rural communities.
  • AQW 12845/22-273 June 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail how he will improve addiction services available to people in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 12796/22-2731 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the size of the waiting list; and (ii) the average wait, for government-funded IVF sessions.
  • AQW 12795/22-2731 May 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail his plans to ensure the sustainability of community transport services, especially in the north coast area.
  • AQW 12794/22-2731 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the actions he is taking to ensure the provision of the newest and most effective drugs to treat dementia.
  • AQW 12793/22-2731 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health how he will increase cancer screening for women.
  • AQW 12792/22-2731 May 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any plans he has to strengthen employment laws in relation to women going through the menopause.
  • AQW 12718/22-2730 May 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the percentage of households currently registered as homeless who have cited domestic violence as an issue on their housing application, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 12717/22-2730 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail his plans to update guidelines in relation to how victims of domestic violence are treated in hospitals and other health and care settings.
  • AQW 12716/22-2730 May 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the emotional support provided to children who are impacted by domestic violence and have been identified by police as part of Operation Encompass, including (i) who is providing this support; (ii) how support is provided; (iii) the success of the outcomes; and (iv) the sustainability of this programme.
  • AQW 12715/22-2730 May 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any plans he has to encourage more programmes for children to engage with older people; and (ii) his assessment of any benefits of programmes already held.
  • AQW 12714/22-2730 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail his plans for cutting waiting times in gynaecology.
  • AQO 541/22-2730 May 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister what engagement they have had with victims on their experience of the court system, as part of their work to bring forward the Strategic Framework Ending Violence Against Women and Girls.
  • AQW 12663/22-2729 May 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of the number of job vacancies in the agri-food industry; and (ii) what steps he is taking to address this.
  • AQW 12662/22-2729 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans to increase respite services in East Londonderry for parents of children with additional needs.
  • AQW 12661/22-2729 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps he is taking to ensure the timely (i) diagnosis; and (ii) treatment of dementia.
  • AQW 12660/22-2729 May 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of children on the waiting list for education welfare support; and (ii) the steps he is taking to increase the number of education welfare officers.
  • AQW 12659/22-2729 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail his plans to ensure everyone who needs it has access to an NHS dentist.
  • AQW 12591/22-2728 May 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) to detail plans he has to act on the Strategic Investment Board’s report into the need for a veterinary school in Northern Ireland; (ii) for his assessment of the report; and (iii) for his assessment of the current provision of vets in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 12590/22-2728 May 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy how he will work to maximise the economic benefits for local traders and businesses from The Open being held at Royal Portrush Golf Club in 2025.
  • AQW 12589/22-2728 May 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) to detail how he is working (a) within his Department; and (b) across Departments, to reach Northern Ireland’s agreed climate targets; and (ii) for his assessment of progress made since the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 was established.
  • AQW 12588/22-2728 May 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the work he is carrying out to support the arts in rural areas.
  • AQW 12587/22-2728 May 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans he has to update the Neighbourhood Renewal strategy, launched in 2003.
  • AQW 12529/22-2724 May 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the work he has carried out with (i) farmers; and (ii) the Ulster Farmers’ Union to agree a system whereby no farmer is losing money on their produce, enabling them to continue to operate as a viable and sustainable business.
  • AQW 12528/22-2724 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the active vacancy rate of domiciliary care staff, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 12527/22-2724 May 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of (i) primary pupils; (ii) post-primary pupils; and (iii) pupils with special educational needs that have been left without a school place for the 2024-25 academic year, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 12526/22-2724 May 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of the amount of sewage that is released into the sea; and (ii) what steps he is taking to prevent this.
  • AQW 12525/22-2724 May 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of livestock culls in each of the last five years, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 12462/22-2723 May 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) whether she has any plans to allow the presence of journalists in family courts proceedings, with strict reporting rules, in order to aid transparency; and (ii) for her assessment of the complaints made by victims of domestic abuse in relation to the family court process.
  • AQW 12461/22-2723 May 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) for his assessment of the sustainable schools policy and how this impacts small, rural schools where numbers are typically low; and (ii) to detail his plans to review this in order to protect rural schools and safeguard rural communities.
  • AQW 12460/22-2723 May 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the contact and feedback he has had with farmers regarding the creation of a biomethane industry; and (ii) whether any estimates have been made as to the potential for this industry to reduce carbon output from agriculture.
  • AQW 12459/22-2723 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he has any plans to extend safe access zones in areas with continued protesting.
  • AQW 12458/22-2723 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of people placed in care homes due to a lack of an available home care package in each of the last five years, broken down by constituency; and (ii) the average cost of each stay.
  • AQO 521/22-2723 May 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for an update on the cross-departmental Task and Finish Group on Childcare.
  • AQW 12381/22-2722 May 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) how Northern Ireland’s reputation as a prime golfing destination is being used to promote tourism here; and (ii) what resources are being provided to increase the quality of this asset further.
  • AQW 12380/22-2722 May 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for her assessment of student accommodation availability in and around the Coleraine area; and (ii) to detail any plans she has to encourage the increase of this provision.
  • AQW 12379/22-2722 May 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the work he is doing to protect the supply of vital veterinary medicines.
  • AQW 12378/22-2722 May 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for her assessment of the pressures impacting hospitality businesses; and (ii) to detail the work she is undertaking to ease these.
  • AQW 12377/22-2722 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps he is taking to (i) improve pay and conditions for paid carers; and (ii) identify and support unpaid carers.
  • AQW 12289/22-2721 May 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) what plans are in place in relation to the amalgamation of the Causeway Coastal Route and the Wild Atlantic Way; and (ii) what action she will take to ensure the Causeway Coastal Route receives an equal share of investment and resources when this amalgamation takes place.
  • AQW 12288/22-2721 May 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 5899/22-27, (i) whether Part 5 of the Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 enables his Department to financially support the purchase, conversion and running costs for wheelchair accessible taxis; and (ii) whether he will provide financial support to taxi firms and drivers to modify their cars, in order to create more wheelchair accessible taxis.
  • AQW 12287/22-2721 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the actions being taken to increase the number of foster carers; and (ii) the number of foster carers in each of the last five years, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 12286/22-2721 May 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the work being carried out to (i) quantify; and (ii) reach those who are homeless but not in contact with any government agency or non-governmental organisation.
  • AQW 12285/22-2721 May 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the work he has carried out with local councils to promote the enforcement of available processes in relation to derelict buildings.
  • AQW 12210/22-2720 May 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) why the Environmental Improvement Plan has not been published; and (ii) how the plan will address pollution incidents in our waterways and seas.
  • AQW 12209/22-2720 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the Royal College of General Practitioners’ 10-point plan, which aims to retain as many GPs as possible; (ii) for an update on the current number of GPs; and (iii) to detail the actions (a) taken; and (ii) planned to train, recruit and retain as many GPs as possible.
  • AQW 12208/22-2720 May 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 10181/22-27, to detail how this impacts (i) work planned at Dominican College, Portstewart; and (ii) the proposed amalgamation of Dunluce College, Coleraine College and North Coast Integrated College.
  • AQW 12207/22-2720 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the mental health support available for farmers and agricultural workers, including those who have suffered animal culls.
  • AQW 12206/22-2720 May 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail when a Programme for Government will be published.
  • AQW 11880/22-2714 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the terms of the offer from private healthcare providers to alleviate waiting lists in relation to percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy insertion; and (ii) whether he is considering this offer to ensure the 94 children waiting on this procedure are treated as soon as possible.
  • AQW 11879/22-2714 May 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 10274/22-27, (i) how he is liaising with local councils in relation to animal welfare updates; and (ii) how his Department assesses whether animal welfare delivery in local council areas adheres to the legislation set by his Department.
  • AQW 11878/22-2714 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the pathway and timeframes for referring children with delayed developmental milestones; (ii) the impact on children’s long-term development if assessment or treatment is delayed; and (iii) the redress for parents if their child has not received the standard pathway within the appropriate timeframe.
  • AQW 11877/22-2714 May 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 5593/22-27, for an update on his way forward for Happy Health Minds and School Holiday Food Grant Payments.
  • AQW 11876/22-2714 May 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail his plans to make funding applications simpler and more accessible for farmers and rural communities.
  • AQW 11804/22-2713 May 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) for her assessment of the cross-Executive Tackling Paramilitarism, Criminality and Organised Crime programme; (ii) to detail any engagement she has had with Executive colleagues in relation to the importance of the outcomes of the programme; (iii) how the actions being taken in this programme are reducing paramilitarism; and (iv) whether any assessment has been made on community safety since the programme began.
  • AQW 11803/22-2713 May 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister (i) for their assessment of whether the current structures of government are conducive to an outcome-based accountability policy approach; and (ii) to detail any plans they have to review government structures.
  • AQW 11802/22-2713 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for their assessment of the need for an Executive-wide strategy on tackling drugs; and (ii) to detail any plans they have to develop such a strategy.
  • AQW 11801/22-2713 May 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the rationale for moving the responsibility of the Children's Services Co-Operation Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 to the Department for Education.
  • AQW 11800/22-2713 May 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice how she is addressing (i) community coercive control; and (ii) child criminal exploitation.
  • AQW 11706/22-2710 May 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) for an update on the cross-departmental task and finish group which aims to bring forward recommendations to the Executive in relation to childcare provision; and (ii) when he expects these recommendations to be made to the Executive.
  • AQW 11705/22-2710 May 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) what area of his budget the £8.5 million compensation paid out in 2022-23 to the public for damage caused by defects in the public road network is allocated from; and (ii) to detail his plans to fix the road network to prevent damage and save compensation costs.
  • AQW 11704/22-2710 May 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether his Department provides any materials or guidance to support those who choose to educate on consent and healthy relationships.
  • AQW 11703/22-2710 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of pharmacies that closed between January 2023 and April 2024; (ii) how this figure compares to the previous ten years; (iii) how many of these where independent pharmacies; (iv) how many were located in rural areas; and (v) whether community pharmacy underfunding was the main reason given for these closures.
  • AQW 11702/22-2710 May 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether she has any plans to amend The Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 to provide for the recommendations relating to consent outlined in the Gillen Review.
  • AQW 11609/22-279 May 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) whether he is aware that some drivers from Northern Ireland are being told by their insurance companies that they cannot drive in the Republic of Ireland due to their MOT being out of date, despite having a Temporary Exemption Certificate; and (ii) how he has engaged with (a) insurance companies; and (b) the Irish government in relation to his plans.
  • AQW 11608/22-279 May 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) for his assessment of the impact misogynistic social media influencers and online content has on children and young people; (ii) for his assessment of how this impacts their behaviour towards school peers, particularly girls and young women; and (iii) what plans he has to (a) prevent this content being accessed or shared in schools; and (b) provide targeted education to prevent this content influencing young people.
  • AQW 11607/22-279 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the support available for women who have suffered a prolapse post-birth; and (ii) any issues which cause support or treatment to be delayed.
  • AQW 11606/22-279 May 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of social houses with four or more bedrooms available in the Causeway Coast and Glens area; (ii) his assessment of whether this is adequate to meet the current need; and (iii) his plans to increase this number.
  • AQW 11605/22-279 May 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for his assessment of the provision of temporary housing in the Causeway Coast and Glens area; (ii) to detail the impact on those who are temporarily housed a great distance away from their current area; and (iii) how he is supporting the Housing Executive to provide more temporary housing to prevent disruption to families and older people.
  • AQW 11531/22-278 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, further to the announcement on 27 March 2024 of £9.2 million investment in general dental services, to detail (i) when the business cases will be completed for this investment; and (ii) the rationale for this timescale.
  • AQW 11530/22-278 May 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 9590/22-27, (i) what is being done to address the lack of resources to meet capacity; (ii) the reasons for the number of re-consultations; and (iii) what is being done to improve the quality of information submitted.
  • AQW 11529/22-278 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) when dental practitioners will be eligible to be paid the enhanced rates for the targeted areas identified in the Dental Access Scheme; and (ii) to identify any risk to practitioners who carry out the work if business cases are not approved.
  • AQW 11528/22-278 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the total spend on General Dental Services in (i) 2019-20; (ii) 2020-21; (iii) 2021-22; (iv) 2022-23; and (v) 2023-24, broken down by month.
  • AQW 11527/22-278 May 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister (i) to detail their plans for Good Relations; and (ii) how Good Relations will be considered in each outcome in the Programme for Government.
  • AQW 11446/22-277 May 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for his assessment of the negative impacts of second home ownership; and (ii) to detail any plans he has to address this.
  • AQW 11445/22-277 May 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) for an update on the agreed amalgamation of Coleraine College, Dunluce School and North Coast Integrated College; (ii) to confirm the site for the new school; and (iii) whether capital funding will be made available in advance of day one.
  • AQW 11444/22-277 May 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) her assessment of the impact of sickness absence in the PSNI and the ability to ensure communities are kept safe; (ii) any conversations she has had with the Chief Constable in relation to this; and (iii) what support he has asked from her Department to improve the situation.
  • AQW 11443/22-277 May 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister (i) whether an active ageing strategy will be included in the Programme for Government to recognise the results of the recent census that we are an ageing population; and (ii) for their assessment of how an ageing population will impact public services.
  • AQW 11442/22-277 May 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he plans to take forward Lucy’s Law as part of his legislative programme.
  • AQW 11344/22-273 May 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) how each stage of the criminal justice process is informed to (a) recognise and; (b) approach in a sensitive manner, cases involving violence against women and girls; and (ii) the training that is provided on these matters.
  • AQW 11343/22-273 May 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice what steps her Department has taken to ensure unexplained wealth orders are used to their full extent.
  • AQW 11342/22-273 May 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) for her assessment of delays of cases across all courts; (ii) to detail her plans to speed up the justice system in relation to this; and (iii) for a timeframe of when improvement from her actions can be expected.
  • AQW 11341/22-273 May 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the rationale for choosing the specific ages of private vehicles to be eligible for Temporary Exemption Certificates.
  • AQW 11340/22-273 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what steps his Department plans to take to ensure community pharmacies can continue to support elderly and vulnerable patients.
  • AQW 11170/22-271 May 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for his assessment of how a comprehensive childcare strategy will reduce levels of child poverty.
  • AQW 11169/22-271 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) his Department’s policy on freeing up hospital beds occupied by patients ready to be discharged but who decline to return home due to the absence of a care package; (ii) the average daily cost of a home care package; and (iii) the average daily cost of a day in a care home.
  • AQW 11168/22-271 May 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the steps being taken to reduce waiting lists for children’s outpatient appointments, particularly in relation to the recommendations from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Children’s Health; (ii) the reasons behind the 172.6 per cent increase in these lists from June 2016 to June 2023; and (iii) his assessment of the long-term risks to a child’s future mental and physical health if conditions are not treated as a child, relative to those of an adult.
  • AQW 11167/22-271 May 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any ongoing work with the Department for Infrastructure to remedy issues with wastewater limitations and planning procedures; and (ii) the areas where these issues are less problematic so that the development of private and social housing in alternative areas can be pursued in the short-term.
  • AQW 11166/22-271 May 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the amount spent on repairing potholes and similar road defects between April 2018 and the end of March 2023, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 11068/22-2730 April 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the repercussions, from this summer onwards, for (i) Lough Neagh; (ii) downstream waterways from Lough Neagh; and (iii) the north coast should plans to address pollution and blue-green algae levels not be initiated.
  • AQW 11067/22-2730 April 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for an update on steps to improve pay and conditions for care workers; and (ii) for his assessment of how these improvements will make the job more attractive to the most appropriate, trained and experienced carers.
  • AQW 11066/22-2730 April 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any plans to adopt and oversee a joined-up approach to security at hospitals to best protect staff from aggressive or violent patients or visitors; and (ii) how a policy of more prevention rather than cure in terms of violence in hospitals may be established.
  • AQW 11065/22-2730 April 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) what steps he is taking to ensure that increasing profits made by major supermarket retailers are reflected in the prices paid to Northern Ireland farmers; and (ii) for his assessment of the current economic situation of family-owned farms.
  • AQW 11064/22-2730 April 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the steps they (i) have taken; and (ii) will take to ensure the relevant religious institutions contribute financially to the redress scheme in recognition of their role in the historical institutional abuse of children.
  • AQW 10994/22-2729 April 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 31197/17-22, (i) when the outline business case for HMP Magilligan was submitted; (ii) to provide details on the outcome of this, including actions that will result and the associated timeframe; and (iii) whether funding is available and in place for the planned work.
  • AQW 10993/22-2729 April 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of whether concerns about the spread of zebra mussels, and their relationship with trout-stocking, could be mitigated by restocking in colder months when the water temperature drops below the 12 degree Celsius breeding level required for zebra mussels; and (ii) to detail the difference in risk between the currently halted movement of trout from fish farms and that of the currently permitted relocation of elvers to Lough Neagh from areas such as the Severn and Loire, which are considered to have high numbers of zebra mussels.
  • AQW 10992/22-2729 April 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the reason behind the cessation of trout stocking from the Movanagher hatchery; (ii) the impact this has on trout numbers in the Lower Bann; (iii) the impact this has on private fisheries such as the Loughinsholin Fish Farm; and (iv) what consideration he has given to reducing the fee charged for angling permits.
  • AQW 10991/22-2729 April 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail his plans for integrating education on understanding and addressing intergenerational loneliness in the schools curriculum.
  • AQW 10990/22-2729 April 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) the work that has been carried out on addressing intergenerational loneliness; (ii) the work that is planned; (iii) the policies from other parts of the United Kingdom, in particular Wales and Scotland, that could be adopted in developing a loneliness strategy; and (iv) how this work will be funded and included in the forthcoming Programme for Government.
  • AQW 10915/22-2726 April 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how they will (i) acknowledge the ageing population by including proposals to meet their needs in the Programme for Government, with specific regard to (a) healthcare; (b) loneliness; (c) poverty; (d) healthy ageing; and (e) public transport; and (ii) include older people and their representative groups in creating such policies.
  • AQW 10914/22-2726 April 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the opportunities for older people living in rural areas, in particular in East Londonderry, to access help and support to improve online skills such as (a) cyber security; and (b) online banking; and (ii) how he is ensuring that older people are not disadvantaged in terms of accessing goods, services and facilities due to a lack of this knowledge.
  • AQW 10913/22-2726 April 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps he is taking to (i) ensure older people can access GP services in a timely way; and (ii) allay fears that they may not be able to do so.
  • AQW 10912/22-2726 April 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on steps being taken to assist older people to access (i) local banks in person; and (ii) online banking, following cross-departmentally facilitated and funded classes on internet banking.
  • AQW 10911/22-2726 April 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy how he will ensure workplaces (i) adopt age-inclusive policies; (ii) identify the factors that support older people in the workplace; and (iii) work to comprehensively establish these.
  • AQW 10852/22-2725 April 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) how he is engaging with and facilitating older people who want to work, remain in work or re-enter employment; (ii) how workplaces have been advised to better facilitate the needs and requirements of older workers; and (iii) his assessment of how, and in what ways, older workers can uniquely contribute to modern workplaces.
  • AQW 10851/22-2725 April 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the complaints procedure and analysis of complaints within a care home; and (ii) to detail any plans he has to create an independent advocacy service to oversee a resident’s complaints to ensure the complaints procedure is not solely overseen, assessed and acted upon by the care provider.
  • AQW 10850/22-2725 April 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) how he will ensure residents of care homes do not have their residency terminated for registering a complaint regarding the care they are receiving; and (ii) the obligations on Health and Social Care Trusts to advocate for and challenge care homes where residencies are terminated for non-valid reasons.
  • AQW 10849/22-2725 April 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the steps he is taking to strengthen the security of tenure for residents of private sector care homes and their human rights protections, within the Regional Care Home Contract, particularly in relation to the termination of residency; and (ii) any changes planned for the Regional Care Home Contract with a view to better safeguard the rights and wellbeing of care home residents.
  • AQW 10848/22-2725 April 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps she is taking to prevent the use of good character references in relation to those accused of sexual offences.
  • AQW 10767/22-2724 April 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the volume of sewage spills into waterways in each of the past five years, broken down by location; (ii) the reasons behind these spills; (iii) the work ongoing and needed in future to avoid these spills; and (iv) the impact such spills are having on (a) wildlife; (b) the environment; and (c) water quality for bathing.
  • AQW 10766/22-2724 April 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the options available to his Department for reducing speeding in Drumsurn, County Londonderry; and (ii) the cross-departmental work he is planning to address this issue.
  • AQW 10765/22-2724 April 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps that have been taken to train, recruit and retain care staff during the current Assembly mandate.
  • AQW 10764/22-2724 April 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any work that has been undertaken on assessing (i) pollution; and (ii) congestion levels in Ballykelly, to discern the views of locals and commuters in relation to the need and benefits of the proposed Ballykelly bypass.
  • AQW 10763/22-2724 April 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of people (i) charged; and (ii) convicted in relation to drug crime in the Limavady area, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 10682/22-2723 April 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any support it provides to adults with suspected but undiagnosed special educational needs, particularly with issues such as reading and writing and when preparing for or seeking employment.
  • AQW 10681/22-2723 April 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the work his Department has undertaken with Causeway Neurodiversity in identifying, diagnosing and supporting adults with suspected special educational needs (SEN); and (ii) to detail how his Department can better work with charity groups such as this to facilitate a better understanding of, and better support for, adults with suspected SEN.
  • AQW 10680/22-2723 April 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of how Safe Access Zones around hospitals can be better enforced in order to avoid suffering of families who have lost babies and potential conflict with protestors.
  • AQW 10679/22-2723 April 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy what steps he is considering to assist hospitality businesses that are struggling due to the significant number of such businesses, particularly on the north coast.
  • AQW 10678/22-2723 April 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the plans to extend Sandelford School, Coleraine, including (i) the extra number of pupils it will be able to accommodate; and (ii) the funding available for (a) construction; and (b) the recruitment and retention of staff.
  • AQW 10581/22-2722 April 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) what consideration is being given to how the demography in Northern Ireland will change in the next 20 years, in particular the age of our population; and (ii) how an ageing population will impact services across all health and social care settings.
  • AQW 10580/22-2722 April 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the challenges of performing major elective surgeries when (a) an overnight stay is not possible; (b) there is no access to emergency theatre; and (c) there is no on-site surgical assessor; and (ii) how these challenges will impact where elective surgeries take place.
  • AQW 10579/22-2722 April 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what options he has considered to encourage surgeons and other personnel to work in hospitals outside Greater Belfast, including merit awards, targeted training, and other forms of recognition.
  • AQW 10578/22-2722 April 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) how many planning applications are awaiting assessment by NIEA as a statutory consultee; (ii) how many applications did NIEA respond to in (a) February 2023; and (b) February 2024; and (iii) how many officers are resource allocated for responding on behalf of NIEA as a statutory consultee.
  • AQW 10577/22-2722 April 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the reasons NIEA suspended assessment of planning applications as a statutory consultee in March 2023; and (ii) his assessment of how this suspension impacted on applications related to the rural and agricultural economy.
  • AQW 10486/22-2719 April 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any cross-departmental work or discussions in relation to potential changes to taxi operators’ licensing regulations, specifically in relation to (i) the impact it will have on taxi numbers; and (ii) the knock-on effects on (a) older people who rely on taxis for medical appointments; and (b) families with children with special educational needs or disabilities who rely on taxis to take them to school.
  • AQW 10485/22-2719 April 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any plans he has to introduce legislation to ban the hunting of wild animals with dogs.
  • AQW 10484/22-2719 April 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the increased perinatal services available in Causeway Hospital since the maternity unit was moved to Antrim Area Hospital; and (ii) for his assessment of access to services for expectant mothers who must travel further since the move.
  • AQW 10483/22-2719 April 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he plans to introduce compensation schemes for farmers whose crops fall victim to poor weather, including during recent heavy rainfall.
  • AQW 10482/22-2719 April 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy what engagement he has had with Ulster University about the future of the Coleraine campus.
  • AQW 10389/22-2718 April 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he is aware of any road traffic collisions or incidents involving cyclists or other road users caused by (i) potholes; and (ii) other damaged roads, in the last three years.
  • AQW 10388/22-2718 April 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure for a breakdown of what percentage of the planning application for a major development is allocated to the (i) planning authority; and (ii) statutory consultees.
  • AQW 10387/22-2718 April 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he plans to appoint independent persons to undertake hearings and examinations to help address the current backlog faced by the Planning Appeals Commission.
  • AQW 10386/22-2718 April 2024 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance (i) for her assessment of no-fault divorce; and (ii) to detail any plans to introduce no-fault divorce.
  • AQW 10385/22-2718 April 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education when he will report on the Children’s Services Co-operation Act (Northern Ireland) 2015, as is his statutory responsibility.
  • AQO 351/22-2718 April 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they will include an outcome for older people in the Programme for Government, to reflect the ageing population and the impact that has on public services.
  • AQW 10278/22-2717 April 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) for an update on the creation of provisions for Relationship and Sexuality Education as referenced by the Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023; and (ii) to detail the level of importance given to addressing misogyny, consent and the development of toxic attitudes towards women.
  • AQW 10277/22-2717 April 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for an update on efforts to provide classroom assistants with a fair pay deal.
  • AQW 10276/22-2717 April 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any (i) guidance provided by; and (ii) conversations between, his Department, Tourism NI and local councils in relation to making public car parking easier for tourists, specifically the variety of methods required to pay, often within the same town or council area.
  • AQW 10275/22-2717 April 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) his plans to reinitiate the dilapidation bill; and (ii) the stage the bill is currently at in its creation.
  • AQW 10274/22-2717 April 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) how he is liaising with local councils to ensure the proper application of animal welfare rights and policy; (ii) how performance, and the application of legislation and policy by animal welfare officers is monitored and assessed; and (iii) whether there are plans to strengthen animal welfare laws to counter increasing instances of animal cruelty.
  • AQW 10183/22-2716 April 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) to detail the amount raised by schools through fundraising in each of the last five years; and (ii) for his assessment of any increased reliance by schools on fundraising and support from parents for simple operating costs.
  • AQW 10182/22-2716 April 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether there are any plans to change the Housing Executive points system to include those who are survivors of historical institutional abuse.
  • AQW 10181/22-2716 April 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) what steps he (a) has taken; and (b) will take to enable schools to plan multi-year projects; and (ii) any engagement he has had with the Minister of Finance in relation to confirming the ability to do so in relation to his Department's budget.
  • AQW 10180/22-2716 April 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) when funding for the education of pupils with special educational needs or disabilities will be made available for the next academic year; and (ii) whether every child with special educational needs or disabilities will have a suitable place in a school that will comprehensively meet their needs from the start of the 2024-25 academic year.
  • AQW 10179/22-2716 April 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether the budget to meet and maintain the recent pay deal for teachers has been, and will be, ring-fenced to guarantee this rise in future years.
  • AQW 10094/22-2715 April 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) why GP pharmacists are not paid the same as other members of GP multi-disciplinary teams; (ii) whether there are plans to include GP pharmacists in the Agenda of Change pay scaling; and (iii) for his assessment of how the current disparity in pay is impacting the recruitment and retaining of GP pharmacists.
  • AQW 10093/22-2715 April 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether the Housing Executive has a responsibility to adequately train its housing advisors to better understand and work with people experiencing issues such as addiction, poor mental health, domestic abuse, elder abuse, homelessness and other issues relevant to housing and homelessness.
  • AQW 10092/22-2715 April 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any initiatives his Department provides to identify and help people escape a long-term period of homelessness.
  • AQW 10091/22-2715 April 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of people who are (i) receiving; or (ii) applying for Personal Independence Payments because they are unable to work due to being on a waiting list for orthopaedic treatment.
  • AQW 10090/22-2715 April 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any correlation observed between those suffering from orthopaedic pain and alcohol or drug addiction issues.
  • AQW 10004/22-2712 April 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for his assessment of how wastewater limits are preventing the opening of new businesses in town centres; (ii) whether the Department or local council’s understanding of the wastewater situation in the area is, or can be, shared with the applicant prior to them paying for a wastewater impact assessment; and (iii) to detail the difference in cost between private and NI Water wastewater impact assessments.
  • AQW 10003/22-2712 April 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps he will take to mitigate the economic impact on businesses from NIE Networks' power outages, planned during office hours, including (i) the provision of free, short-term loans of generators; (ii) planning the outages for times when the businesses are not operating; and (iii) providing some level of compensation.
  • AQW 10002/22-2712 April 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for his assessment of the changes to the level of security of the personal details of people in occupations such as those in the PSNI or Prison Service, that will accompany the change from tax credits to Universal Credit; (ii) whether an impact assessment on this issue has been carried out; and (iii) whether he has raised this issue with the Department of Work and Pensions.
  • AQW 10001/22-2712 April 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail his Department’s responsibilities to protect an existing road network, where a planning application has been approved and built, but with recommendations from the local planning office that steps be taken to mitigate anticipated negative impacts on the road network that were subsequently brought to fruition.
  • AQW 9888/22-2711 April 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, when using private resources to carry out NHS treatment, whether a patient’s Health and Social Care Trust has a responsibility to maximise efficiency, convenience and cost for the patient.
  • AQW 9887/22-2711 April 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 9468/22-27, to detail potential resolutions to the issues faced in securing providers for rural primary schools in the Healthy Happy Minds pilot.
  • AQW 9886/22-2711 April 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure for his assessment of whether allowing people, whose vehicle has recently passed an MoT test, to book an appointment for approximately one year’s time, would reduce waiting lists and backlog issues and enable people to get an appointment at a reasonable date.
  • AQW 9787/22-2710 April 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans to develop an ADHD strategy, similar to the Autism Strategy.
  • AQW 9786/22-2710 April 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any (i) pilot schemes; and (ii) temporary trials that are (a) in place; and (b) planned involving adult ADHD diagnosis and treatment.
  • AQW 9785/22-2710 April 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what steps he is taking to ensure that (i) everyone with dementia receives an official diagnosis; and (ii) the type of dementia and the ethnicity of the patient is recorded by NISRA.
  • AQW 9784/22-2710 April 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the number of times Article 6 of the Pollution Control and Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 has been used by local councils to force owners to make improvements to a dilapidated property, broken down by council area, in each of the last ten years; and (ii) the efforts his Department has made, and will make, to encourage councils to use the powers they have in this regard, particularly in reference to the impact on the neighbouring properties and area of increased insurance premiums, reduced property value, the visual impact, and anti-social behaviour.
  • AQW 9783/22-2710 April 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether the Housing Executive has a responsibility to explore both social and private rental options when sourcing a property for a homeless tenant.
  • AQW 9709/22-279 April 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the reasons why further education lecturers receive lower pay than teachers at both primary and post-primary school level.
  • AQW 9708/22-279 April 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of figures from Carers NI that show 220,000 people, mostly older and female, care for a friend or family member unpaid, half of whom care more than 90 hours per week; (ii) how this situation has changed over the last five years; (iii) for his assessment of the impact on the physical and mental health of unpaid carers; (iv) what steps have been taken, or are planned, to improve the lives of unpaid carers and the ease of accessing the services available to them; and (v) to detail the ability, including funding-wise, of his Department to take steps to improve the support provided to unpaid carers.
  • AQW 9707/22-279 April 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the process under the Shared Care programme whereby adults obtain a diagnosis for ADHD which requires regular prescriptions of medication; (ii) whether some or all NHS GPs are (a) currently writing; and (b) allowed to write, prescriptions for the necessary medication following such a diagnosis; and (iii) the conditions under which NHS GPs are able to provide such prescriptions.
  • AQW 9706/22-279 April 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any correlation between those with ADHD and an increased risk of developing drug or alcohol dependency, or experiencing trauma; and (ii) the estimated percentage of the (a) Northern Ireland population; and (b) UK-wide population that currently have ADHD.
  • AQW 9705/22-279 April 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for an update on the implementation of A Fair Start programme for improving educational underachievement.
  • AQW 9594/22-278 April 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how they are leading on a trauma-informed approach across all Departments and statutory agencies.
  • AQW 9593/22-278 April 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure for a breakdown of compensation paid out by his Department due to vehicle damage caused by public roads in disrepair, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 9592/22-278 April 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, further to his approval of the teachers’ pay awards, (i) when he will announce a review of the pay and grading structure; and (ii) whether the review will include teaching assistants’ pay.
  • AQW 9591/22-278 April 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he plans to bring forward legislation for compulsory microchipping in cats.
  • AQW 9590/22-278 April 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an explanation of the delay of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in responding to planning applications as a statutory consultee.
  • AQW 9471/22-2722 March 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the amount of funding granted to sports clubs in each of the last five years, broken down by sport.
  • AQW 9470/22-2722 March 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for an update on the future provision of general surgery at Causeway Hospital; and (ii) to detail the reasons behind the exploration into the potential of ending general surgery there.
  • AQW 9469/22-2722 March 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any plans he has to reverse the decision to halt work on proposals for a bypass at Ballykelly.
  • AQW 9468/22-2722 March 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any plans he has to reinitiate counselling services for primary schools.
  • AQW 9467/22-2722 March 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, since its inception, to detail (i) the number of calls made to the Phone First number; (ii) a breakdown of the various directions given following these calls, broken down by constituency; and (ii) his assessment of the impact this has had on emergency departments.
  • AQW 9354/22-2721 March 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail his Department’s policy for households that are eligible for the Housing Executive's Disabled Facilities Grant, but do not receive the required funding to complete the work to enable the individual to receive the support or equipment to stay in their own home.
  • AQW 9353/22-2721 March 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether the testing of water in the lower Bann is carried out on a regular basis to ensure harmful chemicals and toxins are not present in the waterways.
  • AQW 9352/22-2721 March 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) whether there is an upper limit for the Housing Executive's Disabled Facilities Grant; and (ii) the process when the cost of the work rises after the grant is allocated, but the family or individual cannot afford to make up the deficit.
  • AQW 9351/22-2721 March 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the average turnaround time from a Housing Executive tenant vacating a property to the new tenant moving in, in each of the last five years, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 9350/22-2721 March 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the schemes his Department has been involved in with charities in East Londonderry that help dementia sufferers continue to socialise and mix with others outside their home.
  • AQW 9251/22-2720 March 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what plans he has to (i) make PSA tests routine as part of blood tests being taken by men over 50-years-old; and (ii) lower the age at which these tests are carried out, particularly for those with a family history of early-onset prostate cancer.
  • AQW 9250/22-2720 March 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the amount of funding provided to each amateur boxing club in East Londonderry in each of the last five years; (ii) how clubs apply for funding; and (iii) the amount of funding available for small community sports clubs.
  • AQW 9249/22-2720 March 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the powers his Department has to legally compel (a) private; and (b) public owners of derelict buildings to bring them up to a habitable standard; and (ii) the number of times this has been done in the last five years, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 9248/22-2720 March 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the steps he has taken since assuming office to roll-out the Sub-Regional Stadia Programme for Soccer.
  • AQW 9247/22-2720 March 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the amount paid out in claims to drivers whose vehicles have been damaged by potholes in each of the last five years, broken down by (i) motorways; (ii) A roads; and (iii) B roads.
  • AQW 9148/22-2719 March 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education how many schools have (i) transformed to integrated status; and (ii) expressed an interest transforming to integrated status, in the last year.
  • AQW 9147/22-2719 March 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the spread and impact of the invasive zebra mussel species; and (ii) the areas in East Londonderry that have been affected by this.
  • AQW 9146/22-2719 March 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what plans he has to increase (i) the use of; and (ii) funding for, Acute Care at Home services.
  • AQW 9145/22-2719 March 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the impact of a ban on amalgam fillings in Northern Ireland; and (ii) to detail how he can prevent this ban from being implemented here.
  • AQW 9144/22-2719 March 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure for his assessment of whether the growth of electric vehicle charge points is keeping pace with the growth in the number of electric vehicles.
  • AQW 9047/22-2715 March 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) how she will protect owners of new buildings which are subsequently found to be unsafe or defective; and (ii) any buildings, other than Victoria Square, Belfast, that are being explored to determine whether they are unsafe.
  • AQW 9046/22-2715 March 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for his assessment of the Consumer Council report that shows a quarter of households are left with less than £32 per week after all essentials are paid for; and (ii) to detail any policies he is aiming to develop to support those in financial need.
  • AQW 9045/22-2715 March 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail progress that has been made regarding the list of animal medicines at risk of being discontinued in Northern Ireland because of post-Brexit arrangements.
  • AQW 9044/22-2715 March 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the repercussions of the NHS England ban on puberty blockers for those in Northern Ireland already on these drugs; and (ii) how he will respond to this ban.
  • AQW 9043/22-2715 March 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the options that exist for creating an offshore windfarm; and (ii) the difference in cost between these and the options that exist for an onshore windfarm.
  • AQW 8932/22-2714 March 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the percentage of recyclable materials generated in Northern Ireland that is recycled in (a) Northern Ireland; (b) the Republic of Ireland; (c) the UK; and (d) elsewhere; and (iii) what safeguards are in place to ensure the material sent outside of Northern Ireland is recycled as opposed to disposed of in another way.
  • AQW 8931/22-2714 March 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what steps he is taking to (i) increase the number of Education Welfare Officers; (ii) reduce the backlog of children waiting to be allocated one; and (iii) equate the pay of Education Welfare Officers with social workers.
  • AQW 8930/22-2714 March 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on the policy of offering places in care homes for those awaiting discharge from hospital, but for whom a required care package is not in place.
  • AQW 8929/22-2714 March 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any plans he has to increase the (i) number; and (ii) spread of electric vehicle charge points, particularly the ultra-rapid variety.
  • AQW 8928/22-2714 March 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail the reasons behind obliging councillors to attend meetings in person; (ii) whether there are mitigating circumstances in which councillors may still attend remotely; and (iii) to detail the remote working policy in the Department for Communities.
  • AQW 8825/22-2713 March 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice what plans she has to participate in discussions in relation to the prospective move away from criminality by the UDA.
  • AQW 8824/22-2713 March 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether she has a role to encourage individuals from a Catholic community background to join the PSNI.
  • AQW 8823/22-2713 March 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans he has to develop an anti-poverty strategy.
  • AQW 8822/22-2713 March 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy what steps he will take to (i) reverse the decline in jobs growth; and (ii) reduce the number of redundancies.
  • AQW 8821/22-2713 March 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the work that is being undertaken to increase the number of ultra-rapid electric vehicle charge points.
  • AQW 8718/22-2712 March 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the mechanism via which the £20 million regeneration funding for Coleraine will be distributed; (ii) whether groups or organisations may apply for funding; and (iii) the geographical limit where the money may be spent.
  • AQW 8717/22-2712 March 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, given the loss of Coleraine’s enterprise zone, whether the recently announced new prospective client is still in the process of locating to the Atlantic Link area.
  • AQW 8716/22-2712 March 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the work that has been undertaken to emphasise the north coast’s surfing conditions in attracting tourists to the area.
  • AQW 8715/22-2712 March 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any expressions of interest that have been (i) sought; or (ii) received as part of the development of the previous Shackleton Barracks site.
  • AQW 8714/22-2712 March 2024 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance for her assessment of (i) the changes in the recent budget regarding the scrapping of tax incentives for owners of holiday lets; and (ii) how this could impact the north coast area.
  • AQW 8600/22-2711 March 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the number of vehicles without a valid MOT certificate; (ii) the number of vehicles both without valid car tax and not declared as SORN; (iii) the number of vehicles that have an MOT certificate due to expire within one month and do not have an MOT appointment booked; (iv) the impact of the cracked vehicle lifts in MOT testing centres; and (v) the resultant reduction in test frequency during the period of repair or replacement of the lifts.
  • AQW 8599/22-2711 March 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure what steps he will take to ensure planning officials are kept up to date and fully trained in the latest renewable energy technology, so as to better make recommendations and decisions within councils.
  • AQW 8598/22-2711 March 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the work being done to attract, train and retain carers.
  • AQW 8597/22-2711 March 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) for her assessment of the scale of illegal moneylending; and (ii) what tools she is using to address this practice.
  • AQW 8596/22-2711 March 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) how he is helping to winter-proof social and low-income housing; and (ii) how he is informing those eligible of the services available.
  • AQW 8502/22-278 March 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans he has to work with local councils in identifying properties that have fallen into (i) dereliction; and (ii) disrepair, so that owners may be encouraged to bring them back into use as part of either private or social housing stock.
  • AQW 8501/22-278 March 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) to detail the average yearly costs for taxi drivers before any outgoing payments are made, such as payments for (a) required courses; (b) average insurance costs; (c) medical costs; and (d) any other legally required expenses; and (ii) for his assessment of the impact of these fees on the reduction in taxi driver numbers in recent years.
  • AQW 8500/22-278 March 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for an update on establishing a childcare strategy to provide free, or more affordable childcare, to support those aiming to enter the workforce.
  • AQW 8499/22-278 March 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for his assessment of the impact of the delay in implementing a childcare strategy on families and women who wish to be able to work; and (ii) to detail his next steps in working with other Executive departments resolve this issue.
  • AQW 8498/22-278 March 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of how loneliness among older people may be exacerbated by living rurally; and (ii) to detail the steps he will take to ensure loneliness among older and more vulnerable rural dwellers is addressed.
  • AQW 8397/22-277 March 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) whether the Driver and Vehicle Agency still operates as a trading fund, specifically in relation to MOT services; and (ii) to what extent both driver and vehicle testing is tax-payer subsidised.
  • AQW 8396/22-277 March 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail his plans (i) to develop a loneliness strategy; and (ii) to help embed loneliness and resultant policies cross-departmentally and in tandem with other relevant strategies.
  • AQW 8395/22-277 March 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what plans he has to identify people, particularly the older generation, who may be more vulnerable to loneliness and isolation, and to put them in touch with groups that promote greater social engagement and inclusion.
  • AQW 8394/22-277 March 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, in the absence of a loneliness strategy, how he will work with the community and voluntary sector to reach out to people, promote greater social engagement and inclusion, and support opportunities and activities that do so.
  • AQW 8393/22-277 March 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 6163/22-27, and in light of rising expenses and fixed NHS fees that mean dental remuneration does not correlate with the cost to deliver care, how he will ensure fees are set at a level that meet the true cost to deliver modern health service dentistry.
  • AQW 8287/22-276 March 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities what advice his Department provides to local councils in order for them to maximise the amount of money they can raise from buildings such as town halls and civic buildings.
  • AQW 8286/22-276 March 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the intensive physiotherapy options that exist in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) elsewhere for young patients suffering from conditions such as cerebral palsy, with the aim of enabling them to walk.
  • AQW 8285/22-276 March 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what work his Department has been involved in to determine the cause of the large number of deceased frogs found recently on the beach in the East Strand and Whiterocks area of Portrush.
  • AQW 8284/22-276 March 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the process by which councils obtain the power to require a change of planning permission application, when a property changes from being occupied full-time to being occupied on a part-time basis, either as a holiday home or as a short-term let.
  • AQW 8283/22-276 March 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 6976/22-27, for her assessment of the trend of prisoners who, while not addicted to drugs prior to being sentenced to HMP Magilligan, become so while serving their sentence.
  • AQW 8186/22-275 March 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of the 2024 Rivers Trust report State of Our Rivers; (ii) to detail the cross-departmental work he has identified as necessary to improve the quality of our waterways; and (iii) to detail the financial and ecological cost of failing to act on the evidence and warnings of the numerous reports and the water-based ecological incidents of recent years.
  • AQW 8185/22-275 March 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 6976/22-27, to detail her assessment of how the presence of illegal drugs is maintained in HMP Magilligan.
  • AQW 8184/22-275 March 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether funding for the perinatal mental health services operational in all Health and Social Care Trusts is ring-fenced for future years.
  • AQW 8183/22-275 March 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of whether the £267 million Single Application and Map Service and the Entitlements Transfer Service is adequate to cover the needs of the farming sector; and (ii) to detail a comparison between this year’s funding and that of each of the last five years.
  • AQW 8182/22-275 March 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the support and funding which is provided by his Department to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
  • AQW 8050/22-274 March 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of whether the introduction of bovine electronic identification will help with the prevention and prosecution of livestock theft; (ii) whether this system can be used with other species of livestock in future; and (iii) what other ways of preventing and prosecuting for livestock thefts are being explored.
  • AQW 8049/22-274 March 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) how his Department will increase funding to the community and voluntary sector to enable it to return to pre-pandemic and pre-cost-of-living-crisis levels of service; and (ii) for his assessment of how investment in this sector by his Department saves Executive departments' money at rates beyond the funding provided, by supporting or filling gaps in public services.
  • AQW 8048/22-274 March 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any conversations he has had with the new chair of Invest NI in relation to (i) opportunities; and (ii) proposals that exist in East Londonderry for investment and economic growth, supported by Invest NI.
  • AQW 8047/22-274 March 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any research that has been commissioned into assessing the number of higher education students that could be eligible for the additional support for those facing financial hardship; and (ii) whether this funding will be sufficient to support all those eligible and in need.
  • AQW 8046/22-274 March 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) to detail the rules regarding the movement of cattle from Great Britain to Northern Ireland; and (ii) for his assessment of these rules.
  • AQW 7939/22-271 March 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he plans to introduce sub-24-week pregnancy and baby-loss certificates to parents, similar to the system in the rest of the United Kingdom.
  • AQW 7938/22-271 March 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) what work she is planning to carry out to protect children from being exploited by criminal and drug-dealing gangs, for instance, when they have drug debts; and (ii) what work she will do with other departments in order to protect children from being exploited by these gangs.
  • AQW 7937/22-271 March 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for a timeline of when childcare providers will be provided with financial support to fully address the needs of parents prior to the end of this financial year.
  • AQW 7936/22-271 March 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education how he will ensure that children with special educational needs, and their family, are provided with the same educational opportunities as any other child and family.
  • AQW 7935/22-271 March 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the cross-departmental work that he will facilitate between the Mental Health Champion and Executive departments to ensure staff and their service users are supported with their mental health.
  • AQW 7839/22-2729 February 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health how he will implement the GPP NI 2030 strategy without the review and revaluation of the remuneration that community pharmacies receive from his Department.
  • AQW 7838/22-2729 February 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the process by which his Department will implement the ban on live animal exports.
  • AQW 7837/22-2729 February 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the legal process for north coast tourism businesses, with particular regard to water-based businesses, to claim compensation when toxic algal blooms prevent their businesses from operating.
  • AQW 7836/22-2729 February 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail treatment options for both adults and children who suffer from hydrocephalus.
  • AQW 7835/22-2729 February 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail his Department's progress to create more specialist surgery hubs.
  • AQO 140/22-2729 February 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to outline her plans to reintroduce a drug-free wing in Magilligan Prison.
  • AQW 7718/22-2728 February 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether there is any proposal to review the process in cases where there is a lengthy ongoing planning application, with multiple periodic changes involving notifications to neighbours and objectors, who must then repeatedly respond.
  • AQW 7717/22-2728 February 2024 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance (i) what consideration has been given to setting out a three year budget from 2024; and (ii) to detail any issues preventing this.
  • AQW 7716/22-2728 February 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) to detail the number of dog attacks on sheep in each of the last five years; and (ii) what steps he will take to prevent these.
  • AQW 7715/22-2728 February 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) what steps he will take to encourage employers to hire people with disabilities; and (ii) how he will better support those with disabilities in securing work.
  • AQW 7714/22-2728 February 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of the difficulties being faced by farmers in relation to the Northern Ireland Food Animal Information System; and (ii) what steps he will take to improve this.
  • AQW 7626/22-2727 February 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities what financial support his Department can provide to establish multi-use games areas in the north coast area, including, Castlerock, Portrush, Limavady and Dungiven.
  • AQW 7625/22-2727 February 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of the impact of the Electronic Travel Authorisation on tourism to Northern Ireland; and (ii) to detail any steps he has taken to mitigate any issues regarding this.
  • AQW 7624/22-2727 February 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) what discussions he has had with Tourism NI and Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council regarding proposals for a new world-class golf course being developed at Magilligan and a museum of US presidents with local links; (ii) how his Department can be involved in the creation of these; and (iii) for his assessment of how this could positively impact the tourism in the north coast.
  • AQW 7623/22-2727 February 2024 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail the steps she is taking to ensure disabled access in all government buildings.
  • AQW 7622/22-2727 February 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what assistance his Department provides to groups supporting those suffering from endometriosis.
  • AQW 7493/22-2726 February 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) which roads in the East Londonderry constituency will benefit from the (a) £1 million funding for potholes; and (b) £8.1 million for road maintenance; and (ii) the funding that will be allocated to the East Londonderry constituency.
  • AQW 7492/22-2726 February 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the postnatal mental health resources available for new fathers.
  • AQW 7491/22-2726 February 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail what plans he has to progress a sheep scheme.
  • AQW 7490/22-2726 February 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on a redress scheme for victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse.
  • AQW 7489/22-2726 February 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail how the number of people being forced from their houses due to paramilitary intimidation is determined.
  • AQW 7403/22-2723 February 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of regulations covering the beauty treatment sector; and (ii) to detail any steps he is taking to improve regulations, in particular those involving invasive procedures such as injections.
  • AQW 7402/22-2723 February 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for his assessment of coastal flooding modelling, such as Climate Central’s Coastal Risk Screening Tool, and its identification of areas of the north coast that are likely to become vulnerable to flooding within the next decade; and (ii) to detail any plans he has to explore options for coastal flooding defences in the identified areas.
  • AQW 7401/22-2723 February 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, further to recent commitments to building the economy in the north west, to detail his plans to grow the economy in areas beyond Londonderry city, particularly in towns and areas in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 7400/22-2723 February 2024 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance for a timeline on the delivery of funds to departments to resolve ongoing pay disputes.
  • AQW 7399/22-2723 February 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail his plans to resolve the funding deficit that exists for community pharmacies, including reviewing the current drug tariff and clawback model; and (ii) for his assessment of the current operating conditions for pharmacies, given that many are operating at a loss, are having to use their own personal savings and are unable to employ and train staff.
  • AQW 7264/22-2722 February 2024 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance (i) for her assessment of the number of private properties that are currently uninhabitable due to dereliction and neglect; and (ii) to detail any (a) cross-departmental work; and (b) work with the private sector, she has planned to bring these properties back into use.
  • AQW 7263/22-2722 February 2024 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the number of private residential properties and units that were not inhabited in each of the last five years, broken down by constituency; and (ii) the proportion of these properties that were in an uninhabitable condition.
  • AQW 7262/22-2722 February 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the number of times Article 6 of The Pollution Control and Local Government (NI) Order 1978 has been used by local councils, in each of the past 10 years, to force owners to make improvements to a dilapidated property; (ii) the council areas this has been done; and (iii) the efforts his Department has, and will, make to encourage councils to use the powers they have in this regard, particularly in reference to increased insurance premiums, reduced property value and anti-social behaviour.
  • AQW 7261/22-2722 February 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for his assessment of the efficacy of laws which give powers to local councils to oblige owners to better maintain their properties when they fall into disrepair, dereliction or ruin; (ii) to detail the most recent changes to laws of this kind; and (iii) to detail any plans he has to update these laws.
  • AQW 7260/22-2722 February 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any work being planned (i) by his Department; and (ii) on a cross-departmental basis, to attract more people into town centres, particularly in the East Londonderry constituency.
  • AQW 7133/22-2721 February 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) his plans to facilitate the wider roll-out of stereotactic radiotherapy for cancer patients; (ii) the number of patients who would benefit from this treatment; and (iii) the number of patients that can be offered this treatment option.
  • AQW 7132/22-2721 February 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the potential to grow Northern Ireland’s adventure tourism sector; and (ii) any plans he has to create a specific body that oversees and develops this sector.
  • AQW 7131/22-2721 February 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on any work that is (i) underway; and (ii) planned, to explore Northern Ireland’s potential for geothermal energy production.
  • AQW 7130/22-2721 February 2024 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance for her assessment of the obligations, set out in the recent deal with the UK government, on the Executive to raise revenue to help pay for public services
  • AQW 7129/22-2721 February 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the anticipated timeline of the offer of a pay deal to transport workers, with a view to settling the ongoing dispute and preventing further industrial action.
  • AQW 6980/22-2720 February 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) what areas of healthcare could be treated in the community through pharmacies, opticians, dentists and other professional settings; and (ii) what plans he has to facilitate this.
  • AQW 6979/22-2720 February 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) what plans he has to reduce the time taken to process planning applications for renewable energy projects, for instance onshore windfarms; and (ii) how this may be achieved.
  • AQW 6978/22-2720 February 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for his assessment of the prevalence of mother and baby car parking spaces in public car parks; and (ii) to detail any plans he has to encourage an increase in this number.
  • AQW 6977/22-2720 February 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for his assessment of whether the time and effort required to obtain a convenient and timely MOT appointment, represents an acceptable value for money service; (ii) to outline the steps he will take to (a) improve; and (b) expedite the MOT booking and testing process; and (iii) what consideration he has given to (a) temporarily extending the MOT exemption period for new cars; (b) establishing a separate, expedited process for car dealerships; and (c) creating a specific position or think-tank for resolving this issue.
  • AQW 6976/22-2720 February 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) for her assessment of how drug (a) availability; (b) misuse; and (c) addiction is being tackled in HMP Magilligan; and (ii) to detail what further steps she will take to reduce the number of inmates who are able to (a) maintain; or (b) develop a drug habit while in HMP Magilligan.
  • AQW 6855/22-2719 February 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the mechanism by which recipients of housing assistance will be protected from the planned 7.7 per cent rise in social housing rent in 2024-25.
  • AQW 6854/22-2719 February 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of (i) the number of vacant commercial properties in town centres across East Londonderry; (ii) the trends seen in this number, over the last five years; and (iii) the issues dissuading traders from (a) maintaining; and (b) establishing commercial premises in these centres; and (iv) what steps his Department has (a) taken; and (b) planned, to encourage and incentivise more businesses, particularly independent traders, into commercial premises in the constituency’s town centres.
  • AQW 6853/22-2719 February 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) their plans to implement a loneliness strategy; (ii) their assessment of the scale and nature of loneliness in Northern Ireland; and (iii) the anticipated cross-departmental work and responsibility that will be required in the formation and roll-out of such a strategy.
  • AQW 6852/22-2719 February 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice what (i) support mechanisms; and (ii) legal safeguards are (a) in place; (b) planned, to help those who find themselves in debt to criminal gangs and are forced to undertake criminal activity on their behalf.
  • AQW 6851/22-2719 February 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail his plans to reimplement the Northern Ireland Primary Eyecare Assessment and Referral Service Plus scheme; and (ii) for his assessment of how this scheme is able to reduce waiting lists and times for treating eye conditions.
  • AQW 6715/22-2716 February 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what role his Department plays, or can play, in (i) preventing livestock thefts; and (ii) assisting with subsequent prosecutions, particularly in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 6714/22-2716 February 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, in light of the increasing cost of household goods, to detail any correspondence he has had, or plans to have, with large supermarkets and retailers, with a view to ensuring consumers get the best possible prices to help ease pressures during the current cost of living crisis.
  • AQW 6713/22-2716 February 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, in light of the increasing cost of household goods, what steps he will take to support those reliant on (i) benefits; (ii) state pensions; and (iii) government and community support schemes to help ease pressures during the current cost of living crisis.
  • AQW 6712/22-2716 February 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any steps she plans to take in relation to (i) the prevention of livestock thefts; and (ii) subsequent prosecutions in (a) East Londonderry; and (b) Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 6711/22-2716 February 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of (i) the importance of north coast tourism in helping to achieve Tourism NI’s target of an NI-wide 75 per cent increase in tourism revenue by 2033; (ii) the factors which may negatively impact north coast tourism, including (a) a recurrence of toxic algae blooms; (b) the cost of living crisis; and (c) controls on tourists entering Northern Ireland from the Republic; and (iii) what his Department must do to (a) mitigate these and any other barriers to north coast tourism; and (b) to further develop and increase it.
  • AQW 6578/22-2715 February 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any plans she has to introduce pre-recorded evidence gathering from victims, to prevent repeated questioning and re-traumatisation.
  • AQW 6577/22-2715 February 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities what steps he is taking to minimise duplication of paper correspondence to members of the public, while ensuring an appropriate form of correspondence for those not comfortable using digital solutions.
  • AQW 6576/22-2715 February 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for his assessment of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee’s report The Effect of Paramilitary Activity and Organised Crime on Society in Northern Ireland; and (ii) how he will work with the Minister of Justice to protect people and communities from becoming vulnerable to, and victims of, criminal gangs.
  • AQW 6575/22-2715 February 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the number of pupils with special educational needs increasing by 5,000 between 2019 and 2024.
  • AQW 6574/22-2715 February 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the increasing number of people on NHS waiting lists who subsequently opt to pay privately for treatment.
  • AQW 6428/22-2714 February 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) what plans he has to make the £1 million in funds previously unspent by Sport NI available to sporting clubs and organisations; and (ii) whether this money can be used to safeguard the short-term future of the North West 200.
  • AQW 6427/22-2714 February 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) how many people sought (a) treatment; and (b) support for eating disorders, in each of the past five years; (ii) for his assessment of how successfully eating disorders are being identified and treated by his Department; and (iii) to outline the (a) challenges involved; and (b) future steps that will need to be taken to reduce and eradicate eating disorders.
  • AQW 6426/22-2714 February 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what public health programmes and policies he will initiate to help people protect themselves from developing cancer.
  • AQW 6425/22-2714 February 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the potential benefits of the pilot scheme to film the delivery of judgments in the Court of Appeal, both in this setting and any future use of filming in the wider courts system.
  • AQW 6424/22-2714 February 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities what plans his Department has to (i) reinstate the Affordable Warmth, boiler replacement and other schemes; and (ii) create new schemes; (iii) change eligibility thresholds of existing schemes in order to reduce the impact of the cost of living crisis.
  • AQW 6307/22-2713 February 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the steps his Department is taking to reduce farm-related accidents, injuries and deaths.
  • AQW 6306/22-2713 February 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities what steps he is taking to ensure people making a claim for Universal Credit receive their full entitlement ahead of the benefit uprating in April.
  • AQW 6305/22-2713 February 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) what steps he will take to ensure farmers who rear 100 per cent grass-fed cattle will not be disadvantaged by the lowering of the age at which cattle go to slaughter in the Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme; and (ii) for his assessment of the potential and inadvertent risks, of raising the carbon footprint per kilo of beef, should more cattle farmers switch to feeding their animals a meal-based diet.
  • AQW 6304/22-2713 February 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of how health workers’ pay increases will be sustained in future years if money from the additional £3.3 billion deal recently agreed with the UK government is not replicated in future years.
  • AQW 6303/22-2713 February 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities what plans he has to reintroduce the Right to Buy scheme for residents of Housing Association properties.
  • AQW 6165/22-2712 February 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the impact on the economy due to parents being unable to work due to the absence of sufficient and affordable childcare; and (ii) the work of his Department in any expansion of free childcare.
  • AQW 6164/22-2712 February 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail his plans for reducing waiting times for hip replacement operations.
  • AQW 6163/22-2712 February 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) his plans to ensure that everyone can join and access a local NHS dentist in a timely way; and (ii) whether he will put in place a revised contract with dentists to ensure it is financially viable for dentists to take on and treat new NHS patients.
  • AQW 6162/22-2712 February 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) for her assessment of the links between the cost of living crisis and the increase in organised criminal action, including (a) illegal money-lending; (b) drug dealing; and (c) violence; and (ii) to detail any plans she has to develop strategies to combat the exploitation by criminal gangs of (a) people in need; and (b) disadvantaged communities.
  • AQW 6161/22-2712 February 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of the impact of the cost of living crisis on students’ financial wellbeing; and (ii) what steps he will take to improve this.
  • AQW 6031/22-279 February 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for his assessment of the risk posed by an extension of the landfill site at Maghery Road, County Armagh; and (ii) whether, given its regional significance, this application should be called in for decision by his Department under the 2011 Planning Act.
  • AQW 6030/22-279 February 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline (i) the estimated number of children vaccinated with the MMR vaccine; and (ii) the estimated proportion of parents who (a) have intentionally not had their child vaccinated; and (b) have not done so because they were not aware of appointments, had not been successfully contacted or were not registered with a doctor, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 6029/22-279 February 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) how parents are contacted in relation to their child’s vaccination schedule and appointments; (ii) for his assessment of the risks of these methods being unsuccessful in contacting parents; and (iii) for his assessment of ways of how to best ensure parents are kept informed about their child’s vaccination requirements and appointments.
  • AQW 6028/22-279 February 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) his plans to implement a loneliness strategy; (ii) his assessment of the scale and nature of loneliness in Northern Ireland; and (iii) the anticipated cross-departmental work and responsibility that will be required in the formation and roll-out of such a strategy.
  • AQW 6027/22-279 February 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail his plans to increase the provision of free and affordable childcare in line with the rest of the UK.
  • AQW 5900/22-278 February 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether it is possible for a patient to opt-out of the digitalisation of their medical records.
  • AQW 5899/22-278 February 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the steps that (i) have been made; (ii) are planned (a) to increase the number of wheelchair accessible taxis across Northern Ireland; (b) to ensure wheelchair accessible taxis are not more expensive for passengers; (c) to ensure taxi companies do not contravene the Equality Act; and (d) to put in place an individual or organisation to oversee the application of disability rights, in particular those relating to taxi businesses.
  • AQW 5898/22-278 February 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of current women’s health services, particularly gynaecology; and (ii) to detail plans he has to deal with lengthy waiting lists and times for these services.
  • AQW 5897/22-278 February 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he anticipates his previously released cancer strategy is to be fully funded with the restoration of the Assembly and Executive.
  • AQW 5896/22-278 February 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the process by which a person may change their medical history records; (ii) plans he has to improve this process; and (iii) the conditions or evidence required for this process to go ahead.
  • AQO 34/22-278 February 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail his plans for implementing the Sub-Regional Stadia Programme for Soccer.
  • AQO 23/22-278 February 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail his plans to tackle the spread of Bovine Tuberculosis.
  • AQO 11/22-278 February 2024 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline their plans to introduce stand-alone age discrimination legislation for accessing of goods, services and facilities.
  • AQW 5739/22-277 February 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for his assessment of the economic health of the community and voluntary sector; (ii) what plans he has to improve this; and (iii) for his assessment of how this sector could be used to support other public services.
  • AQW 5738/22-277 February 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) whether she will continue with a previously proposed early-release scheme for prisoners in order to free-up space in prisons; and (ii) to provide details around eligibility criteria.
  • AQW 5737/22-277 February 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, given the current availability of home carers, and with families being advised by Health and Social Care Trusts to use the direct payment system, whether he would appeal to available family members to become carers and receive direct payments via this route.
  • AQW 5736/22-277 February 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice what steps she will take to (i) meet the New Decade, New Approach target of 7,500 PSNI officers; (ii) improve conditions so as to limit the number of officers experiencing protracted periods of mental and physical ill-health; and (iii) increase the attractiveness of a career as a police officer for potential new recruits.
  • AQW 5735/22-277 February 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for a timeline on the implementation of the Sub-Regional Stadia Programme for Soccer.
  • AQW 5595/22-276 February 2024 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he will retain free bus and rail travel for those aged over 60 in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 5594/22-276 February 2024 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what plans he has to limit the formation of toxic algae blooms in Lough Neagh and to prevent them from travelling down the River Bann to north coast beaches.
  • AQW 5593/22-276 February 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what plans he has to reintroduce withdrawn programmes for primary school pupils and their families, such as holiday hunger payments and in-school counselling services.
  • AQW 5592/22-276 February 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what progress has been made in identifying and securing a site for the planned new integrated post-primary school in Coleraine.
  • AQW 5591/22-276 February 2024 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the current applications for the funding of new school buildings in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 5468/22-275 February 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail his plans for better safeguarding the wellbeing of homeless people with or without addiction issues.
  • AQW 5467/22-275 February 2024 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail how he will ensure the fair distribution of funding across Northern Ireland, provided by Invest NI, particularly outside of Belfast.
  • AQW 5466/22-275 February 2024 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail how she plans to resolve (i) the issues barristers have with the timely and adequate payment of Legal Aid; and (ii) the backlog of cases due to be processed by our criminal justice system.
  • AQW 5465/22-275 February 2024 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail his plans to increase the provision of social housing and facilitate the building of new, affordable private developments.
  • AQW 5464/22-275 February 2024 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail his plans for acting on the recommendations of the Bengoa report in reforming our health service.

2022 (503 questions)

  • AQW 5358/22-2728 October 2022 · Northern Ireland Assembly CommissionTo ask the Assembly Commission to detail the amount spent on (i) heating; and (ii) electricity in Parliament Buildings, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 5357/22-2728 October 2022 · Northern Ireland Assembly CommissionTo ask the Assembly Commission to detail the energy efficiency measures that have been put in place in Parliament Buildings in the last five years.
  • AQW 5356/22-2728 October 2022 · Northern Ireland Assembly CommissionTo ask the Assembly Commission for an update on steps to provide childcare facilities for staff.
  • AQW 5355/22-2728 October 2022 · Northern Ireland Assembly CommissionTo ask the Assembly Commission to outline what planned work it has to improve disability accessibility in Parliament Buildings.
  • AQW 5354/22-2728 October 2022 · Northern Ireland Assembly CommissionTo ask the Assembly Commission to detail the amount paid in fuel allowance to MLAs in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 5341/22-2727 October 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail what plans he is developing to reduce waiting lists and times for children’s health services; and (ii) to outline what large scale structural changes that are being considered within the health service in order to facilitate this.
  • AQW 5340/22-2727 October 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail what steps she will take to ensure working people are never financially disadvantaged by working; and (ii) to outline the cross-departmental work she will do to ensure policies do not discriminate against working people.
  • AQW 5339/22-2727 October 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of how the Northern Ireland Carbon Intensity Indicators 2022 report can be an indication that farmers are reducing their carbon emissions in specific processes.
  • AQW 5338/22-2727 October 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the ways in which he will translate the success of the regional Foot and Ankle Waiting List Initiative into waiting lists in other areas of healthcare.
  • AQW 5337/22-2727 October 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the estimated number and percentage of properties where average internet speeds will remain below 30Mbps, following the completion of Project Stratum.
  • AQW 5283/22-2726 October 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to provide details on the funding provided to (i) art projects; and (ii) arts organisations in East Londonderry, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 5282/22-2726 October 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of parking fines issued in each month of the last five years.
  • AQW 5281/22-2726 October 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline the information that recommends people continue to receive COVID vaccinations.
  • AQW 5280/22-2726 October 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the (i) number of women currently on a waiting list for gynaecology; and (ii) corresponding figures for each of the last five years.
  • AQW 5279/22-2726 October 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) for her assessment of how the functions of her Department, which require ministerial approval, will be impacted by a vacancy in the Ministerial office, post 28 October 2022; and (ii) to list the upcoming issues of importance that will be impacted by a vacancy in the Ministerial office.
  • AQW 5224/22-2725 October 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of people (i) arrested; (ii) charged; and (iii) successfully prosecuted, in relation to gun attacks in the Causeway Coast and Glens area, in the last three years.
  • AQW 5223/22-2725 October 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the mechanism by which motorists from the Republic of Ireland, found to be speeding in Northern Ireland, are able to be fined or prosecuted, and vice versa.
  • AQW 5222/22-2725 October 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) what consideration he has given to bringing forward legislation, similar to what exists in Scotland and Wales, that would require planning permission to be obtained when a property changes from a permanently occupied to a periodically occupied home; and (ii) for his assessment of how this would help local government regulate the numbers of second homes and dwelling houses in its jurisdiction.
  • AQW 5221/22-2725 October 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the health facilities that have yet to fully open, or re-open, since the Covid pandemic.
  • AQW 5163/22-2724 October 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the efforts she is making to ensure that adequate police numbers are (i) funded; (ii) retained; and (iii) enhanced.
  • AQW 5162/22-2724 October 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the reasons for the delay in the full opening of the A6 road improvement project; and (ii) the efforts he is making to expedite the project to completion.
  • AQW 5161/22-2724 October 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail what efforts or recommendations she has made to increase the representation of women in high profile positions within the police and the wider criminal justice sector.
  • AQW 5160/22-2724 October 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the efforts made by his Department and NI Water to identify and quantify all discharges of raw sewage into the sea and other waterways.
  • AQW 5159/22-2724 October 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether (i) he will enable the reintroduction of direct payments to family members, or people in the same household, acting as personal assistants to a care recipient; and (ii) the staffing and care provision shortfalls being experienced in the sector constitute exceptional circumstances.
  • AQW 5112/22-2721 October 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance for an update on (i) the amount of money issued in error under the furlough scheme; and (ii) the amount successfully recovered.
  • AQW 5080/22-2721 October 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the contingency plans in place for expecting mothers should midwives vote to take strike action.
  • AQW 5079/22-2721 October 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps that are being taken to improve the signage and visibility of publicly accessible defibrillators.
  • AQW 5078/22-2721 October 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the average waiting time, per constituency, for the (a) diagnosis of; and (b) treatment for hip replacement surgery; and (ii) the average time spent in hospital per hip replacement operation.
  • AQW 5077/22-2721 October 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of the recent outbreak of avian influenza and the threat it poses to the Northern Ireland poultry industry; and (ii) to detail the financial safety nets in place to support any farmers who experience an outbreak.
  • AQW 5035/22-2720 October 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 3962/22-27, (i) to detail the earliest potential date when decisions to change the eligibility criteria for free school meals and the school uniform grant will come into effect; and (ii) whether she has plans to expedite this process in light of the cost of living crisis and its impact on families’ ability to pay for school meals and uniforms.
  • AQW 5028/22-2720 October 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether the £5.3m support package for community pharmacies, to help meet the rising costs of medicines, will cover all the price increases.
  • AQW 5027/22-2720 October 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) whether community pharmacies regularly pay more for medicines than they are reimbursed for by his Department; and (ii) what plans he has to make changes to the drug tariff to enable community pharmacies to dispense medicines more affordably and without cost to themselves.
  • AQW 4927/22-2719 October 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail what conversations she has had with the Chief Constable regarding potential cost-efficiency measures in the PSNI, including the scaling back of services, pay and staff.
  • AQW 4926/22-2719 October 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the steps being taken to introduce a Universal Basic Income.
  • AQW 4925/22-2719 October 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities how is she ensuring that the needs and rights of children in families, who rely on benefits, are being met.
  • AQW 4924/22-2719 October 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of the challenges currently facing the restaurant, pub and bar industry; and (ii) to detail what support schemes in place for these businesses.
  • AQW 4870/22-2718 October 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the processes involved to ensure patients, being discharged from hospital, are not returning to homes which are under-heated and have inadequate provision of food.
  • AQW 4866/22-2718 October 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) when an applicant is informed of their Personal Independence Payment entitlement amount, is it described as an offer or entitlement; and (ii) for her assessment of whether describing it as an offer could be misleading to applicants.
  • AQW 4865/22-2718 October 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) for her assessment of the interim report of the Independent Review of Education; and (ii) whether the interim report contains recommendations that are actionable now.
  • AQW 4864/22-2718 October 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 3628-22/27, to detail what steps are being taken to bring the 16 Actionable voids in East Londonderry back into use.
  • AQW 4781/22-2717 October 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) why, in the Northern Trust area, an educational psychologist’s statement of educational need and recommendation of support for a child awaiting an official autism assessment is not sufficient to enable the child’s family to access the Autism Advisory Service; and (ii) to outline the steps he is taking to expedite the delivery of autism assessments and corresponding support in this area.
  • AQW 4780/22-2717 October 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on the future of the Cross-Border Healthcare scheme.
  • AQW 4779/22-2717 October 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of (i) the increase in the number of sexual offences committed in the past five years; and (ii) the length of time taken by the justice system to clear sexual offences.
  • AQW 4778/22-2717 October 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail what work that is being undertaken to prepare for the potential scrapping of EU environmental laws, including the creation of similar legislation for Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 4726/22-2714 October 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of the increase in the number of students dropping out of university courses, in particular his assessment of whether the cost of living crisis may have contributed to this trend.
  • AQW 4725/22-2714 October 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for an update on plans to introduce consistent and mandatory relationship and sex education in schools.
  • AQW 4724/22-2714 October 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) what support exists for schools that are unable to afford to keep their classrooms at a temperature suitable for teaching children; and (ii) what direction has been given to schools for which this is the case.
  • AQW 4723/22-2714 October 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on the Strategic Investment Board’s report into the need for a veterinary school in Northern Ireland, including its anticipated publication date.
  • AQW 4702/22-2714 October 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail what plans he has to bring a scheme similar to Project Girona in Coleraine to other areas.
  • AQW 4604/22-2713 October 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the level of co-operation that exists between her Department and the Home Office in the sourcing and securing of temporary accommodation for both local homeless people and those arriving via refugee programmes.
  • AQW 4603/22-2713 October 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail what efforts are being made to connect houses added retrospectively to Project Stratum at the same time as nearby houses that were included in the initial plan.
  • AQW 4602/22-2713 October 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of social housing units that exist in the (a) Macosquin; and (b) Castlerock areas; and (ii) what planned social housing projects are being developed for these areas.
  • AQW 4601/22-2713 October 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 3060/22-27, whether he plans to bring forward legislation to protect the rights of working women experiencing symptoms of menopause or fertility treatment which may impact their ability to work.
  • AQW 4510/22-2712 October 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what advice has been given to schools’ catering departments regarding making school dinners affordable but nutritious in the face of rising food and energy costs.
  • AQW 4509/22-2712 October 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) to detail the number of school pupils in receipt of free school meals in each of the last five years; (ii) what this number represents as a percentage of all school pupils; and (iii) for her assessment of any change in these figures.
  • AQW 4508/22-2712 October 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 3630/22-27, (i) whether these timeframes align with her expectations and targets; (ii) to outline any excess costs associated when cases go beyond a reasonable timeframe; and (iii) to detail what plans she has to review the process with a view to expediting these kind of cases.
  • AQW 4507/22-2712 October 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the locations of the anticipated 1,400 new homes to be built by Clanmil Housing following recent investment; and (ii) the amount to be provided by her Department as part of this project.
  • AQW 4506/22-2712 October 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) whether the School Holiday Food Grant will be available for children over the autumn mid-term and Christmas breaks; and (ii) to detail what steps have been taken to extend free school meals provision to all nursery and primary school pupils.
  • AQW 4428/22-2711 October 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether she has any plans to streamline the process for divorce in Northern Ireland, comparable with other regions of the UK.
  • AQW 4427/22-2711 October 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline (i) whether he has considered the impact of family and relationships on mental health; and (ii) how public services provide support and take account of the family unit when providing therapy for mental health.
  • AQW 4426/22-2711 October 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether he has any plans to introduce no-fault divorce in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 4424/22-2711 October 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to outline how her Department considers (i) accommodation; (ii) relationships; and (iii) employment issues when supporting people to not reoffend.
  • AQW 4423/22-2711 October 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) to outline the process for ensuring Relationships and Sex Education is part of the curriculum and delivered in all schools from all sectors; and (ii) whether this requires additional funding to deliver effectively.
  • AQW 4372/22-2710 October 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) what bereavement counselling services are currently available across Northern Ireland; (ii) where these are located; and (iii) what steps are being taken to offer and provide bereavement counselling services to anyone who has lost a loved one.
  • AQW 4371/22-2710 October 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 3207/22-27, to detail the ways in which she will improve the Private Rented Sector, so that it provides a safe and secure housing option for those that need it.
  • AQW 4370/22-2710 October 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the reasons for the delay in progressing the planned amalgamation of Coleraine College, Dunluce School and North Coast Integrated College into a single, integrated school.
  • AQW 4369/22-2710 October 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail what plans he has to encourage and facilitate the expansion of renewable energy production.
  • AQW 4368/22-2710 October 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of recent excess death figures.
  • AQW 4284/22-277 October 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) for an update on what conversations she has had with Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council regarding the installation of CCTV in Portrush, with a view to increasing public safety and reducing crime in the town; and (ii) to outline what funding is available from her Department for such a project.
  • AQW 4283/22-277 October 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) for her assessment of the current criminal assets recovery powers, in particular that relating to drug crime; and (ii) to detail what plans she has to seek to strengthen these powers.
  • AQW 4282/22-277 October 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) for her assessment of the level of drug-related activity in Limavady; (ii) how this has changed in recent years; and (iii) to detail what resources her Department has provided to the area in order to reduce drug-related activity.
  • AQW 4281/22-277 October 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) how the disability employment services currently funded by the European Social Fund will be paid for after March 2023; and (ii) what conversations he has had with the Westminster government regarding its involvement in future funding of these services.
  • AQW 4280/22-277 October 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail what work she has undertaken to create a minimum income for artists programme, similar to that in the Republic of Ireland.
  • AQW 4186/22-276 October 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the average response time taken by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency to review consent for effluent discharge for a property; and (ii) what actions are being taken to improve these times, particularly when the review is needed for a house sale completion.
  • AQW 4185/22-276 October 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for her assessment of the number of older people currently presenting and being accepted as homeless; and (ii) to detail what specific support exists for older people who find themselves homeless.
  • AQW 4184/22-276 October 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the average length of time taken by his Department to determine the outcome of a major planning application, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 4183/22-276 October 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether a person on the social housing waiting list, who subsequently secures a private rental property, is still able to use previously awarded Housing Executive points for homelessness in an application.
  • AQW 4182/22-276 October 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health how, amid cuts to the Rebuilding Support Scheme fees being paid to NHS dentists, he will ensure that (i) no NHS dentist is operating at a loss; (ii) everyone who needs NHS dental treatment is able to register with a dentist and receive timely care; and (iii) health service dentistry is future-proofed and sustainable.
  • AQW 4119/22-275 October 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) what other completed or planned visits by foreign travel agents have been facilitated by Tourism NI, further to that with representatives from the Indian travel agent sector; and (ii) how the success of such visits can be assessed.
  • AQW 4118/22-275 October 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the volume of human milk donated in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 4117/22-275 October 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the volume of blood donated in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 4116/22-275 October 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the total number of schools that have transitioned (i) to; and (ii) from, integrated status.
  • AQW 4115/22-275 October 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance (i) what plans his Department has to legislate on party walls and structures as recommended by the Northern Ireland Land Commission in its 2010 Report on Land Law; and (ii) to detail the existing laws that protect homeowners when an adjoining building is being demolished.
  • AQW 3964/22-273 October 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) what plans he has to improve road and pedestrian safety along the A2 near Dunluce Castle, where people often stop cars and coaches in order to take photographs; and (ii) what conversations he has had with the PSNI regarding this.
  • AQW 3963/22-273 October 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on the development of a loneliness strategy.
  • AQW 3962/22-273 October 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) for an update on the review into eligibility criteria for free school meals and the school uniform grant; and (ii) to detail what consideration she has given to adopting a ceiling price for school uniforms, similar to rules made in England.
  • AQW 3961/22-273 October 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of (i) the current asbestos removal regulations, in particular in relation to the cost to the property owner; and (ii) how these costs impact the level of illegal and potentially hazardous removals and disposals.
  • AQW 3960/22-273 October 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail what safeguards are in place to ensure the fairness of health assessments carried out for Personal Independence Payment claims by private companies.
  • AQW 3862/22-2730 September 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 1467/22-27, to detail what feedback he has had from the domiciliary care sector regarding the recent increase in secondary rate mileage.
  • AQW 3861/22-2730 September 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities what plans she has to liaise with the Minister for the Economy, prior to the Open golf tournament in Portrush in 2025, with a view to limiting the number of local people evicted from long-term rental properties by landlords wishing to take advantage of short-term lets during the tournament.
  • AQW 3860/22-2730 September 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail what plans he has to introduce cancer prehabilitation programmes into all Health and Social Care Trusts.
  • AQW 3859/22-2730 September 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 1151/22-27, for an update on the Public Health Agency’s urgent formal review of the pathway to remobilise adult day-care, short breaks and transport services.
  • AQW 3858/22-2730 September 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of (i) foster carer allowance rates in Northern Ireland, when compared to those in other parts of the UK and with reference to the current cost of living crisis; and (ii) how these rates are affecting the number of (a) new; and (b) continuing foster carers.
  • AQW 3808/22-2729 September 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the capacity level that respite and daycare services for learning disabled adults are operating at, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 3807/22-2729 September 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for an update on the review of the Community Development element of the Community Support Programme; (ii) to outline the terms and conditions of the review; and (iii) to detail her plans and timeframe to progress this area of community and voluntary support.
  • AQW 3806/22-2729 September 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance for his assessment of how availing of the power to set corporation tax level could improve Northern Ireland's economic forecast.
  • AQW 3805/22-2729 September 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy how the region plans to attract the level of large scale renewable energy projects that are needed to meet Northern Ireland’s Climate Act target of 80 per cent renewable electricity consumption by 2030.
  • AQW 3804/22-2729 September 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy considering the energy and cost of living crisis, how Northern Ireland will encourage the build-out of renewable energy required to increase indigenous energy generation and secure future energy independence and protection from volatile global markets.
  • AQW 3713/22-2728 September 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of the direct and knock-on effects of the cost of living crisis on rural communities; and (ii) to detail what plans he has to address the effects.
  • AQW 3712/22-2728 September 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the funding and support that has been provided by his Department to the Air Ambulance, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 3711/22-2728 September 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the size of the social housing waiting list in each constituency; and (ii) the estimated time the current waiting list in East Londonderry will take to clear, given the current level of investment, new builds and re-housing rates.
  • AQW 3710/22-2728 September 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) what plans he has to provide funding or assistance to charities and councils that relied on the former Dogs Trust neutering scheme for the neutering of surrendered or stray dogs; and (ii) for his assessment of the knock-on effects of the cessation of this scheme.
  • AQW 3709/22-2728 September 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail what plans she has to introduce or re-introduce domestic energy saving grant schemes and initiatives to help people use less oil, gas and electricity while keeping their homes warm.
  • AQW 3632/22-2727 September 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline the steps he is taking to ensure adequate numbers of doctors and nurses within the NHS following the recent British Medical Association survey highlighting dissatisfaction within the workforce, in particular regarding the issue of pensions.
  • AQW 3631/22-2727 September 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail what plans he has, or work he has done, to explore linking the redeveloped Ulster Canal with Lough Neagh and the Lower Bann.
  • AQW 3630/22-2727 September 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the average time taken for personal injury settlements to be made to victims, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 3629/22-2727 September 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail what assurances he has been given that the Shared Prosperity Fund will comprehensively meet the gap in Northern Ireland’s business funding left by the cessation of EU funding sources, such as the European Social Fund and European Regional Development Fund.
  • AQW 3628/22-2727 September 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of unoccupied Housing Executive properties, per constituency.
  • AQW 3552/22-2726 September 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether she has plans to (i) offer free school meals to all children during the cost of living crisis; and (ii) support schools to offer or extend breakfast and after-school clubs.
  • AQW 3551/22-2726 September 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether he has plans to cancel or defer domestic and non-domestic rates to reduce living and business costs during the cost of living crisis.
  • AQW 3542/22-2726 September 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether she plans to provide support to community and voluntary groups to support their local communities during the cost of living crisis.
  • AQW 3541/22-2726 September 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, in addition to the current schemes available, to outline her plans to ensure social and private homes are properly insulated to reduce energy costs.
  • AQW 3540/22-2726 September 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to outline services which are offered at Treatment Rooms in Primary Care practices; (ii) whether each service has been additionally resourced; and (iii) what feedback he has received from primary care practitioners about Treatment Room services.
  • AQW 3473/22-2723 September 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline (i) how many GP surgeries are at risk of closing across Northern Ireland; (ii) the reasons why GP surgeries are at risk of closure; and (iii) the impact for patients if a GP surgery closes.
  • AQW 3472/22-2723 September 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether all Multi-Disciplinary Teams across Northern Ireland include a social worker; and (ii) to outline reasons why some Multi-Disciplinary Teams do not have a social worker.
  • AQW 3471/22-2723 September 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to outline reasons why pathology result wait times have, on average, increased; (ii) for his assessment of the impact of longer wait times; and (iii) what action he is taking to reduce these times.
  • AQW 3470/22-2723 September 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he has plans to introduce e-prescribing in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 3469/22-2723 September 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on his review into General Practitioner pensions and the ability to opt out of such schemes.
  • AQW 3324/22-2721 September 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance what consideration he has given to making it mandatory for all new-build houses to include renewable energy sources, such as solar panels.
  • AQW 3323/22-2721 September 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of people newly registered as homeless, per constituency, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 3322/22-2721 September 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail what conversations he has had with the Westminster government regarding the potential for future windfall taxes on companies that have recorded an increase in profits as a result of rising food and energy prices.
  • AQW 3321/22-2721 September 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of people who called the Make the Call Service helpline, broken down by month, in the last five years.
  • AQW 3320/22-2721 September 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail what powers he has to seek the granting of greater repayment flexibility for businesses that availed of Covid Bounce Back loans, but are currently in arrears.
  • AQW 3208/22-2720 September 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of (i) his Department’s final survey on the effectiveness of the Spend Local Scheme; and (ii) the overall success of the scheme.
  • AQW 3207/22-2720 September 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, in addition to the construction of more properties, to detail what other initiatives she is planning in order to house the approximate 44,000 households currently on the social housing waiting list.
  • AQW 3206/22-2720 September 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the potential repercussions for teachers’ pay if they take (a) strike action; and (b) industrial action short of a strike; and (ii) the reasons for these repercussions.
  • AQW 3205/22-2720 September 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to outline the options available to her to avoid budget deficits in her Department in the absence of an agreed Executive budget.
  • AQW 3204/22-2720 September 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail what initiatives he is progressing to build on Coleraine High Street’s joint success in Retail NI’s High Street Heroes awards.
  • AQW 3062/22-278 September 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline what steps he is taking to ease production costs for agri-food business owners.
  • AQW 3061/22-278 September 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) to detail any positive outcomes resulting from conversations with the UK Government regarding the easing of immigration regulations for agri-food workers; and (ii) for an update on his assessment of labour supply in this sector.
  • AQW 3060/22-278 September 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any plans he has to introduce work policies for women experiencing symptoms of menopause or fertility treatment which may impact their ability to work.
  • AQW 3059/22-278 September 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the steps he is taking to relay to the Westminster government and EU the views of Northern Irish business groups and owners regarding the best way to resolve the issues around the NI Protocol.
  • AQW 3058/22-278 September 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to outline what steps he is taking to make conducting business more affordable for business owners amid the cost of living crisis, in order to limit the number of business closures.
  • AQW 2971/22-277 September 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) whether each child between the age of three and four years is entitled to a funded preschool place; (ii) why preschools have a limit on the number of funded places they can offer; (iii) why preschools may have to cut the number of funded places they offer; and (iv) how preschools who decline government funded children are then able to accept children if their parents pay for a place.
  • AQW 2970/22-277 September 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for her assessment of preschool provision, particularly in rural areas.
  • AQW 2969/22-277 September 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) why the maximum maintenance loan available to Northern Irish students studying in Great Britain is lower than that for a student from a similar economic background studying at the same university but domiciled in Great Britain; (ii) whether raising the loan limit would come at any cost to his Department; and (iii) whether he plans to review this.
  • AQW 2968/22-277 September 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) why the total funding available via maintenance loans and means-tested non-repayable maintenance grants to Northern Irish students studying in Great Britain is much lower than that for a student from a similar economic background studying at the same university but domiciled in Great Britain; and (ii) what plans he has to review this.
  • AQW 2967/22-277 September 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy what guidance has been given to haulage companies bringing privately bought goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland in relation to the obligation to request EORI numbers from the buyer.
  • AQW 2893/22-276 September 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to outline what steps he is taking, and advice he is giving, to reduce sedentary behaviour in desk and office-based workplaces, in particular those in the public sector; and (ii) for his assessment of those industries most affected by sedentary behaviour.
  • AQW 2892/22-276 September 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail what plans he has to make baby heel prick tests for spinal muscular atrophy available through the Health Service.
  • AQW 2891/22-276 September 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps he has taken to encourage more members of the Irish Traveller Community to pursue tertiary education.
  • AQW 2890/22-276 September 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the guidance given to planners and councils regarding the potential over development of properties such as apartments, which are likely to be sold as tourist rentals or second homes.
  • AQW 2889/22-276 September 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of (i) full time; (ii) part-time; and (iii) agency staff nurses employed by the Health and Social Care Trusts in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 2813/22-275 September 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of farm safety; and (ii) to detail what steps he is taking to improve safety on farms and throughout agriculture.
  • AQW 2812/22-275 September 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the potential threat of rising avian influenza cases in wild birds to human and animal health.
  • AQW 2811/22-275 September 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail what steps he is taking to protect the Northern Ireland to Republic of Ireland milk trade in anticipation of any changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol.
  • AQW 2810/22-275 September 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for his assessment of the knock-on effects of the availability of taxis; and (ii) to detail what steps he is taking to mitigate these effects.
  • AQW 2809/22-275 September 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the average construction cost of a Housing Executive property in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 2672/22-271 July 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) whether he is aware of any central database or register of people banned from owning or working with animals, held by individual councils; (ii) for his assessment of how maintaining such databases could help better enforce such bans; (iii) to detail the legal obligations of the bodies responsible for enforcing these bans; and (iv) for his assessment of how animal ownership bans could be better enforced.
  • AQW 2671/22-271 July 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) why, in 2021-22, (a) the number of people who have seen a dentist; and (b) the range of treatment delivered, has not returned to pre-pandemic levels; and (ii) to detail any benefits that exist for dentists treating NHS patients over private patients.
  • AQW 2639/22-271 July 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to outline (i) Northern Ireland’s current disability employment strategy; and (ii) her plans to update this strategy.
  • AQW 2638/22-271 July 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of the disability employment gap in Northern Ireland, which currently stands at 42 per cent, compared to the UK average of 28 per cent.
  • AQW 2637/22-271 July 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) to detail any training or employment schemes currently available for people with disabilities; (ii) for his assessment of the success of previous schemes; and (iii) what other support his Department offers disabled people seeking employment.
  • AQW 2524/22-2730 June 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail the process for anyone wishing to purchase their Housing Association property before the House Sales Scheme for Tenants of Registered Housing Associations ends in August 2022; (ii) how the valuation of the property is determined; (iii) who conducts the valuation; and (iv) whether an independent valuation obtained by the buyer will be taken into consideration when determining a property’s value.
  • AQW 2510/22-2730 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether dentists are, on average, dedicating a smaller proportion of their time to seeing and treating NHS patients than in previous years; and (ii) to detail any figures collected or held by his Department regarding the proportion of their time dentists spend treating NHS patients as opposed to private patients.
  • AQW 2480/22-2730 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the total number of hours that dentists spent providing NHS treatment in each of the last five years; and (ii) these figures as a percentage of the total time dentists spent treating all patients.
  • AQW 2479/22-2730 June 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for her assessment of the impact that limited local seweage capacity has on house construction in areas in need of both private and social housing; and (ii) what conversations she has had with the Minister for Infrastructure to ensure that adequate sewerage capacity exists in areas in need of additional housing.
  • AQW 2478/22-2730 June 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the areas where the available sewerage capacity is currently at a level that prohibits the construction of new housing developments; and (ii) the work his department is doing to increase capacity to facilitate construction of more homes.
  • AQW 2385/22-2729 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what consideration has been given to raising the minimum age for purchasing tobacco each year by one year.
  • AQW 2384/22-2729 June 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail her long-term plan to support more lower-income households who are facing price increases for food, goods and services.
  • AQW 2383/22-2729 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of dental practices that have (i) stopped; and (ii) started, treating NHS patients in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 2382/22-2729 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the support available for patients with arthritis awaiting surgery, including pain-management and emotional support; (ii) how a patient’s expected timeline for surgery is communicated to them; and (iii) what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for orthopaedic surgery.
  • AQW 2381/22-2729 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the current provision of psychiatrists; and (ii) what steps he is taking to (a) fill current vacancies; and (b) increase the number of training places for psychiatrists.
  • AQW 2298/22-2728 June 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for her assessment of the Neighbourhood Renewal funding system; and (ii) to detail any plans she has to review this system.
  • AQW 2297/22-2728 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the care and support made available to pregnant and pre-conception women who have suffered (a) one; (b) two; and (c) three or more miscarriages; and (ii) what steps he is taking to introduce a specialist care pathway for high risk women wishing to conceive.
  • AQW 2296/22-2728 June 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure what consideration he has given to developing up to date infrastructure plans for areas that experience high numbers of tourists in the summer months.
  • AQW 2295/22-2728 June 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) for an update on the progress of the single post-primary transfer test, due to be in place for 2024; and (ii) what details she can provide to schools, parents and pupils regarding preparation for the test.
  • AQW 2294/22-2728 June 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail what work he has done to investigate and optimise tourist opportunities arising from the north coast’s links with the Spanish Armada, including wrecks such as La Girona.
  • AQW 2135/22-2724 June 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the required processes and costs associated with the removal and disposal of asbestos in privately owned buildings; and (ii) any plans he has for reducing these costs.
  • AQW 2134/22-2724 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of patients who have sought Health Service medical care as a result of privately administered Botox and lip-filler cosmetic treatments in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 2133/22-2724 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of current regulations surrounding non-surgical cosmetic treatments, including the minimum age a person can avail of these treatments; and (ii) to detail the qualifications and training required to administer Botox and lip filler treatments.
  • AQW 2132/22-2724 June 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the work his Department has undertaken, and is planning to undertake, to reduce disruption and distress to locals caused by car cruise events in Portrush and Portstewart.
  • AQW 2131/22-2724 June 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail the current assessed need for social housing by number of bedrooms, in (a) Coleraine; (b) Limavady; (c) Portstewart; and (d) Portrush; and (ii) what funding is in place to take forward developments in these areas.
  • AQW 2054/22-2723 June 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 170/22-27, to detail the reasons that make the creation of a banned offenders register untenable and what evidence he used to come to this conclusion.
  • AQW 2048/22-2723 June 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) what consideration she has given to changing the threshold limits for the school uniform grant, so that parents who are struggling to afford uniforms, but who are just outside the eligibility threshold, can get support; and (ii) to detail any alternative support outside of this grant that is available for parents in this position.
  • AQW 2047/22-2723 June 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 1072/22-27, whether he has prepared future changes to the rating of empty homes exclusions to include houses that have been vacated by an unwell or infirm person being cared for in the home of a relative or friend.
  • AQW 2046/22-2723 June 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for an update on the amalgamation of Coleraine College, Dunluce School and North Coast Integrated College, including (i) the financial, developmental and operational role of Ulster University; (ii) progress on funding; (iii) what further liaison there has been with parents and the existing schools; and (iv) the anticipated timeline for (a) location; (b) planning; (c) development; (d) construction; and (e) operation.
  • AQW 2045/22-2723 June 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) to outline the progress that has been made towards the formation of an integrated education strategy within six months of 26 April 2022, in line with the requirements of the Integrated Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2022; (ii) for her assessment of the challenges of doing so; (iii) to detail any timeline she has for its creation and publication; and (iv) to detail the potential legal, political and educational repercussions of failing to meet the six-month deadline.
  • AQW 1970/22-2722 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, in the absence of an Executive, what steps he is able to take to facilitate the full implementation of the Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 and the provision of free period products.
  • AQW 1969/22-2722 June 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to outline what work she has undertaken, or plans to undertake, with other Executive departments, to assess what correlation there is between the number of second homes in an area and the demand for school places.
  • AQW 1968/22-2722 June 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) what work he has undertaken to assess the seasonal economic boost to towns on the north coast; (ii) the findings of any assessments; and (iii) what work he has undertaken, and plans to undertake, to improve the economic benefits.
  • AQW 1967/22-2722 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to outline how increased visitor numbers to the north coast during summer months impacts on the demand for services at Causeway Hospital; and (ii) to detail any seasonal or yearly boost in funding or resources the hospital receives, in order to meet demand.
  • AQW 1966/22-2722 June 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) action she has taken to investigate the potential for social or private housing on a 4.9-acre site on the Ballywillan Road in Portrush, that is adjacent to the future site of the new Mill Strand Integrated Primary School; and (ii) other potential sites she has identified in Portrush for this purpose.
  • AQW 1895/22-2721 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) his Department’s policy on providing puberty blocking medication for people under 18 years old who are transgender; (ii) the current availability of these drugs; and (iii) the process by which people under 18 years old, or their parents, can avail of them.
  • AQW 1894/22-2721 June 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to outline the steps she is taking to increase spend on education, per pupil, to bring it closer in line with other parts of the UK.
  • AQW 1893/22-2721 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the changes in the workforce of General Practitioners over the last ten years; (ii) to detail the impact that these changes have in meeting the demand within primary care; and (iii) to detail his Department’s workforce planning to take into account changes over the last 10 years.
  • AQW 1892/22-2721 June 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail any conversations she has had with caravan and caravan park owners regarding the consumer protections of the Caravans Act (Northern Ireland) 2011; and (ii) for her assessment of the current regulations.
  • AQW 1891/22-2721 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of facilities offering respite care for adults with learning disabilities in each constituency.
  • AQW 1808/22-2720 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) what continuity of care provision exists to enable a client user, who has moved to a neighbouring Health and Social Care Trust area, to maintain the services of their existing respite provider; and (ii) for his assessment of the importance to a child with severe learning difficulties of maintaining a relationship with a respite provider they have used for many years.
  • AQW 1807/22-2720 June 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the renewable energy technology options he is exploring to assess their potential to contribute to Northern Ireland’s electricity production.
  • AQW 1805/22-2720 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the transport options that exist for people in rural areas to travel to hospital appointments, in particular when very short notice of an appointment is given.
  • AQW 1804/22-2720 June 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the steps people can take to reduce domestic fossil fuel consumption; and (ii) the government support and grant schemes that exist to encourage this transition.
  • AQW 1803/22-2720 June 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 630/22-27, (i) to detail any schools in East Londonderry that she has assessed as being in need of capital funding; and (ii) whether she has plans to assess again the schools eligible for the Major Capital Works Programme and release more funding for it.
  • AQW 1728/22-2717 June 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities what steps she is taking to encourage owners of properties that are derelict or unsuitable for habitation to bring them up to a habitable standard.
  • AQW 1727/22-2717 June 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail what plans she has to introduce price caps for rental properties.
  • AQW 1726/22-2717 June 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) to detail any plans he has to revise planning regulations so that homes more suited to families are prioritised for development, ahead of apartments targeted towards second homes and short-stay rental properties; and (ii) for his assessment of current rates of planning permissions being granted for apartments in areas with high levels of tourism but low numbers of long-term housing options.
  • AQW 1725/22-2717 June 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail what conversations she has had, or plans to have, with the Minister for the Economy regarding the potential for vacant spaces above shops and businesses to be used for social or private housing.
  • AQW 1724/22-2717 June 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the current regulations on properties, or parts of properties, being used for AirBnB lets; (ii) if landlords are changing from operating long-term lets to holiday lets; and (iii) any plans he has to improve or initiate regulation relating to this.
  • AQW 1649/22-2716 June 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for her assessment of the impact on Housing Executive tenants of the closure of the House Sales Scheme; and (ii) to detail any plans she has to create an alternative to this scheme, such as the Right to Buy Scheme which operates in other parts of the UK.
  • AQW 1648/22-2716 June 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the process for anyone wishing to purchase their Housing Executive property before the House Sales Scheme ends in August; (ii) how the valuation of the property is determined; (iii) who conducts the valuation; and (iv) whether an independent valuation obtained by the buyer will be taken into consideration.
  • AQW 1646/22-2716 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the trend in the number of dentists providing NHS treatment; and (ii) what steps he is taking to ensure there is adequate provision of NHS dental care.
  • AQW 1645/22-2716 June 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the mechanisms via which the various Cost of Living Payments announced by the UK Government will be distributed to people in Northern Ireland; (ii) when they will be delivered; and (iii) who will receive each payment.
  • AQW 1553/22-2715 June 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 631/22-27, to detail the number and nature of any enquiries by businesses interested in becoming tenants at Coleraine’s Atlantic Link Enterprise Campus, since its creation.
  • AQW 1552/22-2715 June 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail for each constituency (i) the number of second homes; and (ii) the number of these that are (a) rented long-term: (b) rented short-term; and (c) not rented.
  • AQW 1551/22-2715 June 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 671/22-27, to outline the options she has to improve housing provision in the absence of an official Housing Supply Strategy.
  • AQW 1550/22-2715 June 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 671/22-27, to detail what conversations she has had with the Minister for the Economy and Tourism NI to (i) assess housing provision and need; and (ii) develop policies to address housing issues.
  • AQW 1549/22-2715 June 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the number of active short-term holiday let licences, in each constituency, in each of the last five years; and (ii) what conversations he has had with Tourism NI regarding the number of short-term holiday let licences granted in holiday areas, which are experiencing a shortage of long-term rental properties for local residents.
  • AQW 1467/22-2714 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 632/22-27, how the absence of a rise in fuel allowance rates for domiciliary care workers is impacting the delivery of care packages in rural areas.
  • AQW 1462/22-2714 June 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of the number of vacant properties in town centres; and (ii) what steps he is taking to support town centre businesses to prevent closures.
  • AQW 1461/22-2714 June 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 683/22-27, to detail the Assembly and Executive mechanisms preventing her from progressing the Sub Regional Stadia Programme for Soccer.
  • AQW 1460/22-2714 June 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 303/22-27, to detail any direct, on the ground assistance he is giving to businesses to help them fill staff vacancies.
  • AQW 1459/22-2714 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of people awaiting domiciliary care packages that have chosen to avail of free residential, care or nursing home accommodation offered by his Department, in each constituency in the last 12 months; (ii) the estimated total monthly cost of the care packages required; and (iii) the estimated total monthly cost of the residential, care or nursing home accommodation provided.
  • AQW 1375/22-2713 June 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy how the varying percentage of energy created by renewable sources in Northern Ireland impacts the price consumers pay for electricity.
  • AQW 1374/22-2713 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) what new strategies and initiatives he is planning in order to aid suicide prevention efforts; and (ii) what support his Department gives to the community and voluntary sector organisations that are involved in this issue.
  • AQW 1373/22-2713 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps he is taking to highlight the importance of men’s health and to encourage men to seek medical diagnoses when symptoms are present.
  • AQW 1372/22-2713 June 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of deaths in which drugs were a factor, broken down by constituency, in each of the past five years.
  • AQW 1371/22-2713 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) when the outcome of the consultation on reshaping stroke care will be published; and (ii) to outline his latest proposals for improving stroke care, including timelines.
  • AQW 1295/22-2710 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of surgeries delayed or cancelled in each Health and Social Care Trust, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 1294/22-2710 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health how adults with learning disabilities, who do not have a social worker, can receive a referral to day services.
  • AQW 1293/22-2710 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of staff shortages in the frontline health and social care sector; (ii) to detail the areas most affected; and (iii) to detail the steps being taken to address the shortages.
  • AQW 1267/22-2710 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of children currently (i) being treated for; and (ii) on a waiting list to receive treatment or support for, mental health issues.
  • AQW 1266/22-2710 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to outline the challenges in providing domiciliary care within the community in the Western and Northern Health and Social Care Trusts; (ii) how many service users are currently without their (a) full assessed care package; or (b) part of their assessed care package; and (iii) for his assessment of the capacity of care providers in these areas to fully provide services.
  • AQW 1234/22-279 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of instances of self-harm reported in each of the last five years, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 1233/22-279 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on (i) the number of service users awaiting care packages in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust; (ii) changes that have been made to the number of hours of care provision calls; (iii) his assessment of the current challenges for domiciliary care and the sustainability of services; and (iv) the steps he is taking in response to these challenges.
  • AQW 1232/22-279 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the (i) current waiting time; and (ii) number of women waiting, for gynaecology appointments in each Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 1231/22-279 June 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of jobseekers, trainees, apprentices and other individuals that have taken part in employment and skills programmes, funded in whole or part by her Department, in each of the last five years, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 1230/22-279 June 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail what engagement he has had with the Minister of Education in relation to improving childcare provision for working parents.
  • AQW 1155/22-278 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what financial support he can provide community transport schemes which are transporting members of the public to and from health and social care settings.
  • AQW 1154/22-278 June 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of staff shortages across all industry sectors; and (ii) what new steps he is taking to help (a) businesses find employees; and (b) people who are unemployed to find work.
  • AQW 1152/22-278 June 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the first year enrolment numbers for (i) the University of Ulster; and (ii) Queen's University Belfast, in each of the past five years, broken down by campus.
  • AQW 1151/22-278 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of day centre provision for (a) older people; (b) people with mental health issues; and (c) people with physical disabilities; and (ii) to detail the steps he is taking to increase this provision.
  • AQW 1076/22-277 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of patients at Causeway Hospital that have had travel to other locations to access MRI facilities in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 1075/22-277 June 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of the impact on hospitality businesses as a result of the reintroduction of Pavement Café Licence fees by some councils; and (ii) to outline any support he is planning to provide hospitality businesses in these areas to continue trading and serving customers outside.
  • AQW 1074/22-277 June 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for her assessment of the impact, on artists and entertainment venues, of the reintroduction of entertainment licence fees by some councils; and (ii) to outline any support she is planning to provide artists and venues in these areas.
  • AQW 1073/22-277 June 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any discussions he has had with the MJM Group in relation to the development of the former Shackleton military base in Ballykelly.
  • AQW 1072/22-277 June 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance (i) what consideration he has given to including houses that have been vacated, by an unwell or infirm person being cared for in the home of a relative or friend, into the rating of empty homes exclusions; and (ii) how this can be brought into line with rating of empty homes exclusions for houses that have been vacated by a person who has gone into a registered care facility.
  • AQW 1011/22-276 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health which Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service stations have been assessed for their potential inclusion in the programme for firefighters to respond to cardiac arrests alongside the Ambulance Service.
  • AQW 1010/22-276 June 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 29259/17-22, to detail the efforts she is making to explore the installation of renewable energy generating technology on (i) school land; and (ii) school buildings, with a view to reducing energy costs long-term.
  • AQW 1009/22-276 June 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for her assessment of (i) the current demand for independent support services such as foodbanks; and (ii) how this demand has changed over the previous three years.
  • AQW 1008/22-276 June 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the efforts she is making to explore the installation of renewable energy-generating technology on (i) social housing; and (ii) associated land, with a view to reducing energy costs long-term.
  • AQW 1007/22-276 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether Cross-Border Elective Healthcare will be extended beyond the current 30 June 2022 deadline; and (ii) what percentage of the cost of treatment will be reimbursed to the patient.
  • AQW 924/22-271 June 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any work she is doing to collect data on people accessing foodbanks and other support services provided by the community and voluntary sector, to better inform the policies of her Department and other Executive departments.
  • AQW 913/22-271 June 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the process by which the economic factors of (i) skills gaps; and (ii) staff shortages are actioned into policies by his Department.
  • AQW 912/22-271 June 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for an update on the establishment of a cross-departmental steering group, chaired by her Department, to develop and deliver actions to reduce fuel poverty; and (ii) which organisations and bodies (a) have been engaged to date; and (b) will be engaged with, in this process.
  • AQW 911/22-271 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health i) for his assessment of the current level of eating disorder training among health professionals; and (ii) what steps he is taking to increase training.
  • AQW 910/22-271 June 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of people diagnosed with an eating disorder, broken down by constituency, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 839/22-2731 May 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the current system of NHS dentistry funding; and (ii) for an update on efforts being made to reform NHS dentistry funding to protect frontline services and provision of dentistry.
  • AQW 838/22-2731 May 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the benefits of animal assisted therapy; and (ii) to detail the current prevalence of this therapy in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 837/22-2731 May 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 29639/17-22, to detail (i) the implications of the current migrant labour laws on the success of the potential Attract In/Attract Back programme; and (ii) what conversations he has had with the UK Government in relation to any changes to these laws that may be necessary to launch this programme.
  • AQW 836/22-2731 May 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the efforts, facilitated by Invest NI, to encourage investment in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 835/22-2731 May 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of Education Welfare Officers employed in each constituency, in each of the last five years
  • AQW 763/22-2730 May 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities why Northern Ireland does not take part in the Warm Homes Discount Scheme, which is available in all other regions of the UK.
  • AQW 762/22-2730 May 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to outline any funding that exists for community and voluntary groups to memorialise unmarked graves or former institutional settings where many people lived and died.
  • AQW 761/22-2730 May 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what provisions are available to support children and their families, assessed with special educational needs, when the Special Educational Needs Coordinator in the school is absent for a lengthy period of time.
  • AQW 760/22-2730 May 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 30249/17-22, to detail the simplification that has been made to regional Direct Payments guidance.
  • AQW 759/22-2730 May 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail what forms of redress are available for patients whose surgeries, or other medical appointments, for serious illness were cancelled or delayed due to the pandemic and led to worse health outcomes.
  • AQW 684/22-2727 May 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the steps she has taken to alleviate financial stress on the estimated 50,000 people of pensionable age living in relative poverty; and (ii) the efforts she has made to highlight the financial support available for older people in financial difficulties who are eligible but unaware of the support available.
  • AQW 683/22-2727 May 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) what conversations she has had with football clubs and bodies regarding Northern Ireland’s expected joint hosting of Euro 2028; and (ii) for her assessment of the impact that the delay in the funding for the Sub-Regional Stadia Programme for Soccer will have on Northern Ireland's ability to host matches, training camps and training matches.
  • AQW 672/22-2727 May 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of units of social housing created in each constituency, in each of the last five years; (ii) the total number of social housing units in each constituency; and (iii) the actions she is taking to increase the number of social housing units in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 671/22-2727 May 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail the steps she has taken to ensure greater security for private tenants in rental contracts; and (ii) for her assessment of the pressures on the private rental market in areas where there is a large tourism market, such as parts of East Londonderry.
  • AQW 670/22-2727 May 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) to outline the current youth services available in East Londonderry; and (ii) to detail the amount spent by her Department on youth services, in each constituency, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 633/22-2726 May 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of (a) paid; and (b) unpaid sports coaches; and (ii) the support that her Department provides to encourage new coaches, and to retain existing coaches, particularly those working with young people.
  • AQW 632/22-2726 May 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what steps are being taken to increase fuel allowance rates for domiciliary care workers.
  • AQW 631/22-2726 May 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on action being taken to find tenants for Coleraine’s Atlantic Link Enterprise Campus.
  • AQW 630/22-2726 May 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the process by which she determined the 28 schools that are to benefit from the Major Capital Works Programme.
  • AQW 629/22-2726 May 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities what steps have been taken to increase the number and capacity of crematoriums in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 556/22-2725 May 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline (i) his plans to make better use of the skills and experience of the community and voluntary sector to deliver health and social care; and (ii) how he will support this sector to do so.
  • AQW 555/22-2725 May 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of healthy eating habits in Northern Ireland; and (ii) to detail any current or proposed cross-departmental schemes to make healthy food cheaper and more easily accessible for households.
  • AQW 547/22-2725 May 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the existing policies that require schools to (a) teach children the importance of healthy eating; and (b) provide healthy meals and snacks; and (ii) what efforts are being made to improve the policies.
  • AQW 521/22-2725 May 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the current levels of diabetes; (ii) to outline the current policy on prevention and treatment; and (iii) to detail what new treatment options are being considered.
  • AQW 520/22-2725 May 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to (i) outline what work has been undertaken to assess levels of loneliness in Northern Ireland; and (ii) detail any steps that are being taken to address the issue.
  • AQW 477/22-2724 May 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of current melanoma rates in Northern Ireland; and (ii) what steps he has taken to both reduce rates and treat melanoma.
  • AQW 476/22-2724 May 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the estimated number of unregistered carers; and the amount of money that their work saves the public purse each year.
  • AQW 466/22-2724 May 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he has taken to improve treatment for people with epilepsy.
  • AQW 465/22-2724 May 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the specific support that exists for people who have experienced trauma.
  • AQW 464/22-2724 May 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for an update on his plans to implement the recommendations of the Bengoa report; and (ii) for his assessment of how implementing these recommendations would impact on the efficiency and delivery of the health service.
  • AQW 387/22-2723 May 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the (a) financial; and (b) respite support that his Department is providing to all carers; and (ii) what steps he is taking to contact unregistered carers to provide access to the support they need.
  • AQW 373/22-2723 May 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on the publication of the Strategic Investment Board report into the need of and potential for a veterinary school in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 371/22-2723 May 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the (i) number of people living with a neuro-disability, broken down by constituency; (ii) support that exists for sufferers; and (iii) recent scientific, medical and therapeutic advances that have been made in treatment and diagnosis.
  • AQW 370/22-2723 May 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the (i) actions he has taken to better support parents who have lost a child to stillbirth or neonatal death; and (ii) work undertaken to better understand the causes of stillbirth and neonatal death.
  • AQW 369/22-2723 May 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of bowel cancer (i) prevalence; (ii) survival rates; and (iii) treatment waiting times, with reference to how these compare to other parts of the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
  • AQW 310/22-2720 May 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any cross-departmental work she has overseen with the Department for Infrastructure to ensure that the planning system addresses housing need.
  • AQW 305/22-2720 May 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for her assessment of the football training facilities at Portrush Football Club Youth’s Parker Avenue site; and (ii) to detail any conversations she has had with stakeholders at the club and the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council regarding facilitating improvements.
  • AQW 304/22-2720 May 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of rural crime levels; and (ii) to detail the efforts being made to prevent and prosecute offences.
  • AQW 303/22-2720 May 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to outline what steps he is taking to improve the availability of skilled staff across all industries where need exists.
  • AQW 301/22-2720 May 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) to detail what steps she is taking to enable pre-schools and nurseries in the voluntary and community sector to take in more children and operate to their full capacity; and (ii) for her assessment of how this sector can be best supported to cater to those parents and children who live long distances from the nearest statutory pre-school or nursery.
  • AQW 173/22-2718 May 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any work she has done to explore ways of releasing emergency support funding for people struggling to pay energy bills.
  • AQW 172/22-2718 May 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the ways in which he will help farmers diversify their businesses in order to improve sustainability.
  • AQW 171/22-2718 May 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the ways in which he will improve business connectivity and infrastructure.
  • AQW 170/22-2718 May 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline his plans to create a banned offenders register to prevent people found to have committed acts of animal cruelty from owning or working with animals.
  • AQW 169/22-2718 May 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of the efficacy of the Rural Needs Act; and (ii) to outline the cross-departmental work that is carried out when decisions are being made on (a) health care; (b) education; (c) childcare; and (d) transport in rural areas.
  • AQW 76/22-2717 May 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps he has taken to improve care and outcomes for patients who have a brain injury.
  • AQW 75/22-2717 May 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of volunteers in Northern Ireland, broken down by constituency; and (ii) the support she is giving, and plans to give, to assist these volunteers.
  • AQW 73/22-2717 May 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the number of foster carers, broken down by constituency in each of the last five years; and (ii) for his assessment of the trend of the prevalence of foster carers.
  • AQW 72/22-2717 May 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities what steps she is taking to tackle the current housing crisis, particularly in areas of East Londonderry.
  • AQW 71/22-2717 May 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for an update on efforts to provide timely MOT testing slots to motorists in need of one; and (ii) to detail the number of motorists currently driving with expired MOTs.
  • AQW 35/22-2716 May 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) what advice can he offer to people with rising energy costs, including electricity; (ii) what steps he is taking to mitigate these costs; (iii) to outline the process for people who cannot afford to pay their energy bills; and (iv) what conversations has he had with energy companies to provide support to their customers.
  • AQW 29/22-2716 May 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) to detail the current debt levels of schools across Northern Ireland; and (ii) to outline the current policy on schools taking on debt.
  • AQW 28/22-2716 May 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail what steps are being made to use digital technology to mitigate the disruption to learning caused by temporary school closures as a result of staff absences.
  • AQW 27/22-2716 May 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the issues that have caused the delay to phase two of the £500 COVID recognition payment for health and social care workers; and (ii) for an update on when these workers will receive this payment.
  • AQW 18/22-2716 May 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) for her assessment of whether pupil numbers are expected to increase in the coming years; and (ii) how this forecast aligns with current and planned school closures.
  • AQW 31197/17-2225 March 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the planned improvements to Magilligan Prison.
  • AQW 31195/17-2225 March 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the major works planned by her Department in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 31175/17-2224 March 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps he is taking to ensure adequate provision of dental care in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 31174/17-2224 March 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure what plans she has to improve rural transport in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 31151/17-2223 March 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount of funding delivered to voluntary and community mental health projects in East Londonderry, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 31150/17-2223 March 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount of funding provided to voluntary and community projects in East Londonderry dealing specifically with trauma, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 31149/17-2223 March 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the amount of funding for rural projects provided by his Department in East Londonderry, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 31131/17-2222 March 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) to detail any projects or schemes her Department is involved in that are addressing anti-social behaviour in; (a) Northern Ireland; and (b) East Londonderry; and (ii) for her assessment of anti-social behaviour rates in each of these areas.
  • AQW 31130/17-2222 March 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of domestic animals being brought into Northern Ireland from Eastern Europe, potentially via a third country.
  • AQW 31115/17-2222 March 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure pursuant to AQW 30742/17-22, whether wastewater infrastructure provision in Limavady is also of a standard to support the construction of future developments.
  • AQW 31096/17-2221 March 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for an update on the review of residents' parking schemes; (ii) to detail its findings; (iii) when it will be published; and (iv) when residents’ parking schemes will be available in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 31095/17-2221 March 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs when the Strategic Investment Board report into the need for a veterinary school in Northern Ireland will be published.
  • AQW 31094/17-2221 March 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he has any plans to review veterinary charges for domestic animals.
  • AQW 31012/17-2216 March 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the (i) process; and (ii) information and guidance social workers provide for families regarding top up fees for care homes.
  • AQW 31011/17-2216 March 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline the process for individuals and community groups who want to improve areas (i) under her Department’s ownership; and (ii) where ownership cannot be determined.
  • AQW 31006/17-2216 March 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether the £350 Home for Ukraine payment will be considered income and therefore affect income-related benefits.
  • AQW 30978/17-2215 March 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for a breakdown of how planning application fees paid to her Department for major planning applications are (a) distributed within her Department; and (b) directly attributed to the processing of the application they are submitted for; (ii) what portion of planning application fees paid to her Department for major planning applications are distributed to each statutory consultee and how this is calculated; and (iii) for a breakdown of how planning application fees paid to local planning authorities for major planning applications are distributed within the authority’s planning department.
  • AQW 30969/17-2215 March 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for a detailed breakdown of how planning application fees paid to the local planning authorities for major planning applications are directly attributed to the processing of the application they are submitted for; and (ii) what portion of planning application fees paid to local planning authorities for major planning applications are distributed to each statutory consultee and how this is calculated.
  • AQW 30968/17-2215 March 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what support exists for children under 16 years old who are diagnosed with Long Covid.
  • AQW 30936/17-2214 March 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure, further to the recent passage of the Climate Change (No.2) Bill and the publication of the Energy Strategy, whether she plans to review the planning system to streamline applications for renewable energy projects.
  • AQW 30935/17-2214 March 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail his plans to address inequalities in dental care.
  • AQW 30934/17-2214 March 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail any criticism he has received regarding his new financial support scheme for general dental practice; and (ii) whether this new scheme is a step towards a fully privatised dental service in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 30933/17-2214 March 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail her reasons not to extend £200 Energy Payment Support Scheme to those who are in receipt of legacy benefits, such as working tax credits; (ii) whether she considered total household income as well as individual income in this decision; and (iii) for her assessment of how this decision will impact single parent families with low working income.
  • AQW 30932/17-2214 March 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) for her assessment of pay and conditions for Education Welfare Officers as a comparison with social workers; and (ii) to detail her plans to close the current pay gap between Education Welfare Officers and social workers.
  • AQW 30887/17-2211 March 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance what steps he is taking to reduce the consumer prices for heating oil, gas, petrol and diesel.
  • AQW 30886/17-2211 March 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on (i) current MOT waiting times; and (ii) efforts being made to (a) reduce waiting times; and (b) enable drivers to get a booking at their closest test centre.
  • AQW 30885/17-2211 March 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the projects and investment her Department has created in rural areas of East Londonderry during this Assembly mandate.
  • AQW 30884/17-2211 March 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the current advice to people seeking, but unable to secure, a face-to-face GP appointment.
  • AQW 30874/17-2211 March 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail any plans he has for renegotiating the Rebuilding Support Scheme for dentists, given the British Dental Association’s rejection of the latest offer; (ii) for his assessment of corresponding dental fee enhancements that have been introduced in other UK jurisdictions; and (iii) for his assessment of dentistry in Northern Ireland currently.
  • AQW 30860/17-2210 March 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance (i) what consideration he has given to including houses that have been vacated, by an unwell or infirm person being cared for in the home of a relative or friend, into the rating of empty homes exclusions; and (ii) how this can be brought into line with rating of empty homes exclusions for houses that have been vacated by a person who has gone into a registered care facility.
  • AQW 30857/17-2210 March 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on the steps he is taking to ensure adequate numbers of pharmacists are working in Northern Ireland, particularly in rural locations.
  • AQW 30742/17-229 March 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the number of additional domestic properties in Limavady that could be accommodated by current water infrastructure; and (ii) how many of these have been earmarked as properties given planning permission but not yet connected.
  • AQW 30741/17-229 March 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) whether NI Water are currently providing pre-development reports on the sewerage capacity in Limavady, should a potential developer request one; and (ii) what steps she has taken to inform prospective property developers in this area of any limits on capacity that could affect the granting of their planning application.
  • AQW 30740/17-229 March 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance how he will ensure undergraduate students studying at universities and colleges outside of the two largest cities will be afforded equal opportunity to avail of the 160 Civil Service student placements.
  • AQW 30674/17-228 March 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for an update on the provision of, and treatment being offered at, long Covid clinics; and (ii) for his assessment of the success of these clinics in treating the illness and its symptoms.
  • AQW 30673/17-228 March 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy what work he is doing to (i) encourage; and (ii) facilitate businesses to use outside spaces, including via district council’s Licensing of Pavement Cafés scheme.
  • AQW 30616/17-227 March 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of cyber-attacks on the NI Civil Service in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 30615/17-227 March 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for an update on work being done to expand the electric vehicle charge point network; and (ii) what discussions she has had with private businesses and local councils to explore their potential involvement in this expansion.
  • AQW 30614/17-227 March 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Task-Force, including (i) meeting regularity; (ii) stakeholders included; (iii) aims and objectives; and (iv) achievements to date.
  • AQW 30613/17-227 March 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the current provision of electric vehicle charge points, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 30612/17-227 March 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 28732/17-22, what plans she has to (i) develop; and (ii) encourage a unified Relationships and Sexuality Education policy for all schools in order that every child has equal access to high quality information and guidance in this area of learning.
  • AQW 30557/17-224 March 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 29783/17-22, (i) whether the hourly pay rates provided are paid in addition to a worker’s baseline hourly wage, or instead of it; and (ii) to detail the normal hourly rates for the pay bands listed.
  • AQW 30556/17-224 March 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 30212/17-22, to detail any engagement he (i) has had; and (ii) plans to have, with (a) the Education Authority; (b) the Department of Education; and (c) individual schools, in order to promote the option of further education colleges to pupils.
  • AQW 30555/17-224 March 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the (i) resources; and (ii) finances required to enforce laws designed to protect Northern Ireland’s blue carbon habitats.
  • AQW 30554/17-224 March 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the total amount of the High Street Scheme funding (i) distributed to citizens per constituency; and (ii) spent in each constituency.
  • AQW 30502/17-223 March 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities why people receiving Working Tax Credit were not included in the £200 Energy Payment Support Scheme.
  • AQW 30501/17-223 March 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the nature and location of the blue carbon habitats identified in the East Londonderry constituency; (ii) the health of these habitats, compared to previous years; and (iii) what protection measures are being considered in order to protect them.
  • AQW 30500/17-223 March 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the total amount of funding provided from (i) Northern Ireland; (ii) the UK; and (iii) EU sources, to Northern Ireland farmers, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 30499/17-223 March 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 29917/17-22, (i) for her assessment of the current capability of Ballykelly’s wastewater system; and (ii) to detail any remaining issues that have been identified with the system.
  • AQW 30498/17-223 March 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for an update on the work (a) required; (b) planned; (c) and funded for the Limavady wastewater system upgrade; and (ii) the timescales involved.
  • AQO 3276/17-223 March 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he plans to review GP contracts with the Health and Social Care Board to provide primary care services.
  • AQW 30436/17-222 March 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether (i) joint Universal Credit claimants will each receive £200 as part of the Energy Payment Support Scheme; and (ii) people in receipt of Housing Benefit will receive the payment.
  • AQW 30433/17-222 March 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the implications of the recent sanctions on the Russian Federation for Northern Ireland businesses which currently trade there; and (ii) any support available from his Department for those businesses financially impacted by these sanctions.
  • AQW 30432/17-222 March 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance (i) for his assessment of the current cyber security threat to Northern Ireland; and (ii) whether this has been affected by the war in Ukraine.
  • AQW 30382/17-221 March 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance for an update on efforts to explore the installation of renewable energy-generating technology on public (i) buildings; and (ii) land, with a view to reducing energy costs long-term.
  • AQW 30381/17-221 March 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) for her assessment of the amount of time children spend studying foreign languages during their time at school; (ii) to detail the accepted (a) educational; and (b) developmental benefits that are derived from studying foreign languages in school; and (iii) for her assessment of introducing modern languages into the Northern Ireland Curriculum Primary.
  • AQW 30380/17-221 March 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what work he is doing with organisations supporting people in financial difficulties in order to assess, intervene and treat those people who are suffering from mental ill-health as a result.
  • AQW 30318/17-2228 February 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the rate of death from lung and pulmonary conditions in Northern Ireland, compared to rates in other parts of western Europe; and (ii) what steps he is taking to reduce this level.
  • AQW 30316/17-2228 February 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the needs and opportunities identified in the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area that will inform the Labour Market Partnership programme.
  • AQW 30315/17-2228 February 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the initiatives he is progressing in order to increase the number of people with disabilities in employment, including graduates of colleges and universities.
  • AQW 30252/17-2225 February 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of the sustainability of the bed and breakfast and guesthouse industry; and (ii) to detail any plans he has to support these businesses.
  • AQW 30251/17-2225 February 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail how the Rural Needs Act Northern Ireland 2016 can be used to protect rural schools.
  • AQW 30250/17-2225 February 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 29920/17-22, to detail (i) the insurance implications for schools offering their facilities for community use; and (ii) what advice she can give to schools.
  • AQW 30249/17-2225 February 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps he is taking to provide domiciliary care to anyone who needs it.
  • AQW 30248/17-2225 February 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of (i) households; and (ii) individuals, currently in Housing Executive temporary housing in each constituency.
  • AQW 30216/17-2224 February 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what steps he is taking to relieve the pressure on hospitals in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust area.
  • AQW 30215/17-2224 February 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any data that has been collected in relation to drivers’ adherence to temporary 20mph speed zones outside schools.
  • AQW 30214/17-2224 February 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on the use of methane-lowering food supplements for livestock.
  • AQW 30213/17-2224 February 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, in light of rising fuel and energy costs, what consideration he has given to creating a fuel taskforce.
  • AQW 30212/17-2224 February 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy what steps he is taking to increase numbers taking courses at further education colleges.
  • AQO 3225/17-2224 February 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to outline her plans to support families struggling with rising living costs, who do not qualify for benefits.
  • AQW 30146/17-2223 February 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of the current number of vets in Northern Ireland; and (ii) what steps he is taking to increase this provision.
  • AQW 30145/17-2223 February 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of people currently waiting to receive their £100 emergency fuel payment; and (ii) how applicants can check the progress of their application.
  • AQW 30144/17-2223 February 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for her assessment of current sea defences in Portstewart; and (ii) to detail plans she has to improve these.
  • AQW 30143/17-2223 February 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail action taken by her Department to ensure the survival of the Magilligan to Greencastle ferry service.
  • AQW 30084/17-2222 February 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) to detail how new working from home arrangements have impacted staffing levels at Ballykelly House; and (ii) for his assessment of whether workers at the headquarters are being attracted to move to the area.
  • AQW 30083/17-2222 February 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail what support his Department can provide to businesses that have suffered recent storm damage and are not covered by their insurance.
  • AQW 30082/17-2222 February 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount spent on free lateral flow test kits since the start of the pandemic.
  • AQW 30081/17-2222 February 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of Northern Ireland Fire Service provision in Portrush; and (ii) to detail any plans he has to increase provision.
  • AQW 29982/17-2218 February 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) for her assessment of the provision of Home to School Transport in East Londonderry; and (ii) to detail the steps she is taking to ensure all students in need of this service are able to access it.
  • AQW 29979/17-2218 February 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any conversations she has had with (i) the PSNI; and (ii) local councils regarding reports of domestic animals being poisoned.
  • AQW 29978/17-2218 February 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy how the current rise in energy prices will inform future energy policy.
  • AQW 29920/17-2217 February 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what steps she is taking to enable and encourage school facilities to be used by the wider community during school holidays and weekends.
  • AQW 29919/17-2217 February 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy what steps he is taking to enable and encourage more small, local fishermen to provide businesses with local seafood.
  • AQW 29917/17-2217 February 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the work on Ballykelly’s wastewater system that has been (i) completed in the last three years; and (ii) budgeted for in future.
  • AQW 29916/17-2217 February 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the support provided by her Department to the Vale Centre and the Greysteel Community Centre.
  • AQO 3214/17-2217 February 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how he is supporting farmers following the detection of Maedi Visna in Northern Ireland.
  • AQO 3194/17-2217 February 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether she has any plans to review existing provisions to address anti-social behaviour.
  • AQO 3178/17-2217 February 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure what plans she has to improve the efficiency of the planning system.
  • AQW 29784/17-2215 February 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the arrangements for self-isolation from 15 February 2022.
  • AQW 29783/17-2215 February 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to provide details on the COVID payment, given to Health and Social Care Trust employees who do overtime, including (i) which roles are eligible; (ii) how the COVID payment rate is calculated; and (iii) how much has been spent by his Department on the COVID payments.
  • AQW 29782/17-2215 February 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure for her assessment of the changes needed in the planning system and its rules to (i) better stimulate the economy; (ii) enhance communities; and (iii) protect the environment.
  • AQW 29781/17-2215 February 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the prevalence of loneliness in society; and (ii) what steps he is taking to address it.
  • AQW 29704/17-2214 February 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any future projects or schemes she is planning to initiate with the Police Rehabilitation and Retraining Trust to better ensure the wellbeing of (i) current and retired police officers; and (ii) prison staff.
  • AQW 29703/17-2214 February 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether contracts between Health and Social Care Trusts and employment agencies providing health and social care workers include a requirement for agency staff to receive similar pay uplifts as those given to staff directly employed Health and Social Care Trusts, including the backdating of pay uplifts.
  • AQW 29702/17-2214 February 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the efforts being made to attract agency health and social care staff into permanent employment by Health and Social Care Trusts.
  • AQW 29701/17-2214 February 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the number of children seeking access to mental health services.
  • AQW 29639/17-2211 February 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the steps he is taking to encourage and facilitate workers from overseas to fill staff vacancies across various industries.
  • AQW 29638/17-2211 February 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the adequacy of travel grants available for medical students on placement.
  • AQW 29637/17-2211 February 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether organisations that offer advice and helpline services, funded by her Department, have had their funding increased as a result of an increase in demand.
  • AQW 29636/17-2211 February 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) to detail the steps he is taking to increase the uptake of apprenticeship courses; and (ii) for his assessment of how current staff shortages, across all industries, can be mitigated by increasing the numbers of apprentices.
  • AQW 29635/17-2211 February 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of the rise in supermarket food prices; and (ii) to detail what conversations he has had with (a) supermarkets; (b) other food producers and suppliers, regarding mitigations for these rises.
  • AQW 29561/17-2210 February 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for an update on (i) the Sub-Regional Stadia Programme for Soccer; (ii) the reasons for the delay in its implementation; and (iii) the reassurances she is giving football clubs that there will be no financial impact as a result of the delay.
  • AQW 29560/17-2210 February 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) for her assessment of the rise in the number of recorded hate crimes, particularly racist hate crimes; and (ii) to detail what steps she is taking to address this rise.
  • AQW 29559/17-2210 February 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, further to Tourism Ireland’s Green Button Embrace a Giant Spirit 2022 Campaign, (i) what conversations has he had with tourism and hospitality stakeholders in East Londonderry in order to maximise the opportunities to tourism and businesses in the area; and (ii) which new (a) tourism; and (b) hospitality assets in this area have been identified as having particular potential to grow and appeal to the GB tourist market.
  • AQW 29558/17-2210 February 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the rising number of children seeking access to mental health services; and (ii) to detail the steps he is taking in the short, medium and long term to facilitate better and more timely access to these services.
  • AQW 29557/17-2210 February 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for her assessment of the impact of rising construction materials costs on the roll-out and implementation of the Sub-Regional Stadia Programme for Soccer.
  • AQO 3170/17-2210 February 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline the work he is doing to ensure domiciliary care packages are in place for eligible hospital patients so they can be discharged when they are well enough.
  • AQW 29483/17-229 February 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail what steps she is taking to address the growing incidence of (i) online sexual crimes, and (ii) sexual offences more widely.
  • AQW 29482/17-229 February 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for her assessment of the accessibility of the 212 bus route to people living in rural areas surrounding Dungiven who do not have a car; and (ii) to detail any consideration she has given to creating a connecting shuttle service for these communities to link up with the 212 service at given times.
  • AQW 29481/17-229 February 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the benefits of preventative and support visits for people aged 75 and over, including their potential impact on (i) life-expectancy; (ii) wellbeing; and (iii) admissions to hospital and care settings.
  • AQW 29480/17-229 February 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) for her assessment of how changing GCSE and A-Level grade boundaries in England, Scotland and Wales will impact pupils and pupils’ relative grades in Northern Ireland; and (ii) to detail any plans she has to make similar changes to assessments.
  • AQW 29479/17-229 February 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to details of the groups or projects in East Londonderry that have (i) applied for; and (ii) received funding from her Department to run programmes or events related to the celebration of The Queen’s 2022 Platinum Jubilee.
  • AQW 29406/17-228 February 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the number of business premises that have been vacated in each of the last five years in the town centres of (a) Coleraine; (b) Limavady; (c) Portrush; (d) Portstewart; (e) Kilrea; (f) Garvagh; and (g) Dungiven; and (ii) the corresponding number of business premises newly occupied in each of these years.
  • AQW 29405/17-228 February 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of children in the foster care system, broken down by constituency; and (ii) the number of those that have been placed with foster carers on a (a) part-time; and (b) full-time basis.
  • AQW 29404/17-228 February 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any involvement she has had in cases of local councils’ allegations of non-compliance with pavement café licence conditions against business owners; and (ii) what advice she is giving to both businesses and councils in respect to (a) the rules governing these licences, and (b) the resolution of any disputes.
  • AQW 29403/17-228 February 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the current provision of mobile library services in East Londonderry; (ii) her assessment of the adequacy of this provision; and (iii) any plans she has to change the level of mobile library services in the constituency.
  • AQW 29402/17-228 February 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to outline (i) the organisations and clubs providing recognised education based programmes and services in East Londonderry that have or will benefit from funding related to A Fair Start: Final Report and Action Plan; (ii) the details of these projects; and (iii) the total funding provided to these organisations.
  • AQW 29325/17-227 February 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any plans or conversations he has had with relevant stakeholders to provide financial support or alterations to student loan options, for students trying to cope with increasing fuel and energy bills.
  • AQW 29323/17-227 February 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail the steps being taken to make the Northern Ireland Civil Service and its projects less reliant on energy from fossil fuels.
  • AQW 29322/17-227 February 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the amount spent annually by (a) the Executive; (b) the Executive's departments; and (c) their arm's-length bodies, on electricity, gas, oil and other energy, broken down by department; and (ii) the predicted increase to this expenditure, in real terms, given rising energy costs.
  • AQW 29321/17-227 February 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any work she has undertaken to explore the adoption of a 30 hours free childcare scheme for three and four year olds, similar to that in England.
  • AQW 29259/17-224 February 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for her assessment of the impact on schools as a result of rising energy costs.
  • AQW 29257/17-224 February 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail what engagement he has had with further and higher education staff and students in relation to the upcoming strike action.
  • AQW 29255/17-224 February 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the postcodes of the additional 8,500 premises recently added to Project Stratum.
  • AQW 29097/17-222 February 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the powers of independent car park enforcement companies to (i) fine the (a) owners; and (b) drivers of cars believed to have exceeded the stated car park usage time in private car parks; and (ii) access data about the owners of cars believed to have exceeded the stated car park usage time in private car parks.
  • AQW 29096/17-222 February 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether he has received and approved all pay remits from PSNI staff for 2021/22, including requests for incremental pay progression.
  • AQW 29095/17-222 February 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the process by which independent health and social care workers, who worked during the qualifying period for the £500 recognition payment, can claim and access the payment if they are no longer employed by the same employer as during the qualifying period; and (ii) the redress for these workers if their previous employer does not respond to them.
  • AQW 29094/17-222 February 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any plans she has to create regulatory powers governing the use of jet skis.
  • AQW 29036/17-221 February 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) what steps she has taken to highlight the Help Musicians’ Coronavirus Financial Hardship Fund 2022 to local musicians and to encourage them to apply; and (ii) what considerations she has given to creating a similar, Executive-funded, hardship scheme.
  • AQW 29035/17-221 February 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) whether people in receipt of legacy benefits, such as Tax Credits and Housing Benefit, who have not switched to Universal Credit will be eligible for the £200 Emergency Fuel Grant; and (ii) what steps people in these circumstances need to take to ensure they receive the payment.
  • AQW 29034/17-221 February 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities when face to face Personal Independence Payment appointments will resume.
  • AQW 29033/17-221 February 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the current waiting times for the processing of, and decision on, a Personal Independence Payment (i) initial application; (ii) mandatory reconsideration; and (iii) appeal.
  • AQW 28962/17-2231 January 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) whether she plans to include community transport schemes in her proposed financial assistance scheme for private bus and coach operators; and (ii) for her assessment of how community transport schemes have supported other sectors, such as health and social care and community groups, during the pandemic.
  • AQW 28960/17-2231 January 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 27715/17-22, to detail (i) the number of registered childminders at the end of each of the last five years; and (ii) the number of childcare places this equates to.
  • AQW 28959/17-2231 January 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the number of jobseekers, trainees, apprentices and other individuals that have taken part in employment and skills programmes, funded in whole or part by his Department, in each of the last five years, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 28914/17-2228 January 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) how her Department is addressing telecommunications scams which target older people; and (ii) the external organisations and arms-length bodies her Department is working with in relation to these scams.
  • AQW 28913/17-2228 January 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail what steps she is taking to ensure that middle-income households not claiming benefits are able to access affordable legal counsel, such as Legal Aid.
  • AQW 28912/17-2228 January 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of how successful the Executive Action Plan for Tackling Paramilitarism, Criminality and Organised Crime has been in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 28911/17-2228 January 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any projects or trail development her Department has been involved in during the current mandate that facilitates and promotes non-competitive, leisurely horse-riding.
  • AQW 28910/17-2228 January 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail the extent to which non-competitive horse riding as a leisure activity has been supported by her Department during the current mandate; (ii) to outline any forthcoming projects or schemes in which her Department will be involved; and (iii) for her assessment of the social and physical benefits of leisurely, non-competitive horse riding for children and young people.
  • AQO 3081/17-2227 January 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the redevelopment of Magilligan Prison.
  • AQW 28735/17-2226 January 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether customers who have signed up for the 1GB Fibrus Hyper Fast Broadband speed, but whose actual broadband speed falls within another pricing bracket, will have the difference in price refunded.
  • AQW 28734/17-2226 January 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the number of dog thefts reported in each of the last five years; and (ii) the number of those that resulted in (a) the return of the dog; and (b) a prosecution.
  • AQW 28733/17-2226 January 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of accessible and inclusive play parks in each constituency.
  • AQW 28732/17-2226 January 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for her assessment of the provision of sex and relationship education in Northern Irish schools in relation to that of (i) England; (ii) Scotland; (iii) Wales; and (iv) the Republic of Ireland.
  • AQW 28731/17-2226 January 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 27819/17-22, (i) for her assessment of how staff shortages in the PSNI are impacting on the functioning of the justice system; (ii) to detail the efforts she is making to ensure adequate funds are in place to address any staffing shortages within the PSNI; and (iii) to outline what steps she will take to ensure funds, that could help fill staff vacancies across the justice system, are not left unspent and returned to the Department of Finance.
  • AQW 28644/17-2225 January 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) what steps were taken to ensure freelance workers in the creative industry sector, such as musicians, DJs, promoters, publicists, artist managers, security staff, technicians, sound engineers and other associated staff, were able to access previous and current arts sector support grants; (ii) for her assessment of the effect on these workers of the downturn in trade in the night-time hospitality and nightclub industries; and (iii) to detail any plans she has to support these workers both prior to, and beyond, the 26 January 2022 date for a change in restrictions, should this downturn persist.
  • AQW 28643/17-2225 January 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 27713/17-22, (i) what consideration he has given to representing Northern Irish residents, who have second homes in Co. Donegal affected by mica, in their bids to the Republic of Ireland government to secure compensation as part of the Republic’s Mica Redress Scheme; and (ii) what conversations he has had with the Republic of Ireland government in relation to this issue.
  • AQW 28642/17-2225 January 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 22273/17-22, to detail (i) any contingency plans he has developed to overcome potential food and goods shortages; and (ii) the potential steps he envisages being considered when he states in his answer that we will do all we can.
  • AQW 28641/17-2225 January 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of the potential for food shortages in the coming months; and (ii) to detail any contingency plans he has developed to overcome any potential shortages.
  • AQW 28640/17-2225 January 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of the supply and demand for those over 25 who want to begin an apprenticeship; (ii) to detail (a) the support; and (b) place numbers available for people over 25 who wish to retrain via an apprenticeship; and (iii) whether he will consider making unfilled places on apprenticeship courses for younger trainees automatically available for those aged over 25.
  • AQW 28558/17-2224 January 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 27128/17-22, what assessment has been made of whether independent care providers, providing care in the community, are less likely to take on rural clients, given the rate they are paid remains the same, regardless of travel time to and from an appointment.
  • AQW 28557/17-2224 January 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 27128/17-22, to provide a comparison between the hourly rate charged by (i) Health and Social Care Trusts for care in the community that Trusts provide themselves; and (ii) the amount paid to independent care providers for providing the same service.
  • AQW 28556/17-2224 January 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on his plans to retain, or otherwise, the rule requiring pupils in post-primary schools to wear face coverings in schools.
  • AQW 28555/17-2224 January 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of people in Northern Ireland who suffer from a rare disease, defined by the EU as one that typically affects an average of one in 2,000 people; and (ii) the number of different rare diseases present in the population in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 28554/17-2224 January 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of prostate cancer tests carried out in each of the last five years, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 28469/17-2221 January 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of men convicted of the homicide of a woman, who had previous convictions for any crime relating to the physical, mental abuse or assault of women, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 28468/17-2221 January 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of female victims of homicide in each of the last ten years.
  • AQW 28467/17-2221 January 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for her assessment of how rising GCSE and A-Level exam results are affecting the take up of places at (i) further education colleges; and (ii) universities.
  • AQW 28466/17-2221 January 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of how rising GCSE and A-Level exam results are affecting further education college enrolments; and (ii) what steps he is taking, and what conversations he has had with the Minister of Education, to address this issue and increase the number of students enrolling at further education colleges.
  • AQW 28394/17-2220 January 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the steps she took to ensure that households most in need were able to access the £100 Emergency Fuel Payment Scheme, including (i) how gross household income was measured; (ii) how households with limited or no internet access were able to apply; and (iii) whether older people or households with young children were prioritised.
  • AQW 28393/17-2220 January 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on any anticipated changes to COVID-19 regulations relating to care homes.
  • AQW 28392/17-2220 January 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 27271/17-22, for an update on the NI Reval 2023 non-domestic rates review.
  • AQW 28390/17-2220 January 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on when the Strategic Investment Board report into the need for a veterinary school in Northern Ireland will be published.
  • AQW 28310/17-2219 January 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of the impact of the downturn in hospitality trade on local food and beverage producers, in particular producers of alcoholic beverages.
  • AQW 28309/17-2219 January 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance what plans he has to offer financial support, similar to the £40 million Omicron Hospitality Payment fund, to food and beverage producers whose businesses have suffered losses as a result of the downturn in hospitality trade.
  • AQW 28308/17-2219 January 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of the impact of the 2017 Electronic Communications Code reforms on (a) farmers and landowners who lease their land to communications operators; and (b) the speed at which rural telecommunications improvements have been, and will be, made; and (ii) to detail any steps he is taking to address this issue.
  • AQW 28307/17-2219 January 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 25768/17-22, to detail the steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for IVF, in particular for older women.
  • AQW 28210/17-2218 January 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure for her assessment of how the reduction in Translink services has affected (i) students commuting to and from university campuses; and (ii) commuting workers.
  • AQW 28209/17-2218 January 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) what conversations he has had with local councils to promote and support local businesses; and (ii) what contribution his Department has had in terms of local council regulations relating to trading licences and fees for local businesses.
  • AQW 28208/17-2218 January 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any conversations he has had with local councils to provide a more joined-up approach to addressing cases of animal cruelty.
  • AQW 28207/17-2218 January 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any impact assessment that was carried out prior to reducing Translink services in order to assess the potential disruption for (a) students commuting to and from university campuses; (b) commuting workers; and (c) general travellers; and (ii) her assessment of how these groups have been affected by service reductions.
  • AQW 28206/17-2218 January 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health why independent hospital staff were not included in the £500 HSC Staff Recognition Payment for independent and voluntary health and social care workers, given other personnel working in the independent sector were included.
  • AQW 28099/17-2217 January 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 26008/17-22, what consideration he has given to adopting a system similar to the Right to Choose scheme used in England, in order to enable adults more freedom in seeking diagnoses and treatment for ADHD.
  • AQW 28098/17-2217 January 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on whether or when COVID-19 booster jabs will be included in the vaccination certification system.
  • AQW 28097/17-2217 January 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the work being done with the Minister for Communities and Minister of Justice to provide social housing suitable for adults with learning disabilities who have a criminal record.
  • AQW 28096/17-2217 January 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of (i) the current trend of the provision of dentists providing NHS care; and (ii) how this is affecting dental care for (a) children; and (b) the wider population.
  • AQW 28095/17-2217 January 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps being taken to overcome and reduce the number of health and social care staff absentees.
  • AQW 28029/17-2214 January 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to (i) detail how he is working with the Minister of Education to ensure pre-school childcare places for middle-income working parents; and (ii) for his assessment of how the current pre-school childcare place allocation rules are affecting the ability of parents to work.
  • AQW 28028/17-2214 January 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline (i) the steps he is taking to address the backlog of diabetes patients who are waiting for appointments; (ii) the way in which diabetes care is audited; (iii) the steps being taken to train more health staff in diabetes-specific care; and (iv) how emotional support for diabetes patients has been factored into the Mental Health Strategy.
  • AQW 28027/17-2214 January 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to outline (i) which children are prioritised when allocating pre-school places; (ii) whether she has plans to create more places for children who are not prioritised; and (iii) how the current pre-school place allocation rules are enabling middle-income working parents to continue to work.
  • AQW 27952/17-2213 January 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) what plans he has to carry out a metastatic breast cancer audit, similar to that being carried out in England and Wales, and planned in Scotland; (ii) for his assessment of the benefits such an audit could bring to patients; and (iii) how this will fit into the Cancer Strategy.
  • AQW 27951/17-2213 January 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the measures in place, and planned, to (i) remove the cancer treatment backlog; and (ii) ensure patients have timely access to cancer diagnosis and treatment.
  • AQW 27950/17-2213 January 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in reference to recently published reports commissioned by her Department, for her assessment of (i) electric vehicle infrastructure; (ii) electric vehicle sales; and (iii) the growth and expansion of each.
  • AQW 27949/17-2213 January 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the challenges affecting the pig industry; and the measures he is taking to overcome them.
  • AQW 27948/17-2213 January 2022 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of staff shortages within the agri-food industry; (ii) to detail the observed and anticipated repercussions; and (iii) to detail the steps being taken to address staff shortages.
  • AQW 27881/17-2212 January 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to outline (i) what consideration she has given to providing universally free, nutritious school meals; and (ii) for her assessment of the potential impact on (a) children’s health, and (b) working families in poverty who only just exceed the current threshold for free school meals.
  • AQW 27880/17-2212 January 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for her assessment of staff shortages within her Department and its arms-length bodies; (ii) to detail the areas and bodies most affected; and (iii) to detail the steps being taken to address these shortages.
  • AQW 27879/17-2212 January 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities what consideration she has given to introducing a basic income for artists, given the impact of the pandemic on the sector.
  • AQW 27878/17-2212 January 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance (i) for his assessment of staff shortages in the NI Civil Service; and (ii) to detail the steps being taken to address these shortages.
  • AQW 27819/17-2211 January 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) for her assessment of staff shortages in (a) the PSNI; (b) the Northern Ireland Prison Service; and (c) the justice system in general; and (ii) to detail the steps being taken to address any shortages.
  • AQW 27818/17-2211 January 2022 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of current staff shortages across the economy; (ii) to detail the sectors most affected; and (iii) to detail the steps being taken to address these shortages.
  • AQW 27817/17-2211 January 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on the number of patients currently in hospital who are medically fit to return home but are unable to due to an appropriate care package being unavailable.
  • AQW 27816/17-2211 January 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the mechanism by which people who test positive for COVID-19 with only a lateral flow test can obtain certification that they have tested positive in the previous 90 days and, therefore, an official COVID-19 certification for entering restricted businesses.
  • AQW 27815/17-2211 January 2022 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for her assessment of when the MOT booking system and backlog will return to pre-pandemic levels; and (ii) to detail any modelling that has been done on this.
  • AQW 27715/17-2210 January 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of registered child minders that have closed since September 2021; (ii) the estimated number of children affected by these closures; and (iii) the closure or sustainability funding currently available to registered child minders.
  • AQW 27714/17-2210 January 2022 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 27125/17-22, to detail the reasons for it not being possible to extend the scope of the £500 recognition payment for independent health and social care workers to personnel working in the voluntary and private ambulance sector.
  • AQW 27713/17-2210 January 2022 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail the steps he is taking, and the conversations he has had, to ensure Northern Irish residents with mica-affected properties in the Republic of Ireland are eligible for the Republic’s Mica Redress Scheme.
  • AQW 27712/17-2210 January 2022 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the rationale for restricting the £100 Emergency Fuel Payment Scheme to just one type of fuel/energy.
  • AQW 27711/17-2210 January 2022 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) what steps she has taken to employ recently graduated teachers to fill staffing gaps in schools created by COVID-19-related absences; and (ii) her assessment of the relative COVID-19 risks in schools for teachers recently graduated and recently retired, with respect to their ages.
  • AQO 2943/17-2210 January 2022 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice what conversations she has had with the Chief Constable about all the support required from her Department regarding the planned increase in police numbers.

2021 (736 questions)

  • AQW 27647/17-2217 December 2021 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the work their Department is doing to address disadvantage, in particular that which results from adverse childhood experiences.
  • AQW 27646/17-2217 December 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update of the work that the Safeguarding Board of Northern Ireland is doing to implement and facilitate the adoption of trauma informed practice.
  • AQW 27645/17-2217 December 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to outline the steps her Department is taking to explore the links between childhood trauma and offending.
  • AQW 27644/17-2217 December 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on the work his Department is doing to reduce levels of self-harm and suicide, particularly in relation to people who have suffered childhood trauma.
  • AQW 27643/17-2217 December 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to provide an update on the work her Department is doing to develop policy in accordance with the aims of the Children’s Services Co-operation Act (Northern Ireland) 2015.
  • AQW 27561/17-2216 December 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the assessment process which deemed some rural areas included in Project Stratum commercially unviable.
  • AQW 27560/17-2216 December 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the estimated drop in the number of plastic bags used that will be achieved with the introduction of the 25p plastic bag levy, in comparison with the 5p levy.
  • AQW 27559/17-2216 December 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the current provision of publicly available free lateral flow tests.
  • AQW 27558/17-2216 December 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the interpretation provided to him by health experts of dementia being the most common co-symptom in COVID-19 deaths; and (ii) how this will inform future COVID-19 restrictions in relation to those in care homes or the elderly.
  • AQW 27557/17-2216 December 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance for his assessment of the potential (i) benefits; and (ii) drawbacks of further devolution of taxation powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
  • AQW 27487/17-2215 December 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) to detail any conversations he has had with fuel suppliers to establish a closer correlation between wholesale oil prices and the price consumers pay for petrol, diesel and home heating oil; and (ii) for his assessment of how a reduction in wholesale oil prices is passed onto consumers.
  • AQW 27486/17-2215 December 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the rise in the price of milk production price and the impact this will have on (i) farmers; and (ii) consumers.
  • AQW 27484/17-2215 December 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail the social supermarkets that have received funding from her Department in the last five years, and the amount given; and (ii) for her assessment of the change in demand for social supermarkets over this time.
  • AQW 27379/17-2214 December 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the availability of compensation, and any application process involved, for poultry farmers who have suffered losses or culls as a result of the latest outbreak of avian influenza.
  • AQW 27378/17-2214 December 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, further to her authorisation for educational school trips, whether her Department provides any funding for COVID-19 testing as per travel guidelines.
  • AQW 27377/17-2214 December 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps he is taking to ensure planned operations and surgeries can go ahead alongside COVID-19 vaccination and treatment efforts.
  • AQW 27272/17-2213 December 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what steps he is taking to ensure school leavers with special educational needs are able to access, and be provided travel to, follow-on day-care facilities in an area close to that in which they attended school.
  • AQW 27271/17-2213 December 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 25644/17-22, for his assessment of current over-charging of business rates.
  • AQW 27270/17-2213 December 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) to detail the steps she is taking to include access for horse riders in off-road active travel networks, including greenway schemes; and (ii) for her assessment of horse riders being vulnerable road users, comparable to pedestrians and cyclists.
  • AQW 27269/17-2213 December 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the steps he is taking to support and expand the hospitality industry in (i) East Londonderry; and (ii) the north coast.
  • AQW 27268/17-2213 December 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 24829/17-22, to detail (i) the procedure for reporting an alleged breach of animal welfare enforcement regulations by local councils outside the local council body itself; and (ii) the chain of accountability and transparency mechanisms built in to such regulations to ensure public reports of animal cruelty are being investigated and enforced appropriately.
  • AQW 27206/17-2210 December 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 25847/17-22, (i) to detail the steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for a child to receive and autism assessment and diagnosis; and (ii) for his assessment of the impact of these waiting times on children diagnosed with autism.
  • AQW 27205/17-2210 December 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the rationale for community pharmacies planning to stop giving out free compliance aids and blister packs to patients; (ii) the estimated number of people who use, or have received, these packs; (iii) whether money previously provided to pharmacies for this service covered the product and labour costs; and (iv) his assessment of how this will impact patients with complex pharmaceutical needs in correctly administering their medication.
  • AQW 27204/17-2210 December 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities how many units of supported housing are currently available, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 27202/17-2210 December 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities how many units of social housing are currently suitable for adults with learning disabilities who have a criminal record, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 27128/17-229 December 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the hourly cost per person receiving care in the community; and (ii) whether this cost increases, or results in less caring time, when the person receiving the care lives in a rural area that requires longer travelling time.
  • AQW 27127/17-229 December 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 25470/17-22, to detail the extent to which the advice and information provided by the animal welfare charity sector regarding animal cruelty is actioned by his Department.
  • AQW 27125/17-229 December 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether personnel working within the private and voluntary ambulance sector will receive the £500 recognition payment for independent health and social care workers; (ii) whether his Department has been liaising with this sector in relation to this payment; and (iii) when workers in this sector can expect this payment to be made.
  • AQW 27124/17-229 December 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities what consideration she has given to offering a winter fuel payment to those in receipt of high rate mobility personal independence payments and child disability living allowance, similar to that given in the winter of 2020/21.
  • AQW 27053/17-228 December 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) for her assessment of pupils’ use of mobile phones in school classrooms, with regard to pupils’ education, and the privacy of fellow pupils and teachers; and (ii) to outline her Department’s advice to schools regarding mobile phones in classrooms.
  • AQW 27052/17-228 December 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of hospital patients who were unable to be discharged due to inadequate care provision for the patient, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 27051/17-228 December 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the social housing projects in each constituency that are currently behind schedule.
  • AQW 27050/17-228 December 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of children’s healthy eating habits; and to outline the steps he is taking to improve these habits.
  • AQW 27049/17-228 December 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the efforts she has made, and the schemes created, to ensure that people can heat and power their homes this winter.
  • AQW 26965/17-227 December 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) how independent health and social care workers who worked in connection with an organisation during the qualifying period, but who are no longer connected with that organisation, will be paid their £500 recognition payment; (ii) whether a separate application process will be set up for people in this, or a similar, situation; and (iii) to detail the verification process by which the recognition payments can be confirmed as having reached eligible workers.
  • AQW 26963/17-227 December 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for an update on the Sub-Regional Stadia Programme for Soccer; and (ii) what steps she is taking to expedite this programme.
  • AQW 26962/17-227 December 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of the number and percentage of young people not in employment, education or training; and (ii) to detail the steps he is taking to bring these numbers down.
  • AQW 26961/17-227 December 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how the money raised from the increased plastic bag levy will be spent.
  • AQW 26890/17-226 December 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether licenced premises that provide takeaway services must ask for COVID Status Certification in Domestic Settings from people solely ordering takeaway items.
  • AQW 26889/17-226 December 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any preparations she has made to introduce part-time learning for (i) pupils at schools with high levels of COVID-19-related staff absences; and (ii) the wider school population.
  • AQW 26888/17-226 December 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) for her assessment of the levels of trauma among school pupils; and (ii) to detail her long-term plans for addressing this.
  • AQW 26887/17-226 December 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for her assessment of the real terms cost increases of energy, food and other basic provisions for lower-income families; (ii) to detail the impact these are having on poverty and social deprivation levels; and (iii) what steps she is taking to ease this burden for households.
  • AQW 26886/17-226 December 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the steps she is taking to renovate Housing Executive properties deemed unfit or unreasonable for habitation.
  • AQW 26826/17-223 December 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of the opportunities for international exchanges for university and college students via the Turing Scheme, relative to the Erasmus Scheme; and (ii) to detail the conversations he has had with the Republic of Ireland government regarding their involvement in enabling Northern Irish students to remain engaged with the Erasmus Scheme.
  • AQW 26825/17-223 December 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount spent on safeguarding children from online sexual abuse in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 26824/17-223 December 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the cost-efficiency measures she has planned for 2022-23, should her Department’s bid for an extra £350 million be unsuccessful.
  • AQW 26823/17-223 December 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the impact of sewage discharges on (i) coastal areas; and (ii) sea swimmers.
  • AQW 26752/17-222 December 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the cost mitigation measures he has considered regarding the steep rise in energy prices for consumers.
  • AQW 26750/17-222 December 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of the methane-lowering potential for livestock of seaweed food supplements; and (ii) to detail any conversations he has had with the farming community in relation to this.
  • AQW 26748/17-222 December 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail her plans to develop a coastal warning system for bathers and sea-sports enthusiasts to inform them of sewage discharges from NI Water infrastructure.
  • AQW 26693/17-221 December 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to provide a breakdown of the number of households that have been assisted by the Co-Ownership programme, by constituency.
  • AQW 26692/17-221 December 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the number of Airbnb properties available for rent in Northern Ireland, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 26691/17-221 December 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of Northern Ireland’s geothermal energy potential; and (ii) to detail what conversations he has had with stakeholders in this industry regarding the development of this form of renewable energy.
  • AQW 26690/17-221 December 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what steps he has made to enable COVID-19 patients to be treated with molnupiravir.
  • AQW 26623/17-2230 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of service users awaiting care packages in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust; (ii) any changes that have been made to the number of hours of care provision calls; (iii) his assessment of the current challenges for domiciliary care and the sustainability of services; and (iv) the steps he is taking in response to these challenges.
  • AQW 26622/17-2230 November 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities what contact she has made with tenants, letting agents and landlords regarding the Private Tenancies Bill (NIA Bill 32/17-22).
  • AQW 26621/17-2230 November 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of how migrant labour laws are impacting the hotel industry; and (ii) to detail the steps he is taking to fill this labour gap and enable hotels to operate full-time.
  • AQW 26620/17-2230 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the contingency plans in place for hospitals which report being at full capacity.
  • AQW 26619/17-2230 November 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the aims and objectives of the new Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Taskforce.
  • AQW 26551/17-2229 November 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of how e-commerce and logistics firms, such as Selazar, could ease some of the issues faced by online retailers selling to Northern Ireland, post-Brexit.
  • AQW 26550/17-2229 November 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the services available for prisoners suffering from mental ill-health.
  • AQW 26549/17-2229 November 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the estimated area of peatlands that could be restored in Northern Ireland; and (ii) the estimated impact on atmospheric carbon that would result from this.
  • AQW 26548/17-2229 November 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the amount of money from the Assets Recovery Community Scheme that has been given to projects in the East Londonderry constituency, in each of the past five years.
  • AQW 26547/17-2229 November 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any conversations he has had with the Westminster Government regarding the impact of the New Zealand-UK trade deal on local farming.
  • AQW 26305/17-2224 November 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) to detail the (a) number; and (b) proportion of public electric vehicle charges points across Northern Ireland marked as offline in the last three months; (ii) to outline what offline means; (iii) to outline the process for fixing where an electric vehicle charge point is marked as offline and; (iv) when users can expect the charge point to be online again.
  • AQW 26303/17-2224 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether the COVID Cert App can be used to (a) prove recovery from a positive PCR rest in the previous 30-180 days; and (b) prove a negative Lateral Flow Test in the previous 48 hours; and (ii) to outline the process for submitting this information to be used with the App.
  • AQW 26302/17-2224 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to outline the mandatory rules for self-isolation for adults aged 18 and over who have not received a double vaccination and have been in close contact with a positive COVID-19 case; (ii) why they must continue to self-isolate for ten days after contact, where they have received negative test result; and (iii) whether he has any plans to review the self-isolation rules for people without vaccination if they can (a) prove recovery from a positive PCR rest in the previous 30-180 days; and (b) prove a negative Lateral Flow Test in the previous 48 hours.
  • AQW 26301/17-2224 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether Novovax volunteers will be able to certify their vaccination status through the Northern Ireland travel and domestic use COVID status certification.
  • AQW 26214/17-2223 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether travel and domestic use COVID vaccination certification will document booster vaccinations; and (ii) how individuals update their information for certification having received a booster vaccination.
  • AQW 26213/17-2223 November 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance (i) to detail the number of ratepayers in East Londonderry who have challenged their non-domestic rates bill in each of the last three years; (ii) what percentage of challenges have been upheld; and (iii) to detail the cost of these errors.
  • AQW 26212/17-2223 November 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 25713/17-22, (i) whether she intends to place a requirement on schools to report incidences of bullying to (a) her Department; and (b) the Education Authority; and (ii) for her assessment of how useful this information would be in encouraging schools to effectively address bullying incidents.
  • AQW 26211/17-2223 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the pension contribution arrangements for GPs in Northern Ireland; (ii) whether GPs in Northern Ireland can opt out of paying pension contributions when they have maximised their fund; (iii) how this compares with (a) Scotland; (b) England; and (c) Wales; and (iv) what assessment has been made of the likelihood of GPs retiring early if they can opt out of their pension contributions when maximised.
  • AQW 26009/17-2218 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) how many people are waiting on an assessment for suspected dyslexia, dyspraxia and ADHD; (ii) how many of those awaiting assessment are considered school leavers; and (iii) to detail the process for assessment for those who have since left school while on the waiting list.
  • AQW 26008/17-2218 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the assessment process for adults with a suspected dyslexia, dyspraxia and ADHD diagnosis, not previously diagnosed during their full-time education; and (ii) the support services available for adults diagnosed with dyslexia, dyspraxia and ADHD.
  • AQW 26007/17-2218 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the process for verifying COVID Status Certification in Domestic Settings through (i) full vaccination status; (ii) negative Lateral Flow Test in the previous 48 hours; and (iii) proof of recovery from a positive PCR test in the previous 30 to 180 days.
  • AQW 26006/17-2218 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether he intends to introduce a paper version of COVID Status Certification in Domestic Settings for those who cannot access the digital version; (ii) to detail the application process for the paper version of travel COVID certification; and (iii) to detail the current waiting time for the paper version of the travel COVID certification.
  • AQW 26005/17-2218 November 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the assessment process for adults with suspected dyslexia, dyspraxia and ADHD (a) in further and higher education; and (b) seeking employment; (ii) what public support is available for adults diagnosed with dyslexia, dyspraxia and ADHD; and (iii) whether students in further and higher education in Northern Ireland are able to access support services for suspected dyslexia, dyspraxia and ADHD without waiting on an official diagnosis.
  • AQW 25939/17-2217 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline his proposals regarding the requirement to have the booster vaccination to receive a COVID-19 vaccination domestic passport, for those groups of people who are invited to receive the booster vaccine.
  • AQW 25937/17-2217 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) what timeframe he is proposing for the use of domestic COVID-19 vaccination passports; (ii) whether this timeframe will be related to winter pressures in health and social care settings; (iii) how often he will monitor the effectiveness of the domestic vaccination passport; and (iv) at what point he will consider withdrawing the use of domestic vaccination passports.
  • AQW 25936/17-2217 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline his proposed arrangements for a domestic COVID-19 vaccination passport for people (i) unable to receive a vaccination for medical reasons; and (ii) who have received a positive COVID-19 test within the last 18 months.
  • AQW 25935/17-2217 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health where his proposed domestic COVID-19 passport will be required; and how he plans to implement and enforce the use of such passports.
  • AQW 25847/17-2216 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the average waiting time, after referral, for a child to receive an autism assessment by an educational psychologist, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 25846/17-2216 November 2021 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on age discrimination legislation for accessing goods, services and facilities.
  • AQW 25845/17-2216 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the estimated number of people with long COVID; and (ii) the support available to them.
  • AQW 25844/17-2216 November 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the support and funding her Department has provided to Portrush Sea Cadets in the last five years.
  • AQW 25843/17-2216 November 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for an update on plans to review sentencing in Northern Ireland, including for those who cause death while driving.
  • AQW 25772/17-2215 November 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) to detail any plans she has to improve and increase information computer technology education in schools; and (ii) for her assessment of how meeting the needs of industry can be bettered with improving skills in this area.
  • AQW 25771/17-2215 November 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what efforts have been made to quantify the level of carbon emissions offsetting being achieved by the agricultural and farming sectors.
  • AQW 25769/17-2215 November 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) for an update on the Healthy Happy Minds school counselling pilot scheme; and (ii) for her assessment of how such services could benefit primary school children throughout Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 25768/17-2215 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the average waiting time for IVF treatment; and (ii) what steps he is taking to improve this.
  • AQW 25713/17-2212 November 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of incidents of (i) bullying; and (ii) alleged bullying, recorded in schools since the Addressing Bullying in Schools Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 came into operation on 1 September 2021, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 25712/17-2212 November 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of hospitality businesses, and the number of employees in this sector, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 25711/17-2212 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of people diagnosed with (a) HIV; and (b) AIDS, in each of the last five years, broken down by constituency; and (ii) the treatment and support available to those patients.
  • AQW 25709/17-2212 November 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance how he plans to optimise the benefits of a three-year budget for Executive departments.
  • AQW 25646/17-2211 November 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail the steps he is taking to include the mandatory provision of electric vehicle charging points in building regulations for (i) private; and (ii) public new-builds.
  • AQW 25645/17-2211 November 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy what engagement he has had with the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise in relation to addressing the labour and skills shortage locally, and the subsequent pressures on the agri-food industry.
  • AQW 25644/17-2211 November 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail the steps he is taking, with regards rates for small business owners, in order to enable them to better compete with online retailers.
  • AQW 25643/17-2211 November 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the schools and organisations in East Londonderry that will benefit from the most recent monitoring round funding allocation for Special Educational Needs.
  • AQW 25642/17-2211 November 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the steps she is taking to encourage and facilitate integrated education.
  • AQW 25557/17-2210 November 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) to detail the number of new approved driving instructor licences that have been issued in each of the past five years, broken down by constituency; and (ii) for her assessment of current challenges affecting the training and licencing of new approved driving instructors.
  • AQW 25556/17-2210 November 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the amount of public money Riverside Theatre in Coleraine has received, and these figures as a percentage of total running costs, broken down by organisation, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 25555/17-2210 November 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 22783/17-22, for his assessment of the impact on the economy and the number of trained drivers in the haulage sector should the changes being made in the rest of the UK regarding the HGV licensing process are not adopted in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 25554/17-2210 November 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 24278/17-22, to detail any considerations she has given to providing specific funding to schools for high visibility or reflective items in order to improve pupils’ safety as they travel to and from school.
  • AQW 25470/17-229 November 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of the role of the charity sector in identifying and tackling animal cruelty, in particular that which arises from illegal dog breeding; and (ii) to detail the support given by his Department to animal welfare charities.
  • AQW 25469/17-229 November 2021 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail their plans for reviewing the Executive public communications policy on COVID-19 in the run up to, and duration of winter, including reiteration of basic preventative measures the public can take to limit the spread of the virus and the use of regular Executive press conferences to update the public on the virus’s prevalence and spread, any changes to rules and advice, and other important information.
  • AQW 25468/17-229 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for a breakdown of the number of applications received in each Health and Social Care Trust from his targeted workforce appeal for health and social care workers who have recently retired or otherwise left the industry; and (ii) how many of these applications were successful.
  • AQW 25467/17-229 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail his plans for resuming children’s routine orthopaedic surgery; and (ii) for his assessment of how delays and cancellations of these kinds of surgeries are affecting the delivery of all children’s orthopaedic surgery.
  • AQW 25466/17-229 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on the Enhance Care Response Team pilot that has been carried out in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 25381/17-228 November 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the reasons for the delay in implementing annual pay increase increments for PSNI staff.
  • AQW 25380/17-228 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on how people who received one of their two COVID-19 vaccination doses in another part of the UK can apply for a COVID vaccination certificate for travel.
  • AQW 25379/17-228 November 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of the energy efficiency of existing public sector buildings and what steps he is considering to retrofit energy efficiency measures.
  • AQW 25378/17-228 November 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for an update of new school construction projects in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 25377/17-228 November 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for an update on work being done to enable every child with special educational needs to be able to access their closest suitable school.
  • AQO 2748/17-224 November 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance for his assessment of the extent to which gaps in EU funding since Brexit are being met by Westminster.
  • AQW 24928/17-221 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the organisations in the independent health and social care sector that his Department has contacted in relation to the £500 recognition payment for workers in this sector.
  • AQW 24927/17-221 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the amount paid by Health and Social Care employers in apprenticeship levies in each of the last five years; and (ii) the amount spent on apprenticeships from this funding source.
  • AQW 24926/17-221 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans he has to introduce degree level or assistant practitioner level apprenticeships for health service positions, similarly to other parts of the UK.
  • AQW 24925/17-221 November 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans he has to provide staff in special education schools with a recognition payment, in recognition of the health and social care support they give to children with special educational needs.
  • AQW 24924/17-221 November 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the steps being taken to improve and increase automation in industry as a way of addressing skills and labour shortages.
  • AQW 24832/17-2222 October 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) to detail the steps his Department is taking, and the funding being allocated, to create or encourage the development of affordable visitor attractions on the north coast; and (ii) for his assessment of how the loss of established tourism attractions such as Barry's, Waterworld and the Dunluce Centre is affecting tourism in this area.
  • AQW 24831/17-2222 October 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the process by which complaints of sexual assault against police officers, prison staff and civilian staff in the PSNI and NIPS are dealt with; and (ii) any plans she has to review this process.
  • AQW 24830/17-2222 October 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 24280/17-22, to detail (i) the process by which frontline health and social care workers, not directly employed by a Health and Social Care Trust, will be offered a booster vaccination via a community pharmacy; and (ii) how these employees’ working hours will be accommodated regarding the scheduling of their vaccination appointments.
  • AQW 24829/17-2222 October 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) who polices breaches of rules on dog breeding and any animal cruelty infringements that arise from them; and (ii) whether he plans to review legislation on dog breeding and associated animal welfare.
  • AQW 24828/17-2222 October 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities what consideration she has given to financially supporting Riverside Theatre, so as to ensure its continuation as a community theatre asset, in the absence of funding from Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council.
  • AQW 24751/17-2221 October 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of how increases in puppy farming have contributed to animal welfare case numbers since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • AQW 24749/17-2221 October 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any plans he has to extend entitlement to parental bereavement leave and pay to parents who suffer a miscarriage prior to 24 weeks gestation; and (ii) the reasons for this extension.
  • AQW 24748/17-2221 October 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 23467/17-22, (i) to outline the current support for people facing rising energy costs; and (ii) to detail any specific plans she has to increase this support this winter.
  • AQW 24747/17-2221 October 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the spaces available for community theatre in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 24638/17-2220 October 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the steps she is taking in the short-term, prior to the Strategic Housing Market Analyses being completed in mid-2022, to increase the amount of social and private housing.
  • AQW 24637/17-2220 October 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the support available, including mental health support, for women and their partners after the loss of a baby or miscarriage.
  • AQW 24636/17-2220 October 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline (i) the knock-on effects to the agri-food sector of the labour shortage in this industry, including potential livestock culls; and (ii) the long-term effects if the labour shortage is not addressed.
  • AQW 24635/17-2220 October 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health how miscarriage rates are recorded.
  • AQW 24531/17-2219 October 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the advice for people applying for the High Street scheme who are told their National Insurance number has already been used; (ii) the advice for people who receive no confirmation email after applying, nor from the help email address after submitting a query; and (iii) whether people experiencing these kinds of problems, and those who have been the victim of fraud, will be granted an extension to their application deadline.
  • AQW 24530/17-2219 October 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the steps she is taking to ensure teachers’ pay is competitive with similar professional graduate roles in order that the necessary numbers of highly skilled teachers are able to be recruited and retained in the profession; and (ii) the conversations she has had with the Minister of Finance regarding funding for increasing teachers’ pay.
  • AQW 24529/17-2219 October 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether independent health and social care workers, who are not on the HSC payroll, will be given the opportunity to receive their £500 recognition payment in instalments, similarly to those workers who are on the HSC payroll; and (ii) whether their payments will also be topped up to offset tax and National Insurance contributions arising from the payment.
  • AQW 24528/17-2219 October 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) how the £500 recognition payment claims process for independent health and social care workers differs from that for HSC payroll staff; and (ii) for his assessment of the prohibitiveness of this differing system.
  • AQW 24527/17-2219 October 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 23859/17-22, for her assessment of the transfer of Portstewart Town Hall back to private responsibility; and to outline any concerns raised with her on this decision.
  • AQW 24446/17-2218 October 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 23283/17-22, (i) for her assessment of the child poverty figures for East Londonderry as being among the highest for non-urban constituencies in Northern Ireland; and (ii) to outline any specific actions she is taking to address child poverty levels in East Londonderry and in rural areas in general.
  • AQW 24445/17-2218 October 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure pursuant to AQW 23538/17-22 (i) to detail to whom enforcement action would be directed against if (a) the owner of a road in dangerous disrepair was unable to be determined; or (b) if the developer of the road was no longer the owner of the road; and (ii) to outline both the meaning of the term frontager and their responsibilities for roads in disrepair.
  • AQW 24444/17-2218 October 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure pursuant to AQW 23538/17-22, (i) whether budgetary constraints are the sole reason for not bringing private roads used by the public up to standard if ownership cannot be determined; and (ii) whether, where it can be demonstrated there is significant public use of a road in disrepair and therefore a greater threat of damage to vehicles and to public safety, her Department can undertake road improvements should funding be available.
  • AQW 24443/17-2218 October 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance what plans he has to establish a reduced rate of corporation tax for Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 24442/17-2218 October 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether (i) drivers can obtain road tax without a valid MOT; and (ii) drivers can legally drive without road tax.
  • AQW 24363/17-2215 October 2021 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister (i) to detail their plans to create a high level outcome within the Programme for Government that addresses issues affecting older people; and (ii) whether they will commit to ensuring collaborative working across relevant Executive Departments in order to achieve this outcome.
  • AQW 24362/17-2215 October 2021 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the proposed legislation on age discrimination for goods, services and facilities, including the expected date for its progression.
  • AQW 24361/17-2215 October 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 23676/17-22, for his assessment of how working from home, and the resulting improvement of family life and good mental and physical health, can help reduce absenteeism.
  • AQW 24360/17-2215 October 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps he is taking to increase the variety of, and access to, drugs for metastatic cancer patients.
  • AQW 24359/17-2215 October 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for an update on her plans to introduce a price cap for a deposit on a private house rental.
  • AQW 24280/17-2214 October 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether community and independent health and social care workers are eligible for the COVID-19 booster vaccine; and how they make an appointment.
  • AQW 24279/17-2214 October 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the average waiting time, after referral, for a child to receive an autism assessment by an educational psychologist, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 24278/17-2214 October 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether her Department provides specific funding for high-visibility clothing to schools to better protect children going to and from school.
  • AQW 24277/17-2214 October 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to outline any steps she is taking to progress legislation on making street harassment a crime.
  • AQW 24276/17-2214 October 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) what consideration he has given to creating a triage phone number for all accident and emergency departments, similar to England; and (ii) for his assessment of how this could reduce stress on these departments and reassure some patients they can be better treated elsewhere.
  • AQO 2649/17-2214 October 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure for her assessment of the validity of drivers' tax and insurance if their MOT certificate expires prior to securing a new test.
  • AQW 24190/17-2213 October 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the current restrictions on birthing partners attending ante-natal appointments and scans with a pregnant woman; and (ii) when these restrictions will be relaxed.
  • AQW 24189/17-2213 October 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the amount of funding given by her Department to older people’s initiatives and groups in each of the past five years, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 24187/17-2213 October 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) what advice he is giving to businesses, care homes, hospitals and other organisations about the use of lateral flow tests (LFTs) to reduce the transmission of COVID; and (ii) what steps he is taking to facilitate organisations to obtain and use LFTs.
  • AQW 24186/17-2213 October 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what steps he is taking to prepare for winter pressures on the Health Service.
  • AQW 24106/17-2212 October 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health pursuant to AQW 23379/17-22, when he intends to bring a policy on the domestic use of Covid vaccination information to the Executive.
  • AQW 24025/17-2211 October 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on the health and social care staff COVID-19 special recognition payment; and whether volunteers and staff of private and/or community ambulances are eligible for the payment.
  • AQW 24024/17-2211 October 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the youth schemes in East Londonderry currently supported by her Department.
  • AQW 24023/17-2211 October 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities how rising building costs will impact on construction projects related to her Department.
  • AQW 24022/17-2211 October 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any breaches of security relating to the High Street scheme; and (ii) any other evidence of fraud related to the scheme.
  • AQW 24021/17-2211 October 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline (i) the legal implications for motorists of driving without a valid MOT while they wait for their test; and (ii) any conversations she has had with the Chief Constable regarding this issue.
  • AQW 23949/17-228 October 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the cost to his Department, for each prescription, minus the cost of the drug/treatment, prescribed by (a) GPs; and (b) pharmacies; and (ii) to outline what steps he is taking to reduce this cost.
  • AQW 23948/17-228 October 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of services for at-risk or vulnerable prisoners.
  • AQW 23947/17-228 October 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to outline any conversations she has had with the Chief Constable in relation to improving women’s safety and increasing women’s confidence in the police.
  • AQW 23946/17-228 October 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any plans she has to review the Housing Executive points system.
  • AQW 23862/17-227 October 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) to detail any discussions he has had, or plans to have, with the haulage industry regarding improving working conditions for drivers; and (ii) for his assessment of how improving conditions could encourage more people to enter the industry.
  • AQW 23861/17-227 October 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps he is taking to incentivise and facilitate more people to train in industries currently experiencing labour shortages, such as agri-food, logistics and hospitality.
  • AQW 23860/17-227 October 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 21921/17-22, to detail the number of health service staff, that had recently left or retired from the NHS, and responded to his appeal of September 23 and returned to health service work.
  • AQW 23859/17-227 October 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to outline (i) any conversations she has had with Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council or the Portstewart Conservation Society regarding the transfer of Portstewart Town Hall; and (ii) any involvement she has had in finding or creating a public space in Portstewart that could be used by the community as an alternative.
  • AQW 23858/17-227 October 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 23180/17-22, (i) why no properties in East Londonderry were able to access a Fibrus internet connection up to September 2021; and (ii) to detail the current availability in that constituency.
  • AQO 2611/17-227 October 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of GP numbers, including numbers leaving and entering the profession.
  • AQW 23775/17-226 October 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the thresholds for acceptable levels of CO2 in classrooms; (ii) the advice given to schools once these levels are exceeded; and (iii) the support available to schools to improve ventilation in classrooms long term.
  • AQW 23774/17-226 October 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the support given to local food businesses in developing their businesses and products; and (ii) the support he has given to promoting these businesses and products in (a) Northern Ireland; (b) the UK; (c) Ireland; and (d) Europe.
  • AQW 23773/17-226 October 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of outdoor areas, parks and buildings currently in public use that are privately owned, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 23772/17-226 October 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the percentage of medical staff in each Health and Social Care Trust that are fully vaccinated; and (ii) the efforts he is making to increase this number.
  • AQW 23771/17-226 October 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for an update on the anticipated roll-out of support services for those with long-COVID; and (ii) to detail the various services that will be made available.
  • AQW 23679/17-225 October 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for her assessment of the gap between social housing supply and demand in the Causeway Coast and Glens area, as highlighted by the Housing Executive’s Housing Investment Plan 2021; and (ii) to detail her plans to reform social housing delivery.
  • AQW 23678/17-225 October 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for an update on the redevelopment of Coleraine Grammar School, including the anticipated start date and funding levels.
  • AQW 23677/17-225 October 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the ways in which his Department is promoting breastfeeding; and (ii) any new events or initiative he has planned to raise the profile of breastfeeding.
  • AQW 23676/17-225 October 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail absenteeism levels within the Civil Service in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 23675/17-225 October 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any conversations he has had with (i) caravan park owners; and (ii) tenants regarding disputed increases in site fees.
  • AQW 23602/17-224 October 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail any conversations she has had with the PSNI and the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council regarding (i) the options for; and (ii) benefits of installing CCTV in areas where anti-social behaviour is being regularly reported.
  • AQW 23601/17-224 October 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) his plans for examining the spending of the High Street Voucher scheme cards, so that a cost/benefit analysis of the scheme may be undertaken; and (ii) what elements of the scheme will be considered in this analysis.
  • AQW 23600/17-224 October 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of pupils that have been told by the Public Health Agency, in this academic term,that they may not return to school until they take a PCR test, broken down by constituency per week.
  • AQW 23599/17-224 October 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail the increase in the number of people living in poverty that will result from the £20-per-week reduction in Universal Credit; and for her assessment of how this decrease in Universal Credit will affect poverty levels in the long-term.
  • AQW 23598/17-224 October 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline the increased support that is being given to community pharmacies as they become the primary facilitators of COVID-19 vaccinations.
  • AQW 23542/17-221 October 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the number of people who were on furlough in Northern Ireland when the scheme ended; and (ii) the estimated number of these that have recommenced their jobs.
  • AQW 23541/17-221 October 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline the reasons for not bringing Northern Ireland in line with Great Britain in scrapping the need for tests to tow trailers up to 3,500kg in weight.
  • AQW 23540/17-221 October 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of whether those over 50 were disproportionately enetered into furlough arrangements; and (ii) what steps he is taking to ensuring this age group is supported back into work.
  • AQW 23539/17-221 October 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) whether her Department is able to adopt ownership of a busy but damaged road of indeterminate ownership; and (ii) to outline what happens to such roads if they continue to deteriorate.
  • AQW 23538/17-221 October 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail what steps she is planning to take to address the issue of cars being damaged on potholed roads not owned by her Department.
  • AQW 23468/17-2230 September 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance (i) to detail any discussions he has had with the Westminster government regarding the establishment of freeports in Northern Ireland; and (ii) for his assessment of where and how freeports would best benefit Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 23467/17-2230 September 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the increased support she will provide to households struggling with reduced Universal Credit support and increased fuel costs over winter.
  • AQW 23466/17-2230 September 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of the impact on the entertainment industry of the recent cancellations of major events due to the cap on numbers and other restrictions.
  • AQW 23465/17-2230 September 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities when cinemas will be able to start applying for licences to sell alcohol.
  • AQW 23464/17-2230 September 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the anticipated date when Ulster University’s Riverside Theatre will re-open for live performances.
  • AQW 23383/17-2229 September 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure pursuant to AQW 21866/17-22, (i) to detail the process whereby local councils may secure the support of DfI Roads in order that they may legitimately apply for the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme; and (ii) whether she has passed this information to local councils.
  • AQW 23382/17-2229 September 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure pursuant to AQW 21866/17-22, to detail the number and location of all EV charge points that have been successfully installed in Northern Ireland by local councils as a result of the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme.
  • AQW 23381/17-2229 September 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the number of HGV licences issued for each month of the previous five years; and (ii) what plans she has to increase the number of HGV tests that are available.
  • AQW 23380/17-2229 September 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in relation to the review of the Planning Act, (i) to outline the timetable for the various stages; (ii) who is conducting the review; and (iii) who will be consulted.
  • AQW 23379/17-2229 September 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 22690/17-22, to detail any plans to develop a COVID vaccine certification scheme for Northern Irish residents who want to access domestic hospitality establishments in other parts of the UK and Ireland, where certification is required.
  • AQW 23286/17-2228 September 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the amount of funding that has been distributed via the Rural Villages Renewal fund, broken down by constituency; and (ii) the projects in East Londonderry that have received funding from it.
  • AQW 23285/17-2228 September 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the current provision of mobile breast cancer screening units; and (ii) the steps he is taking to increase the coverage of these services to rural areas.
  • AQW 23284/17-2228 September 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the support available from his Department for private businesses, local councils and government bodies that wish to run events that stipulate customers must have been fully vaccinated or are able to prove their negative COVID status by way of a PCR or lateral flow test.
  • AQW 23283/17-2228 September 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of children living in poverty in each constituency, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 23282/17-2228 September 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for an update on the Atlantic Link Enterprise Campus in Coleraine; and (ii) what steps he is taking to maximise the potential of the resource.
  • AQW 23184/17-2227 September 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for her assessment of the current demand and supply of housing; and (ii) to detail the initiatives she is considering in order to ease the current housing pressure and increase the number of available properties.
  • AQW 23183/17-2227 September 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether those under 18 years old will receive only one COVID vaccination dose; (ii) the reasons for this position; and (iii) whether those only offered one vaccination will qualify as being fully vaccinated on the COVID Cert for travel and any potential vaccination passport.
  • AQW 23182/17-2227 September 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the support provided by his Department to farmers seeking to diversify their businesses.
  • AQW 23181/17-2227 September 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any discussions he has had with members of the hospitality sector regarding the practicalities of a potential COVID-19 passport scheme for the sector.
  • AQW 23180/17-2227 September 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the number of (i) domestic; and (ii) commercial customers that have signed up for Fibrus internet contracts, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 23113/17-2224 September 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the current advice to clinically vulnerable or clinically extremely vulnerable workers, currently on furlough, who cannot work from home and whose workplaces cannot guarantee social distancing when furlough ends.
  • AQW 23112/17-2224 September 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the financial support available for (i) musicians and artists who remain unable to work full time; (ii) entertainment venues that remain unable to operate at full capacity as a result of COVID-19 restrictions; and for his assessment of current COVID-19 regulations on the entertainment industry.
  • AQW 23111/17-2224 September 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any consultations and conversations he has had with independent businesses in Northern Ireland about how to best maximise their benefit from the High Street Stimulus scheme.
  • AQW 23110/17-2224 September 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for an update on the development of a consistent approach to, and framework for, Relationship and Sexuality Education across all schools.
  • AQW 23109/17-2224 September 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the impact of the booking system at council recycling centres on levels of illegal dumping.
  • AQW 23040/17-2223 September 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any conversations he has had with property developers, both in Northern Ireland and elsewhere, regarding (i) increasing housing provision in Northern Ireland; and (ii) how current planning laws are impacting on developers’ decisions whether to create new developments locally.
  • AQW 23039/17-2223 September 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of schools, per constituency, that have experienced food supply problems this term; and (ii) any action her Department has taken to resolve such issues.
  • AQW 23038/17-2223 September 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of the current impact of labour shortages on agriculture and food processing; and (ii) to detail any steps he is taking, including conversations he has had with Executive colleagues, to resolve this issue.
  • AQW 23037/17-2223 September 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure pursuant to AQW 21866/17-22, to detail any publicity her Department has used to highlight the grants schemes available for individuals and local councils to install private and on-street electric vehicle charge points.
  • AQW 23036/17-2223 September 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure for her assessment of the need and potential for a residents-only parking scheme to be introduced in areas of East Londonderry.
  • AQW 22952/17-2222 September 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to outline any consideration he has given to creating a hotels strategy, particularly with regard to the 2025 Open golf championship due to be held in Portrush.
  • AQW 22951/17-2222 September 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of the potential development of golf tourism in Northern Ireland; and (ii) to detail any plans he has to develop a golf tourism strategy.
  • AQW 22950/17-2222 September 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail any considerations he has given to enabling local councils to charge second home owners differing rates levels, similarly to the Welsh local authority areas of Gwynedd and Swansea.
  • AQW 22949/17-2222 September 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any consideration she has given to increasing the amount available for low-income households via the Affordable Warmth Scheme.
  • AQW 22948/17-2222 September 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on the Dilapidation Bill.
  • AQW 22865/17-2221 September 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of how the current planning system is affecting the expansion of the green energy industry; and (ii) to detail any conversations he has had with the Minister for Infrastructure in relation to this issue.
  • AQW 22864/17-2221 September 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any plans she has to review planning policy to better facilitate the passage of green energy-generating developments through the planning system.
  • AQW 22863/17-2221 September 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure how she is ensuring the consistent application of planning rules across local councils.
  • AQW 22862/17-2221 September 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the planning review for renewable energy, including her plans for consultation with industry.
  • AQW 22861/17-2221 September 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any considerations she has given to progressing and supporting a proposed skate park in Portrush.
  • AQW 22784/17-2220 September 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 22191/17-22, what advice she is giving to parents of pupils who are clinically extremely vulnerable, or have relatives who are clinically extremely vulnerable, regarding attendance at schools where COVID-19 cases have been identified.
  • AQW 22783/17-2220 September 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) what conversations he has had with the Minister for Infrastructure regarding HGV licensing changes being made in England, Scotland and Wales; and (ii) for his assessment of how adopting these changes in Northern Ireland could impact the current shortage of HGV drivers here and the resulting effects on jobs and the economy.
  • AQW 22782/17-2220 September 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for her assessment of the HGV licensing changes being made in England, Scotland and Wales; and (ii) what plans she has to adopt similar changes here in order to increase driver numbers.
  • AQW 22781/17-2220 September 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline his plans for creating a formal COVID-19 shielding policy for those who are clinically extremely vulnerable.
  • AQW 22692/17-2217 September 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for an update on (i) the Sub-Regional Stadia Programme for Soccer; and (ii) how clubs in the East Londonderry constituency will benefit from the programme.
  • AQW 22690/17-2217 September 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health how people who are double jabbed in Northern Ireland can prove their vaccination status in England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland.
  • AQW 22689/17-2217 September 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what plans he has to call for an investigation into care home deaths resulting from COVID-19, similar to Operation Koper in Scotland.
  • AQW 22688/17-2217 September 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 18309/17-22, to detail the reason for Firmus Energy not extending their gas pipeline network into Portrush.
  • AQW 22609/17-2216 September 2021 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any plans they have to recognise and celebrate Black History Month.
  • AQW 22608/17-2216 September 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to outline the assessment processes available for children in school whose parents request a test for dyslexia.
  • AQW 22607/17-2216 September 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for her assessment of fees for landlords with Houses in Multiple Occupancy; and (ii) what consideration she has given to revising such fees to encourage more landlords to open up their accommodation for students.
  • AQW 22606/17-2216 September 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of people diagnosed with any form of arthritis in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 22504/17-2215 September 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for an update on the COVID-19 special recognition payment for (a) Health and Social Care staff, including those in GP surgeries; and (b) health and social care workers from the independent sector; and (ii) to outline the reasons for the payment not having yet been delivered to some HSC staff.
  • AQW 22503/17-2215 September 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to outline any plans he has to maximise the number of north coast businesses, including those in hospitality, retail and tourism, to be able to benefit from the 2025 British Open in Portrush.
  • AQW 22502/17-2215 September 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice pursuant to AQW 21865/17-22, to detail any plans she has to review anti-social behaviour policy and legislation.
  • AQW 22501/17-2215 September 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the current level of respite services for families with children with special educational and physical needs.
  • AQW 22500/17-2215 September 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the current General Dental Services contract; (ii) what plans he has to revise it; and (iii) when this process will commence.
  • AQW 22394/17-2214 September 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for her assessment of how the use of North Coast Community Transport has increased; and (ii) to detail the support provided to it by her Department.
  • AQW 22393/17-2214 September 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to outline the financial support in place for substitute teachers with school-age dependents, that are unable to work due to childcare responsibilities resulting from their child having to self-isolate at home after COVID close contact in school.
  • AQW 22392/17-2214 September 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for her assessment of staffing pressures on schools due to close contact isolation regulations.
  • AQW 22391/17-2214 September 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to outline the support measures in place for substitute teachers with school-age dependents, that are unable to work due to childcare responsibilities resulting from their child having to self-isolate at home after COVID-19 close contact in school.
  • AQW 22390/17-2214 September 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what steps his Department is taking to restart in-person pulmonary rehabilitation services.
  • AQW 22274/17-2213 September 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of new (i) hybrid; and (ii) fully electric vehicles sold in Northern Ireland, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 22273/17-2213 September 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of the potential for food and goods shortages in the coming months.
  • AQW 22271/17-2213 September 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he has asked, or plans to ask, the army to help the health service to relieve current pressures.
  • AQW 22270/17-2213 September 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans he has to hold an emergency summit of healthcare professionals in order to help counter growing waiting lists.
  • AQW 22192/17-2210 September 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for her assessment of the functionality of the Northern Irish planning system, compared to other parts of the UK and Ireland; and (ii) what steps she is taking to make the system attractive to large developers.
  • AQW 22191/17-2210 September 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to outline the rules for parents who wish to keep their children off school as a preventative measure from COVID-19.
  • AQW 22190/17-2210 September 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline the various options he is considering to tackle bovine TB that do not involve a non-selective badger cull.
  • AQW 22189/17-2210 September 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether caravan owners are entitled to refunds for site and other associated fees for the periods of lockdown when they were not permitted to access their caravan.
  • AQW 22188/17-2210 September 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of assaults on Health and Social Care staff in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 22021/17-228 September 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for her assessment of the need for a bypass at Ballykelly; and (ii) to detail any work carried out by her Department on this issue.
  • AQW 22020/17-228 September 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to provide details of the support available in schools for those with eating disorders.
  • AQW 22019/17-228 September 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether the £25 million funding boost for Project Stratum will enable the homes outlined as being eligible for the project, but were not included in the plans, to now benefit from the scheme.
  • AQW 22018/17-228 September 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 19330/17-22, to detail any inter-departmental strategies or approaches that are being used to prevent, identify and treat eating disorders.
  • AQW 22017/17-228 September 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on the Pharmacy Workforce Review Action Plan; and what steps he is taking to ensure local pharmacies are well-staffed in the short term.
  • AQW 21924/17-227 September 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on the Holiday at Home Voucher Scheme, including the anticipated date of the roll-out.
  • AQW 21923/17-227 September 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for his assessment of the supply and demand for hospitality staff, in Northern Ireland and the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area.
  • AQW 21922/17-227 September 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for an update on (i) the proposed amalgamation of North Coast Integrated College, Coleraine High School and Dunluce College; and (ii) the sites being considered actively for the new school.
  • AQW 21921/17-227 September 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans to use hospitals or units that are covid-free or “covid-light” in order to facilitate surgeries and reduce cancellations.
  • AQW 21920/17-227 September 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 20162/17-22, for his assessment of the adequacy of provision of health service ambulances and ambulance staff.
  • AQW 21869/17-226 September 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure what consideration she has given to allowing MOTs to be conducted in garages, as similar to rules in England and Wales.
  • AQW 21868/17-226 September 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of gas and electricity prices rises; and (ii) what steps are being taken to reduce the resulting financial burden on consumers.
  • AQW 21867/17-226 September 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of (i) staffing levels in the Northern Irish meat industry; and (ii) how migrant worker levels have contributed to this.
  • AQW 21866/17-226 September 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for her assessment of the current provision and reliability of electric vehicle charge points; and (ii) to detail what consideration she has given to establishing a comprehensive, publically-funded charge point network.
  • AQW 21865/17-226 September 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) for her assessment of antisocial behaviour in Northern Ireland; and (ii) to outline the work being done by her Department to address this issue.
  • AQW 21759/17-229 July 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for her assessment of the fairness and accessibility of the Personal Independence Payments scheme, relative to Disability Living Allowance.
  • AQW 21757/17-229 July 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the requirements of non-Northern Irish students for accessing COVID-19 vaccinations locally.
  • AQW 21756/17-229 July 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 20591/17-22, for her assessment of the process by which post-primary schools select year 8 pupils.
  • AQW 21755/17-229 July 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of NHS dentistry provision.
  • AQW 21670/17-228 July 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the advice given to child and youth organisations planning overnight stays (a) indoors; and (b) outdoors in tents; (ii) the rules on sharing bedrooms and tents; and whether these rules facilitate such overnight group stays.
  • AQW 21669/17-228 July 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of energy price rises; and (ii) how a rise in price of energy influences his Department’s Energy Strategy.
  • AQW 21668/17-228 July 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the amount of funding distributed by the Sports Sustainability Fund in each constituency.
  • AQW 21590/17-227 July 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the estimated number of additional residential properties that could be serviced by the planned Limavady wastewater improvements.
  • AQW 21589/17-227 July 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail whether laptops and other IT equipment distributed to pupils to address digital poverty are able to be accessed by the pupils (i) all year round; (ii) during term time; or (iii) during periods of working from home.
  • AQW 21588/17-227 July 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 20590/17-22, to detail (i) the process and stipulations involved in the Right to Buy scheme, including rules on the re-selling and rental of houses purchased under the scheme; and (ii) any plans she has to review this process.
  • AQW 21587/17-227 July 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail the amount of money that has been distributed by the Dormant Accounts scheme in each of the last five years, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 21586/17-227 July 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance (i) for his assessment of the issues faced by applicants for Economic Operators Registration and Identification numbers, including the length of time taken to receive one; and (ii) to outline any conversations he has had with HMRC regarding these issues.
  • AQW 21503/17-226 July 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the social housing projects (i) under construction; and (ii) planned in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 21502/17-226 July 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) to detail any plans he has to pursue a change to Sunday trading legislation to enable business owners to increase trade on a Sunday; and (ii) for his assessment of current Sunday trading rules.
  • AQW 21501/17-226 July 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for his assessment of the future tourism opportunities on the north coast; and (ii) the projects his Department has been involved in developing in this area.
  • AQW 21500/17-226 July 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the school infrastructure projects (i) currently underway; and (ii) planned in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 21499/17-226 July 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the ring-fenced funded projects for 2021/22 in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 21421/17-225 July 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the rules under which live music performances are able to take place, including the permitted volume, required distances and performer numbers.
  • AQW 21420/17-225 July 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the advice for patients wishing to seek medical treatment in the Republic of Ireland, including the required information and the process by which patients can avail of this treatment; and what the requirements are for unplanned healthcare such as accident and emergency treatment.
  • AQW 21419/17-225 July 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the percentage of 18-30-year-olds that have received (i) their first dose; and (ii) both doses of a COVID-19 vaccination, in each constituency.
  • AQW 21418/17-225 July 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail her plans for extending the 12-week COVID-19 protection for tenants in private rented accommodation beyond 30 September 2021.
  • AQW 21417/17-225 July 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail his Department’s policy on working with charitable and community organisations in providing mental health support.
  • AQW 21338/17-222 July 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health why, according to the advice given on NI Direct, pre-departure COVID-19 tests are required from children aged 11 years and above who are entering Northern Ireland, while post-arrival tests are required from children five years and older.
  • AQW 21337/17-222 July 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline any plans he has to bring Northern Ireland in line with the rest of the UK by allowing self-isolation to end for a person that provides a negative COVID-19 test on the fifth day after re-entering Northern Ireland from abroad.
  • AQW 21336/17-222 July 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline (i) the role of Everun in providing electric vehicle charge points in Northern Ireland; and (ii) the input that her Department has had in this role.
  • AQW 21335/17-222 July 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for her assessment of the benefits of the Personal Independence Payment system, relative to its predecessor, the Disability Living Allowance.
  • AQW 21334/17-222 July 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail his Department’s policy on reviewing the work of consultants employed by Health and Social Care Trusts.
  • AQW 21271/17-221 July 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure, of the recently announced £344.5m earmarked for water and sewerage works, to detail (i) how much will be spent on the Limavady sewerage upgrade; and (ii) what works this spend will include.
  • AQW 21270/17-221 July 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for her Department’s advice to pupils applying to multiple post-primary schools, when those schools will only accept pupils who have selected it as their first choice.
  • AQW 21269/17-221 July 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, in the absence of AQE tests, to detail (i) the criteria used by post-primary schools to determine acceptance of a pupil; and (ii) the advice given by her Department to schools on this matter.
  • AQW 21268/17-221 July 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the percentage of pupils who were able to secure places at their first choice post-primary school, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 21267/17-221 July 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of units of opioid pain medication prescribed in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 21136/17-2229 June 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of the prevalence of sheep scab; and (ii) to detail his plans to eradicate the disease.
  • AQW 21135/17-2229 June 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of children currently (i) accessing; and (ii) on the waiting list for the Education Welfare Service, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 21134/17-2229 June 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the steps she has taken to ensure parity of pay between education welfare officers working for the Education Authority and equally qualified social workers employed by health and social care trusts; and (ii) the discussions she has had with the NIPSA union regarding potential strike action because of the existing pay disparity.
  • AQW 21133/17-2229 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what consideration he has given to allowing Northern Irish residents returning from red list countries to isolate at home as opposed to being obliged to organise and pay for a hotel quarantine package.
  • AQW 21132/17-2229 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of people on a waiting list for gallbladder surgery, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 21056/17-2228 June 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the initiatives he has undertaken, and plans to undertake, to promote food tourism in the Causeway coast area; and (ii) for his assessment of how food tourism can be improved and grown in this area.
  • AQW 21055/17-2228 June 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the anticipated number of trainee places that will be created at the North West Regional College as part of the NI Traineeship programme.
  • AQW 21054/17-2228 June 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of JobStart work placements that have been created in each constituency.
  • AQW 21053/17-2228 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the obligations of GPs to provide appointments for patients as set out in their contract with the NHS.
  • AQW 21052/17-2228 June 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the number and location of trees with preservation orders in East Londonderry; and (ii) the total number of tree preservation orders, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 20964/17-2225 June 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of claims made against her Department arising from traffic collisions resulting from long grass obscuring drivers’ visibility, broken down by constituency, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 20963/17-2225 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of appointments provided by GPs per Health and Social Care Trust area, in each of the past five years; and (ii) the number of people in each trust area.
  • AQW 20962/17-2225 June 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the support his Department has provided to Taste Causeway.
  • AQW 20961/17-2225 June 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to confirm the date by which each year seven primary school pupil (i) should; and (ii) will have a confirmed place at a post-primary school.
  • AQW 20960/17-2225 June 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the advice given to schools in relation to rules around the use of mobile phones in school; and (ii) for her assessment of the educational and social impact of pupils using mobile phones in school.
  • AQW 20883/17-2224 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) how autism spectrum disorder service funding levels in each Health and Social Care Trust are calculated; and (ii) how much is spent on autism services in the Limavady area.
  • AQW 20882/17-2224 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the process by which the family of autistic children can access direct support payments; (ii) whether this process can be expedited if a child requires urgent intervention; and (iii) what plans he has to make these processes simpler and faster for families.
  • AQW 20881/17-2224 June 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the guidance given by her Department to schools in the formation of school policies such as bullying, incident reporting forms and actions taken; and (ii) the degree of autonomy individual schools have in the creation of school policies.
  • AQW 20880/17-2224 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the advice given to GP practices in relation to the number of patients that are currently being seen either in person or via a phone consultation; and (ii) for his assessment of the current supply and demand of GP appointments.
  • AQW 20879/17-2224 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail his plans to roll out the continuity of carer model of care for new mothers; and (ii) his assessment of the benefits of this model.
  • AQO 2353/17-2224 June 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline her plans to review planning policy in order to ensure its consistent interpretation across all local council areas.
  • AQO 2336/17-2224 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on his plans to introduce a mechanism for travellers from Northern Ireland to provide confirmation of a COVID-19 vaccination.
  • AQW 20794/17-2223 June 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the current regulations for bringing pets from NI to GB and back; (ii) what checks are currently being made; (iii) when these regulations/checks will change; and (iv) what conversations he has had with the EU and Westminster government regarding this issue.
  • AQW 20793/17-2223 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) why the one-off COVID-19 recognition payment to carers could not be made; (ii) to outline the differences between this scheme and other recognition payments already completed; and (iii) how much of the £4.4m has already been committed to rolling out the scheme.
  • AQW 20792/17-2223 June 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of people in emergency housing in each constituency.
  • AQW 20791/17-2223 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the current NHS guidance around the fitting and use of the Essure birth control coil; (ii) the advice given to women considering this method of birth control; and (iii) the short and long-term dangers of the Essure coil.
  • AQW 20790/17-2223 June 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of people (i) prosecuted; and (ii) convicted of causing unnecessary suffering of service animals since 2015.
  • AQW 20724/17-2222 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on his plans to introduce a mechanism for Northern Irish travellers to provide confirmation of their COVID-19 vaccination status.
  • AQW 20723/17-2222 June 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail the process by which private tenants whose tenancy is being ended by their landlord can apply for a Housing Executive property; and (ii) the options available for such individuals and families who are unable to find another private tenancy before the end of their current tenancy and for whom a Housing Executive property is unavailable.
  • AQW 20722/17-2222 June 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to provide details of the social housing stock in each constituency.
  • AQW 20721/17-2222 June 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of people registered as homeless in each constituency in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 20720/17-2222 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline the process via which patients in Northern Ireland can avail of cross-border health care, including the patient’s role in organising and covering up front costs of the treatment.
  • AQW 20665/17-2221 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of patients diagnosed with cavernoma in each of the last five years; and (ii) the treatment options available for such patients.
  • AQW 20664/17-2221 June 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of lives lost to suicide in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 20663/17-2221 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the current breastfeeding levels among new mothers; and for his assessment of any changes to this trend over recent years.
  • AQW 20662/17-2221 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline the support services available for bereaved parents; and the amount of money spent providing such services, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 20661/17-2221 June 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for an update on steps, planned and taken, to reduce the negative consequences, such as noise pollution and traffic congestion, for residents near car cruise events in Portstewart and Portrush; and (ii) to detail any meetings she has, and plans to attend, to discuss mitigating the impact of such events on residents.
  • AQW 20593/17-2218 June 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) to detail the advice given to schools regarding addressing cyber-bullying between pupils at their school, but which may take place out of school grounds; and (ii) for her assessment of the Addressing Bully in Schools Act’s provision for schools having the power but not the duty to address cyber-bullying between pupils that takes place out of school.
  • AQW 20592/17-2218 June 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) whether the cancellation of AQE tests due to the COVID-19 pandemic is considered among the exceptional circumstances that must be proven to the Exceptional Circumstances Body in order to successfully appeal a decision by a post-primary school not to accept a pupil; (ii) the reasons for this; and (iii) whether this decision would be affected by a letter from a pupil’s primary school principal attesting the pupil would have been expected to perform well enough in the AQE test to secure a place in their chosen post-primary school under normal circumstances.
  • AQW 20591/17-2218 June 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the proportion of post-primary schools that are using pupils’ predicted AQE grades in determining first year admissions for the school year commencing 2021.
  • AQW 20590/17-2218 June 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail the number of houses, bought under the Right to Buy scheme, that are now being rented by private landlords; and (ii) for her assessment of how this trend is affecting the quality of life and economic well-being of the communities in which this is happening.
  • AQW 20539/17-2217 June 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) whether there are currently sufficient additional numbers of trained driving examiners to staff the proposed temporary driving test centres in (a) Coleraine; (b) Belfast; (c) Omagh; and (d) Cookstown; and (ii) what steps have been taken to increase the number of driving teachers and examiners to deal with the backlog of learner drivers.
  • AQW 20538/17-2217 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on those suffering from schizophrenia; and (ii) which related services and supporting networks remain unavailable or curtailed as a result of COVID-19 rules and regulations.
  • AQW 20537/17-2217 June 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) how many calls were made to hotlines that support people in crisis or with mental health conditions in each of the last five years; (ii) for her assessment of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the demand for these services; and (iii) what (a) funding; and (b) other support, her Department has given to the providers of these services in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 20536/17-2217 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of organs donated; (ii) the number of deceased people who donated organs; (iii) the number of people on the organ transplant waiting list; and (iv) the number of people who died while on the transplant waiting list, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 20535/17-2217 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any engagement he is planning with care home workers in relation to Glad to Care Awareness Week 2021 and the issues raised by the campaign, including public awareness; and (ii) any previous engagement he has had with care home staff in relation to this campaign.
  • AQO 2316/17-2217 June 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to outline the steps she is taking to ensure that pupils with special educational needs are able to attend their nearest school.
  • AQW 20403/17-2215 June 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the estimated number of unpaid carers that would qualify for Carers’ Allowance; and (ii) the corresponding cost.
  • AQW 20402/17-2215 June 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on the High Street Stimulus Scheme, including where vouchers may be spent and the expected roll-out date.
  • AQW 20401/17-2215 June 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the provision of religious counsel in each of Northern Ireland’s prisons, including the number of hours during which priests/ministers and other religious leaders are available.
  • AQW 20400/17-2215 June 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any conversations he has had with the Westminster government regarding off-shoring of carbon emissions, in sectors such as farming, as a result of trade deals.
  • AQW 20399/17-2215 June 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the UK’s new free trade deal with Australia and its potential impact on farming in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 20340/17-2214 June 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the current policy on first aid training in (i) primary; and (ii) post-primary schools.
  • AQW 20339/17-2214 June 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the effect that fuel payments to carers in the community by Health and Social Care Trusts has on the recipient’s universal credit.
  • AQW 20338/17-2214 June 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities what steps she has taken to provide sports clubs and organisations with defibrillators.
  • AQW 20337/17-2214 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the various treatment options for people suffering from mental health problems.
  • AQW 20336/17-2214 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the method of diagnosis used to confirm cases of long COVID; and (ii) the number of people who have been diagnosed with the condition.
  • AQW 20279/17-2211 June 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of children that have engaged in early years projects in East Londonderry, in each of the past five years.
  • AQW 20278/17-2211 June 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the amount of funding provided by her Department to community and voluntary organisations in East Londonderry in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 20277/17-2211 June 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) what consideration has she given to improving or installing CCTV in Portrush in an effort to deter and prosecute people engaging in antisocial or violent behaviour; and (ii) what conversations has she had with local police and the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council regarding this issue.
  • AQW 20276/17-2211 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the amount of funding allocated to brain tumour research in each of the last five years; and (ii) any proposed changes to this funding.
  • AQW 20214/17-2210 June 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for her assessment of the application process for free school meals being moved online; and (ii) to detail any issues that have arisen in light of digital poverty levels.
  • AQW 20213/17-2210 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health which travellers are unable to use the £43 Randox PCR COVID-19 tests after arriving in Northern Ireland; and to outline the rationale for this decision.
  • AQW 20212/17-2210 June 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) how she ensures employment and funding opportunities within the community and voluntary sector are widely publicised in order to ensure optimum take-up and applications; and (ii) which community and voluntary (a) jobs; (b) training schemes; and (c) funding opportunities received no applicants in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 20211/17-2210 June 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) whether the Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster University are planning on returning to face to face teaching in September; and (ii) what conversations she has had with these universities on this issue.
  • AQW 20210/17-2210 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the advice given to community and voluntary organisations regarding the preparation and distribution of food.
  • AQW 20166/17-229 June 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail the support provided by her to the University of the Third Age in each of the last five years; and (ii) for her assessment of the benefits of this organisation for older people.
  • AQW 20165/17-229 June 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities what action she is taking to improve the rights of static caravan owners on caravan sites, including (i) the right to bequeath ownership of a caravan to a family member in a will; (ii) caravan purchasing rights; (iii) freedom of choice regarding insurance; (iv) fees demanded by site owners, such as in the event of the sale of a caravan; and (v) caravan-upgrading demands of site-owners.
  • AQW 20164/17-229 June 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the number of phonecalls, from customers reporting issues with their service, that have been received by Fibrus Ltd in relation to new ultrafast broadband connections since the Executive’s Project Stratum commenced; and (ii) the current number of Fibrus customers.
  • AQW 20163/17-229 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether a person of pensionable age that receives financial assistance with dental treatment is entitled to a similar level of support with private dentistry providers.
  • AQW 20162/17-229 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of occasions, and the total cost to each Health and Social Care Trust, of employing private paramedic or ambulance services, for each of the last five years.
  • AQW 20070/17-228 June 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance (i) what assessment has been made of the financial impact of the pandemic on mechanics and repair garages; and (ii) why garages and mechanics were excluded from the latest round of COVID-19 support packages.
  • AQW 20069/17-228 June 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any conversations she has had with universities regarding students who cannot secure an offer of a place, despite having high predicted grades.
  • AQW 20068/17-228 June 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the reasons behind the energy price rises of the previous year and steps she is taking to ensure affordable energy for consumers.
  • AQW 20067/17-228 June 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of people killed in farm accidents in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 20066/17-228 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) how he is supporting and facilitating long-term intervention plans for dementia patients suffering a regression of their condition in private nursing homes; (ii) for his assessment of the impact of no family visits on such patients during periods of COVID lockdown; and (iii) for an estimate of any increase in nursing home residents whose dementia has regressed since the start of the first lockdown.
  • AQW 19986/17-227 June 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for an estimate of the number of problem gamblers in Northern Ireland; and (ii) for her assessment of the impact of betting company advertising in sport on problem gambling.
  • AQW 19985/17-227 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps he is taking to ensure residents of Northern Ireland can access the cheapest option for the mandatory COVID-19 testing kits being sold by government-approved providers for travellers returning from amber list countries; and for his assessment of why some UK-based government-approved test providers state they do not ship to Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 19984/17-227 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of people who were covered by private health insurance in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 19983/17-227 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of dentist surgeries that treated (a) only private; (b) NHS and private; and (c) only NHS patients, in each of the past five years; and (ii) the number of patients who paid for private dentist treatment in each of the past five years.
  • AQW 19982/17-227 June 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any schemes or programmes he has initiated in order to improve farm safety.
  • AQW 19931/17-224 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps he is taking to ensure that people can get an appointment with their GP.
  • AQW 19930/17-224 June 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the average amount of time primary and post-primary school pupils spend (i) outdoors; and (ii) exercising during each school day.
  • AQW 19929/17-224 June 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of drivers unable to book an MOT at their nearest testing centre in the last year.
  • AQW 19928/17-224 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the current and ongoing support in place to enable dentists to see the maximum number of patients; and (ii) the current regulations for dentists providing check-ups and treatment.
  • AQW 19927/17-224 June 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the Sub Regional Stadia Programme.
  • AQW 19855/17-223 June 2021 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline the steps they have been taken to ensure any EU nationals that wish to remain in Northern Ireland apply for the EU settlement scheme.
  • AQW 19854/17-223 June 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) to detail the number of people on furlough who are receiving the maximum payment of £2,500 per month; and (ii) for an update on the anticipated number of workers currently on furlough who will cease to be employed when the scheme ends.
  • AQW 19853/17-223 June 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) for her assessment of cyber and telephone scams; and (ii) to detail the steps she has taken to counteract this threat.
  • AQW 19852/17-223 June 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance for an update on any conversations he has had with the UK Government regarding the Executive’s ability to change tax levels in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 19785/17-222 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) why travellers entering Northern Ireland from amber-list countries are unable to use free-to-order lateral flow tests for their two and eight-day post-arrival testing; (ii) under what circumstances are lateral flow tests considered an appropriate method of testing; (iii) to explain these different approaches; and (iv) to explain the reasons for the £175 per person charge for post-arrival testing kits.
  • AQW 19783/17-222 June 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of current levels of animal cruelty; and (ii) what changes have been observed in the number, severity and type of incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • AQW 19729/17-221 June 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance what measures of previous years’ business were used to formulate the amount given to holiday rental accommodation owners and operators when determining their Localised Restrictions Support Scheme grant.
  • AQW 19728/17-221 June 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline (i) the current regulations on buffet-style dining in hotels and restaurants; and (ii) his plans for enabling staff to manage buffet dining arrangements, similar to the policy used during the easing of lockdown restrictions during the summer of 2020.
  • AQW 19727/17-221 June 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs pursuant to AQW 18902/17-22, for his assessment of (i) the potential for a profitable and sustainable hemp industry in Northern Ireland; (ii) the uses of hemp across all industries; and (iii) the ability of local farmers to successfully grow the crop.
  • AQW 19726/17-221 June 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the percentage of non-integrated schools where the majority declared religious background of pupils is less than two-thirds of the total; and (ii) the percentage of integrated schools where the majority declared religious background of pupils is less than two-thirds of the total.
  • AQO 2150/17-2227 May 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to outline her plans to support food tourism.
  • AQW 19516/17-2226 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health when live indoor and outdoor music performances will be allowed to recommence.
  • AQW 19515/17-2226 May 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure what steps she has taken in reviews of the Planning Act to encourage the reuse and retrofitting of existing buildings as opposed to new builds.
  • AQW 19514/17-2226 May 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the steps that are being taken to ensure social distancing can be maintained on public transport as traveller and commuter numbers continue to rise; and (ii) on what Translink services, and at what times, are more than three train carriages used.
  • AQW 19513/17-2226 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of care home residents; (ii) the number who make personal financial contributions to their care; and (iii) the number who pay top up fees, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 19512/17-2226 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the policy on charging top-up fees, or third party charges, to care home residents when (i) there is only one accommodation option on the day they sign their contract; and (ii) there are two or more accommodation options.
  • AQW 19429/17-2225 May 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance (i) what consideration is given to retrofitting and reusing existing buildings prior to agreeing to publically funded new-build projects; and (ii) for his assessment of how retrofitting as opposed to new-builds would contribute to Northern Ireland’s carbon output.
  • AQW 19428/17-2225 May 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the amount of funding sought for the Paramilitary Crime Task Force in 2021/22; (ii) the amount ring-fenced for the Task Force; and (iii) any other funding that is available for the Task Force.
  • AQW 19427/17-2225 May 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) whether funding for the JobStart scheme is ring-fenced in this year’s budget; (ii) the total anticipated cost of the scheme; and (iii) when the first workers are expected to commence employment.
  • AQW 19426/17-2225 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on the reform of adult care and support.
  • AQW 19425/17-2225 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the (i) coronavirus mortality rates for people with dementia; (ii) impact of the social isolation resulting from lockdown measures on those living with dementia; and to detail the steps he is taking to prevent similar outcomes in any future wave of the virus.
  • AQW 19334/17-2224 May 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to outline (i) the current provision of mental health support available in schools; (ii) any plans he has to improve services; and (iii) his assessment of the benefits of early intervention on mental health issues affecting school children.
  • AQW 19333/17-2224 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health how he plans to make maximum use of the community and voluntary sector’s experience in mental health issues.
  • AQW 19332/17-2224 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline the current and planned policies to promote positive health within health services generally, other than mental health services.
  • AQW 19330/17-2224 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the number of people that have sought help for eating disorders in each of the last five years; and (ii) for his assessment of the scale of the problem beyond the scope of health services.
  • AQW 19267/17-2221 May 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to outline the steps she is taking to boost social inclusion among older people and how the Active Ageing Strategy has been affected by COVID-19.
  • AQW 19266/17-2221 May 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for her assessment of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on artistic institutions, organisations and communities, and to outline the anticipated long term repercussions.
  • AQW 19265/17-2221 May 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities what action is being taken to ensure there is adequate local housing provision in areas with high numbers of second homes.
  • AQW 19264/17-2221 May 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any discussions she has had with Northern Ireland's universities regarding reimbursing halls of residence fees paid by students who had no face-to-face lectures during the tenancy and who didn’t use the accommodation.
  • AQW 19263/17-2221 May 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the amount of (i) domestic; and (ii) commercial waste that went to landfill or was recycled, in each of the last five years.
  • AQO 2135/17-2220 May 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities when indoor and outdoor live music will be able to recommence.
  • AQW 19111/17-2219 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount of blood donated in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 19110/17-2219 May 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of (i) charges; and (ii) convictions made in relation to human trafficking in each policing district in each of the past five years.
  • AQW 19109/17-2219 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the current and planned efforts to promote stem cell donation; and (ii) the facilities that exist in Northern Ireland to receive stem cell donations.
  • AQW 19108/17-2219 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail his plans to introduce specific age-appropriate care for children and young people in cancer and serious illness services.
  • AQW 19107/17-2219 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to provide details of any plans to introduce a mechanism for travellers to provide confirmation of a COVID-19 vaccination, similar to those being discussed in Great Britain; and (ii) what plans he has to enable Northern Irish people to access a relevant NHS app to facilitate this.
  • AQW 19044/17-2218 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the recent guidance relating to visitors arriving from within the Common Travel Area, (i) who will be responsible for ensuring that those required to self-isolate for 10 days do so; (ii) whether this is law or guidance; and (iii) why this decision was taken relative to other green-list countries.
  • AQW 19043/17-2218 May 2021 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any correspondence they have had with the UK government regarding extending the deadline for the EU Settlement Scheme, in particular for older people and those in care homes.
  • AQW 19042/17-2218 May 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the steps he is taking to protect areas containing marine and coastal carbon stores, such as salt marshes, sea grass and seabed sediments.
  • AQW 19041/17-2218 May 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the breakdown, by sector, of those workers currently on furlough.
  • AQW 19040/17-2218 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline the estimated reduction in effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccinations on immunosuppressed individuals, compared to non-immunosuppressed people.
  • AQW 18962/17-2217 May 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the percentage of lamb and beef, and derived products, sold in Northern Ireland that originate from outside (a) Northern Ireland; (b) the UK; and (c) the UK and EU combined; and (ii) any steps being made to incentivise companies and supermarkets to use Northern Irish beef and lamb.
  • AQW 18961/17-2217 May 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of regular volunteers operating in Northern Ireland; and (ii) the estimated amount these volunteers save the public purse each year.
  • AQW 18960/17-2217 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the services available for cancer survivors to help improve their quality of life and mitigate any enduring effects of the disease.
  • AQW 18959/17-2217 May 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any support or funding provided to facilitate this year’s Pride celebrations.
  • AQW 18958/17-2217 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of people living with multiple sclerosis in Northern Ireland; (ii) the support available for those living with the condition; and (iii) the initiatives in place to raise awareness of MS.
  • AQW 18905/17-2214 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail his plans for enabling patients in Northern Ireland to access the Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug Translarna on the NHS, in line with England.
  • AQW 18904/17-2214 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 18487/17-22, why the amount spent on agency nursing staff by Health and Social Care Trusts increased in 2019-20 to nearly 600 per cent of the cost in 2015-16.
  • AQW 18903/17-2214 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 18487/17-22, to detail (i) the average hourly expense to Health and Social Care Trusts for agency nursing staff in the year 2019-20; and (ii) the same average hourly expense for nurses directly employed by Trusts.
  • AQW 18902/17-2214 May 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for an update on his engagement with farmers and the Northern Ireland Hemp Association regarding the expansion of the industry; and (ii) for his assessment of the opportunities available to farmers of developing hemp production on land currently used for other types of farming.
  • AQW 18901/17-2214 May 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) to detail any plans or options he has to facilitate an increase in the farm-gate prices that smaller, family-owned farms receive for their meat; and (ii) for his assessment of the threat of industrial farming on such farms.
  • AQW 18824/17-2213 May 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the steps being taken to facilitate Northern Irish lobster and crab fishermen selling to EU markets; and for his assessment of how the effects of (a) Brexit and (b) COVID-19 have impacted on this trade.
  • AQW 18823/17-2213 May 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of how youth services, including outdoor recreation facilities, youth clubs and other initiatives can be used to keep young people away from crime and antisocial activity.
  • AQW 18822/17-2213 May 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the ways in which he is working with communities and individuals in order to engage young people in youth services.
  • AQW 18820/17-2213 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health given the reduced services being offered by dentists, to detail the alternative facilities currently open to carry out early oral cancer screening.
  • AQW 18689/17-2211 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the latest regulations regarding the permitted size of wedding receptions; (ii) the dates and details of anticipated changes to these rules, including outdoor receptions; and (iii) any risk assessments that will be required prior to hosting wedding receptions.
  • AQW 18688/17-2211 May 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department or local councils would be responsible for authorising the redevelopment of the Barry’s Amusements in Portrush into residential or tourist accommodation.
  • AQW 18687/17-2211 May 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the current and planned employment initiatives her Department is engaged with East Londonderry; and (ii) the number of employment or training places that will be created as a result.
  • AQW 18686/17-2211 May 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) his plans to provide free school meals for all pupils; (ii) the yearly cost for such a scheme; and (iii) the conversations he has had with unions and relevant stakeholders regarding the benefits of free school meals for all pupils.
  • AQW 18685/17-2211 May 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the budget available for the JobStart scheme and the number of employment opportunities that will be created as a result of the scheme.
  • AQW 18550/17-227 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether the £500 special recognition payment for Health and Social Care Staff is considered income; (ii) what tax and National Insurance deductions will be applicable as a result; (iii) how the payment will affect any income-related benefits of the recipient; and (iv) what the rules are for similar schemes in England and Wales relating to the same issues.
  • AQW 18549/17-227 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the increase in the number of out-of-hours hospital appointments created in the past year in order to deal with waiting lists; and (ii) any funding bids he has made to the Executive and Westminster in order to fund the tackling of growing waiting lists.
  • AQW 18548/17-227 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether NHS patients from Northern Ireland are still able to access surgery and other medical procedures, with the cost covered by the Health and Social Care Board, in (a) other jurisdictions of the UK; (b) the Republic of Ireland; (c) the EU; and (d) private clinics; and (ii) what impact Brexit has had on these arrangements.
  • AQW 18547/17-227 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health why Health and Social Care Trusts are contacting patients inquiring if they still require their hospital appointment.
  • AQW 18546/17-227 May 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) to detail the current budget for upgrading the Limavady sewer network; and (ii) as a result, what works will be carried out in the next financial year.
  • AQW 18490/17-226 May 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of domestic abuse incidents and crimes, reported per constituency, in each of the past five years.
  • AQW 18489/17-226 May 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance, in a case where an applicant can show their Net Annual Value is close to £15,001 and that they can demonstrate they are a medium manufacturing business in terms of turnover and other measures, to detail the discretion he has on the authorisation of the £25,000 Manufacturing (Industrial Derating) Support Grant.
  • AQW 18488/17-226 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the estimated number of unpaid carers; (ii) the number of unpaid carers that would qualify for carers’ allowance; (iii) the estimated savings from the work of unpaid carers; and (iv) a breakdown of the ages of those people cared for by unpaid carers.
  • AQW 18487/17-226 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health how much each Health and Social Care Trust has spent on agency nursing staff in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 18486/17-226 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 17789/17-22, to detail the number of (i) nurses and (ii) midwives that have joined Health and Social Care Trusts in each of the last five years.
  • AQO 2060/17-226 May 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether he will provide any additional funding to offset income tax and other contributions related to COVID-19 recognition payments.
  • AQW 18409/17-225 May 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 17483/17-22, to outline the potentially repercussive effects of mandatory autism training for teachers of autistic pupils on other areas of special educational needs.
  • AQW 18408/17-225 May 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) for her assessment of police numbers in the Causeway Coast and Glens area; and (ii) to detail what conversations she has had with the Chief Constable regarding this issue.
  • AQW 18407/17-225 May 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any further measures she is considering for Portrush and Portstewart in relation to traffic calming measures, beyond those already announced, in order to mitigate the negative consequences of car cruises in the towns; and (ii) the latest conversations she has had with the various stakeholders involved in this issue.
  • AQW 18406/17-225 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any research his Department has carried out into the effects of minimum alcohol pricing on public health.
  • AQW 18405/17-225 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 18097/17-22, to detail the 'did not attend' appointments for the last three years, broken down by hospital department.
  • AQW 18309/17-224 May 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any plans to expand the mains gas network in East Londonderry, including Portrush.
  • AQW 18308/17-224 May 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the number of businesses that have filed for insolvency in each of the past five years, broken down by constituency area.
  • AQW 18307/17-224 May 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the long term plans she has to help further and higher education students recover from the financial, educational and mental health challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, including local students studying in different jurisdictions.
  • AQW 18306/17-224 May 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the total average number of hours worked per week by youth workers in each constituency in each of the past five years.
  • AQW 18305/17-224 May 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail his plans to recommence normal visitation rights of partners to expectant and new mothers in hospitals.
  • AQW 18175/17-2229 April 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the (i) conversations had with; and (ii) advice given to bars and restaurants in relation to the rules on outdoor seating areas, prior to 30 April 2021.
  • AQW 18174/17-2229 April 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any plans to reassess and revise her Department’s policies post-COVID-19, in order to reflect changes in society where more people are moving toward rural areas.
  • AQW 18173/17-2229 April 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any plans he has to engage with the Department for the Economy to explore farm diversification options with farmers.
  • AQW 18172/17-2229 April 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any plans he has to create countryside management schemes, such as those for the planting of hedgerows on farmland, with a view to offsetting carbon emissions.
  • AQW 18171/17-2229 April 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of motorists in the last year who have travelled to other parts of the UK in order to get their car MOT tested.
  • AQW 18097/17-2228 April 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of missed medical appointments in each of the past three years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 18096/17-2228 April 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the carbon-reducing ability of new woodland, including the time new woodland spends as (i) a net carbon-producer; and (ii) a net carbon-sink.
  • AQW 18095/17-2228 April 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment of the efficacy of methane-lowering animal feed supplements; and (ii) to detail any steps he has taken to encourage farmers to use such supplements to contribute to lowering the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions.
  • AQW 18094/17-2228 April 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) to what extent will the implementation and ongoing policy development of the new Energy Strategy be carried out by departmental officials, and external staff; and (ii) for the anticipated cost of utilising external staff for these roles.
  • AQW 18093/17-2228 April 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the collaborative work carried out with other Departments, in particular the Department for Infrastructure and the Department for Communities, in developing the new energy strategy.
  • AQW 18027/17-2227 April 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the extent to which the Rural Needs Act was considered prior to the decision being made to close Ballyhackett Primary School; (ii) his assessment of how the closure of this school will impact the wider rural community around Castlerock; and (iii) what consideration was given to the current trend of more people moving to rural areas, post-COVID-19, in reaching his decision.
  • AQW 18026/17-2227 April 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any active and proposed plans to encourage and support commercial fisherman to use more environmentally friendly trawling techniques and reduce by-catch.
  • AQW 18025/17-2227 April 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail the (i) number; and (ii) percentage of Civil Service staff who will be (a) offered; and (b) encouraged to work from home after the further easing of lockdown rules.
  • AQW 18024/17-2227 April 2021 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any plans to re-assess and revise Executive policies, post-COVID-19, in order that they reflect our changing society where more people are moving toward rural areas.
  • AQW 18023/17-2227 April 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the total area burnt by wildfires, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 17937/17-2226 April 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for an update on the roll-out of Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs) in the Causeway GP Federation Area; (ii) how many MDTs in this area have social workers; (iii) what plans he has to fund MDTs on a recurrent basis; (iv) how many practitioners have successfully applied for a MDT role and have not been appointed; and;(v) when will MDTs be fully developed.
  • AQW 17936/17-2226 April 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of people employed by the meat and dairy industry, broken down by job type.
  • AQW 17935/17-2226 April 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) any active and proposed schemes designed to encourage and assist business diversification among meat and dairy farmers; and (ii) any conversations he has had with farmers and other sectors in relation to this issue.
  • AQW 17856/17-2223 April 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for an update on pet passports as required for travel between GB and NI, including details involved in their enforcement on 1 July; and (ii) how the public will be made aware of the rules.
  • AQW 17855/17-2223 April 2021 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail what steps they are taking to raise the NI-GB issues of (i) pet passports; (ii) trade; and (iii) other issues with the UK and EU governments.
  • AQW 17854/17-2223 April 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the amount of funding provided for youth workers in Coleraine in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 17853/17-2223 April 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the increasing proportion of oral cancer patients first attending health services with late stage cancers.
  • AQW 17852/17-2223 April 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the public messaging campaigns he has instigated with a view to encouraging more people to regularly visit their dentist.
  • AQW 17789/17-2222 April 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of (i) nurses; and (ii) midwifes that have retired or left the Health Service, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 17788/17-2222 April 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the support given to, and the conversations had with, local councils and community and voluntary environmental groups regarding litter and pollution clean-ups.
  • AQW 17787/17-2222 April 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the reasons for using a community/voluntary organisation to administer the Carers Support Fund; (ii) why payments will not be made similarly to the COVID-19 Recognition Payment for Health and Social Care Trust workers; and (iii) where the money will come from to pay the associated administration costs of the scheme.
  • AQW 17786/17-2222 April 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the mechanisms in place to ensure (i) the organisation in charge of distributing money from the Carers Support Fund correctly determines which applicants should receive funding; (ii) that those carers not affiliated with a community and voluntary group will receive funds; (iii) the personal data of applicants for the fund is protected; and (iv) that those who need the money from the fund receive it.
  • AQW 17785/17-2222 April 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the legislation and accompanying regulations that set the minimum age limit for the purchase of electronic cigarettes in Northern Ireland; and (ii) the dates on which they came into force.
  • AQO 1966/17-2222 April 2021 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the implementation of New Decade, New Approach.
  • AQW 17703/17-2221 April 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities how much of the £17.6m COVID-19 Recovery Revitalisation Programme has been invested in (i) Coleraine; (ii) Limavady; (iii) Garvagh; (iv) Kilrea; and (v) Dungiven.
  • AQW 17702/17-2221 April 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to outline (i) the steps she has taken to address the rising number of children living in both relative and absolute poverty; (ii) her assessment of this trend; and (iii) the conversations she has had with other bodies and Executive Ministers in relation to addressing child poverty.
  • AQW 17701/17-2221 April 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail any prospective areas and sites being considered to meet the demand for social housing in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 17700/17-2221 April 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what consideration he has given to making dental check-ups free of charge; and for his assessment of the impact this would have on i) increasing attendance rates; (ii) increasing the diagnosis rate of head and neck cancers at an earlier stage; (iii) decreasing morbidity and the side effects of surgery related to these cancers; and (iv) saving his Department money in the long term by reducing the need for late-stage surgeries and treatments.
  • AQW 17699/17-2221 April 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the elements of the Tackling Paramilitarism Action Plan which will be used to investigate and help prevent further instances of the rioting and antisocial behaviour seen on Northern Ireland’s streets in recent weeks.
  • AQW 17626/17-2220 April 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of (i) medical and dental students from Northern Ireland receiving reduced financial support in the form of grants, loans and bursaries in the final two years of a five or six year course; and (ii) how, with only reduced grants, loans and bursaries, these students are expected to cover living costs, especially with increased studying hours during these years of study.
  • AQW 17625/17-2220 April 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail his plans to bring local recipients of Universal Credit in line with those in the rest of the UK in enabling an automatic entitlement to financial help with ophthalmic and dental services.
  • AQW 17624/17-2220 April 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the youth work initiatives his Department has facilitated in order to reach the most vulnerable and hard to reach young people in each of the past five years in (i) East Londonderry; and (ii) Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 17623/17-2220 April 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) his assessment of Pathological Demand Avoidance training not currently being mandatory for primary and post-primary teachers; and (ii) what support is currently available in schools for pupils who have PDA.
  • AQW 17622/17-2220 April 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to outline the process for challenging school admissions decisions in light of the changes related to COVID-19.
  • AQW 17554/17-2219 April 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the restrictions in place for community and voluntary organisations, regarding meeting indoors and outdoors, and the use of community centres/halls; and when these restrictions are expected to end.
  • AQW 17553/17-2219 April 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities when swimming clubs will be able to recommence.
  • AQW 17552/17-2219 April 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to confirm (i) when students in further education can expect to return to full-time teaching; and (ii) for her assessment of the disadvantage faced by further education students unable to work from home and sixth-form students in schools who also take courses in further education colleges.
  • AQW 17551/17-2219 April 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) whether she is considering extending MOT Test Exemption Certificates (TECs) for those who cannot secure a test prior to their expiry date; (ii) to detail the number of MOT tests that will be required when the current TEC period ends; and (iii) whether the testing system has the capacity to meet this demand.
  • AQW 17550/17-2219 April 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for an update on the work being done to ensure anyone requiring an MOT can get one before their certificate expires; (ii) what are the repercussions in terms of insurance, tax and the car owner’s ability to drive their vehicle if they cannot secure a test prior to the expiry of their MOT certificate; and (iii) what is the advice for someone who cannot secure an MOT test before their certificate expires.
  • AQW 17487/17-2216 April 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of vets that will be required to check livestock at Northern Ireland’s ports on completion of the ports' infrastructure project.
  • AQW 17486/17-2216 April 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether (i) companies other than ESB are legally allowed to develop and operate electric vehicle charge point infrastructure; (ii) companies, including ESB, are allowed to make a profit from such enterprise under current legislation; and (iii) she has given consideration to creating a profit incentive for companies in order to boost the provision and quality of electric vehicle charge points in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 17485/17-2216 April 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the efforts being made to remove barbed wire fences from Northern Ireland’s beaches.
  • AQW 17484/17-2216 April 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to outline the support provided to teachers to resettle and reintegrate pupils into the classroom environment after months of learning from home.
  • AQW 17483/17-2216 April 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether he intends to make autism training mandatory for teachers of autistic pupils.
  • AQW 17295/17-2214 April 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether she will request an urgent procedure from the Minister of Health for the immediate reopening of amateur sports and other community clubs for those under 18 years old.
  • AQW 17294/17-2214 April 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of (i) times; and (ii) locations when wastewater that exceeded pollution limits was released into waterways, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 17293/17-2214 April 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the size and location of any areas of East Londonderry which have been (a) designated; or (b) proposed for future woodland expansion as part of the Forests of Our Future programme; and (ii) the species of trees involved.
  • AQW 17292/17-2214 April 2021 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any consideration they have given to the adoption of COVID-19 vaccine passports to facilitate tourism and hospitality businesses.
  • AQW 17291/17-2214 April 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) his plans for using community pharmacists to continue to alleviate pressure on the Health Service; and (ii) the support and assistance pharmacists will need to fulfill this role.
  • AQW 17197/17-2213 April 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on the £500 COVID-19 recognition payment for Health and Social Care Trust staff, including when staff are likely to receive the payment.
  • AQW 17196/17-2213 April 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail how she will ensure energy costs will remain affordable for consumers throughout the drive to decarbonise the local energy sector.
  • AQW 17195/17-2213 April 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, in relation to the New Energy strategy, to detail (i) the specific areas in which the green economy and in particular green energy is likely to create employment; and (ii) what steps she is taking to ensure workers in Northern Ireland will be equipped with the skills required by these employment opportunities.
  • AQW 17194/17-2213 April 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for an update on his plans to turn Belfast City Hospital into a cancer surgery hub following its period spent as a COVID-19 Nightingale Hospital; and (ii) whether doing so will reduce cancer surgery waiting lists.
  • AQW 17193/17-2213 April 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for an update of when students in further education will return to face-to-face teaching, given sixth-form students in schools have already done so.
  • AQW 17098/17-2212 April 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the COVID regulations relating to booking and using domestic holiday homes and other tourist accommodation.
  • AQW 17097/17-2212 April 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the scientific data upon which his statement that foreign holidays will not go ahead this summer is based.
  • AQW 17096/17-2212 April 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme, including the likely date of commencement.
  • AQW 17095/17-2212 April 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for her assessment of how community energy groups can contribute to lowering the reliance on fossil fuels for energy; and (ii) whether her Department has given any assistance to such groups.
  • AQW 17094/17-2212 April 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline (i) how he is helping to enable farmers to reduce carbon emissions resulting from their industry; and (ii) his future plans to assist the sector in reducing emissions.
  • AQW 16856/17-2225 March 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on the planned full resumption of adult and child respite services.
  • AQW 16855/17-2225 March 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any discussions she has had with Project Gigabit in relation to expanding the provision of superfast broadband to rural areas excluded from Project Stratum; and (ii) the number of rural properties in Northern Ireland, and East Londonderry that will remain without superfast broadband after the completion of Project Stratum.
  • AQW 16854/17-2225 March 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail his plans for the creation or expansion of child outdoor education facilities in Northern Ireland as a whole, and in the East Londonderry constituency.
  • AQW 16853/17-2225 March 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on mobile breast screening services, including any delays or backlog currently being experienced.
  • AQW 16852/17-2225 March 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the expansion options considered in Coleraine so all nursery pupils with special educational needs can be given a place at a school in the town for the academic year 2021/22; and (ii) what plans will be put in place to accommodate increased numbers of nursery pupils with special educational needs in Coleraine for the academic year 2022/23.
  • AQO 1916/17-2225 March 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether he will review working from home arrangements for the Northern Ireland Civil Service post pandemic.
  • AQW 16791/17-2224 March 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy what is the annual cost benefit breakdown of an average windmill farm, including payments made to the (i) landowner; (ii) local council; (iii) local government; and (iv) that received by the investor from OFGEM.
  • AQW 16790/17-2224 March 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) how often reviews are carried out to ensure that Northern Ireland is meeting the objectives of the purpose of installing windfarms; (ii) in particular with regard to driving consumer costs down; and (iii) the level of savings passed on to the consumer from windfarms.
  • AQW 16789/17-2224 March 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the reasons for the continued closure of SureStart; (ii) the estimated timeframe for the re-opening of services; and (iii) to detail the conversations he has had with other Executive Ministers regarding this issue.
  • AQW 16788/17-2224 March 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what powers he has to include particular groups for priority vaccinations.
  • AQW 16738/17-2223 March 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the processes used to cumulatively assess the provision of windfarms in Northern Ireland; and (ii) at what stage would it be considered an over saturation for the relevant local environment.
  • AQW 16737/17-2223 March 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 15228/17-22, to detail any other schools in East Londonderry being considered for a temporary speed limit reduction outside their premises, not including the 104 already identified.
  • AQW 16736/17-2223 March 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 15130/17-22, (i) whether his Department collects any data on Post Traumatuic Stress Disorder PTSD; (ii) the reasons for this; (iii) for his assessment of PTSD in Northern Ireland; and (iv) what plans he has to address this issue.
  • AQW 16735/17-2223 March 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what steps he is taking to ensure the mental and physical wellbeing of frontline medical staff that have experienced increased stress, trauma or other illness due to their working environment of the past year.
  • AQW 16734/17-2223 March 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) whether the 705 businesses contacted to make an application to the Wet Pubs Business Support Scheme represents an exhaustive list of those that were considered eligible; (ii) the criteria used to create this list; (iii) how many of the 565 applications for the scheme were successful; (iv) the reasons why the unsuccessful applicants were deemed ineligible; and (v) what other efforts were made to encourage wet pubs to apply for the scheme.
  • AQW 16660/17-2222 March 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure in relation to planning decisions, to detail (i) the acknowledged detrimental effects of windfarms on residents living within an (a) five-mile; and (b) ten-mile radius; and (ii) the results of any research that has been carried out regarding noise pollution created by windfarms.
  • AQW 16659/17-2222 March 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the checks carried out on windfarms to ensure that all mitigations in their planning approval have been adhered to, both initially and throughout their operation; and (ii) how much consideration is given to the protection of Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and historic monuments when approving windfarm planning applications.
  • AQW 16658/17-2222 March 2021 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail their plans for allowing increased numbers to attend civil and religious wedding ceremonies, including (i) timescale; and (ii) the expected numbers allowed.
  • AQW 16657/17-2222 March 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the percentage of the overall green energy target for Northern Ireland to which windfarms contribute; and (ii) how this figure is anticipated to change in future under current plans.
  • AQW 16656/17-2222 March 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the amount of energy, in cost and power, bought by Northern Ireland from peat-powered power plants based in the Republic of Ireland in each of the past five years.
  • AQW 16609/17-2219 March 2021 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) the properties their Department owns in East Londonderry that are currently unused; (ii) the annual cost of maintaining them; and (iii) whether any alternative uses are being considered.
  • AQW 16608/17-2219 March 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the correspondence he has had with care providers in order to facilitate face-to-face visits for residents and their families; and for his assessment of the difficulties currently faced by relatives trying to visit loved ones in care homes.
  • AQW 16607/17-2219 March 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what plans he has to ensure greater co-operation and synergy between addiction and mental health services; and for his assessment of the current working relationship between these two services.
  • AQW 16606/17-2219 March 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 15396/17-22, (i) whether dentists or the British Dental Association were consulted about their needs prior to the purchase and delivery of personal protection equipment (PPE) that was deemed unusable by dentists; and (ii) to detail the cost of this PPE.
  • AQW 16605/17-2219 March 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 15819/17-22, (i) whether the planned strategic area plan for special schools and specialist provision in mainstream, and any accompanying improvements, will be completed in time to help pupils in the 2021-22 school year who have so far been unable to get a place at the school closest to their home; and (ii) what interim measures he is considering to help these pupils.
  • AQW 16521/17-2218 March 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance (i) for an update on the pay negotiations with the Northern Ireland Civil Service; (ii) to detail the reasons for the delay in the awarding of a pay award; (iii) to detail the conversations he has had with NIPSA regarding this issue; and (iv) to detail the most recent pay rise offer he has made to Civil Service employees.
  • AQW 16520/17-2218 March 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 15127/17-22, to detail (i) the legal status of live music performances; and (ii) the current rules and guidance on music performances.
  • AQW 16519/17-2218 March 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail the reasons for excluding car garages from the most recent COVID-19 support grants, while including car showrooms.
  • AQW 16518/17-2218 March 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the current COVID-19 regulations on church services.
  • AQO 1859/17-2218 March 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the delivery of the Sub-Regional Stadia Programme for Soccer.
  • AQW 16360/17-2215 March 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any concerns she has that businesses with limited or no income, and with furloughed employees, may not be able to pay the obliged contributions such as National Insurance and pension contributions and that this could lead to redundancies, particularly to younger workers with fewer years accrued; and (ii) what conversations she has had with the Minister of Finance and HM Treasury regarding this issue.
  • AQW 16359/17-2215 March 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail the estimated the cost of paying the entirety of the contributions that the employers of furloughed workers are obliged to pay, such as National Insurance and pensions contributions.
  • AQW 16358/17-2215 March 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail what actions she has taken, and plans to take, to incentivise employers to reduce the number of redundancies of young people, given their redundancy payments will naturally be less because of fewer years in their role.
  • AQW 16357/17-2215 March 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance what consideration he has given to widening the eligibility for the rates relief scheme to include other sectors of the economy; and the associated costings of doing so.
  • AQW 16356/17-2215 March 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail her plans to incentivise businesses to invest in the green economy.
  • AQW 16221/17-2211 March 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail the amount of money spent in the last year by public sector bodies on equipment to enable staff to work from home.
  • AQW 16220/17-2211 March 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance what steps his Department is taking to ascertain that the person or business applying for the Localised Restrictions Support Scheme is the same person named on the rates bill for the business.
  • AQW 16219/17-2211 March 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) which groups are exempt from the 10-day quarantine rule for travellers coming back from GB; (ii) whether there is a planned relaxation of this rule; and (iii) whether relatives travelling back from GB after providing childcare to relatives must quarantine for 10 days.
  • AQW 16218/17-2211 March 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of the threats posed to Northern Ireland’s coastal areas by climate change.
  • AQW 16135/17-2210 March 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, given the higher rate of local corporation tax compared to the Republic of Ireland, (i) how she will ensure Northern Ireland’s competitiveness in attracting private investment; and (ii) to detail any conversations she has had with the government at Westminster regarding the potential lowering of the rate in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 16134/17-2210 March 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) when she expects the 100 people supported by her Department in obtaining an export and trade qualification to complete their studies; (ii) to detail the number that have committed to working in Northern Ireland on the completion of their course; and (iii) whether there are positions available when their studies are completed.
  • AQW 16133/17-2210 March 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the sectors identified as being at risk of automation in the short, medium and long term.
  • AQW 16132/17-2210 March 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of air quality in Northern Ireland, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 16131/17-2210 March 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for an update on a clean air bill for Northern Ireland; and (ii) what measures he is considering for implementation in the short, medium and long term.
  • AQW 16049/17-229 March 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the discussions she has had and intends to have with Ulster University to ensure that the further and higher education sectors continue to play a key role in the response to COVID-19, raising skills levels and increasing productivity of the future workforce, and examining ways to ensure greater alignment between study and the needs of the economy, specifically in relation to the Coleraine campus.
  • AQW 16048/17-229 March 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the number of employers that have expressed a desire to take on new apprentices during the 2021/22 financial year; (ii) how this figure compares to the previous five years; and (iii) the steps her Department is taking to encourage more employers to engage with apprenticeships schemes.
  • AQW 16047/17-229 March 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the methods that will be used to attract more students in general and female students in particular, to study STEM subjects at local universities; and (ii) the discussions she has had, and intends to have, with the Minister of Education in relation to encouraging more students to study STEM subjects at local universities.
  • AQW 16046/17-229 March 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, given the 11 percent discrepancy in the optimal number of vets in Northern Ireland and the number of Northern Irish students studying veterinary qualifications in Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland, will she commit to presenting a business case to Ulster University to create a veterinary school at its Coleraine campus in order to ensure greater alignment between study and the needs of the economy as stated in her Economic Recovery Action Plan.
  • AQW 16045/17-229 March 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the ways in which she is working to attract returners, or highly skilled members of Northern Ireland’s diaspora as highlighted in her Economic Recovery Action Plan.
  • AQW 15984/17-228 March 2021 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline (i) the current policies in place to ensure gender equality in pay and opportunities throughout the public and private sectors; and (ii) their assessment of the success of these policies to date.
  • AQW 15983/17-228 March 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline the steps taken by his Department to (i) reduce; and (ii) protect communities from rural crime.
  • AQW 15982/17-228 March 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) her intentions to change the current policy of licensing PSA-accredited British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) acupuncturists through the Miscellaneous Provisions Act, in line with England and Wales; and (ii) any concerns she has that BAcC acupuncturists have been unable to practice during the COVID lockdowns due to this categorisation.
  • AQW 15981/17-228 March 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of (i) the anticipated one per cent pay rise offer for health workers; and (ii) the potential for strike action related to pay demands.
  • AQW 15980/17-228 March 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of COVID-19 vaccines that have been dumped since the beginning of the vaccine roll-out.
  • AQW 15898/17-225 March 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the steps taken, and planned, to address coastal erosion and landslides in Northern Ireland as a result of climate change; and (ii) any conversations he has had with the National Trust in relation to the threat posed by such threats to the Giant’s Causeway.
  • AQW 15897/17-225 March 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) what action he is taking to incentivise businesses wishing to work in the green economy; and (ii) what new money will be available in 2021/22 for such businesses and schemes.
  • AQW 15896/17-225 March 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any anticipated rise in demand for the treatment of mental health issues in the coming year; and (ii) the steps he is taking to meet this demand.
  • AQW 15895/17-225 March 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) whether the Bushmills Education Centre will benefit from the recently announced funding for such centres; and (ii) to detail the alternative educational uses being considered for the centre if it is not to receive support funding.
  • AQW 15894/17-225 March 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the Sexual Orientation Strategy, including (i) a ban on conversion therapy; and (ii) the formation and work of the (a) Expert Panel; (b) Co-Design Group; and (c) Cross Departmental Working Group.
  • AQW 15819/17-224 March 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the actions he is taking to increase the provision of special needs education facilities, including the number and capacity of special schools, for nursery age pupils and upwards, with special educational needs, in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) East Londonderry.
  • AQW 15818/17-224 March 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of children, from nursery upwards, with special educational needs who have applied for, but not been allocated, a place at the special school closest to them; (ii) the reasons for this; (iii) the mechanism by which places at special schools are allocated; (iv) the transport arrangements in place for those pupils who have not been allocated places at their closest special school; and (v) any other support that exists for parents of these pupils.
  • AQW 15817/17-224 March 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 14955/17-22, for her assessment of the significant increase in the number of applicants for social housing and people in housing stress in East Londonderry in the year from December 2019 to December 2020.
  • AQW 15816/17-224 March 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 14955/17-22, to detail the steps taken by her Department to (i) reduce the number of (a) applicants; and (b) applicants in housing stress in East Londonderry; and (ii) increase the number of allocations to applicants.
  • AQW 15733/17-223 March 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the current advice for motorists, and in particular key workers, who require their car for work, medical appointments and other essential journeys, but who have not been able to book a test because of the backlog and whose online MOT status shows their test has expired, meaning they are also unable to secure tax and insurance; and (ii) the steps she has taken to ensure key workers are able to use their car for work, even if they cannot secure an MOT test due to the current backlog.
  • AQW 15732/17-223 March 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the council areas that demand planning permission to be obtained before issuing café pavement licences; and (ii) her assessment of the effects of any disparity in requirements on businesses within different council areas, in particular with reference to additional costs incurred by businesses required to obtain planning permission, including architect and council fees.
  • AQW 15731/17-223 March 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for her assessment of (i) the amount of money, £316,000 or 0.24 per cent of the total given out, that is to be reclaimed from the Renewable Heat Initiative scheme; and (ii) whether this figure is indicative or otherwise of the level at which the scheme was abused.
  • AQW 15729/17-223 March 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the biosecurity measures in place to prevent livestock diseases, such as avian influenza, entering Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 15626/17-222 March 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for her assessment of (i) the potential impact on customers, particularly older customers and those living in more rural areas, of the closure of more than half of the high street banks over the past 10 years; and (ii) the wider ramifications for town centres and high streets of the closures.
  • AQW 15625/17-222 March 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of households in each constituency that provide foster care, for each of the last five years.
  • AQW 15624/17-222 March 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any plans he has to create, outside Belfast, a mass vaccination centre, such as that planned for the SSE Arena; and (ii) any conversations he has had with Health and Social Care Trusts in relation to this issue.
  • AQW 15623/17-222 March 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps being taken reduce the stigma of mental health issues.
  • AQW 15622/17-222 March 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether the £500 special recognition payment will be available for all Health and Social Care Trust staff, or just frontline medical staff; and (ii) to detail the rationale for this decision.
  • AQW 15544/17-221 March 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of wet pubs that have permanently closed since 23 March 2020, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 15543/17-221 March 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the amount of extra funding that would be required to provide lifeline financial assistance to those businesses, the self-employed and sole-traders who have so far been ineligible for any of the COVID-19 grants and support schemes.
  • AQW 15542/17-221 March 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 14251/17-22, (i) whether it would be possible for the £500 COVID-19 Disruption Payment for students to be distributed via Student Finance NI; and (ii) to detail the comparable payment schemes that exist for Northern Irish students studying in universities in England, Wales and Scotland.
  • AQW 15541/17-221 March 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on (i) steps being taken to create a veterinary school within the Ulster University Coleraine campus; and (ii) any conversations he has had with the relevant stakeholders.
  • AQW 15540/17-221 March 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for an update of her assessment of the Growth Deal for the Causeway Coast and Glens region.
  • AQW 15460/17-2226 February 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on (i) steps being taken to create a veterinary School within Ulster University's Coleraine campus; and (ii) whether she has had any conversations with the relevant stakeholders.
  • AQW 15459/17-2226 February 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, given the disrupted learning of the previous year, to detail any plans he has to allow children with special educational needs to repeat a year of school if parents request it.
  • AQW 15458/17-2226 February 2021 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister (i) for their assessment of the efficacy of current travel rules; (ii) whether they are strong and clear enough for people to adhere to them; and (iii) to detail their plans to increase enforcement measures.
  • AQW 15457/17-2226 February 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the efficacy of current travel rules; (ii) whether they are strong and clear enough for people to adhere to them; and (iii) to detail his plans to increase enforcement measures.
  • AQW 15456/17-2226 February 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the various price brackets for the renewal of driving licences; (ii) the prices of any additional mandatory tests that are required for certain drivers, for instance, eye and other medical tests; and (iii) the equivalent costs for drivers in (a) England; (b) Wales; and (c) Scotland.
  • AQW 15398/17-2225 February 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of foodbanks in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) East Londonderry, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 15397/17-2225 February 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the future impact on (i) patients; and (ii) the NHS, of the reduction in the number of people able to be seen by dentists under current regulations.
  • AQW 15396/17-2225 February 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail his plans to (i) bring Northern Ireland in line with the rest of the UK and fund new and advanced personal protective equipment for dentists; and (ii) reduce the surgery fallow time of 10-30 minutes between patients after each Aerosol Generating Procedure.
  • AQW 15395/17-2225 February 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the top-up funding being made available for dentists in 2021/22; (ii) his plans for ensuring the security and sustainability of Health Service dental treatment in the next financial year, and long-term; and (iii) the number of dentist surgeries offering Health Service dental treatment for each of the last three years.
  • AQW 15394/17-2225 February 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on (i) the development and implementation of the Mental Health Action Plan as part of New Decade, New Approach; and (ii) the figures for those seeking help for mental health issues for the last three years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQO 1713/17-2225 February 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities why she has not yet launched the JobStart scheme.
  • AQW 15318/17-2224 February 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the current number of children requiring foster care, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust, for each of the last five years; and (ii) what extra steps have been taken to ensure fostering has been facilitated during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown.
  • AQW 15317/17-2224 February 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail her plans to provide a £500 COVID-19 recognition payment to those working in the community and voluntary sectors.
  • AQW 15316/17-2224 February 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail her plans for support packages to furloughed workers when the current furlough scheme ends on 30 April 2021.
  • AQW 15315/17-2224 February 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail his plans for support packages to furloughed workers when the current furlough scheme ends on 30 April 2021.
  • AQW 15314/17-2224 February 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) his plans to extend the Income Support Scheme for Substitute Teachers beyond 7 March 2021, given only minimal work will be available for substitute teachers due to only pre-school and classes P1 to P3 attending from 8 March 2021; and (ii) whether the decision by the Westminster Government to fully open all schools from 8 March will affect the funding available for the continuation of the scheme.
  • AQW 15228/17-2223 February 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for an update on her work to temporarily or periodically reduce the speed limits to 20mph outside those schools previously identified as being considered for a speed limit change to improve pupil safety; and (ii) to detail those schools in East Londonderry which are being considered for a speed limit change.
  • AQW 15227/17-2223 February 2021 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) their plans for releasing a comprehensive road map out of lockdown, with dates, similar to that released by the Westminster Government; (ii) any concerns they have regarding the absence of such a plan for a single part of the UK; and (iii) the communications policy they will employ to clarify the differences in approach from the Executive, relative to that of the Westminster Government.
  • AQW 15226/17-2223 February 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on her plans for an economic recovery as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • AQW 15225/17-2223 February 2021 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister (i) for their assessment of the current timetable for children returning to school; (ii) for their assessment of schools fully reopening as part of a broader social and economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic; and (iii) what conversations they have had with the Minister of Health regarding this issue and the wider issue of the health-led reopening of schools and business.
  • AQW 15224/17-2223 February 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for an update on any work her Department is involved with in relation to combatting the rising incidence of gun crime in the Causeway Coast and Glens area.
  • AQW 15131/17-2222 February 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) how the independence, particularly religious independence, of the members of the Education Review Panel will be assured; (ii) whether members from non-religious, humanist or non-Christian backgrounds will be included; and (iii) what steps he is taking to ensure the panel is made up of people from a diverse range of backgrounds.
  • AQW 15130/17-2222 February 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnoses in each of the last three years; and (ii) what mechanisms are in place to diagnose and treat PTSD.
  • AQW 15129/17-2222 February 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the criteria and scientific rationale for businesses to remain open to the public for (i) normal, in-store shopping; and (ii) click and collect shopping.
  • AQW 15128/17-2222 February 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the rationale for keeping garden centres closed; (ii) the rationale of keeping smaller, independent garden centres closed, even for click and collect services, while larger multinational stores selling similar products are able to remain fully open; and (iii) what conversations he has had with the Department for the Economy regarding this issue.
  • AQW 15127/17-2222 February 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the legal status of live music performances; (ii) the current rules and guidance on music performances; and (iii) the current financial support available for self-employed musicians.
  • AQW 15042/17-2219 February 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for her assessement of whether the update provided by the Chief Planning Officer on 16 December 2020 represents a fundamental change in planning policy regarding Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) development; (ii) to detail her Department’s consultation process regarding this change in policy; (iii) how this new policy compares with policy in the Republic of Ireland and other regions of the United Kingdom; (iv) whether she has any concerns of Northern Ireland divergence given the all-island strategy for electricity; and (v) to detail the number of BESS development applications submitted to local government and called in by her Department in each of the last ten years.
  • AQW 15041/17-2219 February 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for her assessment of the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) decision to change policy regarding Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) development; (ii) how new DfI policy regarding BESS development will impact the all-island electricity strategy, given that DfI diverges from similar policy in the Republic of Ireland; (iii) whether there has been any disadvantage for Northern Ireland since this change; and (iv) whether she or any official within her Department engaged with industry regarding this change.
  • AQW 15039/17-2219 February 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the scientific rationale behind limiting the delivery of hot food to 11:00pm, as per the current regulations.
  • AQW 15038/17-2219 February 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of second homes in the East Londonderry constituency; (ii) the same figures for the last five years; and (iii) her assessment of the effect of higher numbers of second homes in an area on homelessness and local and social housing provision.
  • AQW 14959/17-2218 February 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) her plans to include micro-businesses with a turnover less than £500,000 in the micro-business support fund; (ii) what consideration she has given to using an alternative measure of a business’s eligibility for micro-business support, as opposed to turnover; and (iii) the criteria used to judge whether a business is a micro-business.
  • AQW 14958/17-2218 February 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the powers, budget and responsibilities of her Department for the provision of electric vehicle charge points; (ii) her assessment of the current provision of electric vehicle charge points, including rapid-charge points, with particular reference to current and anticipated future need; (iii) what discussions she has had with the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) in relation to fixing the broken charge points and the installation of more AC and rapid charging points throughout Northern Ireland; and (iv) any funding provided by her Department to ESB during the current mandate.
  • AQW 14957/17-2218 February 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 14331/17-22, (i) why Land and Property Services has no powers to recover money mistakenly given out to ineligible businesses as part of the COVID-19 grants system; (ii) what powers his Department has to recover this money; and (iii) to detail the mechanism by which the £1.4 million has so far been returned from ineligible businesses.
  • AQW 14956/17-2218 February 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for an update on the Sub-Regional Stadia Programme; (ii) what plans she has to expedite the programme; and (iii) to detail the conversations she has had with sports clubs in relation to the delay in the programme.
  • AQW 14955/17-2218 February 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of people currently on the waiting list for social housing in East Londonderry; and (ii) the same figures for each of the last five years.
  • AQW 14864/17-2217 February 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the communications she has had with potential and confirmed employers regarding the postponement of the JobStart scheme; (ii) how many employers have pulled out of the scheme after initially signing up; and (iii) any concerns she has regarding the loss of potential employees on the scheme to the Kickstart scheme in Great Britain.
  • AQW 14863/17-2217 February 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 14165/17-22, to detail the scientific rationale and evidence that has informed the decision to ban outdoor sports where social distancing can be maintained.
  • AQW 14862/17-2217 February 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the rationale why some motorists are notified that they are not permitted to drive on an expired MoT certificate if they cannot secure a test before their expiry date, while extending the validity of the tests of others.
  • AQW 14861/17-2217 February 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he plans to include key and frontline workers who are members of the NI Social Care Council in the £500 special recognition payment to Health and Social Care Trust staff.
  • AQW 14781/17-2216 February 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the communication policy of his Department as regards countering misinformation about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines; and (ii) what plans he has for updating and expanding this policy.
  • AQW 14780/17-2216 February 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the budget available in her Department for electric vehicle charging infrastructure; (ii) future investment plans of her Department to expand and improve this area; and (iii) her assessment of the consequences of a lack of investment in this area, including for a net carbon-zero target and encouragement of new electric vehicle users.
  • AQW 14779/17-2216 February 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the COVID-19 support available for self-employed musicians who have seen their business reduced or ceased as a result of lockdown measures; and (ii) the circumstances under which musicians are able to perform under current COVID-19 guidelines.
  • AQW 14777/17-2216 February 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of pupils who have been diagnosed with dyslexia in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 14670/17-2215 February 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) what support is available from the Newly Self Employed Support Scheme for workers who became self-employed from the start of the first lockdown in March 2020; (ii) whether travel agents, tour guides, tutors and auction room staff qualify; and (iii) what support exists for those who have fallen between the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, because they are more recently self-employed, and the Newly Self Employed Support Scheme, because they became self-employed too long ago.
  • AQW 14669/17-2215 February 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the legal issues delaying the disposal of (a) Causeway School in Bushmills; and (b) Portrush YC and adjacent Out Centre; and (ii) the expected time period these will take to resolve.
  • AQW 14668/17-2215 February 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 13705/17-22, (i) whether the needs of pupils in special schools differ greatly from those of pupils in special units attached to mainstream schools; (ii) for his assessment of the differing provision of education being provided to pupils in these two different settings; and (iii) for his assessment of whether this could have an impact on their development.
  • AQW 14667/17-2215 February 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the number of students from Northern Ireland studying for veterinary qualifications at universities in Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland.
  • AQW 14666/17-2215 February 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for an update of the Sub-Regional Stadia programme, to include (i) the reasons for the delay in its implementation; (ii) the amount of money so far given out by the programme; (iii) the anticipated timeline for the programme; and (iv) the breakdown of funding already agreed.
  • AQW 14568/17-2212 February 2021 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether (i) those areas defined by NI Water as having insufficient wastewater capacity; and (ii) those in the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area since 2017, will be prioritised as part of the PC21 Business Programme.
  • AQW 14567/17-2212 February 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any significant outcomes that have resulted from the 2016 Paramilitary Action Plan; and (ii) how much of the £25 million budget allocated for the action plan has been spent since 2017.
  • AQW 14565/17-2212 February 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what support his Department offers to parents whose economic situation has changed in relation to school transport and bus passes, particularly when their child attends a school that is not the closest of its kind to their family home.
  • AQW 14564/17-2212 February 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) for an update on the Executive action plan on Tackling Paramilitary Activity, Criminality and Organised Crime; (ii) for her assessment of the impact of the absence of a Programme for Government on furthering this plan; and (iii) for her assessment of the rising cases of gun attacks in the East Londonderry area.
  • AQW 14478/17-2211 February 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, in relation to the anticipated JobStart scheme, (i) whether she has (a) consulted business and young people to find out what works and what they want from the scheme; (b) outlined the benefits to employers; (c) ensured young people get paid at least minimum wage; and (d) clarified who pays the young people; and (ii) whether funding to the employer covers the salary.
  • AQW 14477/17-2211 February 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance (i) to detail the reasons for not including funding allocation for labour market interventions, including the JobStart scheme, in the draft budget for 2021/22; (ii) whether the roll-over of COVID-19 funding from 2020/21 to 2021/22 could have been used for JobStart; and (iii) for his assessment of how the absence of this funding will affect both young people of working age and the wider economy of Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 14476/17-2211 February 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the expected timeframe for the implementation of the 25 recommendations made by the Rural Needs Working Group; and (ii) any planned initiatives that may directly affect people living in rural areas of East Londonderry.
  • AQW 14475/17-2211 February 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the plans and associated costs for future renovation works on HMP Magilligan over the next five years.
  • AQW 14474/17-2211 February 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) how many prisoners have tested positive for COVID-19 since 2 November 2020; and (ii) the measures in place for protecting other prisoners and prison staff from contracting the virus.
  • AQW 14412/17-2210 February 2021 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister (i) for their assessment of the statement from the Chief Medical Officer that lockdown restrictions could last into next year; (ii) to detail the potential impacts on the remit of their Department of (a) a full lockdown; or (b) more minimal restrictions over this period; and (iii) for their assessment of the statement’s potential impact on vaccine take-up and lockdown rules-compliance.
  • AQW 14411/17-2210 February 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, further to the statement from the Chief Medical Officer that lockdown restrictions could last into next year, to detail the potential impacts on the remit of her Department of (i) a full lockdown; or (ii) more minimal restrictions over this period.
  • AQW 14410/17-2210 February 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, further to the statement from the Chief Medical Officer that lockdown restrictions could last into next year, (i) to detail the potential impacts on the remit of his Department of (a) a full lockdown; or (b) more minimal restrictions over this period; and (ii) for his assessment of the statement’s potential impact on vaccine take-up in schools.
  • AQW 14409/17-2210 February 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, further to the statement from the Chief Medical Officer that lockdown restrictions could last into next year, to detail the potential impacts on the remit of her Department of (i) a full lockdown; or (ii) more minimal restrictions over this period.
  • AQW 14408/17-2210 February 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the statement from the Chief Medical Officer that lockdown restrictions could last into next year; (ii) what engagement he has had with the Chief Medical Officer on whether these restrictions will be (a) a full lockdown; or (b) more minimal restrictions; and (iii) for his assessment of the statement’s potential impact on vaccine take-up and lockdown rules-compliance.
  • AQW 14335/17-229 February 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail his plans for keeping schools open during the February half-term for the children of key workers, given that the usual childcare options, such as grandparents, relatives and childcare providers will be unavailable for many.
  • AQW 14334/17-229 February 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 7701/17-22, when the (i) 388 residences in Garvagh; (ii) 508 residences in Aghadowey; (iii) 455 residences in Dundooan; (iv) 510 residences in Kilrea; (v) 453 residences in Macosquin; and (vi) 3,068 residences in East Londonderry due for the superfast broadband improvements are expected to be completed.
  • AQW 14333/17-229 February 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 12604/17-22, whether he has any plans to submit a business case to prioritise key workers (i) in essential retail; (ii) living in rural areas; (iii) in private residential and care homes; and (iv) with underlying medical conditions, within the COVID-19 vaccination programme.
  • AQW 14332/17-229 February 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance (i) whether garages and workshops are eligible for the COVID-19 rates relief scheme; (ii) whether such businesses are considered retail; and (iii) to detail the rationale for these decisions.
  • AQW 14331/17-229 February 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 13809/17-22, to detail (i) the number and value of money mistakenly given out to businesses via one of the COVID-19 grant or rates relief schemes; and (ii) the measures in place to recover any money mistakenly given out via the same schemes.
  • AQW 14252/17-228 February 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the rationale of imposing an 11:00pm curfew on hot food delivery services.
  • AQW 14251/17-228 February 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, in considering the increased fees and travelling costs incurred by students from Northern Ireland studying in Great Britain and Ireland, whether she will extend the £500 Covid Disruption Payment to these students.
  • AQW 14249/17-228 February 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for an update on his Department’s efforts to help Presbyterian Mutual Society savers; (ii) what conversations he has had with the Westminster government regarding this; and (iii) when this issue will be resolved.
  • AQW 14248/17-228 February 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any anticipated energy price rises for consumers in the coming year; and (ii) the reasons for any rises.
  • AQW 14166/17-225 February 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 13704/17-22, to detail (i) what discussions she has had with the Minister of Health to increase the enforcement measures in the public health regulations related to COVID-19 to empower the police to take more action in relation to potential breaches; and (ii) what discussions she has had with the Chief Constable about the PSNI’s ability to enforce the restrictions related to COVID-19 as currently published.
  • AQW 14165/17-225 February 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the rationale for keeping outdoor sports closed, where social distancing can be observed.
  • AQW 14164/17-225 February 2021 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister (i) to clarify the legal status of the essential travel advice; and (ii) what actions are being taken to prevent unessential travel, particularly at beauty spots and places popular with tourists.
  • AQW 14163/17-225 February 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to clarify the restrictions around people with mental health issues who rely on sport, particularly outdoor sport, to maintain good mental health.
  • AQW 14162/17-225 February 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the amount of funding allocated to the Ulster University, in each of the last five years, broken down by campus.
  • AQW 14067/17-224 February 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether Down syndrome is included on the clinically extremely vulnerable list for priority vaccinations in each Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 14066/17-224 February 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, in relation to the COVID-19 vaccination programme, whether he plans to prioritise familial carers for extremely vulnerable relatives and those residing in the same home as extremely vulnerable people.
  • AQW 14065/17-224 February 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the number of healthcare workers in each Health and Social Care Trust who have been diagnosed with, or have missed work due to, (a) stress; or (b) PTSD, since March 2020; and (ii) the comparable figures for the previous two years.
  • AQW 14064/17-224 February 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what plans he has to avail of trained pharmacists in the COVID-19 vaccination programme.
  • AQW 14063/17-224 February 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the qualifying courses of students on unpaid clinical placement, assisting during the COVID-19 pandemic between 1 October 2020 and 31 March 2021, who are proposed to receive a one-off recognition payment of £2,000; and why all medical students on clinical placement during the same period are not receiving the payment.
  • AQO 1571/17-224 February 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to outline any practical problems experienced by local businesses following the implementation of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 13986/17-223 February 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail any changes to the Volunteer Infrastructure Strategic Group; (ii) whether partners within the strategic group are treated and considered equally; (iii) whether any partner within the strategic group is providing a specific service for her Department; (iv) to detail the procurement process for this service; and (v) how this service has been communicated to other partners within the group.
  • AQW 13985/17-223 February 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail the purpose of the Be Collective platform; (ii) whether her Department funded or part-funded this platform; (iii) whether the platform is intended to replace local volunteer centres; and (iv) for her assessment of the ability of the Be Collective platform to respond to specific, local needs, particularly during the response related to COVID-19.
  • AQW 13984/17-223 February 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any engagement or correspondence with councils relating to their work with local volunteer centres; and (ii) any matters raised.
  • AQW 13983/17-223 February 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the costs to businesses for furloughed staff; and (ii) whether she has any plans to financially support businesses to cover costs of furloughed staff to prevent further redundancies.
  • AQW 13982/17-223 February 2021 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on any action they have taken to mitigate the issues arising from the implementation of Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 13812/17-221 February 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether she has any plans to identify and financially support anyone who has not been eligible for COVID-19-related grants to date.
  • AQW 13811/17-221 February 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he has considered a zero COVID strategy; and to detail the challenges of such an approach.
  • AQW 13810/17-221 February 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail the Executive’s fraud adverse measures.
  • AQW 13809/17-221 February 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail each disclaimer for every grant or application process related to COVID-19 in the event the grant was paid incorrectly.
  • AQW 13808/17-221 February 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of applications refused for the £10,000 small business grant related to COVID-19 due to the grant having already been paid to the same address.
  • AQW 13705/17-2229 January 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 13289/17-22, why the opening of special units attached to mainstream schools is an operational matter for the school, but the opening of special schools generally is not an operational matter for those schools.
  • AQW 13704/17-2229 January 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of enforcement related to the latest COVID-19 restrictions.
  • AQW 13703/17-2229 January 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail which health and social care staff will receive the £500 recognition payment; (ii) whether agency workers will receive the payment; (iii) whether community pharmacy staff will receive the payment; and (iv) whether registered carers working in the community will receive the payment.
  • AQW 13702/17-2229 January 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether she plans to reopen the Pavement Café Scheme, given the ongoing restrictions related to COVID-19.
  • AQW 13701/17-2229 January 2021 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail the circumstances in which a golf club or business attached to a golf club is eligible for the Local Restrictions Support Scheme.
  • AQW 13519/17-2227 January 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for an update on the Clean Air Strategy; (ii) how he plans to monitor, assess and take appropriate actions against air pollution; and (iii) whether he has considered a right to breathe policy, to compel local councils or other statutory agencies to inform residents of unsafe levels of air pollution in their area.
  • AQW 13518/17-2227 January 2021 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what support is being given to small businesse,s including health stores, who have to register as an organic importer with an annual certification cost of £1,000 to enable them to continue trading with suppliers in Great Britain.
  • AQW 13517/17-2227 January 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the impact of restrictions related to COVID-19 on dementia patients within care homes; (ii) how the restrictions are limiting stimulation for these patients; and (iii) how he is supporting care homes to facilitate care partner arrangements.
  • AQW 13516/17-2227 January 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for an update on the New Decade, New Approach commitment to provide three funded IVF cycles for eligible women; (ii) how he is increasing capacity at the Regional Fertility Centre to meet the demand of additional treatments; (iii) whether he has made a bid for additional funding to fulfil this commitment; and (iv) for his assessment of delaying treatment for eligible women.
  • AQW 13515/17-2227 January 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) whether he will advocate for childcare and early years providers, including childminders, as a priority group for the COVID-19 vaccinations programmes; and (ii) how he is supporting these providers to make their facilities safe using appropriate personal protective equipment and other measures.
  • AQW 13412/17-2226 January 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the (i) types of businesses; and (ii) self-employed people who are ineligible for financial supports related to the COVID-19 pandemic provided by the UK Government and the NI Executive to date.
  • AQW 13411/17-2226 January 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on allowing businesses to provide a click and collect service under the current restrictions related to COVID-19.
  • AQW 13410/17-2226 January 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether she has any plans to introduce a top-up grant scheme of up to £9,000 for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in Northern Ireland, comparable to the scheme in Great Britain announced by the Chancellor on 5 January 2021.
  • AQW 13409/17-2226 January 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether she has any plans to introduce further financial support for businesses allowed to open as essential retail and services, but have lost income due to current restrictions related to COVID-19.
  • AQW 13408/17-2226 January 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the Kickstart Scheme she is developing for Northern Ireland; and how her Department’s scheme differs to the Kickstart Scheme in Great Britain.
  • AQW 13293/17-2225 January 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities what financial and childcare support exists for single mothers residing outside of neighbourhood renewal areas who are unable to work due to maternity-related illness.
  • AQW 13292/17-2225 January 2021 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether she has any plans to review access to services provided to those living in neighbourhood renewal areas, given that many families in receipt of welfare live outside these areas and cannot access services such as SureStart and Early Years Education.
  • AQW 13291/17-2225 January 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether she has any plans to provide financial support for higher education students who continue to pay rent and other costs related to their studies, while unable to attend due to restrictions related to COVID-19.
  • AQW 13290/17-2225 January 2021 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for her assessment of students currently paying full university fees when their access to higher education has been limited due to restrictions related to COVID-19.
  • AQW 13289/17-2225 January 2021 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 12387/17-22, why special units within mainstream schools are not allowed to open under current restrictions.
  • AQW 12608/17-2213 January 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether residents in assisted living accommodation will be prioritised for the COVID-19 vaccine.
  • AQW 12607/17-2213 January 2021 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) how she is supporting personnel within the Northern Ireland Prison Service if they are unable to work due to childcare or other issues related to COVID-19; and (ii) whether they are entitled to contractual sick pay.
  • AQW 12606/17-2213 January 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail his plans for administering the COVID-19 programme in the community including in pharmacies, dental practices and other professions already trained due to the nature of their work.
  • AQW 12605/17-2213 January 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail his plans to administer the COVID-19 vaccination programme for those who are unable to leave their homes due to mobility or other medical reasons.
  • AQW 12604/17-2213 January 2021 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he has any plans to submit a business case to prioritise key workers (i) in essential retail; (ii) living in rural areas; (iii) in private residential and care homes; and (iv) with underlying medical conditions, within the COVID-19 vaccination programme.

2020 (324 questions)

  • AQW 12387/17-2231 December 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether special educational needs units within primary and post-primary schools will reopen from 4 January 2021.
  • AQW 12386/17-2231 December 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the plans for teaching and training within further education colleges from 4 January 2021.
  • AQW 12385/17-2231 December 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, further to his statement on 31 December 2021, to detail his plans for school meals during January 2021.
  • AQW 12384/17-2231 December 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) whether he has any plans to facilitate post-primary transfer tests in the primary schools of children sitting the tests; and (ii) how he will support primary schools if this is an option.
  • AQW 12383/17-2231 December 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, further to his statement on 31 December 2020, whether post-primary transfer tests will go ahead as planned, be delayed or cancelled in schools in January 2021.
  • AQW 12287/17-2218 December 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy when (i) AQW 9596/17-22; (ii) AQW 9597/17-22; (iii) AQW 9598/17-22; (iv) AQW 9599/17-22; (v) AQW 10295/17-22; (vi) AQW 10686/17-22; (vii) AQW 10755/17-22; (viii) AQW 11056/17-22; (ix) AQW 11057/17-22; and (x) AQW 11399/17-22 will be answered.
  • AQW 12286/17-2218 December 2020 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs when (i) AQW 6241/17-22; (ii) AQW 10514/17-22; (iii) AQW 10976/17-22; (iv) AQW 11058/17-22; (v) AQW 11121/17-22; (vi) AQW 11199/17-22; (vii) AQW 11201/17-22; and (viii) AQW 11304/17-22 will be answered.
  • AQW 12285/17-2218 December 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) for an update on the development proposal for an additional multi-purpose resource space and toilets at Drumrane Primary School, Limavady; (ii) when he is likely to make a decision on the proposal; and (iii) for the estimated cost of the work.
  • AQW 12284/17-2218 December 2020 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for an update on when the Outline Business Case 1 for the redevelopment of Magilligan Prison will be completed and submitted to Financial Services Division.
  • AQW 12220/17-2217 December 2020 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, given the expected need for more vets in Northern Ireland to certify food and animals in a no-deal Brexit, to detail (i) his plans to create a veterinary school in Northern Ireland; and (ii) what recent discussions he has had with further and higher education institutions regarding this issue.
  • AQW 12219/17-2217 December 2020 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) for his assessment on the figure, given by the British Veterinary Society, of a 10-12 per cent shortage of vets in Northern Ireland; and (ii) what plans he has to address this shortage.
  • AQW 12218/17-2217 December 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the efforts made by her Department to prepare small and micro-businesses for a no-deal Brexit; (ii) the support provided; and (iii) the advice given to those who sell to GB and the EU.
  • AQW 12217/17-2217 December 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for an update on the submission of Waterways Ireland’s 2020-22 Corporate Plan and 2020 and 2021 Business Plans to NSMC; and (ii) whether she expects this to be approved before the proposed deadline of the end of 2020.
  • AQW 12216/17-2217 December 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the discussions he has had with other Executive Departments in relation to ending period poverty; and (ii) his estimate of the number of school days lost by students who miss school because they cannot afford sanitary products.
  • AQW 12146/17-2216 December 2020 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister (i) whether community and voluntary organisations are able to provide mental health and social support services, including youth services, in their premises; and (ii) to detail the current restrictions and guidance for community and voluntary organisations including management meetings.
  • AQW 12145/17-2216 December 2020 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on its work legislating for the core elements of the rights, language and Identity proposals contained in New Decade, New Approach.
  • AQW 12144/17-2216 December 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 11485/17-22, according to the Northern Ireland Skills Barometer, which STEM subjects in particular are undersupplied in higher education.
  • AQW 12143/17-2216 December 2020 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister (i) when their planned press conference to take questions exclusively from young people is to be rescheduled; and (ii) what correspondence there has been with youth groups such as the NI Youth Forum in order to hear their concerns about support and other issues for young people.
  • AQW 12142/17-2216 December 2020 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister (i) for an update of their advice for people planning to socialise with family members over Christmas; and (ii) how and when this advice will be distributed.
  • AQW 12072/17-2215 December 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, following the advice from Causeway Hospital Accident and Emergency department on December 15 for people not to attend the department under any circumstances, (i) how many calls were received from within the hospital's catchment area by the Use Phone First number on this date; (ii) how many calls were received on each day from this area in each of the previous two weeks; and (iii) how many fatalities were recorded of people who had previously called the phone number on these days.
  • AQW 12071/17-2215 December 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the expected rise in redundancies due to the COVID-19 pandemic over the next six months, unless support funds and grants further to those already announced are made available.
  • AQW 12070/17-2215 December 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) what discussions she has had with Executive colleagues and Waterways Ireland relating to capital expenditure projects along the Lower Bann in the East Londonderry constituency; and (ii) the nature and cost of these projects.
  • AQW 12069/17-2215 December 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any discussions he has had with the UK government regarding the possible ramifications of the mutations of the COVID-19 virus; and (ii) the number and locations of incidences of genetically-mutated versions of the virus seen in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 12068/17-2215 December 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of times contact tracing details left by customers in (i) the hospitality sector; (ii) the sport and leisure sectors; and (iii) places of worship have been used to inform other customers, service users or worshippers of having been in close proximity to someone who has subsequently tested positive for COVID-19.
  • AQW 12012/17-2214 December 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 11307/17-22, to detail the reasons for the different lower and maximum loan amounts for Northern Irish students living away from home, compared to those for the other regions of the UK.
  • AQW 12011/17-2214 December 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 10972/17-22, to detail the criteria for receiving the £200 High Street Stimulus Scheme voucher.
  • AQW 12010/17-2214 December 2020 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance, in relation to his Dormant Accounts Fund statement, (i) what expansions to the definition of Dormant Accounts are being considered by his Department; (ii) what communications with the owners of these dormant accounts are being considered; and (iii) what time period will the owners of the dormant accounts have to secure the funds in their accounts.
  • AQW 12009/17-2214 December 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, in relation to her Department’s Guidance for Sport and Physical Activity statement, (i) to provide clearer guidance on which activities have high levels of exertion; and (ii) whether any exercise can be carried out indoors until a person becomes out of breath.
  • AQW 12008/17-2214 December 2020 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance how the figure of £20.5 million for the Dormant Accounts Fund was calculated.
  • AQW 11943/17-2211 December 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) how he is ensuring that parents are confident their children are getting the educational and mental health and wellbeing support they need to catch up from school closures; and (ii) the resources provided to parents to advise them on how to help their children catch up.
  • AQW 11942/17-2211 December 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what options have been explored to enable friends and relatives to more regularly and safely visit loved-ones resident in care homes.
  • AQW 11941/17-2211 December 2020 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for an update on her focused review of the support mechanisms and procedures the Prison Service has in place to ascertain if more could be done to help the wellbeing of frontline staff, due to report on October 31.
  • AQW 11940/17-2211 December 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 11305/17-22, what assessment she has made of the remuneration received by musical artists from streaming sites; and what action she has taken, or intends to take, to help increase this remuneration.
  • AQW 11939/17-2211 December 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 10294/17-22, to detail (i) her options; and (ii) her plans to utilise the remaining £22.2 million underspend in the Annually Managed Expenditure for the Renewable Heat Incentive.
  • AQW 11864/17-2210 December 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail his plans to (i) extend and improve emotional support and clinical mental health therapy to those living with diabetes; and (ii) improve education in schools about diabetes.
  • AQW 11863/17-2210 December 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 9854/17-22, what plans she has to extend the use for deaf people of the video relay service to the private sector.
  • AQW 11862/17-2210 December 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what action he is taking to (i) reduce stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS; and (ii) reduce the trauma and anxiety currently being reported by those with HIV/AIDS due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • AQW 11861/17-2210 December 2020 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what communication has been delivered (i) publically; and (ii) individually regarding (a) the laws and penalties around the persecution of certain breeds of birds of prey, in particular with groups and organisations who regard these birds as a threat or pests; and (b) the benefits and enjoyment that can be had from the survival and thriving of these birds.
  • AQW 11860/17-2210 December 2020 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 10407/17-22, what considerations he has given to increasing funding, either directly or via supporting the NI Raptor Study Group, for the provision of greater security, potentially with technology such as cameras, in relation to preventing and penalising the persecution of birds of prey, in particular the hen harrier.
  • AQW 11795/17-229 December 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) when will she release guidance on the return to campus for semester two for students in higher education; (ii) how does the she plan to engage with student representatives over the development of these plans; and (iii) what communication has her Department had with other jurisdictions in the UK around the return to campus for semester two.
  • AQW 11794/17-229 December 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail what communications she has already had with (i) student bodies/organisations; (ii) universities; and (iii) individual students about students’ return for semester two.
  • AQW 11792/17-229 December 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) what consideration she has given to reducing the five-week wait for a first Universal Credit claim; (ii) what action has she taken on this issue; and (iii) when action on this waiting period will happen.
  • AQW 11791/17-229 December 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) what assessment has been made of how much (a) intra-Northern Ireland tourism; (b) UK/ROI-tourism; and (c) foreign tourism has contributed to the spread of COVID-19 in Northern Ireland; and (ii) how this might inform future policy on COVID regulations.
  • AQW 11706/17-228 December 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether dance studios will be able to open again from 12 December 2020, and under what circumstances.
  • AQW 11705/17-228 December 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) what discussions she has had with eFlow about potential issues arising from Brexit on billing schemes, including automated tolling, for customers from Northern Ireland using tolled roads in the Republic of Ireland; and (ii) how she has communicated to drivers the changes proposed by eFlow that Northern Irish drivers should make in order that they remain able to use the automated tolling process.
  • AQW 11704/17-228 December 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether patients over 65 who, in the last two years, have had (a) latent tuberculosis; (b) pneumonia; (c) bronchiectasis; or (d) recurrent chest infections, will be prioritised in the COVID-19 vaccination process; (ii) in what way will they be prioritised; (iii) how this will be communicated to those affected; and (iv) how this will be carried out.
  • AQW 11703/17-228 December 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the scientific rationale behind limiting the delivery of hot food to 11:00pm, as per the current regulations.
  • AQW 11702/17-228 December 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) whether she has plans to remove the 11:00pm curfew on hot food delivery, bringing Northern Ireland in line with the rest of the UK and enabling shift workers, including those in many front-line services such as medical staff, to get hot food delivered after 11:00pm; and (ii) whether she sees this as a fairer way to treat businesses who primarily operate at night.
  • AQW 11633/17-227 December 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether (i) patients over 65 with, or who have suffered from in the previous two years, (a) latent tuberculosis; (b) pneumonia; (c) bronchiectasis; or (d) repeated chest infections, will be considered at high risk from COVID-19; and (ii) they will be put forward for quicker treatment with the COVID-19 vaccine.
  • AQW 11632/17-227 December 2020 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the measures he is taking to promote and ensure the eradication of ragwort; (ii) the dangers posed to livestock and people by the weed; (iii) what conversations he has had with local councils and private landowners to combat the spread of ragwort; and (iv) the support he is providing to eradicate the weed.
  • AQW 11631/17-227 December 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) how households and home-workers will be informed of interruptions to their internet supply during local work on the Fibrus broadband scheme; (ii) how much notice they will be given of the interruption; and (iii) whether they will be given an estimate of how long they will be without an internet supply for.
  • AQW 11630/17-227 December 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for an update on the reopening of theatres; (ii) what conversations she has had with the arts community on this subject; and (iii) to detail any future plans for funding support beyond that already announced.
  • AQW 11629/17-227 December 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether community spaces such as church halls, community centres, and village halls can be used for private educational purposes, such as for those in further education to sit exams or aptitude tests, or for teaching English to migrants.
  • AQW 11572/17-224 December 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the reason for medical and dental students from Northern Ireland receiving reduced financial support in the form of grants, loans and bursaries in the final two years of a five or six year course; (ii) how these students are expected to cover living costs, especially with increased studying hours during these years of study; and (iii) whether she accepts that, while the NHS pays these students’ fees during these final years, this does not help them survive financially in the short term.
  • AQW 11571/17-224 December 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) what steps she has taken to encourage more students from Northern Ireland to pursue courses or careers in the medical professions; and (ii) what conversations she has had with the Minister of Health in relation to the above issue.
  • AQW 11570/17-224 December 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the support available for businesses to prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period for both a deal and no-deal Brexit scenario; (ii) how she has communicated this to businesses; and (iii) how it will be delivered in time for the deadline.
  • AQW 11569/17-224 December 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the number of electric vehicle charge points in Northern Ireland which have been reported broken or have been out of use at any point during the past year; (ii) how long have or will those broken take to fix; and (iii) the projected cost of this.
  • AQW 11568/17-224 December 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of (a) hospital staff; and (b) intensive care staff that have resigned since March 2020; and (ii) the numbers of each that have cited stress as a factor in their decision to resign.
  • AQW 11488/17-223 December 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether she is aware of any issues or delays specific to Northern Ireland regarding the issuing of National Insurance numbers to migrants who wish to legally work; and how the speed of the application process in Northern Ireland differs from other regions of the UK.
  • AQW 11487/17-223 December 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities what percentage of private tenants in receipt of housing benefit have been evicted, or faced eviction, for non-payment of rent, previous to the temporary COVID-19 eviction law changes; and what assistance she is giving, and plans to give, to these tenants from falling behind in the payment of their rent.
  • AQW 11486/17-223 December 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any conversations she has had with stakeholders in the business community regarding plans to increase the manufacturing sector; and what plans she has for increasing this sector.
  • AQW 11485/17-223 December 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail her plans to make further and higher education courses more flexible to meet the requirements of businesses in order to attract them to Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 11484/17-223 December 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 10294/17-22, (i) what plans she has to use the remaining budget of £22.2 million for people in Northern Ireland, as opposed to it being returned to the UK Government Treasury; and (ii) to detail her concerns about how the review and changes outlined in her answer will negatively affect farms and farmers in terms of their financial viability and survival.
  • AQW 11399/17-222 December 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether, during the two-week tightening of regulations from 27 November 2020, (i) dog owners can use dog groomers via the click and collect service; and (ii) whether hand car-washing businesses can continue to operate.
  • AQW 11307/17-221 December 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 10296/17-22, to detail the difference in the size of maintenance loans available to students from Northern Ireland studying in Great Britain compared to students from Great Britain studying in Great Britain.
  • AQW 11306/17-221 December 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for a definition of elite sports as per the current COVID-19 regulations; (ii) whether clay pigeon shooting may be allowed to continue under current guidelines; and (iii) to detail the rationale for this decision.
  • AQW 11305/17-221 December 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities what contact she has had with (i) musicians; and (ii) the UK Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee regarding the economics of music streaming, as well as the state of revenue distribution on streaming platforms, to ensure that local musicians are receiving fair remuneration for the work they produce.
  • AQW 11304/17-221 December 2020 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how many planning applications have been denied due to the negative impact they would have on native birds of prey species, in particular hen harriers and migratory birds, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 11303/17-221 December 2020 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister (i) what discussions they have had with (a) stakeholders in the religious community; and (b) other Executive departments regarding the provision of support to faith communities that are either vulnerable to hate crime or which have been subject to hate crime; and; (ii) what plans they have to address the issue.
  • AQW 11202/17-2230 November 2020 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister (i) to detail the flexibility of the time window and dates given to people living in GB who wish to travel home to Northern Ireland for Christmas; (ii) whether those travelling home will be able to join their family bubble from the date of their return; (iii) whether accommodation will be available for those who are unable to instantly join their family bubble; and (iv) what plans they have put in place should scheduled flights to Northern Ireland become fully booked before everyone who wants to return has had a chance to book their flight.
  • AQW 11201/17-2230 November 2020 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs why cosmetics containing plastic micro beads are still on sale in Northern Ireland, despite having been banned by the UK Government.
  • AQW 11200/17-2230 November 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure, in order to attract more people into town centres, what plans she has to make Northern Ireland’s town and city centres more people-friendly, including pedestrianising.
  • AQW 11199/17-2230 November 2020 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the reasons for the increased levels of pollution recently experienced in Northern Ireland; and (ii) what (a) short-term; and (b) long-term steps he is taking to prevent future instances of such pollution.
  • AQW 11198/17-2230 November 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health how many referrals to emergency departments have been made by out-of-hours doctors since 23 March 2020; and how this figure compares with the same period for the previous two years.
  • AQW 11123/17-2227 November 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) what plans he has for the establishment of a regional commissioning pathway on insulin pumps; (ii) whether funding will be made available; and (iii) what steps he is taking to address the current waiting list for insulin pumps for diabetics.
  • AQW 11122/17-2227 November 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the results of looping technology's impact on diabetes; (ii) what conversations he has had with NICE, Type 1 diabetic users of the technology and companies such as Dexcom and Abbot regarding the development and approval of the technology for general use; and (iii) what considerations his Department has given to making this technology and the associated funding available.
  • AQW 11121/17-2227 November 2020 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what plans he has (i) for the mandatory and free microchipping of horses in conjunction with a horse passport; (ii) for the re-establishment of a Northern Ireland equivalent of a National Equine Database; (iii) to introduce any other measures that would protect the welfare of horses, including from practices such as acts of cruelty and fly-grazing; and (iv) to work with animal welfare groups, the PSNI and local councils in order to prevent cruelty and fly-grazing.
  • AQW 11120/17-2227 November 2020 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance how the McCloud ruling will impact on serving officers of the PSNI and the terms of their pension; and for an update on the results of the consultation entitle Public service pension schemes: Changes to the transitional arrangements to the 2015 schemes.
  • AQW 11119/17-2227 November 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) when the Western Health and Social Care Trust will have a dedicated occupational therapist (OT); and (ii) how many requests his Department has received in each of the past three years to access an OT for the Trust.
  • AQW 11058/17-2226 November 2020 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 9851/17-22, for his assessment of how continued restrictions at household recycling centres are affecting (i) recycling; (ii) illegal waste disposal; (iii) fly-tipping levels; and (iv) the environment in general.
  • AQW 11057/17-2226 November 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the support available to owners of self-catering accommodation who have seen reductions in business due to Executive regulations, in particular the essential travel only element of the COVID-19 regulations.
  • AQW 11056/17-2226 November 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the support available to sole-trader retail suppliers, whose trade has been affected by previous and forthcoming closures of non-essential retail outlets.
  • AQW 11055/17-2226 November 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, given that many students have had to self-isolate for 14 days or more and thereby missing valuable teaching time, (i) for his assessment of the fairness of this school year’s assessment procedures; and (ii) whether he is considering alternative grading processes, potentially similar to the last school year.
  • AQW 11054/17-2226 November 2020 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AWQ 10079/17-22, further to her conversations with the Chief Constable and given the wider impact on work within her remit, for her assessment of the number of reported incidences of anti-social behaviour (i) since the beginning of lockdown in March 2020; and (ii) for the same period in each of the past two years.
  • AQO 1331/17-2226 November 2020 · Northern Ireland Assembly CommissionTo ask the Assembly Commission to outline its plans for reopening Parliament Buildings to the public.
  • AQO 1282/17-2226 November 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for an update on her plans for the Sub-Regional Stadia Programme for Soccer.
  • AQO 1258/17-2226 November 2020 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment of farm gate prices in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 10976/17-2225 November 2020 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) what plans he has to deal with the issue of fly-grazing, particularly regarding horses when they are left or dumped on land not owned by the owners of the horses; (ii) whether he has plans to create or initiate a control of horses act, similar to that of England and Wales; (iii) what powers his Department currently has to act on the issue of fly-grazing; and (iv) for his assessment on whether there is a difference between this practice and other kinds of dumping, fly-tipping and illegal waste disposal on public or private land.
  • AQW 10975/17-2225 November 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what plans he has to (i) provide funding to dentists to pay for personal protective equipment and new ventilation equipment that would enable a reduction in fallow times; (ii) create a more nuanced plan for local dentists rather then relying on the UK-wide recommendations; (iii) reduce the fallow time between appointments; and (iv) commission an audit of practices’ ventilation capacity to establish a baseline and to see where capital investment may be required for surgeries that will require additional ventilation measures.
  • AQW 10974/17-2225 November 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for an update on the GDS dentistry contract; (ii) what plans he has to address the 30 per cent real terms loss of earnings by dentists; and (iii) what conversations has he had or plans to have with the Minister for the Economy to secure a financial package to support dentists.
  • AQW 10973/17-2225 November 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what plans he has for developing a new oral health strategy.
  • AQW 10972/17-2225 November 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) to detail the mechanism by which the £200 High Street Voucher Scheme will be distributed to households; (ii) which businesses will the voucher be able to be used in; and (iii) how the term household will be determined.
  • AQW 10863/17-2224 November 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, given that the Scottish government has recently created a £5 million fund to address digital poverty in colleges and universities, and the ROI government has announced that 17,000 laptops will be made available for third level students, what her plans are to address the digital divide in Further Education and Higher Education in the new academic year.
  • AQW 10862/17-2224 November 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for an update on the Skills Strategy; (ii) whether students have been consulted in its development; and (iii) whether the Skills Strategy will replace the current further education strategy Further Education Means Success.
  • AQW 10861/17-2224 November 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, given that, compared to English and Welsh postgraduate students, Northern Irish postgraduate students have access to only 50 per cent of the tuition loans, and have no access to living support loans, while paying the same fees, whether her Department plans to address this inequality and review the current postgraduate loan system.
  • AQW 10860/17-2224 November 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the amount of funding currently allocated to deal with student mental health; (ii) what conversations he has had with the Minister for the Economy regarding this issue; and (iii) whether his Department plans to adopt a similar strategy to the Scottish government which, in 2019, announced a £20 million investment over the following four years for student mental health.
  • AQW 10758/17-2223 November 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) what communication she has had with universities in Great Britain regarding the repatriation this Christmas of Northern Irish students studying in Great Britain; and (ii) to detail her plans for facilitating this, including (a) timescale, windows; (b) testing requirements; and (c) alternative travel arrangements should bus, rail, air and boat services be unavailable due to overbooking.
  • AQW 10757/17-2223 November 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities what initiatives she has created to help older and more vulnerable people better use online technology to keep in touch with friends and family and access goods and services.
  • AQW 10756/17-2223 November 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the current and forthcoming rules for fathers or birthing partners to attend neonatal scans and appointments along with their pregnant partner.
  • AQW 10755/17-2223 November 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) what plans she has to introduce a £500 payment to workers forced to self-isolate for 14 days, similar to the Council-operated scheme in England; and (ii) for her assessment of whether such a scheme would have a positive effect on the number of workers failing to adhere to the rules of their 14-day self-isolation by instead going to work to earn money.
  • AQW 10754/17-2223 November 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) under what circumstances may a student who has been advised to self-isolate by their school be able to sit their scheduled exam in November, if it falls within the period of self-isolation; (ii) whether, for example, a recent negative COVID-19 test, accompanied by segregation and the use of personal protective equipment, would suffice; and (iii) whether such a student may choose to be awarded either a centre assessed grade based on their recent mock exam or an overall teacher assessed grade instead of taking a scheduled re-sit.
  • AQW 10687/17-2220 November 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, further to the 27 November 2020 restrictions related to COVID-19, whether private education, skills, training and tutoring organisations can continue to provide services and examinations in any building or premises; and (ii) to detail the restrictions for these organisations continuing to provide services and testing during the specified two week period.
  • AQW 10686/17-2220 November 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether businesses forced to close due to 27 November 2020 COVID-19-related restrictions will be allowed to provide a click and collect service from their premises or other agreed pick up point.
  • AQW 10685/17-2220 November 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) whether community and voluntary organisations are able to provide mental health and social support services, including youth services, in their premises further to the 27 November 2020 COVID-19 related restrictions; and (ii) to detail the current restrictions and guidance for community and voluntary organisations including management meetings.
  • AQW 10684/17-2220 November 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, further to the 27 November 2020 COVID-19 restrictions, (i) whether sport massage therapists are allowed to provide services during the specified two week period; and (ii) to define the exemptions of those ancillary to medical, health and social care services: and elite-sport therapeutic services.
  • AQW 10683/17-2220 November 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the 27 November 2020 restrictions relating to COVID-19 for (i) the construction industry; (ii) construction sites; (iii) building and maintenance work in domestic properties; and (iv) building supplies and supply chain businesses.
  • AQW 10601/17-2219 November 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the total new diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections in Northern Ireland, broken down by Trust area, for each of the previous five years.
  • AQW 10599/17-2219 November 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) what plans he has for improving sex education in schools; (ii) how sex education in schools would be done; (iii) his assessment on the benefits of improving sex education in schools; and (iv) what discussions he has had with the Minister of Health to improve sex education in schools.
  • AQW 10598/17-2219 November 2020 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the number of reported incidences of serious sexual offences in Northern Ireland in each of the past five years; and (ii) her assessment of these in comparison with the statistics for England, Wales and Scotland.
  • AQW 10597/17-2219 November 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any discussions she has had with LGBT+ groups or organisation in relation to (a) a potential sexual health strategy for Northern Ireland; and (b) sex education in Northern Ireland’s schools; and (ii) any issues raised during these conversations.
  • AQW 10515/17-2218 November 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what action he has taken on foot of the Alzheimer’s Society’s report entitled Worst Hit: Dementia During Coronavirus.
  • AQW 10514/17-2218 November 2020 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what action he is considering to reinstate trees, woods and hedgerows that have been lost due to countryside planning developments such as roads and windfarms.
  • AQW 10513/17-2218 November 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether all nursing and care home residents are considered vulnerable for both COVID-19 and seasonal flu; (ii) how many nursing and care home residents have not received a flu vaccination this year; and (iii) what this number is as a percentage of the total nursing home population.
  • AQW 10512/17-2218 November 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health how frequently Marie Curie palliative nurses, who are attending to palliative patients, are being tested for COVID-19.
  • AQW 10511/17-2218 November 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the progress of the development of a mental health strategy, as outlined in New Decade, New Approach; and when this is likely to be completed.
  • AQW 10407/17-2217 November 2020 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) any plans he has for pursuing stricter laws regarding the illegal poaching, shooting, hunting and poisoning of native birds of prey and migratory birds; and (ii) the numbers of successful prosecutions made for the above crimes in each constituency, broken down by year for the last five years.
  • AQW 10406/17-2217 November 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) whether a commissioner's role has been considered for Irish and Ulster Scots language, culture and identity as part of New Decade, New Approach; (ii) what consultation has been made beyond that with the existing boards for Gaelic and Ulster Scots regarding language and culture; and (iii) whether there is a role for the Northern Ireland Office, Secretary of State and the Dublin Government for the Irish and Ulster Scots language, culture and identity as part of New Decade, New Approach.
  • AQW 10405/17-2217 November 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the average length of stay in hospital of a person diagnosed with COVID-19 who required hospital treatment, per weekly admissions, since March 2020.
  • AQW 10404/17-2217 November 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what COVID-19 treatment-related improvements have been made to hospital intensive care units since March 2020, in terms of procedure, staffing and medical equipment procurement and provision.
  • AQW 10403/17-2217 November 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 6571/17-22, for an update on (i) issues that exist within further education colleges regarding capacity and social distancing; (ii) any new delivery models introduced to assist remote learning; and (iii) what steps have been taken to address capacity issues regarding schools’ partnership programmes with colleges.
  • AQW 10296/17-2216 November 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail and explain the difference in the size of maintenance grants given to Northern Irish students studying in Great Britain compared to students from Great Britain also studying in Great Britain.
  • AQW 10295/17-2216 November 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy how many businesses that were (i) eligible; and (ii) ineligible for COVID-19 grants and funding, and failed to receive it, have since closed down.
  • AQW 10294/17-2216 November 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the reason for the £22.2 million underspend relating to the Annually Managed Expenditure for the Renewable Heat Initiative; and (ii) how farmers are being supported in place of these subsidies.
  • AQW 10293/17-2216 November 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) who is responsible for assessing the effectiveness of COVID-19 mitigation strategies in schools; (ii) how the effectiveness of these measures is assessed; and (iii) his level of confidence of the rule compliance and mitigation strategies in force in schools.
  • AQW 10292/17-2216 November 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans or discussions he has had to open a dedicated COVID-19 Nightingale Hospital outside Belfast.
  • AQW 10155/17-2212 November 2020 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice, in relation to the proposed tender from her Department for a domestic and sexual violence advocacy service, to detail her concerns regarding the opposition from stakeholder groups in relation to the All Population Role for this proposed service.
  • AQW 10154/17-2212 November 2020 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice, in light of the Stakeholder Assurance Group Minutes of 17 August 2020, to detail any concerns she has proceeding with the domestic and sexual violence advocacy service proposal.
  • AQW 10153/17-2212 November 2020 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail her position on the domestic and sexual violence advocacy service proposals, in relation to her Department’s response in the Stakeholder Assurance Group minutes of 17 August 2020.
  • AQW 10152/17-2212 November 2020 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the conversations she has had, or plans to have, with victims relating to the proposed domestic and sexual violence advocacy service.
  • AQW 10151/17-2212 November 2020 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the equality screening process applied to the tender for the proposed domestic and sexual violence advocacy service.
  • AQW 10079/17-2211 November 2020 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of reported incidences of anti-social behaviour (i) since the beginning of lockdown in March 2020; and (ii) for the same period in each of the past two years.
  • AQW 10078/17-2211 November 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the current operating capacity of MOT centres across Northern Ireland; (ii) the number of MOT staff that are currently trained as driving examiners; and (iii) what discussions she has had with the Driver and Vehicle Agency regarding the potential for using those MOT staff who are qualified as driving instructors to be used in that capacity to relieve the backlog of driving test applications.
  • AQW 10077/17-2211 November 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure what discussions she has had as to whether those pupils who fail their driving test will be able to retake their test sooner than others who are applying for the first time.
  • AQW 10076/17-2211 November 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the average absence figures for primary and post-primary schools since school restarted in August; and (ii) the comparable figures for the same time period for each of the past two years.
  • AQW 10075/17-2211 November 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the pass rate for learner drivers (i) since March 2020; and (ii) for the same period in each of the past two years.
  • AQW 9935/17-229 November 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the funding that has been allocated to NI Water for the long-term resolution of the sewer flooding issues affecting Christie Park, including underneath Sandelford Bridge, in Coleraine; (ii) how future instances of sewer flooding in this area will be avoided; and (iii) what funding has been allocated for the Northern Ireland-wide PC21 (2021-27) investment programme.
  • AQW 9934/17-229 November 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether the money reclaimed from ineligible businesses that received COVID funding or grants will be redistributed to businesses which were eligible for funding but which (i) mistakenly applied for the wrong grant; (ii) applied beyond the cut-off point; (iii) missed out on funding because they were not the named ratepayers on the properties their business operated from; or (iv) missed out on funding due to any other oversight of Land and Property Services.
  • AQW 9933/17-229 November 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) what percentage of COVID-19 testing to date has shown a false positive result in tests carried out (a) at COVID-19 testing centre; and (b) at home; and (ii) for his assessment of the method for collecting swabs from those with COVID-19.
  • AQW 9932/17-229 November 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for a breakdown of the numbers of people testing positive for COVID-19 in each week since March 2020, broken by 10-year age bracket.
  • AQW 9931/17-229 November 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what are the rates of (i) false positive COVID-19 tests; and (ii) inconclusive tests, broken down by 10-year age ranges.
  • AQW 9855/17-226 November 2020 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the conversations she has had with councils to allow people to visit recycling centres without first having to book appointments; and (ii) the reasons for continuing to use the booking system at recycling centres.
  • AQW 9854/17-226 November 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) for an update on the plans she has to extend the Video Relay Service for deaf people to any service that relies on telephone contact with service users or customers, i.e. public, third party and private sectors; (ii) whether this service would be provided by a single or multiple providers; and (iii) what contact she has had, or plans to have, with members of the Northern Irish deaf community as part of this process.
  • AQW 9853/17-226 November 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what steps have been taken to mitigate the effects of shielding, lockdown or isolation on people diagnosed with MS; and what measures have been put in place to meet the demand for rehabilitation therapies such as physiotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • AQW 9852/17-226 November 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what actions have been taken to support and protect dementia sufferers and their carers, in care homes and in private residences, in the context of a second wave of COVID-19 this winter.
  • AQW 9851/17-226 November 2020 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of instances of fly-tipping recorded since the March lockdown to date, compared to the same period in 2019.
  • AQW 9782/17-225 November 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 8335/17-22, to detail (i) the projected full cost of the wastewater upgrade works for Limavady; (ii) the works included in the potential £63,000 preparation works for the project; and (iii) the full works deemed necessary for the complete Limavady wastewater project.
  • AQW 9781/17-225 November 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 6243 17-22, for an update (i) on her work with the Office for Low Emission Vehicles for the development of a UK-wide transport decarbonisation plan; and (ii) on her contribution to the Department for the Economy Energy Strategy.
  • AQW 9780/17-225 November 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure what steps are being taken to (i) process the backlog of planning applications; and (ii) ensure other statutory agencies involved in the planning process are working to schedule.
  • AQW 9779/17-225 November 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) what plans she has to extend the two-year validity period of theory test pass certificates for those learner drivers whose theory tests expire after 31 October 2020; and (ii) whether any extension will be backdated to include anyone whose theory test expired from 1 November 2020 onwards.
  • AQW 9778/17-225 November 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail her plans for reopening the practical driving test booking system for slots beyond January 2021 for all learner drivers.
  • AQO 1124/17-225 November 2020 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of the 24 hour Domestic and Sexual Abuse Helpline since it changed provider.
  • AQW 9697/17-224 November 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) to detail how the mental wellbeing of students taking GCSE, AS level and A level examinations will be ensured during the forthcoming exam period; (ii) whether he will commit to prioritising students’ mental health in any new exams procedure that is introduced for this school year; and (iii) how he will ensure the process for determining the assessment procedures is open, fair and transparent.
  • AQW 9696/17-224 November 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of (i) COVID-19 rule compliance; and (ii) the effectiveness of these mitigation strategies.
  • AQW 9695/17-224 November 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, since the restart of schools in August, (i) how many pupils have applied for remote learning; and (ii) how many have been provided with it.
  • AQW 9694/17-224 November 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) what additional funding has been provided to schools for (a) personal protective equipment; and (b) the provision of remote learning since they reopened; and (ii) what the average is for each, per school in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 9693/17-224 November 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 7021/17-22, (i) for an update on the result of discussions between his Department and CCEA regarding qualification specifications and exams for academic year 2020/21; and (ii) when a final decision will be made on the provision of such.
  • AQW 9599/17-223 November 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether businesses registered independently but with the same (i) trading name; (ii) registered business address; and (iii) company directors were eligible for separate, of the same or differing variety, Executive grants to help businesses affected by COVID-19 restrictions.
  • AQW 9598/17-223 November 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether businesses with multiple outlets or sites were eligible for only one COVID-19-related grant per business, or for one grant per outlet or site.
  • AQW 9597/17-223 November 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy what steps were taken to ensure multiple grants, of the same or differing variety, were not awarded to businesses with the same (i) trading name; (ii) registered business address; and (iii) company directors.
  • AQW 9596/17-223 November 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the number and business type of the businesses (i) eligible; and (ii) ineligible for COVID-19-related grants that were unsuccessful in their applications; and the reasons given for not awarding them.
  • AQW 9595/17-223 November 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the legal mechanism through which grants awarded to ineligible businesses may be recovered.
  • AQO 1022/17-2215 October 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities what schemes are available to support places of worship subject to criminal behaviour.
  • AQW 8503/17-229 October 2020 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 7702/17-22, whether there is an opportunity to reassess means to apply for Low Income Rate Relief after the rates bill has been issued, thereby reducing the amount payable in one payment or through multiple payments in the same year.
  • AQW 8501/17-229 October 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) what action is being taken to provide social housing in East Londonderry for applicants currently on the waiting list; (ii) what funding is required to provide outstanding social housing for those still on the waiting list; and (iii) whether she has created a business case to present to the Executive to bid for capital monies to build more required social housing.
  • AQW 8500/17-229 October 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) how many social housing properties were sold through the Right-to-Buy scheme in the previous five years; and (ii) how many new social housing properties were created in the same period.
  • AQW 8499/17-229 October 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether those returning to Northern Ireland from travel to a country on the quarantine list, and are required to self-isolate for 14 days upon return, are eligible for (i) Statutory Sick Pay; and (ii) Contractual Sick Pay from their employer.
  • AQO 949/17-228 October 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health how many cancer patients awaiting treatment in each Health and Social Care Trust have had appointments cancelled in since March 2020.
  • AQW 8337/17-227 October 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) to detail the challenges in implementing The Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Act (NI) 2011; (ii) whether she will advise clubs to use an auditor for account preparation rather than the independent examiner method; and (iii) for her assessment of advice given to clubs by the PSNI that they should use the independent examiner method.
  • AQW 8336/17-227 October 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the implementation of the Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Act (NI) 2011.
  • AQW 8335/17-227 October 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure how much of the recently announced £15 million being given to NI Water to upgrade sewers, waste water treatment work and pumping stations will be going to the Limavady area.
  • AQW 8334/17-227 October 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health how his Department has reassured cancer patients, concerned about exposure to COVID-19, that they should attend appointments in hospital.
  • AQW 8333/17-227 October 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the recent figures from the Northern Health and Social Care Trust regarding the 14-day waiting time targets for patients to see a breast cancer specialist following an urgent referral for suspected cancer; (ii) to detail the reasons for these figures; and (iii) how he plans to improve these waiting times.
  • AQW 8215/17-226 October 2020 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail those who continue to be reported missing by the PSNI, broken down by (i) age range; (ii) gender; and (iii) nationality.
  • AQW 8214/17-226 October 2020 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice what percentage of those reported as a missing person in the last five years, was known to have concerns relating (i) mental health; (ii) addiction; (iii) learning disability; (iv) autism/ASD; and (v) domestic abuse at the point they were reported missing.
  • AQW 8213/17-226 October 2020 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) to detail how (a) the PSNI; and (b) other public services determine the level of risk of an individual reported missing; and (ii) how resources are applied when pursuing a missing person report of a particular level of assessed risk.
  • AQW 8212/17-226 October 2020 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the process conducted by public services when a person is reported missing to the PSNI.
  • AQW 8211/17-226 October 2020 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of missing person cases opened by the PSNI in the previous ten years, broken down by (i) those found; (ii) those remaining missing ; and (iii) those found to be deceased.
  • AQW 7705/17-2228 September 2020 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) for an update of her review into the Personal Injury Discount Rate; and (ii) when a new rate will be set.
  • AQW 7704/17-2228 September 2020 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 7017/17-22, (i) why only one grant could be paid in respect of each qualifying property if more than one business operated in that property; and (ii) how Land Property and Property Services determine which businesses in each qualifying property was paid the grant.
  • AQW 7703/17-2228 September 2020 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he plans to work with the Minister for the Economy to develop a hemp industry in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 7702/17-2228 September 2020 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance how she is supporting people in receipt of housing benefit to pay domestic rates who lost their income due to COVID-19 after their rates bill had been issued.
  • AQW 7701/17-2228 September 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy for a breakdown by (i) ward area; and (ii) parliamentary constituency of the location of the 80,000 rural homes set to benefit from the proposed £165 million superfast broadband roll-out.
  • AQO 827/17-2224 September 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure what plans she has to repair and maintain cycle lanes.
  • AQO 787/17-2217 September 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for an update on current development proposals for schools in East Londonderry.
  • AQO 765/17-2217 September 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy how she is identifying and supporting young people, not in employment, education or training, that feel isolated as a consequence of the response to COVID-19.
  • AQW 7021/17-2216 September 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any discussions he has had with CCEA regarding qualification specifications and exams for academic year 2020/21.
  • AQW 7020/17-2216 September 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for an update on the current status of the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme; (ii) to confirm whether she intends to close the current scheme; (iii) what plans she has to review the conditions of the current scheme; and (iv) to confirm whether she has any plans to create a new scheme.
  • AQW 7019/17-2216 September 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the underspend for renewable energies at the end of financial year 2019/20.
  • AQW 7018/17-2216 September 2020 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether businesses who pay rates via their rent, as stated in their lease agreement, were eligible for the £10,000 Small Business Grant as a response to COVID-19, including those rent space within a shared building.
  • AQW 7017/17-2216 September 2020 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance why Land and Property Services would not process the £10,000 Small Business Grants for businesses who share space within the same property when other businesses in that same property had applied successfully before them; and whether the £10,000 Small Business Grant was only available on a first-come-first-serve basis for businesses in a shared property.
  • AQW 6669/17-2210 September 2020 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether he has any plans to change the Northern Ireland building regulations to incorporate mandatory standards for the provision of changing place toilets in the categories of the large public buildings and development, as set out in the current British Standard BS8300/2018.
  • AQW 6668/17-2210 September 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he has any plans to streamline access to ophthalmic and other services away from application of an HC1 form, which can take up to eight weeks to process, for those in receipt of Universal Credit.
  • AQW 6667/17-2210 September 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the financial and other support provided to optometrists to provide eyecare during the response related to COVID-19; (ii) how many patients have been able to access NI PEARS in the previous six months, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust area; and (iii) whether he has any plans to provide additional support for local enhanced services to address waiting lists.
  • AQW 6666/17-2210 September 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for an update on the evaluation of the Further and Higher Education Strategy; (ii) to detail her future plans regarding the strategy; (iii) whether she will integrate the Higher Education Strategy into the Skills Strategy; and (iv) how does she plan to engage students in the Skills Strategy.
  • AQW 6665/17-2210 September 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for an update of her Department’s review of student services within further education; (ii) how her Department engaged with students as part of this review; and (iii) what improvements she envisages to better support students in further education in the context of responses related to COVID-19.
  • AQO 714/17-2210 September 2020 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the Anti Social Behaviour Review.
  • AQW 6574/17-229 September 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the average number of calls to the 119 COVID-19 test hotline in the last four weeks; (ii) how many tests have been booked; and (iii) whether he plans to increase the number of testing centres, including mobile units.
  • AQW 6573/17-229 September 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether he has any plans to approve the use of Trikafta/Kaftrio for the treatment of cystic fibrosis via the Health Service; (ii) if approved, when the drug will be available to patients; and (iii) under what conditions will it be licenced for use on the Health Service.
  • AQW 6572/17-229 September 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) to detail the use of face coverings in post-primary schools; (ii) to advise of the process if a child is unable to wear a face covering due to a medical or other issue; and (iii) whether schools have discretion to decide if, where and when their students must wear face coverings.
  • AQW 6571/17-229 September 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the social distancing guidelines in further education colleges across Northern Ireland; and (ii) any concerns regarding capacity at colleges due to social distancing and other measures.
  • AQW 6570/17-229 September 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) how many students given conditional offers for September 2020 at Ulster University and Queen’s University Belfast have lost their place due to incorrect grading; and (ii) whether she has approved additional finance to address lost places.
  • AQW 6324/17-224 September 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the COVID-19 testing facilities within a 10 miles radius of Coleraine; (ii) whether he has any plans to increase the number COVID-19 testing facilities, including mobile units, as we approach winter; (iii) what plans he has to improve access for COVID-19 testing for those who do not have access to private transport; and (iv) for his assessment of the impact on the rate of infection if those being tested have to travel longer distances.
  • AQW 6323/17-224 September 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) what plans he has to support children taking transfer tests who have lost or will lose class time due to isolation related to COVID-19; (ii) whether he has any plans to change special circumstances entry criteria to post-primary schools for September 2021 to account for circumstances related to COVID-19; and (iii) to outline alternative plans to sitting the transfer test in January 2021 should it not be possible due to COVID-19.
  • AQW 6322/17-224 September 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the rationale and scientific evidence as to why theatres remain closed as a response to COVID-19.
  • AQW 6321/17-224 September 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) why driving instructors and students are unable to use facilities at test centres; (ii) whether she plans to reduce testing fees due to limiting this service; (iii) whether she will provide other shelter given that many test centres are out of town; and (iii) whether she would consider social distancing and other COVID-19-related measures to enable safe reopening of these services.
  • AQW 6320/17-224 September 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she plans to prioritise driving tests for those who are unable to use public transport due to medical or other reasons.
  • AQW 6243/17-223 September 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) what plans her Department has to decarbonise the transport sector, including approximately 18,000 Heavy Goods Vehicles in Northern Ireland; (ii) whether her Department has researched compressed natural gas as a means to decarbonise the transport sector unable to be powered by electricity; and (iii) what infrastructure would be required across Northern Ireland to enable compressed natural gas as fuel for Heavy Goods Vehicles.
  • AQW 6242/17-223 September 2020 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he has any plans to (i) introduce right to roam legislation in Northern Ireland; and (ii) improve policy to effectively assert a right-of-way.
  • AQW 6241/17-223 September 2020 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs what plans he has to (i) help reduce carbon emissions from Northern Ireland’s agricultural waste; and (ii) help farmers diversify their business to reduce carbon emissions from agricultural waste and develop more sustainable produce.
  • AQW 6240/17-223 September 2020 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) how many anaerobic digestors in Northern Ireland utilise bio-methane as a resource for the natural gas market; and (ii) for his assessment of the utilisation of bio-methane from anaerobic digestors as a means to reduce Northern Ireland’s carbon emissions.
  • AQW 6239/17-223 September 2020 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline (i) any issues recruiting veterinarians in Northern Ireland; and (ii) whether he would support a business case demonstrating the need for a veterinarian school in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 6166/17-222 September 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for her assessment of the £15 million deficit created by the multi-campus model of Ulster University; (ii) whether she has any plans to fund this deficit; and (iii) what impact this deficit will have for regional balance of higher education in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 6165/17-222 September 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to outline (i) the process for primary and post-primary schools if a member of the school tests positive for COVID-19; (ii) what financial and other support will his Department and the Executive provide for schools with a positive case of COVID-19; and (iii) what recommendations he will make to the Executive to support childcare for children who must isolate at home due to COVID-19.
  • AQW 6164/17-222 September 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether he intends (i) to recommend a postponement of primary seven transfer tests this autumn; and (ii) to instruct post-primary schools to make available their entry criteria for September 2021 as soon as possible anticipating postponement or cancellation.
  • AQW 6163/17-222 September 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy who is financially liable for the loss of earnings suffered by (i) small and medium enterprises; (ii) the newly self-employed; and (iii) sole traders due to government instruction to close their business as a response to COVID-19.
  • AQW 6162/17-222 September 2020 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether he has any plans to extend non-domestic rates relief to businesses operating within the events sector, given their operations remain limited due to ongoing restrictions imposed by the UK Government and the Executive as a response to COVID-19.
  • AQO 517/17-2218 June 2020 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance what support is being provided to civil servants with COVID-19-related childcare issues to allow them to continue to work from home.
  • AQO 500/17-2218 June 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education how his Department plans to support teaching and non-teaching staff to return to the classroom for the 2020-21 academic year.
  • AQW 4957/17-2217 June 2020 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister (i) to outline their plans to evaluate the Executive's response to COVID-19; (ii) whether they will consider an independent review of the Executive's response to COVID-19; and (iii) whether they will update their government emergency plan following the learning experiences of COVID-19.
  • AQW 4956/17-2217 June 2020 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to provide an update on Prisons 2020: The Way Forward.
  • AQW 4955/17-2217 June 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to update his advice to those who have received shielding letters.
  • AQW 4954/17-2217 June 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline his plans to resume day opportunities for adults with learning disabilities across all Health and Social Care Trusts following the response to COVID-19.
  • AQW 4953/17-2217 June 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what support has been offered to carers of adults with learning disabilities during the response to COVID-19.
  • AQW 4897/17-2216 June 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to outline reasons why GPs were unable to provide non-emergency care for patients, including remotely via telephone or videoconferencing; (ii) when he expects GPs will be able to resume routine appointments; (iii) for his assessment of the impact of those accessing appointments when routine appointments resume; and (iv) how he will support primary care providers so that patients can access an appointment as soon as possible.
  • AQW 4896/17-2216 June 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health how he will financially support dentists to ensure they can operate safely when they resume non-emergency appointments.
  • AQW 4895/17-2216 June 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities how she is supporting the community and voluntary sector to resume services, including services within community centres.
  • AQW 4894/17-2216 June 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy, further to her announcement to allow the reopening of public houses, bars, restaurants, cafes and coffee shops from 3 July 2020, whether she will consider reopening of sports and social clubs with similar restrictions.
  • AQW 4893/17-2216 June 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether he has any plans to engage local government to provide summer schemes to support childcare for older children.
  • AQW 4845/17-2215 June 2020 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether he has any plans to extend the targeted one year rates relief to businesses who do not currently pay business rates; and why he has not extended rates relief to domestic rates customers whose home is intrinsically linked to their business.
  • AQW 4844/17-2215 June 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he has any plans to recommend an increase of student places to the Department for the Economy for the number of pharmacists being trained.
  • AQW 4843/17-2215 June 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the safety risk to both patients and pharmacists from the shortage of community pharmacists.
  • AQW 4842/17-2215 June 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the Community Pharmacy Workforce Survey Report 2019; and whether there is improvement on the 320 community pharmacist deficit estimated last year.
  • AQW 4841/17-2215 June 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for an update on recruitment of pharmacists into GP practices; and what impact GP-based pharmacy recruitment will have on staffing levels within community pharmacy.
  • AQO 437/17-224 June 2020 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for their assessment of the Executive's public communications relating to COVID-19.
  • AQW 4162/17-2218 May 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether the sole employee of a business who is the company director or owner of that business, and is not paid through PAYE, is able to access the NI Micro-Business Hardship Fund.
  • AQW 4161/17-2218 May 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether her Department is developing a discretionary fund to support those businesses who are unable to access the current financial supports announced as a response to COVID-19.
  • AQW 4160/17-2218 May 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) to outline his engagement with academically-selected post-primary schools regarding transfer tests in autumn 2020; (ii) whether he has considered cancelling the transfer tests in 2020 as a response to COVID-19; and (iii) to outline the reasons why the transfer test cannot be delayed longer than two weeks.
  • AQW 4140/17-2215 May 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, after the NI Executive actions steps of Coronavirus Executive Approach to Decision-Making, whether the public can be challenged by the Police Service of Northern Ireland under the ‘Restrictions on Movement’ within The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020.
  • AQW 4139/17-2215 May 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, once steps within the Coronavirus Executive Approach to Decision-Making are actioned by the NI Executive, do these instructions supersede The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020, or will he be required to amend these regulations.
  • AQW 4138/17-2215 May 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health when he, or his Department, will issue direction to terminate the (i) emergency period; (ii) restrictions and/or; (iii) requirements imposed by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020.
  • AQW 4110/17-2213 May 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities (i) to explain the two-child rule regarding universal credit and working tax credit; (ii) to outline the changes to the rule from February 2019; (iii) whether she has any plans to lobby for a change of this policy with the UK Government; and (iv) whether she has discretion to implement this policy differently in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 4109/17-2213 May 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) whether any planned treatment for cancer or other serious illness has been postponed or provided less frequently because of the COVID-19 pandemic; (ii) whether waiting times for cancer treatments have increased due to COVID-19; and (iii) to outline the COVID-19 risk to patients receiving cancer treatment.
  • AQW 4091/17-2212 May 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) for an update on the Access to New Drugs policy announced by his Department in September 2018; (ii) whether patients in Northern Ireland are able to access Avastin via the NHS; (iii) to detail all the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence-approved cancer drugs unavailable via the NHS in Northern Ireland, but accessible via the NHS in other regions of the UK; and (iv) why some cancer drugs are unavailable via the NHS in Northern Ireland, but accessible via the NHS in other UK regions.
  • AQW 4090/17-2212 May 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether she has any plans to supplement Carer’s Allowance to support people with caring responsibilities during the COVID-19 crisis.
  • AQW 3846/17-2219 March 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to outline her discussions with banks and other creditors regarding their actions to recover loans, including mortgages, as a response to COVID-19.
  • AQW 3845/17-2219 March 2020 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether she is considering suspension of intention of enforcement and enforcement notices of property repossessions initiated by mortgages providers and issued by the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunal Service as an Executive response to the impact of COVID-19.
  • AQW 3844/17-2219 March 2020 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether she has remit to suspend insolvency actions as an Executive response to COVID-19.
  • AQW 3801/17-2218 March 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy how changes to employment contracts as a response to the impact of COVID-19, will not prejudice employee rights under current contracts.
  • AQW 3800/17-2218 March 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy what support and advice she will issue to employers and employees in the event of redundancies due to the impact of governments response to COVID-19.
  • AQW 3799/17-2218 March 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy how she is working with the Minister for Communities to support workers to claim Income Support rather than being made redundant, which could allow businesses to remain dormant rather than cease trading and allow employees to keep their job.
  • AQW 3798/17-2218 March 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities, further to government response of COVID-19, how Jobs and Benefits Offices will process new claims for Jobseekers Allowance which currently require claimants to attend an interview at their local office.
  • AQW 3797/17-2218 March 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities whether she intends to supplement Income Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment Support Allowance payments as an Executive response to the impact of COVID-19.
  • AQW 3583/17-2212 March 2020 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether he will consider suspending business rates for a minimum of two months as an Executive response to COVID-19.
  • AQW 3582/17-2212 March 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) for her assessment of the preparedness of networks and providers to ensure internet provision in circumstances of increased demand due to the delay phase in response to COVID-19; (ii) how she is engaging with providers to ensure they are supporting consumers, in particular those who will be required to work from home during this phase.
  • AQW 3581/17-2212 March 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy how her Department is supporting businesses, in particular small and medium enterprises and those businesses most likely to be impacted, in the event of a delay phase in response to COVID-19.
  • AQW 3580/17-2212 March 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy (i) to give her assessment of the impact and competitive disadvantage to businesses in Northern Ireland of the suspension of business rates in England for those companies with a rateable value of less than £51,000 and; (ii) to outline her plans to work with the Minister of Finance to address any impact.
  • AQW 3579/17-2212 March 2020 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether he will consider extending the small business rate relief scheme to businesses with properties of higher Net Annual Value than the current scheme accepts.
  • AQW 3516/17-2211 March 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether the cancer drug Panitumumab is available for prescription in Health and Social Care Trusts; and to outline the rationale for this decision.
  • AQW 3515/17-2211 March 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) the number of clinical medical staff employed or contracted at Queen’s University, Belfast, and each campus of Ulster University, broken down by role; and (ii) her assessment of the clinical medical resource at each university to deal with COVID-19.
  • AQW 3514/17-2211 March 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) why Translink processes two single-journey tickets instead of a return journey ticket for passengers holding a Smart Pass; and (ii) whether there is additional cost to her Department by processing two single-journey fares for Smart Pass holders instead of a return ticket.
  • AQW 3513/17-2211 March 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure when funding will be made available to advance the extension of the Waterside Greenway in Londonderry to the village of Strathfoyle.
  • AQW 3512/17-2211 March 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for her assessment of the impact of removing the free TV License for anyone over 75 years and not in receipt of pension credit.
  • AQO 358/17-225 March 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he plans to reintroduce prescription charges.
  • AQO 358/17-225 March 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he plans to reintroduce prescription charges.
  • AQW 3156/17-224 March 2020 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance (i) for his assessment of the McCloud Judgement; (ii) how the McCloud Judgement impacts members of public service pension schemes in Northern Ireland; and (iii) to detail the estimated costs to his Department to address discrimination found in the McCloud Judgement.
  • AQW 3155/17-224 March 2020 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether he intends to legislate to remove discrimination from public service schemes made under the Public Service Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 from April 2015, further to the McCloud Judgement.
  • AQW 3154/17-224 March 2020 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when they intend to publish a successive child poverty strategy, as committed to in New Decade, New Approach.
  • AQW 3153/17-224 March 2020 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice (i) to give her assessment of the McCloud Judgement; (ii) how the McCloud Judgement impacts members of Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), (iii) to detail estimated costs to her Department to address discrimination found in the McCloud Judgement for members of the PSNI.
  • AQW 3152/17-224 March 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education how he is working with the Open University to ensure that school leavers are informed about Open University as an option for higher education.
  • AQW 2740/17-2226 February 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) whether e-carNI charge points are classed as parking spaces; (ii) whether they are subject to parking charges introduced by local councils; and (iii) in relation to the limited network and mileage restrictions, for her assessment of the impact of parking charges at e-carNI charge points on e-car vehicle users.
  • AQW 2739/17-2226 February 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure when she plans to introduce purchase charges at e-carNI charge points.
  • AQW 2738/17-2226 February 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she plans to introduce penalties to e-carNI vehicle users who park their car at e-car charging points longer than the required time to fully charge.
  • AQW 2737/17-2226 February 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he has any plans to introduce NHS Continuing Healthcare, as provided in England and Wales; and to outline the rationale for this decision.
  • AQW 2736/17-2226 February 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether the (i) Northern Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) Western Health and Social Care Trust have established panels to consider cases under The Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty) Regulations (Northern Ireland 2019); and, if this is not the case, to outline the rationale for these decisions.
  • AQW 2124/17-2214 February 2020 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs how his Department is adopting a trauma-informed approach when developing policy and legislation.
  • AQW 2123/17-2214 February 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health how his Department is adopting a trauma-informed approach when developing policy and legislation.
  • AQW 2122/17-2214 February 2020 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance how his Department is adopting a trauma-informed approach when developing policy and legislation.
  • AQW 2121/17-2214 February 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy how her Department is adopting a trauma-informed approach when developing policy and legislation.
  • AQW 2120/17-2214 February 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities how her Department is adopting a trauma-informed approach when developing policy and legislation.
  • AQW 2037/17-2213 February 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) what information is being provided to those who have paid for and booked a date for their MOT and are not in the priority group; and (ii) will she provide a contact number for those not in the priority group.
  • AQW 2036/17-2213 February 2020 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance what percentage of businesses provided data requested by Land and Property Services to determine the Net Annual Value of their business property for Reval 2020.
  • AQW 2035/17-2213 February 2020 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance how members of the Northern Ireland Civil Service are supported in familiarising themselves, understanding and accessing up to date workplace policies.
  • AQW 2034/17-2213 February 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he has any plans to introduce a free or subsided parking scheme for personnel at health and social care facilities.
  • AQW 2033/17-2213 February 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health at what age children and young people can access child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) crisis services; and to outline the transition from CAMHS crisis services to adult mental health crisis services.
  • AQW 1959/17-2212 February 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) why private cardiology appointments, including surgery, have been suspended at Royal Victoria Hospital; (ii) when private cardiology appointments will resume; and (iii) for his assessment of how this will impact patients who opted to pay privately due to long waiting lists.
  • AQW 1958/17-2212 February 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether all toilet facilities accessible for females, at each further education college, are equipped with sanitary product dispensers; and to confirm whether sanitary products are provided free of charge.
  • AQW 1957/17-2212 February 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether all toilet facilities accessible for females, at each university campus, are equipped with sanitary product dispensers; and to confirm whether sanitary products are provided free of charge.
  • AQW 1956/17-2212 February 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy whether she believes that further and higher education institutions should be providing free sanitary products.
  • AQW 1955/17-2212 February 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline how train and bus stations are prepared for adverse weather, including icy conditions, to ensure the safety of passengers and personnel.
  • AQW 1656/17-226 February 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health (i) to detail the number of patients in each Health and Social Care Trust who have accessed the NI Primary Eye-care Assessment and Referral Service (NI PEARS) since it was introduced; (ii) to detail the cost of this service per patient compared with a similar assessment and referral service provided by a GP; and (iii) how NI PEARS can reduce waiting times, increase access to eye-care services and relieve pressure from other primary care providers.
  • AQW 1655/17-226 February 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health whether he intends to extend funding for the NI Primary Eye-care Assessment and Referral Services in each Health and Social Care Trust in the 2020/21 financial year; and whether he will consider funding the scheme for a longer period than a year.
  • AQW 1654/17-226 February 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to detail the average waiting time from (i) primary care referral to intial cataract appointment; and (ii) cataract appointment to cataract surgery.
  • AQW 1653/17-226 February 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the impact of delayed cataract surgery due to waiting lists, including the legal impediment to drive if the patient’s condition deteriorates.
  • AQW 1652/17-226 February 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health what initiatives he is considering to relieve demand on GP services.
  • AQO 162/17-226 February 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities for her assessment of the Personal Independence Payment appeals process.
  • AQW 1397/17-223 February 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether he has any plans to address congestion and road safety issues with the Minister for Infrastructure around Castlerock Road, Coleraine, considering the expected increase in the schools’ population following the full implementation of the area plan.
  • AQW 1396/17-223 February 2020 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Communities to detail the changes to the Sub-Regional Stadia Programme funding scheme.
  • AQW 1395/17-223 February 2020 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) to outline his Department’s strategy for managing coastal erosion and coastal changes; (ii) whether he will seek to have coastal erosion considered within the Executive’s strategy for climate change; and (iii) to detail any published reports since May 2016.
  • AQW 1394/17-223 February 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) for her assessment of the Travel to and from school by pupils in Northern Ireland 2018/19; (ii) to outline her plans to address the issues raised in the report; (iii) how she is working with other Departments to address the issues raised in the report; and (iv) to outline an expected timeframe for her actions.
  • AQW 488/17-2217 January 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to outline what invest to save opportunities exist within his Department.
  • AQW 487/17-2217 January 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to outline what invest to save opportunities exist within her Department.
  • AQW 486/17-2217 January 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline what invest to save opportunities exist within his Department.
  • AQW 485/17-2217 January 2020 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline what invest to save opportunities exist within her Department.
  • AQW 484/17-2217 January 2020 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline what invest to save opportunities exist within her Department
  • AQW 381/17-2216 January 2020 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to outline any conditions imposed by Treasury regarding expenditure of additional financial support coming from the Confidence and Supply Agreement, including dates when monies must be used.
  • AQW 380/17-2216 January 2020 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to detail any unspent monies, both (i) capital; and (ii) resource, sent back to the Treasury by each Department, broken down by the last three financial years.
  • AQW 379/17-2216 January 2020 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance to outline all opportunities to raise revenue arising before the end of the current mandate.
  • AQW 378/17-2216 January 2020 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance whether he intends to meet with industrial and non-industrial unions to discuss (i) their claim for an above-inflation pay increase on both pay and allowances; (ii) pay restoration to address the pay loss since 2010 and; (iii) further scale shortening for all grades from AA to Grade 6.
  • AQW 377/17-2216 January 2020 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance (i) for his assessment of the working environment in the Northern Ireland Prison Service and; (ii) how he plans to support personnel through Civil Service sickness policies if sickness absence is work related.
  • AQW 297/17-2215 January 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, further to his statement to the Assembly on 14 January 2020, (i) which bands of Health and Social Care staff will receive pay parity with England; (ii) whether domestic and support services will receive an uplift; (iii) when staff will receive payment and; (iv) whether pay parity will be backdated to the beginning of financial year 2019/20.
  • AQW 296/17-2215 January 2020 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) whether the Party Leaders’ Forum, as agreed in New Decade, New Approach, will include party leaders and independents not currently represented in the Executive; and (ii) the reasoning behind their decision.
  • AQW 295/17-2215 January 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether he has any plans to review the funding model for post-primary schools.
  • AQW 294/17-2215 January 2020 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the impact on further education of post-primary schools offering more vocational subjects at sixth form.
  • AQW 293/17-2215 January 2020 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline their plans to establish a ‘dedicated sub-committee which will consider the findings of the RHI inquiry and propose further reforms’ as agreed in New Decade, New Approach.
  • AQW 220/17-2214 January 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline the cost of addressing waiting lists to ensure the commitment in New Decade, New Approach of no one waiting over a year at 30 September 2019 for outpatient or inpatient assessment/treatment will still be on a waiting list by March 2021.
  • AQW 219/17-2214 January 2020 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health to outline the cost of ensuring pay parity for Northern Ireland with England in respect of health and social care staff to also support National Living Wage uplifts for financial year 2021/2022.
  • AQW 218/17-2214 January 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) minor works applications submitted by (a) primary; and (b) post-primary schools in East Londonderry that have not received a decision on their application; and (ii) the length of time each school has waited for a decision since their submission.
  • AQW 217/17-2214 January 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) development proposals submitted by (a) primary; and (b) post-primary schools in East Londonderry that have not received a decision on their proposal; and (ii) the length of time each school has waited for a decision since their submission.
  • AQW 216/17-2214 January 2020 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, further to his statement to the Assembly on 14 January 2020, to detail (i) whether he intends to announce further School Enhancement Projects this mandate and; (ii) the list of applications still awaiting decision.
  • AQW 193/17-2213 January 2020 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline their plans to strengthen Ministers’ responsibility for Special Advisers in relation to measures agreed in New Decade, New Approach.
  • AQW 192/17-2213 January 2020 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline (i) their approach in creating an Executive work programme; (ii) whether it will include specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely aims and objectives for each Department; and (iii) whether they intend to publish timeframes alongside the aims and objectives.
  • AQW 191/17-2213 January 2020 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline (i) any discussions with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland regarding the enactment of legislation to fulfil the reforms agreed in New Decade, New Approach in relation to the Petition of Concern; and (ii) when these reforms are expected to take effect.
  • AQW 190/17-2213 January 2020 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister (i) when they expect to publish a first draft of the Programme for Government 2020 – 2022; (ii) whether they intend to publish an Executive work programme alongside the PfG; and (iii) how they plan to fulfil the aims and objectives within the PfG given the short time left in the current mandate.
  • AQW 189/17-2213 January 2020 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister if arrangements to strengthen the ability of parties in Opposition to hold the Executive to account, as agreed in the New Decade, New Approach, requires legislation; and when the relevant policy and/or legislation will be introduced to uphold this commitment.

2016 (249 questions)

  • AQW 55546/11-1615 March 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail his Department’s current policy on home to school transport; and whether he has plans to review the policy.
  • AQW 55545/11-1615 March 2016 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail (i) how much funding his Department has provided to Women’s Aid centres in each of the last five years; (ii) how much funding he has committed to Women’s Aid for 2016-17; and (iii) any discussions he has had with Women’s Aid regarding future funding.
  • AQW 55544/11-1615 March 2016 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development whether he will increase the number of homes targeted by the Affordable Warmth scheme.
  • AQW 55543/11-1615 March 2016 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development how his Department reaches homes that are experiencing fuel poverty but lie outside the main fuel poverty concentrations in local council areas.
  • AQW 55520/11-1614 March 2016 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment , pursuant to AQW 55136/11-16, to detail how his Department communicated with individual taxi drivers and operators to advise them of the new taximeter requirements.
  • AQW 55519/11-1614 March 2016 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment , pursuant to AQW 54627/11-16, to detail the number of times his Department’s Ministerial Planning Group have met since the transfer of planning functions to local government.
  • AQW 55518/11-1614 March 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety , pursuant to AQW 54527/11-16, for his assessment of the impact that proposed changes to variable crewing arrangements at Coleraine Fire and Rescue Station will have on their ability to meet Retained Duty System availability targets.
  • AQW 55496/11-1614 March 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how his Department is working with Further and Higher Education institutions in East Londonderry to match training and skills development with the needs of the local economy.
  • AQW 55487/11-1611 March 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how he is encouraging entrepreneurialism among young females in (i) further; and (ii) higher education.
  • AQW 55418/11-1610 March 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety when he will be in a position to make an announcement on the future of the Lifeline service.
  • AQW 55417/11-1610 March 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the independent advocacy services his Department funds.
  • AQW 55416/11-1610 March 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail his Department’s policy on direct payments for the care of (i) children; and (ii) adults.
  • AQW 55415/11-1610 March 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the receipt of direct payments in the (i) Northern and (ii) Western Heath and Social Care Trusts; and to detail the proportion of direct payments that have not been awarded within the target timeframe.
  • AQW 55411/11-1610 March 2016 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice when he will publish the Stopping Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse Strategy.
  • AQW 55370/11-169 March 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 52846/11-16, for an update on the recruitment of a Consultant Physician in care of the elderly at the Causeway Hospital.
  • AQW 55369/11-169 March 2016 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail (i) how; and (ii) when the £27m funding from his Department will be spent on the regeneration of Portrush.
  • AQW 55368/11-169 March 2016 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail how he will consult with local stakeholders, including businesses and community groups, to consider local views on how the £27m from his Department should be spent in regards to the regeneration of Portrush.
  • AQW 55367/11-169 March 2016 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to detail (i) any conversations he has had with the Secretary of State regarding the Enterprise Zone at Coleraine and (ii) when an announcement can be expected.
  • AQW 55330/11-169 March 2016 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for his assessment of the need for a new build at HMP Magilligan; and what conversations he has had with the Minister of Finance and Personnel regarding capital funding availability for a new build.
  • AQW 55289/11-168 March 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the impact reducing nursery and pre-school hours for children with learning disabilities will have on access to (i) occupational therapy; (ii) physiotherapy; (iii) speech and language therapy; (iv) cognitive and behavioural development; and (v) skills development.
  • AQW 55283/11-168 March 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what public consultation was carried out by his Department prior to the decision to reduce hours for nursery and pre-school children with special educational needs.
  • AQW 55282/11-168 March 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) when the final decision was made to reduce hours for nursery and pre-school children with special educational needs; and (ii) whether each of the 39 special education schools in Northern Ireland were notified of the final decision.
  • AQW 55281/11-168 March 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail what communication his Department had with the 39 special schools in Northern Ireland regarding the reduction in hours for nursery and pre-school children with special educational needs.
  • AQW 55280/11-168 March 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the rationale for reducing nursery and pre-school provision for children in special education schools.
  • AQW 55219/11-167 March 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail any outcomes following the recent meeting of the Ministerial Co-ordination Group on Suicide Prevention.
  • AQW 55217/11-167 March 2016 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail how the needs of vulnerable adults that are Northern Ireland Housing Executive customers are (i) assessed; (ii) identified; and (iii) met, to ensure they are safeguarded.
  • AQW 55216/11-167 March 2016 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel when the Northern Ireland Community Finance Fund will be open to applications.
  • AQW 55215/11-167 March 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of organisations that have applied to the new Pathways Fund that were not previously funded by his Department's Early Years Fund.
  • AQW 55201/11-164 March 2016 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment for his assessment of the impact new taxi meters will have on taxi services in rural areas; and to detail what communication he has had with taxi companies regarding this issue.
  • AQW 55199/11-164 March 2016 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) the intended use of the entire Shackleton site at Ballykelly; and (ii) whether plans for its future use are now complete.
  • AQW 55198/11-164 March 2016 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment to detail the tariffs for newly installed taxi meters; and the criteria for setting the tariffs.
  • AQW 55194/11-164 March 2016 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development what assurances she can give that means testing for concessionary fares, including the Senior Citizen Smart Pass, will not be introduced; and that concessionary fares will be protected as a priority.
  • AQW 55136/11-163 March 2016 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment what guidance is available to taxi companies on fitting taxi meters prior to the implementation of the Taxis Act in May 2016.
  • AQW 55135/11-163 March 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the role of pharmacists in improving medicines management.
  • AQW 55134/11-163 March 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how much his Department has spent on medicine management, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 55133/11-163 March 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the current public engagement initiatives to raise awareness of medicines management, including the use of prescription medication.
  • AQW 55086/11-162 March 2016 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what support her Department can offer farmers in East Londonderry to engage with and participate in Northern Ireland’s Year of Food and Drink 2016.
  • AQW 55085/11-162 March 2016 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development how her Department is working with retailers to support local farmers and their produce.
  • AQW 55084/11-162 March 2016 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for her assessment of the impact on farm businesses of red meat market price differentials between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
  • AQW 55083/11-162 March 2016 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for an update on the work of the Agri-Food Strategy Board Supply Chain Forum.
  • AQW 55082/11-162 March 2016 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what additional red meat export markets her Department is exploring.
  • AQW 54974/11-161 March 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the financial support available to families that have children with disabilities to help cover additional expenses related to their care.
  • AQW 54973/11-161 March 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what support exists for parents and guardians that leave employment to provide full time care for a child that has a disability.
  • AQW 54972/11-161 March 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the role of key workers for the families of children with disabilities; and whether this is a mandatory provision within Health and Social Care Trusts.
  • AQW 54967/11-161 March 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of families that have a child with a disability, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust; and of this number how many (i) have a designated key worker; and (ii) do not have a designated key worker.
  • AQW 54965/11-161 March 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail why the children’s palliative care strategy has been delayed; and when it will be published.
  • AQW 54935/11-1629 February 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for an update on the final report on research into the skills needs of the tourism industry.
  • AQW 54934/11-1629 February 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail his Department’s careers policy for older people.
  • AQW 54932/11-1629 February 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail the number of people who have enrolled in Further Education courses in the hospitality and tourism sectors in each of the last five years; and how many have secured employment in this sector following graduation.
  • AQW 54927/11-1629 February 2016 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to detail the number of jobs (i) promoted; and (ii) created in East Londonderry in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 54872/11-1626 February 2016 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment what support his Department is providing to taxi companies in East Londonderry to enable them to adapt and make the transition in advance of the Taxis Act coming into force.
  • AQW 54871/11-1626 February 2016 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment to detail what communication he has had with taxi companies in East Londonderry, in advance of changes to the law in May 2016.
  • AQW 54870/11-1626 February 2016 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for an update on the review of non-domestic rates.
  • AQW 54861/11-1626 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether he has considered appointing a local mental health commissioner.
  • AQW 54836/11-1625 February 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education how his Department is supporting children from areas of greater deprivation and lower socio-economic backgrounds to ensure that they can read well when they leave primary education.
  • AQW 54799/11-1625 February 2016 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment what financial support is available to local entrepreneurs who want to start their own business and who have consulted with Invest NI to deliver a business plan.
  • AQW 54791/11-1625 February 2016 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development for an update on proposals to change the housing allocations system.
  • AQW 54780/11-1625 February 2016 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment what financial support is available from Invest NI to small and medium enterprise start-ups which are not seeking to expand into export markets.
  • AQW 54779/11-1625 February 2016 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for his assessment of the impact of a mandatory National Living Wage, from April 2016, on operating costs for small and medium sized businesses; and what support his Department can offer businesses that may seek to cut staff numbers or working hours as a result.
  • AQO 9825/11-1625 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update on the ongoing review of General Practice.
  • AQW 54715/11-1624 February 2016 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on work to establish a compact civic advisory panel as proposed in the Stormont House Agreement.
  • AQW 54714/11-1624 February 2016 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development how he is supporting organisations and their employees that are on protective notice pending his Department’s decision on funding for Neighbourhood Renewal projects in 2016-2017.
  • AQW 54713/11-1624 February 2016 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development whether employees of Neighbourhood Renewal funded projects in East Londonderry are currently on protective notice pending his Department's decision on funding for 2016-2017.
  • AQW 54712/11-1624 February 2016 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development to detail the funding which is available for the Dungiven bypass as part of the A6 scheme.
  • AQW 54711/11-1624 February 2016 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development when construction work will begin on the bypass at Dungiven, following the announced outcomes of the public enquiry for the A6.
  • AQW 54697/11-1623 February 2016 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment to detail what communication he has had with the Driver and Vehicle Agency regarding changes to the Taxis Act (NI) 2008 in order to protect wedding car companies; and to detail (i) a time frame for this communication; and (ii) any outcomes from the communication.
  • AQW 54696/11-1623 February 2016 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment whether he plans to exclude wedding car companies from the Taxis Act (NI) 2008.
  • AQW 54695/11-1623 February 2016 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment to detail (i) whether wedding car companies were included in the initial consultation for the Taxis Act (NI) 2008; (ii) the nature of any consultation with wedding car companies that took place; and (iii) what communication his Department has had with wedding car companies since the initial consultation.
  • AQW 54694/11-1623 February 2016 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment for his assessment of the impact that the Taxis Act (NI) 2008 will have on wedding car companies.
  • AQW 54693/11-1623 February 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education when he will confirm the North East Area Plan for primary and post-primary schools; (ii) when he will inform primary and post-primary schools of the outcome; and (iii) whether it will be in place for the 2016-17 school year.
  • AQW 54628/11-1622 February 2016 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment to detail any plans or proposals his Department has in conjunction with local councils to reduce the time it takes to approve planning applications.
  • AQW 54627/11-1622 February 2016 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment to detail the average time it takes to process and approve a planning application locally compared to the the time it takes to process in England; and for his assessment of these timeframes.
  • AQW 54591/11-1622 February 2016 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment how his Department has consulted with relevant stakeholders to assess the need for greater efficiency in the planning process.
  • AQW 54590/11-1622 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail how additional funding in 2016-17 for the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service for will be spent.
  • AQW 54589/11-1622 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail any changes to the (i) staffing levels in the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service; (ii) ambulance fleet in the (a) Northern and (b) Western Health and Social Care Trusts in 2015-16; and to detail any plans or proposals for further increases.
  • AQW 54531/11-1619 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update on the review of Multiple Sclerosis Neurological Services.
  • AQW 54530/11-1619 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of local GP practices that currently have GP vacancies waiting to be filled, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 54529/11-1619 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of (i) the number of locum GPs; and (ii) the current demand for locums in Northern Ireland; and (ii) to detail how his Department is addressing the current barriers facing GP practices that require locum Doctors to help manage their workload, yet have been unable to meet this requirement because of a shortage of locums.
  • AQW 54528/11-1619 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the annual rate of retirement for local GPs; and for his assessment of whether the increase in GP training places is sufficient to mitigate this rate.
  • AQW 54527/11-1619 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of times Fire Stations in (i) Coleraine; (ii) Limavady; (iii) Portrush; (iv) Portstewart; (v) Kilrea; and (vi) Dungiven have not met their Gartan availability target times in the last two years.
  • AQW 54497/11-1618 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail any plans or proposals his Department has to invest in local outpatient neurology services.
  • AQW 54480/11-1618 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of Neurologists currently in post in each Health and Social Care Trust; and changes to the (i) the number of patients with Multiple Sclerosis; and (ii) the number of Neurologists in post in the (a) Northern; and (b) Western Health and Social Care Trusts, in the last 5 years.
  • AQW 54479/11-1618 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of people with Multiple Sclerosis that have waited longer than 18 weeks for a first appointment with a neurologist in the (i) Northern; and (ii) Western Health and Social Care Trusts, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 54473/11-1618 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (i) to detail any communication he has had with Garvagh Care Home since the announcement of its closure; (ii) what support his Department has provided to families and staff on the resettlement of residents; and (iii) for an update on the resettlement of residents in alternative facilities.
  • AQW 54414/11-1617 February 2016 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for an update on any plans or proposals to amend rates payments by charities.
  • AQW 54413/11-1617 February 2016 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel whether he has met with stakeholders in the Charity sector to discuss their concerns regarding proposed changes to the rates paid by charities.
  • AQW 54412/11-1617 February 2016 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development, pursuant to AQW 53958/11-16, to detail (i) the criteria his Department will use to decide which projects continue to receive funding; and (ii) any plans his Department has to provide alternative support to projects that no longer receive funding.
  • AQW 54411/11-1617 February 2016 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development, pursuant to AQW 53958/11-16, to detail when groups can expect to hear of the outcome regarding funding for the continuation of their projects.
  • AQW 54410/11-1617 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) the strategic approach his Department is taking to meet future demand for nurses; and (ii) whether this planning includes nurses in both the statutory and independent sectors.
  • AQW 54362/11-1616 February 2016 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment how many businesses in the Causeway Coast and Glens area applied to the broadband voucher scheme in 2015 but did not receive a voucher because the funding had run out.
  • AQW 54360/11-1616 February 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether the Pathways Fund will provide services for children up to three years of age from April 2016.
  • AQW 54358/11-1616 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the current provision of specialist Multiple Sclerosis nurses within the Causeway Hospital; and to detail how provision has changed in the last three years to meet the demand for this service.
  • AQW 54357/11-1616 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail how his Department is improving health provision for people living with Multiple Sclerosis.
  • AQW 54296/11-1615 February 2016 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development when the broadband voucher scheme will open for applications.
  • AQW 54295/11-1615 February 2016 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development , in light of her announcement of funding for the broadband voucher scheme, to detail the communication her Department has had with rural businesses who applied to the scheme in 2015 but did not receive a voucher.
  • AQW 54294/11-1615 February 2016 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development whether priority will be given to applications to the broadband voucher scheme from rural businesses who did not receive a voucher in 2015, due to a lack of funding.
  • AQW 54293/11-1615 February 2016 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to detail the eligibility criteria for applying to the broadband voucher scheme.
  • AQW 54292/11-1615 February 2016 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for an update on work to relocate her Department's Headquarters to Ballykelly in 2017, including progress on the decentralisation of jobs to the area.
  • AQW 54226/11-1612 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety , pursuant to AQW 52462/11-16, to detail (i) the number of overtime hours worked by nurses in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust in the last 12 months; (ii) the number of submissions for overtime hours the Northern Health and Social Care Trust has received from nurses in the last 12 months; and (iii) whether an overtime rate is paid to nurses that remain on duty after their shift hours have finished.
  • AQW 54224/11-1612 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the bank system within the Northern Health and Social Care Trust where nurses are required to sign up to work extra hours; and to detail (i) when this system was introduced (ii) why additional hours are classed as secondary employment with a separate payslip; and (iii) whether nurses that work extra hours through the bank are paid at an overtime rate.
  • AQW 54220/11-1612 February 2016 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail the number of businesses and organisations in East Londonderry that have benefited from vacant property rate relief in the last twelve months, having taken possession of a property which has been vacant for over 1 year.
  • AQW 54219/11-1612 February 2016 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail (i) the eligibility criteria for businesses to qualify for sports and recreation rate relief; and (ii) the number of businesses in East Londonderry that currently benefit from sports and recreation rate relief.
  • AQW 54218/11-1612 February 2016 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel whether his Department will consider rates relief or the deferment of rates payment for new business start-ups to encourage growth in this sector and to allow new businesses to establish themselves.
  • AQW 54175/11-1611 February 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail the student intake at the Ulster University Coleraine campus in each of the last five academic years.
  • AQW 54174/11-1611 February 2016 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment how he is supporting the growth of social enterprises in East Londonderry; and for a list of the social enterprises his Department has financially supported in this area in the last three years.
  • AQW 54173/11-1611 February 2016 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to detail the (i) total investment in; and (ii) economic output from tourism in each constituency for each of the last three years.
  • AQW 54172/11-1611 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether he intends to review the process by which Direct Payments are awarded by Health and Social Care Trusts for the care of children and adults.
  • AQW 54081/11-1610 February 2016 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment To detail (i) the number of small and medium sized business start ups in East Londonderry in each of the last two years; and (ii) the ratio of success to failure of new business start ups.
  • AQW 54080/11-1610 February 2016 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment what support his Department has offered to help new businesses to set-up and expand in East Londonderry in each of the last two years.
  • AQW 54079/11-1610 February 2016 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to detail the number of visits facilitated by InvestNI for potential inward investors to East Londonderry during the 2014/15 financial year; and to detail the outcome of any visits.
  • AQW 54078/11-1610 February 2016 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail (i) the number of households identified as being affected by fuel poverty in East Londonderry in the last 12 months; and of those identified (ii) how many have been approved for the Affordable Warmth Scheme.
  • AQW 54077/11-1610 February 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning (i) to detail the number of jobs fairs in (a) Limavady; and (b) Coleraine in each of the last three years; (ii) how he has communicated with employers in these areas to assess demand for a jobs fair; and (iii) whether he plans to hold jobs fairs in these areas.
  • AQW 54052/11-169 February 2016 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development for an update on the programme for regeneration works in Portrush prior to the Open Championship in 2019.
  • AQW 54051/11-169 February 2016 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development for an update on the redevelopment of Portrush Harbour.
  • AQW 54048/11-169 February 2016 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) the number of families in East Londonderry that have benefited from the School Age Childcare Grant Scheme; and (ii) when the next round of awards will be open for application.
  • AQW 53959/11-168 February 2016 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the work of the Ministerial Sub-Group on Regional Opportunities with regards to the North West area.
  • AQW 53958/11-168 February 2016 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development for an update on funding for Neighbourhood Renewal projects in East Londonderry in 2016-2017.
  • AQW 53957/11-168 February 2016 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development for an update on the matching service designed to bring empty homes back into use, in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 53956/11-168 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for the number of elective operations that have been (i) cancelled; and (ii) carried out in the independent sector since November 2015, in (a) Northern Ireland; and (b) the North West Independent Hospital, Ballykelly.
  • AQW 53955/11-168 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail how his Department is working with Health and Social Care Trusts to reduce delays in patient referrals for elective surgery at the North West Independent Hospital in Ballykelly.
  • AQW 53908/11-165 February 2016 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the extent to which the Programme for Government 11-15 commitment to reduce child poverty has been achieved.
  • AQW 53907/11-165 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of (i) nurse; and (ii) GP vacancies in East Londonderry; and how many of these are specialist practice positions.
  • AQW 53905/11-165 February 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the area plan for (i) primary and (ii) post-primary schools in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 53904/11-165 February 2016 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for an update on work to achieve the Programme for Government 11-15 target to reform and modernise the Prison Service.
  • AQW 53903/11-165 February 2016 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail all the community and voluntary groups in East Londonderry that received funding from their Department since 2011, including how much was received.
  • AQW 53879/11-164 February 2016 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for her assessment of the impact on the agriculture sector of a 41 per cent drop in total income for farming in 2015; and how her Department is working to grow and sustain farming for the future.
  • AQW 53878/11-164 February 2016 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to outline the rationale behind the choice of areas to host six regional consultation workshops for the development of a tourism strategy to 2025; and how he will ensure that local stakeholders in the (i) Portstewart; (ii) Portrush; (iii) Dunluce; (iv) Portballintrae; (v) Castlerock; and (vi) Magilligan areas will have the opportunity for input to the new strategy.
  • AQW 53877/11-164 February 2016 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how they are engaging with the community and voluntary sectors to develop a framework for a set of children’s rights indicators.
  • AQW 53876/11-164 February 2016 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment for an update on the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society review of the work of the Built Heritage At Risk Register Northern Ireland, including when it will be published.
  • AQW 53875/11-164 February 2016 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment whether a building that is still lived in can be listed on the Built Heritage At Risk register for Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 53816/11-163 February 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for his assessment of the number of university graduates in Northern Ireland comparative to other areas of the United Kingdom; and what plans there are to increase the number of graduates.
  • AQW 53815/11-163 February 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how he is encouraging school-leavers to choose to study at Northern Ireland universities.
  • AQW 53767/11-163 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of hospitalised patients that are currently waiting for a place in a residential, nursing or care home in the (i) the Northern; and (ii) Western Health and Social Care Trusts.
  • AQW 53766/11-163 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the additional pressure on hospitals caused by patients that cannot be discharged because of a lack of available places in nursing or care homes.
  • AQW 53765/11-163 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the current number of hospitalised patients that require twenty-four hour care but cannot be discharged from hospital as a result of a lack of available places in nursing or care homes.
  • AQW 53730/11-162 February 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how he is working with the Minister of Education to develop partnerships between companies and schools so that young people are encouraged to develop careers in industries that are facing a present or projected skills shortage.
  • AQW 53727/11-162 February 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how he is encouraging the involvement of local industries and businesses with (i) schools; (ii) further education colleges; (iii) universities; and (iv) recruitment agencies as part of a long-term strategy to identify and address skills shortage.
  • AQW 53726/11-162 February 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how his Department identifies skills shortage by geographical area; and how skills shortage is being targeted, and respective skills developed, to support the needs of local industries.
  • AQW 53725/11-162 February 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning what percentage of workplace vacancies are caused by a shortage of specific skills locally.
  • AQW 53724/11-162 February 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for his assessment of the skills shortage locally, including within (i) construction; (ii) science, technology and engineering; and (iii) information and computer technology.
  • AQW 53672/11-161 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail how much his Department has spent on (i) the Return to Work for Nurses scheme; and (ii) a one per cent pay increase for nurses.
  • AQW 53671/11-161 February 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether he has considered the role of pharmacists in GP practices in order to better facilitate medicine management and prescribing.
  • AQW 53670/11-161 February 2016 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail the number of people living on their own in East Londonderry, that are aged 70 years and over, and that have (i) applied for a 20 per cent reduction in their rates bill; and (ii) received a successful outcome to their application.
  • AQW 53669/11-161 February 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the (i) number of children waiting for a special education needs assessment in East Londonderry; and (ii) average waiting time for receiving an assessment in the last twelve months.
  • AQW 53668/11-161 February 2016 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to list the areas of East Londonderry where broadband speeds are 1MB or less.
  • AQW 53592/11-1629 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the continued exodus of nurses from the independent sector to Health and Social Care Trusts; and to detail how he will encourage greater staff retention within the independent sector.
  • AQW 53591/11-1629 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) how his Department has taken account of the nursing workforce requirements of the independent sector in each of the last five years; and (ii) what mechanism is in place that requires independent sector employers to present their workforce data, including accurate figures for nurses working within the sector.
  • AQW 53590/11-1629 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of vacant nurses posts in nursing and care homes in the independent sector that have been vacant for 6 months or more.
  • AQW 53589/11-1629 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the reliance of the full implementation of Transforming your Care on the commissioning of services from within the independent sector.
  • AQW 53588/11-1629 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) the projected registered nursing workforce that is required for the safe delivery of local health care; and (ii) how this projection is being strategically planned for.
  • AQW 53558/11-1628 January 2016 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment how he plans to support existing hotels in the North Coast area to gain maximum benefit from the staging of the Open Golf Championship in 2019 at Royal Portrush.
  • AQW 53557/11-1628 January 2016 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for an update on the Review of Tourism Accommodation Policy 2015-2020.
  • AQW 53556/11-1628 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail what funding is available for community and voluntary sector groups to participate in Integrated Care Partnerships in the (i) Northern and (ii) Western Health and Social Care Trusts.
  • AQW 53550/11-1628 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of young onset dementia in Northern Ireland; and to detail any forthcoming strategies to mitigate future pressures on the health system caused by young onset dementia.
  • AQW 53549/11-1628 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether the Health and Social Care Innovation Fund will be used to fund community and voluntary sector groups to enable their participation in Integrated Care Partnerships.
  • AQW 53464/11-1627 January 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how his Department has engaged with the disability sector since the end of the consultation period for the Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities.
  • AQW 53463/11-1627 January 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how people with disabilities will be involved in (i) developing the Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities' action plan; and (ii) measuring the effectiveness of the strategy when implemented.
  • AQW 53462/11-1627 January 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning whether the new Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities has provisions to target rural areas.
  • AQW 53461/11-1627 January 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how his Department’s Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities will dovetail with the Executive Disability Strategy.
  • AQW 53460/11-1627 January 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for an update on his Department's Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities.
  • AQW 53443/11-1626 January 2016 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the budget that will be allocated to the Active Ageing Strategy to enable its full implementation.
  • AQW 53442/11-1626 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of people waiting to receive domiciliary care packages in the (i) Northern Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) Western Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 53439/11-1626 January 2016 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail how older people will be involved in (i) developing the Active Ageing Strategy action plan; and (ii) measuring the effectiveness of the strategy as implemented.
  • AQW 53438/11-1626 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail what proportion of the total budget for the (i) Northern Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) Western Health and Social Care Trust has been spent on domiciliary care packages and care within the community, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 53386/11-1625 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of (i) the staffing levels in the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, (ii) its capacity to meet the demands on the service; and (iii) reliance on support from private ambulances.
  • AQW 53385/11-1625 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of additional front line Northern Ireland Ambulance Service staff that have been (i) recruited; and (ii) trained in the last twelve months.
  • AQW 53384/11-1625 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail when the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority review of the Living Matters: Dying Matters Strategy will be published; and whether he will support its recommendations regarding palliative and end of life care.
  • AQW 53383/11-1625 January 2016 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail the (i) number; and (ii) percentage of businesses in the Causeway Coast and Glens area that are currently eligible for small business rate relief; and whether small business rate relief is being considered within the non-domestic rates review.
  • AQW 53382/11-1625 January 2016 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for their assessment of the impact that the stop-start nature of funding and frequent gaps between funding programmes is having on the ability of the community and voluntary sector to sustain their work within communities; and to detail what additional support they can offer to this sector.
  • AQW 53308/11-1622 January 2016 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to detail the forecast shortfall in the number of vets in Northern Ireland; and how her Department are working with other stakeholders to address this situation.
  • AQW 53307/11-1622 January 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for an update on progress to establish a veterinary school at Ulster University.
  • AQW 53267/11-1622 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of regional Integrated Care Partnerships; to detail the the funding they have received in each of the last two years; and how he plans to support the work of Integrated Care Partnerships going forward.
  • AQW 53263/11-1622 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update on piloting the Atrial Fibrillation Local Enhanced Service in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust Area.
  • AQW 53262/11-1622 January 2016 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for (i) an update on the establishment of a data centre in Coleraine; and (ii) his assessment of how this will benefit the regional and local economy.
  • AQW 53206/11-1621 January 2016 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development, pursuant to AQW 52772/11-16, to outline an intended timescale for the start of work in this scheme.
  • AQW 53205/11-1621 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) the funding allocated to the Public Health Agency to deliver sexual health education in schools; (ii) the proportion of money allocated which remained unused; and (iii) which schools have utilised the services of the Public Health Agency to provide sexual health education, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 53204/11-1621 January 2016 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel, following his Department's approval of the outline business case for the redevelopment of HMP Magilligan in January 2015, whether capital funding will be made available in the 2016-2017 budget.
  • AQW 53203/11-1621 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what resources have been committed to the implementation of the Stopping Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse strategy 2013-2020.
  • AQW 53202/11-1621 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update on the Stopping Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse Strategy 2013-2020
  • AQO 9514/11-1621 January 2016 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development to outline how community transport will be supported in the Accessible Transport Strategy.
  • AQW 53187/11-1620 January 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how he is encouraging the development of links between Ulster University in Coleraine and further education colleges in Coleraine and Limavady.
  • AQW 53185/11-1620 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the number of qualified social workers in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 53184/11-1620 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail what support and information is available in the Northern and Western Health and Social Care Trusts on the transition to adult mental health services for young people with learning disabilities.
  • AQW 53183/11-1620 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update on the establishment of primary care talking therapies hubs in both the Northern and Western Health and Social Care Trusts.
  • AQW 53073/11-1619 January 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for an update on the progress of the post-19 Special Schools Transition Focus Group Action Plan.
  • AQW 53072/11-1619 January 2016 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development how many dairy farmers have (i) diversified their farm business; or (ii) been put out of business, as a result of the recent dairy market crisis; and what support is available to farmers in these circumstances.
  • AQW 53050/11-1619 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of Transitions Officers in each Health and Social Care Trust that provide support to young people aged nineteen and over with learning disabilities that are transitioning.
  • AQW 53049/11-1619 January 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether his Department is responsible for the provision of specialist equipment in special education schools in order to meet the needs of children and young people with advanced learning disabilities.
  • AQW 53048/11-1619 January 2016 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail the financial support available from his Department for community and voluntary groups that meet the needs of older people.
  • AQW 52974/11-1618 January 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for an update on the future of St Joseph’s College, Coleraine.
  • AQW 52973/11-1618 January 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education when a decision will be made on development proposals for Loreto College, Coleraine; Dominican College, Portstewart; and St Joseph’s College, Coleraine.
  • AQW 52972/11-1618 January 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the age at which a young person must leave a Moderate Learning Disability school; and whether this is consistent across all Education Authority regions.
  • AQW 52971/11-1618 January 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for his assessment of the availability of (i) supported employment opportunities; and (ii) suitable work experience placements for further education students with learning disabilities.
  • AQW 52970/11-1618 January 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning what statutory obligations exist to support young people with learning disabilities to transition (i) into further education: and (ii) from further education into employment.
  • AQW 52946/11-1615 January 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for an update on the publication of his Department's policy for looked after children; and whether it will be implemented in the 2016-17 academic year.
  • AQW 52945/11-1615 January 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of current educational experiences and outcomes for looked after children.
  • AQW 52944/11-1615 January 2016 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail the number of people that have been medically retired from the Northern Ireland Civil Service due to a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 52942/11-1615 January 2016 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for an update on the review of public sector reform in Northern Ireland by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, including when it will be published.
  • AQW 52940/11-1615 January 2016 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure when the multi-facility strand of Sport NI's Sports Facilities Fund will open for applications.
  • AQW 52887/11-1614 January 2016 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development, pursuant to AQW 51495/11-16, for an update on the repair of street lights in the Causeway Coast and Glens area.
  • AQW 52886/11-1614 January 2016 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the new build for Magilligan prison.
  • AQW 52885/11-1614 January 2016 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, pursuant to AQW 51494/11-16, for an update on the formal designation of the pilot Enterprise Zone at Coleraine.
  • AQW 52881/11-1614 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update on the new suicide prevention strategy.
  • AQW 52880/11-1614 January 2016 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on work to develop a post-2016 strategy for children and young people.
  • AQO 9466/11-1614 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the provision of nurses in statutory and private nursing and residential care homes.
  • AQO 9454/11-1614 January 2016 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for his assessment of the impact of the proposed changes to rate payments for large charities and residential homes, including the impact on their proprietors.
  • AQW 52849/11-1613 January 2016 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister why the publication of the Active Ageing strategy has been delayed.
  • AQW 52848/11-1613 January 2016 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when age discrimination legislation will be brought before the Assembly.
  • AQW 52847/11-1613 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to 50232/11-16, for an update on the regional review of Domiciliary Care by the Health and Social Care Board.
  • AQW 52846/11-1613 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 51273/11-16, to detail when the position for Consultant Physician in care of the elderly in the Causeway Hospital will be filled.
  • AQW 52845/11-1613 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 48471/11-16, (i) for an update on a new service specification for the community meals service within the Western Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) to detail how this will impact on current arrangements for this service.
  • AQW 52782/11-1612 January 2016 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail the processes for (i) lodging an appeal with the Child Support Agency through to receiving an outcome; and (ii) the reward of money to a claimant following a successful appeal.
  • AQW 52781/11-1612 January 2016 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail (i) how the Child Support Agency ensures that any money rewarded following an appeal goes to the people who need it the most; and (ii) whether he is aware of any scenario when money claimed has been awarded to a claimant other than the claimant that lodged the initial appeal.
  • AQW 52772/11-1612 January 2016 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development whether she has committed capital funding to a scheme that will include a bypass at Dungiven.
  • AQW 52771/11-1612 January 2016 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development whether she has any plans to remove or upgrade the current roundabouts on the bypass between Toome and Dungiven.
  • AQW 52770/11-1612 January 2016 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development for her assessment of the problem with air quality, in the absence of a bypass between Dungiven and Drumahoe; and how has this encouraged her to progress the work on the bypass.
  • AQW 52697/11-1611 January 2016 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for his assessment of the extended Super-connected Cities broadband voucher scheme in meeting the needs of rural businesses; and what options exist for rural businesses that missed out on this scheme to access increased broadband speeds.
  • AQW 52696/11-1611 January 2016 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment how many (i) businesses; and (ii) third sector organisations have benefited from the extension of the Super-connected Cities broadband voucher scheme, since April 2015, broken down by Council area.
  • AQW 52695/11-1611 January 2016 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment how many broadband suppliers have announced discounted connections to superfast broadband for rurally based businesses since the closure of the extended Super-connected Cities broadband voucher scheme; and for his assessment of market stimulation following the voucher scheme.
  • AQW 52693/11-1611 January 2016 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to detail the number of (i) applications received; (ii) successful applications; and (iii) applications received which were judged to have missed the deadline, for the extended Super-connected Cities broadband voucher scheme, broken down by Council area.
  • AQW 52692/11-1611 January 2016 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (i) on what date was the original deadline for applications to the extended Super-connected Cities broadband voucher scheme; (ii) whether this deadline remained unchanged for the duration of the application period; and (iii) how any changes to the deadline were communicated to businesses and third sector groups.
  • AQW 52622/11-168 January 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail how much money was allocated to the Public Health Agency to deliver sexual health education in schools, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 52621/11-168 January 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what proportion of money allocated to the Public Health Agency to deliver sexual health education in schools remained unused, in each of the last three academic years.
  • AQW 52620/11-168 January 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the schools that have utilised the services of the Public Health Agency to provide sexual health education in the (i) 2013-2014 (ii) 2014-2015; and (iii) 2015-2016 academic years.
  • AQW 52619/11-168 January 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of why schools are not utilising the specific school designed sexual health education provided by the Public Health Agency.
  • AQW 52618/11-168 January 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education how he is encouraging schools to avail of sexual health education provided by the Public Health Agency; and whether he will review this provision.
  • AQW 52568/11-167 January 2016 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) how much of the £12 million childcare budget, as allocated in 2011, has now been spent; and (ii) what plans there are to allocate the remainder of the childcare budget, including a timeframe for the spend.
  • AQW 52567/11-167 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the Retained Duty System GARTAN daily availability figures for Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service stations in (i) Coleraine; (ii) Portrush; (iii) Portstewart; (iv) Ballymoney; (v) Ballycastle; (vi) Cushendall; (vii) Kilrea; (viii) Limavady; and (viiii) Dungiven, in each of the last two years.
  • AQW 52564/11-167 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of times that the Retained Duty System appliances failed to mobilise in Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue stations in (i) Coleraine; (ii) Portrush; (iii) Portstewart; (iv) Ballymoney; (v) Ballycastle; and (vi) Limavady in each of the last two years.
  • AQW 52563/11-167 January 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the percentage of pupils that have (a) statemented, and (b) non-statemented special educational needs, broken down by each post-primary school in East Londonderry, in each of the last three years; and (ii) what provision exists for special educational needs in mainstream schools.
  • AQW 52562/11-167 January 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) what training in special educational needs and behavioural management exists for teachers; (ii) whether this training for teachers is mandatory; and (iii) the proportion of teaching staff that had training of this nature in the last twelve months.
  • AQO 9434/11-167 January 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, following his decision to amalgamate Coleraine High School and Coleraine Academical Institution, when Coleraine Grammar School will receive the capital funds needed to ensure the new amalgamated school is fit for purpose as a mixed gender school.
  • AQO 9434/11-167 January 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, following his decision to amalgamate Coleraine High School and Coleraine Academical Institution, when Coleraine Grammar School will receive the capital funds needed to ensure the new amalgamated school is fit for purpose as a mixed gender school.
  • AQO 9418/11-167 January 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning why there has been a delay in announcing a new build for the Northern Regional College.
  • AQO 9418/11-167 January 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning why there has been a delay in announcing a new build for the Northern Regional College.
  • AQW 52514/11-166 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety why the outcome of the consultation on the future of the Lifeline Service has been postponed.
  • AQW 52512/11-166 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether he has appointed an independent professional to analyse responses to the Public Health Agency's Lifeline consultation.
  • AQW 52511/11-166 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether responses to the Public Health Agency's Lifeline consultation will be analysed independent of (i) officials that commission the service; (ii) people that manage the performance reporting relationship with the Lifeline service provider contract; (iii) people that devised the proposed consultation options; (iv) people that will advise the Public Health Agency Board; and (v) people that managed this consultation process.
  • AQW 52507/11-166 January 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail all the organisations and groups that received funding from the Youth Council prior to his decision to abolish it.
  • AQW 52506/11-166 January 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any discussions he has had with organisations and groups that previously received funding from the Youth Council; and (ii) what assurances he can give organisations and groups that they will continue to receive funding for activities following the abolition of the Youth Council.
  • AQW 52462/11-165 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) why nurses in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust are not paid for overtime hours worked; (ii) how policy on the payment for overtime hours worked has changed in the last five years, and (iii) whether this is congruent across all Health and Social Care Trusts.
  • AQW 52460/11-165 January 2016 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for an update on incremental pay increases for primary and post-primary teachers; including (i) when pay increments were originally due; (ii) when they will be received; and (iii) whether staff will receive back payments.
  • AQW 52458/11-165 January 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for an update on the incremental pay increases for teachers in Further Education colleges; including (i) when pay uplifts were originally due; (ii) when they will now be received; and (iii) whether staff will receive back payments.
  • AQW 52457/11-165 January 2016 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning, following the outcome of the Comprehensive Spending Review, when he will announce the decision on a new Northern Regional College.
  • AQW 52379/11-164 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) the number of people with diabetes broken down by Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) how many are currently enrolled in a specialist chronic condition self-management programme.
  • AQW 52378/11-164 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail how his Department has met the current Programme for Government commitment to enrol everyone that has a long-term condition in a self-management programme.
  • AQW 52377/11-164 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether a commitment to enrol everyone that has a long-term condition in a self-management programme is a priority for his Department during ongoing discussions for the 2016-2020 Programme for Government.
  • AQW 52376/11-164 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how his Department will ensure that each Health and Social Care Trust will provide access to a (i) diabetes education course; and (ii) range of options to learn about diabetes on an on-going basis, for each person with diabetes.
  • AQW 52375/11-164 January 2016 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what plans his Department has to improve the way in which Diabetes is (i) self-managed; and (ii) prevented.

2015 (923 questions)

  • AQW 52309/11-1611 December 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment to detail the due process for making a final decision on a planning application that is being reviewed by the Planning Appeals Commission.
  • AQW 52307/11-1611 December 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment to detail how a Planning Appeals Commission outcome affects his decision when he has provided an intention to approve a planning application.
  • AQW 52305/11-1611 December 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel whether she intends to introduce rates relief for businesses that were affected by recent flooding.
  • AQW 52303/11-1611 December 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education how he will ensure the effective and efficient delivery of youth services that are undertaken by the Youth Council Northern Ireland following his decision to abolish this organisation.
  • AQW 52302/11-1611 December 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what assurance he will give that funding that was provided for the specific functions of the Youth Council will be protected once the Youth Council is subsumed into the Education Authority.
  • AQW 52203/11-1610 December 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when the Active Ageing Strategy will be published.
  • AQW 52202/11-1610 December 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the projects that have been submitted by Departments to deliver the outstanding themes and priorities as identified in the Disability Strategy 2011- 2017; and to detail how these projects will be financed.
  • AQW 52201/11-1610 December 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 48791/11-16, to detail when results of the public consultation on indicators for monitoring the annual progress of the Disability Strategy will be published.
  • AQW 52198/11-1610 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail how he plans to increase transparency and understanding of the Individual Funding Request process for patients and their families.
  • AQW 52197/11-1610 December 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the Creative Youth Partnerships Programme; and to detail (i) whether he plans to replace this initiative; and (ii) any ongoing discussions on this matter.
  • AQW 52148/11-169 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether he is aware of any cuts that will be made to the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service in 2016.
  • AQW 52147/11-169 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service regarding (i) future budgetary cuts; and (ii) the subsequent downgrading of Fire Service stations.
  • AQW 52146/11-169 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) the changes that will be implemented as a result of the proposed downgrading of a number of Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service stations; and (ii) the criteria for downgrading selected stations.
  • AQW 52145/11-169 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of (i) the current pressures facing the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue service following cuts to their budget in 2015; and (ii) their current capacity to respond to the service need.
  • AQW 52144/11-169 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service is designated as a frontline service by his Department; and to detail what protection is given to them.
  • AQW 52070/11-168 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail how he will address the shortage of GPs locally; and whether this will include increasing the number of GPs within the medical workforce.
  • AQW 52069/11-168 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail what barriers exist to increasing the number of GPs working locally.
  • AQW 52068/11-168 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what analysis has been carried out by his Department to predict accurately the future requirements for the services of GPs locally.
  • AQW 52067/11-168 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (i) to detail how the number of local GP training places available annually compares to (a) England; (b) Scotland; and (c) Wales; and (ii) whether he plans to bring Northern Ireland into parity with other regions of the United Kingdom.
  • AQW 52011/11-167 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what research was carried out by his Department regarding (i) domestic violence and abuse against older people, particularly older women, in respect of the Stopping Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse Strategy 2013-2020; and (ii) the barriers to reporting domestic abuse against those receiving care in a care home setting, or within their own home.
  • AQW 52009/11-167 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) the total funding invested in; and (ii) the observed outcomes of the Tackling Sexual Violence and Abuse strategy 2008; and (iii) the resources that have been committed to the implementation of the Stopping Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse strategy 2013-2020.
  • AQW 52007/11-167 December 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for an update on the review of all residential and outdoor education centres funded by his Department; including when this review will be published.
  • AQW 51992/11-167 December 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the total funding invested in; and (ii) the observed outcomes of, the Tackling Sexual Violence and Abuse strategy 2008; and to outline the resources which have been committed to the implementation of the Stopping Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse strategy 2013-2020.
  • AQW 51991/11-167 December 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for a breakdown of investment by his Department in East Londonderry in each year since 2011; and how he is selling the attributes of areas other than Belfast and Londonderry to encourage inward investment.
  • AQW 51933/11-164 December 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of murder convictions, which were related to domestic violence, in each year since 2011; and how he is working with the (i) PSNI; and (ii) Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety address this issue.
  • AQW 51930/11-164 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (i) for his assessment of domestic violence victims that are over 60 years of age; and (ii) to detail how his Department is working to raise awareness of age trends in relation to domestic violence.
  • AQW 51929/11-164 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (i) for his assessment of domestic violence related suicides; and (ii) whether this has been considered in the Stopping Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse Strategy for 2013-2020
  • AQW 51927/11-164 December 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the administrative costs of the youth service during 2014-2015 broken down by (a) the Education and Library Boards; and (b) the Youth Council for Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 51923/11-164 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) when the last meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group on Domestic Violence took place; (ii) attendance at the meeting; and (iii) the whether any meetings are scheduled to take place in the future.
  • AQW 51866/11-163 December 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the process for ensuring that the safety of school children is maintained when a designated school crossing patrol person takes (i) a planned; and (ii) an unplanned leave of absence.
  • AQW 51865/11-163 December 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail why the Education Authority does not undertake the process or cover the associated expenses of Access NI checks for school crossing patrols.
  • AQW 51864/11-163 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of (i) why 61 per cent of carers assessments offered in the last quarter were declined; (ii) the proportion of assessments that were declined by carers who are over 60 years of age; and to detail (iii) how he is addressing this trend.
  • AQW 51863/11-163 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, following the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, to detail what discussions he has had regarding the future of funding through bursaries for nursing students.
  • AQW 51862/11-163 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (i) whether he intends to make a decision regarding the future of funding through bursaries for nursing students; and (ii) to give a timescale for this decision.
  • AQW 51813/11-162 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the role and functions of the Learning Disability Service Framework since 2012.
  • AQW 51812/11-162 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the (i) number of times the inter-departmental Ministerial Group on Mental Health and Learning Disability has met since 2012; and (ii) attendance at those meetings.
  • AQW 51810/11-162 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety an update on the review of Day Opportunities for people with learning disabilities.
  • AQW 51809/11-162 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) how his Department is supporting carers that are over 60 years of age; and (ii) what information is available for older carers regarding the future care of their loved ones.
  • AQW 51770/11-161 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update on the implementation of action plan recommendations as set out in the Bamford Review Equal Lives report on learning disability.
  • AQW 51769/11-161 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the process by which data relating to people living with learning disabilities is (i) compiled; (ii) stored; and (iii) disaggregated.
  • AQW 51766/11-161 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) the process by which needs assessments are carried out for people with learning disabilities; and (ii) how this information is used to plan for their needs in the immediate and longer term.
  • AQW 51764/11-161 December 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail how his Department encourages adults that have learning disabilities to live independently through (i) appropriate accommodation; (ii) day care and day centre facilities; and (iii) other support services.
  • AQW 51719/11-161 December 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice what discussions he has had with the PSNI regarding the recent security alerts in rural areas of the North West.
  • AQW 51667/11-1630 November 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment to detail (i) the process for having a building listed on the Built Heritage at Risk register; (ii) the categories of need which exist within the Register; and (iii) the qualifying criteria for each category.
  • AQW 51665/11-1630 November 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment (i) what plans he has to reinstate his Department’s funding for built heritage restoration projects; and (ii) when he will make the Built Heritage at Risk register available to view on his Department’s website.
  • AQW 51664/11-1630 November 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment what priority his Department gives to buildings which are listed on the Built Heritage at Risk register and which are also homes that are currently lived in.
  • AQW 51663/11-1630 November 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment whether his Department is on track to meet the targets of (i) saving 200 buildings which are on the Building Heritage at Risk register, by 2016; and (ii) completing the second survey for the statutory listing of buildings, by 2020.
  • AQW 51662/11-1630 November 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment how many buildings are listed on the Built Heritage at Risk register; and how many of theses homes are currently lived in.
  • AQW 51586/11-1627 November 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the community benefit aspect that forms part of the set criteria outlined for the preferred proposal for the sale of the Shackleton site at Ballykelly.
  • AQW 51585/11-1627 November 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment to detail how he is working with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in regards to the Rural White Paper Action Plan which aims to understand the cause of, and reduce the number of, collisions on rural roads.
  • AQW 51584/11-1627 November 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what discussions he has had with Four Seasons Health Care regarding their future plans for the provision of care.
  • AQW 51583/11-1627 November 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) for his assessment of the role of classroom assistants; and (ii) to detail the number of (a) primary; and (b) post-primary school classroom assistants in schools in East Londonderry, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 51582/11-1627 November 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail how much funding his Department has allocated to special education in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 51508/11-1626 November 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail how the £5m of additional funding for special educational needs received in the November monitoring round will be spent.
  • AQW 51507/11-1626 November 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 49611/11-16, (i) for a breakdown of how they intend to spend the remainder of the Executive’s Childcare Fund; (ii) whether they have any plans for expenditure outside the Bright Start programme; and (iii) for a timeframe for expenditure.
  • AQW 51495/11-1626 November 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development for a timescale on the repair of street lights in the Causeway Coast and Glens area.
  • AQW 51494/11-1626 November 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for an update on the Enterprise Zone in Coleraine.
  • AQW 51492/11-1626 November 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what assistance her Department can offer farmers to develop business plans to maximise rural development funding potential.
  • AQW 51431/11-1625 November 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the Bright Start Grant Scheme, including when the application process for further funding is expected to open.
  • AQW 51430/11-1625 November 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) what oversight his Department has for the provision of care by privately owned care homes; and (ii) for his assessment of the extent to which the provision of care within care homes is dependent upon private care providers.
  • AQW 51429/11-1625 November 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the spare capacity within (i) private; and (ii) statutory care homes since January 2015.
  • AQW 51428/11-1625 November 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the average hourly rate paid to domiciliary care staff.
  • AQW 51427/11-1625 November 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the (a) number of qualified staff nurses; (b) number of staff nurses on permanent and temporary contracts; (c) number of staff nurses that are bank staff; and (d) capacity of nursing staff to meet the demands of private and statutory care provision.
  • AQW 51356/11-1624 November 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment to detail (i) how his Department supports the preservation of built heritage; (ii) the criteria for accessing support; (iii) how home owners can avail of support; and (iv) whether he intends to increase the support available in the future.
  • AQW 51355/11-1624 November 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment what support his Department can offer towards the maintenance and preservation of thatched roofs.
  • AQW 51351/11-1624 November 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) the number of organisations funded; (ii) the types of activity undertaken; and (iii) whether he will increase the number of child care places available for children with a learning disability, under the Improving Outcomes for Children with a Disability initiative.
  • AQW 51342/11-1624 November 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to detail the applications which have been received by Northern Ireland Electricity from prospective wind farms, for grid connection to the NIE Network’s electricity grid, in each of the last two years; and which of these applications have (i) been processed; and (ii) received a grid connection offer.
  • AQW 51277/11-1623 November 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail the major infrastructure projects that are being considered that will enable Portrush and the surrounding area to maximise the opportunities which the Open Golf Championship will bring to the North Coast in 2019.
  • AQW 51276/11-1623 November 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for a timeframe for the appointment of a Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 51275/11-1623 November 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) his plans to review the costing structures for Adult Social Care across Health and Social Care Trusts; and (ii) whether the costing structures for Adult Social Care are needs based.
  • AQW 51274/11-1623 November 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether his Department gathers statistics regarding the unmet need for Adult Social Care (i) regionally; and (ii) by Health and Social Care Trust, in order to target resources.
  • AQW 51273/11-1623 November 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) the number of permanent consultant posts that have been created in the Causeway Hospital since May 2015; and (ii) whether the positions for consultant physicians in general medicine, care of the elderly and consultant surgeon have been filled.
  • AQW 51231/11-1620 November 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of (i) the Youth Council for Northern Ireland’s contribution to the youth sector, (ii) the future of the Youth Council for Northern Ireland; and (iii) the evolving role of the Youth Council for Northern Ireland since it was formed.
  • AQW 51230/11-1620 November 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether he has considered absorbing the functions of the Youth Council for Northern Ireland into the remit of the Education Authority.
  • AQW 51229/11-1620 November 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education detail the organisations, agencies and arm's-length bodies in his Department that can avail of the Voluntary Exit Scheme.
  • AQW 51228/11-1620 November 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether (i) funding for the youth service is ring fenced; and if so, (ii) he has plans to maintain this protection.
  • AQW 51139/11-1619 November 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the funding his Department has provided to support the work of community and voluntary organisations in (a) East Londonderry; and (b) the rest of Northern Ireland in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 51138/11-1619 November 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for a timeframe on the publication of a consultation regarding the establishment of an air ambulance service.
  • AQW 51137/11-1619 November 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 49980/11-16, to detail what opportunities stakeholders have had to respond to proposals for the new Pathways Fund.
  • AQW 51135/11-1619 November 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development how she will use additional funding from the November monitoring round to improve community transport provision, specifically in rural areas.
  • AQW 51086/11-1618 November 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) what professional support is provided by his Department to reduce stress among teachers; (ii) whether he has any plans to increase the support available; and (iii) what discussions his Department has had with stakeholders in the last twelve months regarding stress levels among teaching staff.
  • AQW 51084/11-1618 November 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on plans to establish a new model for engaging with civic society; including progress on a civic advisory panel as proposed in the Stormont House Agreement.
  • AQW 51083/11-1618 November 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development why references to community transport, including integrated schemes such as Dial-A-Lift or the Disability Action Transport Service, are absent from her Department’s consultation for an Accessible Transport Strategy 2025.
  • AQW 51082/11-1618 November 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on progress to reallocate statutory responsibilities within Departments following a reduction in the number of Executive Departments.
  • AQW 51081/11-1618 November 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development what consideration she has given to the development of a separate rural transport strategy.
  • AQW 51032/11-1617 November 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) whether the Family Fund will receive financial support from his Department in 2016; (ii) whether applications that have been submitted to the Family Fund for next year will receive funding; and (iii) what plans he has to maintain this support for disabled children.
  • AQW 51003/11-1617 November 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development whether funding is available to protect the Senior Citizen Smart Pass for people aged 65 years and older, for 2015/16.
  • AQW 51002/11-1617 November 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development for an update on the future of the Northern Ireland Concessionary Fares Scheme.
  • AQW 51001/11-1617 November 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the recent survey conducted by the National Association of Head Teachers Northern Ireland that indicates increased levels of stress amongst teachers.
  • AQW 51000/11-1617 November 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for an update on the Community Relations, Equality and Diversity fund.
  • AQW 50936/11-1616 November 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel what support her Department offers to businesses that received Small Business Rates Relief Scheme prior to the re-valuation of non-domestic rates in April 2015, but that now fall outside the threshold following the revaluation of their rates.
  • AQW 50935/11-1616 November 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel how many businesses in the Causeway Coast and Glens Council area submitted an appeal to their rates revaluation, following Reval2015; and how many received a (i) successful, and (ii) unsuccessful outcome.
  • AQW 50934/11-1616 November 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel whether she will consider recalibrating the qualifying threshold for Small Business Rates Relief, following the revaluation of non-domestic rates from April 2015.
  • AQW 50933/11-1616 November 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel whether any businesses that submitted an appeal to their rates revaluation, following Reval2015, had their valuations increased as the outcome of their appeal.
  • AQW 50932/11-1616 November 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for a list of the non-domestic rates relief schemes and exemptions which are currently available to assist rate payers.
  • AQW 50853/11-1613 November 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail whether the Delivering Social Change Ministerial Sub-Committees on (a) Poverty and Social Inclusion; and (b) Children and Young People, have met in the last twelve months.
  • AQW 50852/11-1613 November 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the Social Investment Fund.
  • AQW 50850/11-1613 November 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the Revised Child Poverty Strategy; including, (a) when it will be laid in the Assembly; and (b) published.
  • AQW 50838/11-1613 November 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel how changes in the uptake of Employment Support Allowance have impacted the latest figures showing economic activity; and to outline the criteria used to arrive at these figures.
  • AQW 50809/11-1612 November 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what steps he has taken to implement the recommendations outlined in the Commissioner for Older People’s 2014 report on Supporting Older Carers.
  • AQW 50807/11-1612 November 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail how many people were in receipt of an Employment Support Allowance for each quarter of the last year for (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) each Council Area.
  • AQW 50802/11-1612 November 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail (i) the employment; (ii) the unemployment; and (iii) the economically inactive figures for each quarter of the last year for (a) Northern Ireland; and (b) each Council Area.
  • AQW 50799/11-1612 November 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) how Health and Social Care Trusts inform carers of their entitlement to a carers assessment; (ii) how often assessments are required to be completed; (iii) the number of carers assessments that have been completed in the last twelve months; and (iv) the number of carers, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 50798/11-1612 November 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) what targets have been set for Health and Social Care Trusts to help identify older carers; and (ii) whether any changes have been made to those targets in each of the last three years.
  • AQO 9183/11-1612 November 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to outline the support her Department is providing to the arts sector, following the 8 per cent in-year reduction to the Arts Council's budget.
  • AQO 9159/11-1612 November 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to outline how her Department is supporting local agri-food businesses in pursuing new markets.
  • AQW 50754/11-1611 November 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether he has given any consideration to developing a rural healthcare strategy.
  • AQW 50753/11-1611 November 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update on (i) dementia; and (ii) early intervention transformation programmes under the Delivering Social Change initiative.
  • AQW 50746/11-1611 November 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, pursuant to AQW 49045/11-16, for her assessment of the number of farmers under the age of 30; and how young people are being encouraged and supported to invest in agri-businesses to ensure the future sustainability of this sector.
  • AQW 50745/11-1611 November 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for her assessment of farm diversification in the last five years; and how her Department is supporting farm businesses to diversify in order to increase resilience against income and market volatility.
  • AQW 50744/11-1611 November 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, pursuant to AQW 49704/11-16, how education and training programmes to improve efficiency and increase resilience to market volatility are being made available by her Department; and how many of the 157 dairy type farms in East Londonderry have engaged with this type of programme.
  • AQW 50711/11-1610 November 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment in light of Section 29 of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, to detail why he called in and subsequently approved planning application C/2011/0459/F by Cam Burn Wind Farm Ltd.
  • AQW 50684/11-1610 November 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment what discussions he has had with UK Treasury regarding the admissibility of a regional variation in the rate of VAT within the tourism and hospitality industries across the UK, which would benefit Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 50683/11-1610 November 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment what discussions he has had with UK Treasury regarding the rate of VAT within the tourism and hospitality industry in Northern Ireland; and to detail the outcomes of these discussions.
  • AQW 50681/11-1610 November 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for her Department's definition of a rural village, including the maximum population size and proximity to an urban centre.
  • AQW 50680/11-1610 November 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development when the rural Business Investment Scheme (BIS) will open for applications; and how her Department is disseminating information on the rural BIS to potential applicants.
  • AQW 50607/11-169 November 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 48792/11-16, to detail which of the eighteen strategic priorities remain outstanding; and whether (i) data; and (ii) indicators have been identified to measure progress against each of the priorities.
  • AQW 50606/11-169 November 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 50112/11-16, (i) to detail the specific suicide prevention services that have targeted at risk groups in each of the last three years; (ii) for his assessment of their effectiveness; and (iii) how he intends to deliver preventative services in future.
  • AQW 50605/11-169 November 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update on the (i) the community Meals on Wheels service in all Health and Social Care Trusts; and (ii) implementation of the proposed changes within the Western Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 50589/11-169 November 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to outline (i) the process for appointing the Agri-Food Strategy Board; (ii) the independence of the Board collectively; and (iii) the independence of individual members of the Board to fulfil the role.
  • AQW 50588/11-169 November 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to outline (i) the process for appointing the Agri-Food Strategy Board; (ii) the independence of the Board collectively; and (iii) the independence of individual members of the Board to fulfil the role.
  • AQW 50546/11-166 November 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail how her Department will consult with local small and medium sized businesses regarding a non-domestic rates review.
  • AQW 50545/11-166 November 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to outline the role of the Rating Policy Division.
  • AQW 50544/11-166 November 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail how the Rating Policy Division assess and supports the needs of small businesses.
  • AQW 50543/11-166 November 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel whether her Department plans to implement the recommendations of the Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association 15 point plan for cutting the costs to businesses.
  • AQW 50542/11-166 November 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel how her Department is supporting small and medium sized businesses to cut their business costs.
  • AQW 50431/11-165 November 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether children starting school later than four years of age can be placed in a year group which is different to their own chronological year.
  • AQW 50430/11-165 November 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the rationale behind recent departmental guidance that makes four years the compulsory school starting age; and (ii) what support is available for primary schools to put in place different arrangements for individual Year 1 children that find starting school challenging.
  • AQW 50429/11-165 November 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) for his assessment of the issue that not all children are ready to start formal schooling at four years of age; (ii) to detail how parental concerns that their child is not ready to start school is addressed in the new guidance on school starting age; and (iii) whether he plans to introduce any flexibility on school starting ages in the future.
  • AQW 50428/11-165 November 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, under current legislation, (i) whether parents can place their child in a private pre-school for an additional year; and if so, (ii) to detail the circumstances which allow this to take place.
  • AQW 50427/11-165 November 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 50162/11-16, in which month is the review due for completion.
  • AQO 9113/11-165 November 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice why his Department has only met the Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland on two occasions since 2012 to discuss both crime and the fear of crime amongst older people.
  • AQO 9113/11-165 November 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice why his Department has only met the Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland on two occasions since 2012 to discuss both crime and the fear of crime amongst older people.
  • AQW 50374/11-164 November 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment whether he has issued formal written approval for planning application C/2011/0459/F; and if so, to detail the date it was issued.
  • AQW 50371/11-164 November 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development how she will ensure that the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute 2020 Strategy complements the plans set out in her Department’s Going for Growth strategy.
  • AQW 50370/11-164 November 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to detail the economic output from the agri-food sector, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 50369/11-164 November 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for her assessment of the impact that a 26 per cent cut to the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute budget will have on the agri-food sector.
  • AQW 50368/11-164 November 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what consultation was carried out on the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute 2020 Strategy, to ensure that the ongoing and future research needs of farmers remained a core part of its design.
  • AQW 50321/11-163 November 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning, pursuant to AQW 48696/11-16, whether a decision regarding the preferred option for the accommodation needs of the Northern Regional College has been made, and when it will be announced.
  • AQW 50320/11-163 November 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail (i) how he plans to support the study of the Chinese language and culture; and (ii) whether there are plans for further investment.
  • AQW 50303/11-163 November 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment to detail why he called in and subsequently approved planning application C/2011/0459/F by Cam Burn Wind Farm Ltd.
  • AQW 50290/11-163 November 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail how older and rurally based carers are made aware of support services available, such as carer's assessment and allowance.
  • AQW 50289/11-163 November 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development, pursuant to AQW 50072/11-16, to detail (i) which groups received funding through the Women's Centres Childcare Fund; and (ii) what responsibility his Department has to ensure similar funding provisions remain as part of a new childcare strategy.
  • AQW 50237/11-162 November 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (i) what measures he plans to introduce to mitigate the impact of the national living wage on the social care sector; and (ii) for a timeline for the implementation of these measures.
  • AQW 50234/11-162 November 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether he has considered introducing a health economist to determine an accurate cost of home care provision.
  • AQW 50233/11-162 November 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what discussions he has had with (i) the Health and Social Care Board; (ii) Health and Social Care Trusts; and (iii) independent social care providers, regarding the impact of the increased national living wage on the social care sector.
  • AQW 50232/11-162 November 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the increased national living wage on the social care sector.
  • AQW 50172/11-1623 October 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how the individual needs, circumstances and capabilities of young people on Jobseeker's Allowance are assessed so that they are directed onto programmes which develop skills and provide qualifications in the most appropriate way for them.
  • AQW 50171/11-1623 October 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning, pursuant to AQW 48284/11-16, for his assessment of the indirect impacts on European Social Fund targets caused by the inability of young people to join or complete European Social Fund programmes due to being mandated onto Steps 2 Success.
  • AQW 50170/11-1623 October 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning what consideration has he given to his Department collaborating with the European Social Fund, United Youth Programme and Steps 2 Success providers to ensure that individuals can complete their training with, or participation on, other projects before they are ready to progress onto Steps 2 Success.
  • AQW 50169/11-1623 October 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning (i) whether Steps 2 Success takes preference over other projects which provide opportunities for young people to gain qualifications; and (ii) to give his assessment of the challenges posed for young people who are currently participating on other programmes and who are required to participate in Steps 2 Success.
  • AQW 50162/11-1623 October 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail when the review of Multiple Sclerosis Neurological Services will be completed.
  • AQW 50117/11-1622 October 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice what initiatives are currently in place within his Department to address the fear of crime among older people and to increase confidence and peace of mind regarding their safety.
  • AQW 50112/11-1622 October 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to outline how he will work with agencies, including Lifeline, to mitigate the risks leading to the overrepresentation of males in occurrences of suicide.
  • AQW 50111/11-1622 October 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update on his Department's suicide prevention strategy, including details of existing targets to address and reduce suicide.
  • AQW 50110/11-1622 October 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development what support is available to families that are at risk of fuel poverty, but are not eligible for the Affordable Warmth Scheme.
  • AQW 50109/11-1622 October 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development whether additional or exceptional circumstances, outside of annual income, may be considered as eligibility criteria for the Affordable Warmth Scheme.
  • AQW 50072/11-1621 October 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development for an update on the sustainability of the Womens' Centre Childcare Fund.
  • AQW 50039/11-1621 October 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development for his assessment of (ii) homelessness in the last five years; and (ii) the capacity of the current housing stock to address this issue.
  • AQW 50038/11-1621 October 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education how his Department supports childcare and early years groups that want to increase their staffing capacity or purchase resources and equipment in order to make services accessible to families with disabled children.
  • AQW 50037/11-1621 October 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development for her assessment of the impact on older people and people with disabilities who use non-black taxis, who depend on restricted areas to enter or alight vehicles of the enforced ban on vehicle use of bus lanes.
  • AQW 50035/11-1621 October 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development for her assessment of the impact on drivers who are blue badge holders of the enforced ban on vehicle use of bus lanes.
  • AQW 49982/11-1620 October 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) for his assessment of the Erasmus+ programme; and (ii) to detail how his Department are promoting greater access to this programme for (a) youth service providers: (b) disadvantaged young people.
  • AQW 49981/11-1620 October 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) for his assessment of international youth work as an aspect of informal learning; (ii) to detail how his Department supports access to international learning opportunities for (a) young people; and (b) youth work practioners.
  • AQW 49980/11-1620 October 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education (i) for an update on his Department's proposed Pathways Fund from April 2016; (ii) what correspondence he has had with Early Years funded groups regarding the proposed Pathways Fund; and (iii) whether the fund will provide services for children up to three years of age.
  • AQW 49979/11-1620 October 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what opportunities for continual professional development exist for the non-formal education workforce.
  • AQW 49978/11-1620 October 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education when the review of the Youth Council for Northern Ireland will be published.
  • AQW 49935/11-1619 October 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to list the projects in (i) Limavady; and (ii) Coleraine which benefited from the North West Socio Economic Development Programme 2014-15; and how her Department will provide support for the continuation of these projects, to ensure lasting benefits.
  • AQW 49934/11-1619 October 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice what targets his Department has on awarding public appointments to (i) people under 30 years of age; and (ii) women.
  • AQW 49933/11-1619 October 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) which groups have benefited from the Bright Start Childcare Scheme since 2014 in East Londonderry; and (ii) for an update on a third call for applications to this scheme, including whether funding has been ring-fenced for this.
  • AQW 49932/11-1619 October 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) any projects that received money from the Central Good Relations Fund; (ii) which of these are rural projects and; (iii) whether all funding has been allocated until April 2016.
  • AQW 49931/11-1619 October 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any departmental targets on public appointments made to (i) people under 30; and (ii) women.
  • AQW 49907/11-1616 October 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development how her Department is working to eradicate rural poverty, particularly among older people.
  • AQW 49906/11-1616 October 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the publication of the Active Ageing Strategy.
  • AQW 49905/11-1616 October 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning, pursuant to AQW 49275/11-16, to detail (i) how those on track to gain a Level 1 qualification under the European Social Fund 2014-2020 are actively encouraged to pursue higher qualifications beyond this; and (ii) what type of support his Department can provide to ensure that this specific progression remains a key component of the European Social Fund 2014-2020.
  • AQW 49904/11-1616 October 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail a timeframe for a public consultation on the updated Gender Equality Strategy.
  • AQW 49866/11-1615 October 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure, pursuant to AQW 49151/11-16, whether her Department offers financial support to local clubs who wish to provide volunteers with qualifications, training and skills development opportunities; and to detail the steps she is taking towards other recommendations of the mid-term review of Sport Matters.
  • AQW 49865/11-1615 October 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure, pursuant to AQW 49149/11-16, following the success of Sport England’s This Girl Can campaign, whether she will consider a similar campaign for Northern Ireland to increase female participation in sport.
  • AQW 49845/11-1615 October 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (i) for his assessment of the new junior doctors contract to be introduced in August 2016; and (ii) how this will impact on the health and wellbeing of both patients and doctors.
  • AQW 49844/11-1615 October 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety when his Department will make a decision regarding the new junior doctors contract to be introduced in August 2016.
  • AQO 8994/11-1615 October 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure for an update on Sport NI's Sports Facilities Fund.
  • AQO 8994/11-1615 October 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure for an update on Sport NI's Sports Facilities Fund.
  • AQW 49817/11-1614 October 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 49607/11-16, (i) for his assessment of the closure of the School of Modern Languages at Ulster University Coleraine in relation to the impact this will have on the study of Modern Languages at GCSE and A-Level; and (ii) whether he has discussed this with any external bodies.
  • AQW 49816/11-1614 October 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (i) for his assessment of the support service provided by Lifeline; and (ii) to detail what discussions he has had with Lifeline regarding future service provision.
  • AQW 49815/11-1614 October 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning, pursuant to AQW 49271/11-16, to detail (i) his Department’s rationale for not extending Special Educational Needs statements to 21 years of age; (ii) whether he plans to reassess this need; and (iii) existing alternative support for young people with special education needs, that require a longer period of time to achieve their educational goals.
  • AQW 49807/11-1614 October 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 49607/11-16, (i) for his assessment of the reasoning behind the declining numbers of examination entries; and (ii) how his Department is working with other bodies to encourage the uptake of the study of Modern Languages.
  • AQW 49806/11-1614 October 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure, pursuant to AQW 49153/11-16, what proportion of this funding has been directed at sports participation in areas of high deprivation outside Belfast; and to list these areas.
  • AQW 49743/11-1613 October 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning, pursuant to AQW 48284/11-16, for his assessment of scenarios in which young people are prevented from completing programmes which address their needs and provide opportunities to gain qualifications, because they have been mandated to participate on Steps 2 Success.
  • AQW 49742/11-1613 October 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for his assessment of (i) Knowledge Transfer Partnerships between Further and Higher Education institutions and local companies; and (ii) how budget cuts are likely to impact on the ability of institutions to deliver the Partnerships.
  • AQW 49739/11-1613 October 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the schools that have had their budgets reduced since changes to the Common Funding Formula were introduced in 2014; and (ii) which schools received transition payments; and the amount awarded in each case.
  • AQW 49738/11-1613 October 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail how needs assessments are carried out to ensure schools in areas of high levels of deprivation are not disproportionately impacted by budget reductions.
  • AQW 49736/11-1613 October 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development how her Department is working with the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to develop a specific rural health strategy that ensures equitable access to health services for older and isolated people.
  • AQW 49708/11-1612 October 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail how his Department is working with the Department for Employment and Learning; and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to develop a formal and holistic strategy for 14-19 year olds.
  • AQW 49706/11-1612 October 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, pursuant to AQW 48938/11-16, how individual need will be assessed; and how measures to support struggling dairy farmers will be allocated and distributed.
  • AQW 49705/11-1612 October 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel whether his Department consider the breakdown of young people who are not in education, employment or training by Local Government Districts when compiling the Labour Force Survey.
  • AQW 49704/11-1612 October 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to detail the number of dairy farms in East Londonderry; and for her assessment of the impact of market volatility on farming in this geographical area.
  • AQW 49703/11-1612 October 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning, pursuant to AQW 48583/11-16, (i) to detail the extent to which his Department consulted with individual companies to discuss the importance of meeting their skills needs; and (ii) for his assessment of the capacity of Further and Higher Education institutions to meet these skills needs.
  • AQW 49672/11-169 October 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what fiscal support exists for farm businesses in the agri-food sector which are seeking to expand.
  • AQW 49669/11-169 October 2015 · Northern Ireland Assembly CommissionTo ask the Assembly Commission to detail how the Assembly Commission’s Engagement Strategy 2015-16 is increasing engagement with (i) young people; (ii) older people; and (iii) other under-represented groups.
  • AQW 49668/11-169 October 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for his assessment of the proportion of young people considered to be not in education, employment or training (NEET) who (i) have a disability; (ii) are parents; and (iii) are carers.
  • AQW 49667/11-169 October 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel whether she is planning to bring forward any rate reduction schemes for small and medium enterprises, mindful of the impact that the minimum wage will have on operating costs for such enterprises.
  • AQW 49617/11-168 October 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail the number of student applications to study Modern Languages at Ulster University, Coleraine, (i) from within Northern Ireland; and (ii) from outside of Northern Ireland, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 49612/11-168 October 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment (i) for an update on the Driver Vehicle Agency's new driver licensing IT; and (ii) whether it will reduce the cost of driving licences.
  • AQW 49611/11-168 October 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) the function of the £12 million childcare budget as allocated in 2011; (ii) the amount spent to date been spent to date; and (iii) a breakdown of the expenditure.
  • AQW 49607/11-168 October 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of GCSE and A-level examination entries in modern languages in each of the last three years in (i) the North Eastern Region; (ii) the Western Region; and for his assessment of student interest in modern languages.
  • AQW 49558/11-167 October 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the schools in (i) East Londonderry; and (ii) the rest of Northern Ireland that have qualified for and received Extended Schools funding in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 49557/11-167 October 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the policies which exist to identify and safeguard the needs of small schools that are considered strategically important.
  • AQW 49536/11-167 October 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail the costs incurred of the contract with Capita PLC since it was signed in November 2012 to deliver assessments for Personal Independence Payments under Welfare Reform.
  • AQW 49535/11-167 October 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail any costs incurred since May 2011 due to infrastructure set up in anticipation of the Welfare Reform Bill (NIA Bill 13/11-15) receiving Royal Assent.
  • AQW 49522/11-167 October 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what consideration she has given to the appointment of an Agricultural Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 49472/11-166 October 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they intend to bring age discrimination legislation to the Assembly before the end of the current mandate; and using accelerated passage if required.
  • AQW 49471/11-166 October 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister what feedback they have received in relation to the proposal to extend age discrimination legislation only to people that are over sixteen years of age.
  • AQW 49470/11-166 October 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, under the new departmental structures, to detail which Department will be responsible for age discrimination in respect of goods, provisions and services.
  • AQW 49444/11-165 October 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister (i) what mechanisms exist to link the Sub-Committees on Poverty and Social Inclusion and Children and Young People with the Pathways to Success Strategy; (ii) how these are operating in practice; and (iii) what steps have been taken to ensure that Pathways to Success forms a key part of the Delivering Social Change Programme.
  • AQW 49442/11-165 October 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how his Department plans to develop mechanisms for young people to expand their engagement with the implementation of the Pathways to Success strategy; with particular focus on their involvement when setting revised outcomes.
  • AQW 49441/11-165 October 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail whether his Department has had any discussions with the NEET Youth Forum regarding the possibility of representatives chairing or co-chairing the NEET Advisory Group.
  • AQW 49440/11-165 October 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail which Department will be responsible for the Pathways to Success Strategy following the proposed restructuring of Departments.
  • AQW 49439/11-165 October 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail how Pathways to Success projects collect data at an individual level regarding (i) participant characteristics; (ii) the forms of support they receive; and (iii) their destinations, both within projects and following their completion.
  • AQW 49401/11-162 October 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail the business rates reliefs and exemptions available for the rural and equine sectors.
  • AQW 49400/11-162 October 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail the total number of farmhouses paying rates in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) East Londonderry.
  • AQW 49399/11-162 October 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail the number of farmhouses that have benefited from a 20 per cent reduction in their rate payments following the revaluation of rates in 2015.
  • AQW 49398/11-162 October 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail how farmhouses are assessed to determine whether they meet the criteria to qualify for a 20 per cent reduction in their rates payment.
  • AQW 49397/11-162 October 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to define agricultural purposes and agricultural operations in respect of the criteria which are required by farmhouses to qualify for a 20 per cent reduction in their rates payments.
  • AQW 49359/11-161 October 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the amount of funding his Department has contributed to community and voluntary sector groups; and organisations that provide independent advocacy services, in each year since 2012.
  • AQW 49356/11-161 October 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether independent advocacy services are available for outpatient facilities for people who have mental health issues or learning disabilities.
  • AQW 49354/11-161 October 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the independent advocacy services that have been commissioned by his Department and the Health and Social Care Board, in each of the Health and Social Care Trusts, since 2012.
  • AQW 49349/11-161 October 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (i) who is responsible for ensuring that independent advocacy services are readily available for people who have mental health issues or learning disabilities; and (ii) for his assessment of these services.
  • AQW 49347/11-161 October 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether individual policies exist within each Health and Social Trust to facilitate direct payments for the care of (i) children; and (ii) adults.
  • AQW 49275/11-1630 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail the opportunities available under the European Social Fund for young people who are not in education, employment or training to achieve GCSE, or equivalent, qualifications.
  • AQW 49272/11-1630 September 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether a Minister that accepts a Ministerial post, having stated the intention to resign immediately, is in breach of the Ministerial Code and Pledge of Office for failure to fulfil Ministerial duties.
  • AQW 49271/11-1630 September 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail any discussions his Department has had with the Department for Employment and Learning regarding the extension of Special Educational Needs statements to 21 years of age, for young people who require a longer period of time to achieve their educational goals.
  • AQW 49270/11-1630 September 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail how his Department is working with the Department for Employment and Learning to provide options and support for young people with statements of Special Educational Needs during the transition between school and further education.
  • AQW 49268/11-1630 September 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail how his Department is working with the Department for Employment and Learning to provide options and support for young people that have Special Educational Needs but who are not statemented, during the transition between school and further education.
  • AQW 49225/11-1629 September 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) the number of expressions of interest received for the Shackleton site at Ballykelly that are expected to progress as bids; and (ii) the expected timescale for completion of the sale of the site.
  • AQW 49224/11-1629 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning whether his Department has given any consideration to extending Special Educational Needs Statements to 21 years of age for young people that require a longer period of time to achieve their education goals.
  • AQW 49213/11-1629 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail how families in need are being made aware of the Community Family Support Programme; how many families have benefited from this programme since April 2015; and to detail who the programme point of contact is in the Causeway Coast and Glens area.
  • AQW 49212/11-1629 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning (i) to detail the current data sources which provide information on young people who are not in education, employment or training; (ii) to detail how this data is disaggregated to identify and confirm specific characteristics; and (iii) for his assessment of the parameters of employment and training as specific to this definition.
  • AQW 49211/11-1629 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail how his Department tracks young people who are not in education, employment or training; and for an update on the development of a system to track these individuals’ progress.
  • AQW 49198/11-1628 September 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 48861/11-16, what steps his Department is taking to address the number of eligible school children who do not claim free school meals.
  • AQW 49197/11-1628 September 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the number of young people who have statements of special education needs, who progress to further education or training once they leave school.
  • AQW 49196/11-1628 September 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment how his Department is working with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to support Agri-Food businesses in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 49195/11-1628 September 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment how employment and sales within the Agri-Food sector have increased since the launch of the Agri-Food Strategy in 2013; and whether employment and sales figures are on track to meet targets.
  • AQW 49194/11-1628 September 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to detail the level of Government investment in the Agri-Food industry, in order to leverage investment from the industry, since 2013.
  • AQW 49154/11-1625 September 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure for an update on steps to achieve the Sport Matters commitment to ensure that 90 per cent of the population are within twenty minutes of quality accredited, multi sports facilities by 2019; and whether her Department is on course to meet this target.
  • AQW 49153/11-1625 September 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure what funding has been made available since March 2015, to continue to address sports participation rates in the top 30 per cent most deprived areas.
  • AQW 49152/11-1625 September 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to detail the funding availability for the development of a sports complex at Dungiven; and when the decision will be made on progressing this project.
  • AQW 49151/11-1625 September 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure for her assessment of the importance of grassroots volunteers within community sport; and what support her Department offers.
  • AQW 49149/11-1625 September 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure how her Department is encouraging an increase in (i) youth; and (ii) female participation in sport.
  • AQW 49092/11-1624 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for his assessment of the rate of post-qualification employment for students studying and training in the local advanced manufacturing and engineering services sector.
  • AQW 49090/11-1624 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for his assessment of the geographical distance between Northern Regional College campuses; and the importance of this in targeting students evenly across the area.
  • AQW 49088/11-1624 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail how the productive output of further and higher education courses are evaluated each year; and to what extent courses are evaluated in respect of the changing needs of employment sectors.
  • AQW 49087/11-1624 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning whether further education students who are currently in receipt of an Education Maintenance Allowance will continue to receive this; and for his assessment of the Education Maintenance Allowance as an incentive for young people to remain in full time education.
  • AQW 49086/11-1624 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail the number of groups, whose client groups included those with ill mental health, learning and physical disabilities, lone parents and disadvantaged young people, that applied to the latest European Social Fund and were unsuccessful.
  • AQO 8772/11-1624 September 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when a Programme for Government 2015/16, to assist in directing policy for the remainder of this Assembly mandate, will be published.
  • AQW 49051/11-1623 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail the number of university students leaving Northern Ireland to study elsewhere in the United Kingdom, in each of the last 5 years; and how budgetary pressures within the higher education sector are likely to impact upon this.
  • AQW 49049/11-1623 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how his Department is working with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to assess the skills need of companies based outside of Belfast and Londonderry.
  • AQW 49045/11-1623 September 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what the average age of a farmer is in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) East Londonderry.
  • AQW 49044/11-1623 September 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to detail the ways in which her Department is encouraging stakeholders in the agricultural sector to consider long term approaches to mitigate against market volatility.
  • AQW 49043/11-1623 September 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (i) for her assessment of the effectiveness of the Contacting Elderly Rural Isolated pilot scheme in enhancing independent living and addressing social isolation for older people; (ii) whether it is on course to meet its targets; and (iii) whether funding will be made available for this scheme post 2016.
  • AQW 49000/11-1622 September 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for an update on the progress of Local Action Groups, including the timescale for developing their Local Rural Development Strategies, and the distribution of funding.
  • AQW 48999/11-1622 September 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development how her Department communicates with the farming community, other than via the internet.
  • AQW 48997/11-1622 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail all current and future academies being delivered under his Department’s Assured Skills Programme.
  • AQW 48996/11-1622 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail discussions with the Vice Chancellor and/or senior management of Ulster University about plans to introduce a modern language academy under his Department’s Assured Skills Programme.
  • AQW 48995/11-1622 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail any feedback he has received from businesses, including international businesses, concerning a deficit in modern language skills following the announcement to close the School of Modern Languages at Ulster University.
  • AQW 48987/11-1621 September 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for her assessment of the Assisted Rural Travel Scheme, including the number of people who have access to this service, and the impact which budgetary pressures within her Department and the Department for Regional Development will have on the scheme.
  • AQW 48986/11-1621 September 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development whether she intends to announce a rural childcare programme, as part of the Rural Development Programme.
  • AQW 48985/11-1621 September 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development how much of the original funding of £4,800,000 for rural community development has been spent; and for a breakdown of this expenditure.
  • AQW 48984/11-1621 September 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for her assessment of the current infrastructure to support community development in rural areas; and the ability of rural communities to support actions that alleviate poverty and exclusion.
  • AQW 48983/11-1621 September 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what assistance on online forms her Department offers to farmers who do not have access to, or are unfamiliar with, the internet.
  • AQW 48938/11-1618 September 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what discussions she has had with the Department of Environment and Rural Affairs on Northern Ireland’s allocation of the UK’s package of measures from the European Commission to help alleviate the crisis in dairy farming.
  • AQW 48937/11-1618 September 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for a projected time frame for the implementation of the Farm Business Improvement Scheme.
  • AQW 48935/11-1618 September 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the development of an action plan for the Gender Equality Strategy.
  • AQW 48932/11-1618 September 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when a Programme for Government 2015-16 will be published.
  • AQW 48929/11-1618 September 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the funding targeted at reducing rural poverty and social and economic isolation since 2011.
  • AQW 48909/11-1617 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for his assessment of the impact of closing the Modern Language School at Ulster University Coleraine on students beginning their studies in 2015/2016, if staff redundancies are to begin before the completion of their degrees.
  • AQW 48908/11-1617 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail how staff at Ulster University, Coleraine, have been informed about changes to their employment, following the closure of the Modern Languages School.
  • AQW 48907/11-1617 September 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for an update on the review of the current business rates system.
  • AQW 48906/11-1617 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail what communication his Department has had with Ulster University, Coleraine, regarding a time scale for staff redundancies due to the closure of the Modern Languages School.
  • AQW 48905/11-1617 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail what communication his Department has had with major businesses, who have expressed concerns about the future lack of local linguistic skills, following the closure of the Modern Languages School at Ulster University Coleraine.
  • AQO 8752/11-1617 September 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development for his assessment of community transport provision in rural and urban areas.
  • AQO 8733/11-1617 September 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the availability of capital funding for the redevelopment of HMP Magilligan.
  • AQW 48863/11-1616 September 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) the number of times the Ageing Strategy Advisory Group has met in the last 12 months; and (ii) the outcomes of the meetings.
  • AQW 48862/11-1616 September 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister (i) to detail what proportion of the £80 Million allocation for the Social Investment Fund remains unspent; and (ii) whether the Social Investment Fund is on track to achieve its objectives.
  • AQW 48861/11-1616 September 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education how he is working with schools to encourage families of children who are eligible to avail of free school meals.
  • AQW 48860/11-1616 September 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what steps his Department is taking to increase the percentage of five or more GCSEs at grades A-C, or equivalent achieved, among pupils who receive free school meals.
  • AQW 48859/11-1616 September 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) the time scale for the publication of the Active Ageing Strategy; and (ii) what communication they have had with Age Sector groups regarding progress to date.
  • AQW 48833/11-1615 September 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure what departmental grants and funding streams are expected to open for applications for the 2016 calendar year.
  • AQW 48832/11-1615 September 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure whether funding has been made available for 2015/2016, to support the continuation of successful projects and outcomes of the North West Social and Economic Development Programme.
  • AQW 48831/11-1615 September 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice on how many occassions since 2012 his Department has met the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Older People to discuss crimes against older people, their fear of crime, and actions to address these issues.
  • AQW 48830/11-1615 September 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice how his Department assesses (i) levels of crime against older people; and (ii) fear of crime amongst older people; and how he is working with statutory agencies, arm’s-length bodies and groups within the community, voluntary and charity sectors to address this issue.
  • AQW 48829/11-1615 September 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for his assessment of the Belfast Age Friendly Strategy; and whether his Department plans to support the development of Age Friendly Strategies in other areas.
  • AQW 48792/11-1614 September 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) the projects submitted by Departments in order to deliver the objectives identified within the Disability Strategy 2011-2017; and (ii) how accepted projects will be funded.
  • AQW 48791/11-1614 September 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) all outstanding targets within the Disability Strategy 2011-2015; and (ii) the forward work programme within the extended Disability Strategy that will ensure outstanding targets are met.
  • AQW 48790/11-1614 September 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail what steps have been taken to address the correlation between poverty, disability and poor educational outcomes since 2011.
  • AQW 48789/11-1614 September 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail when the first annual report on the delivery of the Disability Strategy will be published.
  • AQW 48788/11-1614 September 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the Disability Awareness and Advocacy Focus Group as part of the Delivering Social Change framework.
  • AQW 48754/11-1611 September 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure for an update on the ongoing work between Sport NI and local government to develop Sports Facilities Strategies for each council area; and when area reports will be published.
  • AQW 48752/11-1611 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for his assessment of the impact of departmental funding cuts on measures to meet the projected skills needs of the economy as outlined within his Department’s Skills Strategy.
  • AQW 48751/11-1611 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how he is engaging with local businesses outside of Belfast and Londonderry to discuss their skills needs.
  • AQW 48696/11-1610 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail when the Outline Business Case, as submitted by the Northern Regional College in respect of its accommodation needs, will be approved; and to give a timescale for the announcement of a preferred option for a new build.
  • AQW 48695/11-1610 September 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for an update on the Northern Ireland Investment Fund.
  • AQW 48693/11-1610 September 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to detail the selection criteria or scoring mechanisms which have been established for projects making applications to the Rural Development Fund 2014-2020, following its approval by the European Commission.
  • AQW 48692/11-1610 September 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister (i) for an update on the development of the 2014-2017 Child Poverty Strategy; and (ii) to detail the timescale for the publication of the strategy.
  • AQW 48691/11-1610 September 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for an update on the delivery of Rural Development money, following the European Commission's approval of the Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020.
  • AQW 48654/11-169 September 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how his Department ensures (i) the effective administration of Direct Payments by Health and Social Care Trusts; and (ii) that Health and Social Care Trusts keep the administration of payments under review.
  • AQW 48653/11-169 September 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for his assessment of the (i) Childcare Fund within the Delivering Social Change Framework; (ii) initial targets for this fund; and to date (iii) whether these targets have been met.
  • AQW 48586/11-168 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail what correspondence he has had with Ulster University in respect of support staff who are (i) directly, and (ii) indirectly connected with courses affected by the recent announcement of University cuts.
  • AQW 48585/11-168 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail the total number of (i) student places, and (ii) jobs, that have been lost from Ulster University at (i) Coleraine, and (ii) Magee, since May 2011.
  • AQW 48583/11-168 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail what consultation he had with relevant stakeholders prior to the announcement that Ulster University was reducing course, staff and student provision; and to list the stakeholders.
  • AQW 48582/11-168 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for his assessment of the impact of closing the Modern Languages School at Ulster University Coleraine on (i) the local student economy, (ii) drawing and retaining students to study in Northern Ireland, and (iii) the future of subjects studied with a modern language as a joint degree.
  • AQW 48581/11-168 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning whether his Department has received a HR1 form from Ulster University in respect of the recent announcement of cuts to courses, and the subsequent job losses.
  • AQW 48478/11-167 September 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to detail the number of new and established Social Enterprises that have received support through Invest Northern Ireland’s Social Entrepreneurship Programme since its inception, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 48477/11-167 September 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to detail the number of new and existing Social Enterprises that have received support from the Social Enterprise Employment Grant scheme since 2013, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 48473/11-167 September 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development for (i) his assessment of generalist advice services; and (ii) an update on the publication of the 2015-2020 strategy for the delivery of generalist advice services.
  • AQW 48472/11-167 September 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to outline the number of people who have received Domiciliary Care Packages each year since 2011, in the (a) Northern Health and Social Care Trust; and (b) Western Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 48471/11-167 September 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update on the proposed changes to the community Meals on Wheels service in the Western Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 48454/11-164 September 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the current accessibility to palliative care for patients living with a terminal illness, other than cancer.
  • AQW 48453/11-164 September 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether he will update the current Living Matters, Dying Matters palliative and end of life care strategy for adults, so that provision is increased for everyone with a terminal illness.
  • AQW 48452/11-164 September 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether he plans to increase access to palliative care for anyone who needs it; including individuals suffering from multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and acute strokes.
  • AQW 48451/11-164 September 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the steps being taken to implement the recommendations outlined in the Commissioner for Public Appointment’s January 2014 report Under-Representation and Lack of Diversity in Public Appointments in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 48414/11-163 September 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development for an update on proposals for the development of Portrush Harbour.
  • AQW 48413/11-163 September 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail the stakeholders he has met in relation to the development of opportunities for growth and investment for Portrush Harbour and Port.
  • AQW 48404/11-163 September 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail the communication she has had with the Financial Secretary to the Treasury regarding a reduced rate of VAT for the local hospitality industry.
  • AQW 48403/11-163 September 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure for a breakdown of the Sports Matters Monitoring Group by (i) age; and (ii) gender.
  • AQO 8646/11-163 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for an update on the submission of a business case regarding proposals to establish a Veterinary School at Ulster University.
  • AQO 8617/11-163 September 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure for her assessment of the impact of cuts to Disability Sport NI's funding on the legacy of Northern Ireland's performance at the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games.
  • AQW 48375/11-162 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for an update on ongoing work between his Department, Tourism NI and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to review the skills needs of the tourism sector.
  • AQW 48372/11-162 September 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (i) to detail the set sub-regional level job-related targets for Invest NI; (ii) whether these targets were met for 2014/15, and (iii) whether they are due to be met in 2015/16.
  • AQW 48369/11-162 September 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what form the Maximising Access in Rural Areas to Grants, Services and Benefits project will take after 2016; and whether there are plans to continue this service.
  • AQW 48368/11-162 September 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to detail the number of referrals made to Government Agencies and Departments as a result of assessments through the Maximising Access in Rural Areas to Grants, Services and Benefits project, broken down by (i) type of referral; and (ii) constituency.
  • AQW 48367/11-162 September 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for her assessment of the impact of the Maximising Access in Rural Areas to Grants, Services and Benefits project on people living in rural areas that are at risk of poverty and social isolation.
  • AQW 48286/11-161 September 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to detail the investment by Invest NI in East Londonderry, excluding any investment provided to Ulster University, since 2011.
  • AQW 48285/11-161 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail the number of providers who have withdrawn from the Steps 2 Success programme, including their reasons for withdrawal.
  • AQW 48284/11-161 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning (i) how many young people have left the Steps 2 Success programme before completion, broken down by constituency area; and (ii) for his assessment of how this affects his Department’s European Social Fund targets.
  • AQW 48283/11-161 September 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for his assessment of the relationship between his Department and Steps 2 Success providers, in particular with regards to young people who do not complete the programme.
  • AQW 48282/11-161 September 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety when the new draft Strategy on Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse will be published; and whether a meeting of the Ministerial Group on Domestic and Sexual Violence is planned to coincide with this.
  • AQO 8599/11-161 September 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development for an update on the development of transition plans for the transfer of regeneration powers to local government in April 2016.
  • AQO 8599/11-161 September 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development for an update on the development of transition plans for the transfer of regeneration powers to local government in April 2016.
  • AQW 48219/11-153 July 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development how his Department engages with older people and people with disabilities to identify and meet their transport needs; and what groups he has engaged in East Londonderry since September 2014.
  • AQW 48218/11-153 July 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice whether the Fear of Crime Strategic Action Plan 2012-14 will be updated within the current Assembly mandate, to tackle crime and fear of crime amongst older people.
  • AQW 48212/11-153 July 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 46752/11-12, to detail the intended timeframe for public consultation on the draft Gender Equality Strategy.
  • AQW 48211/11-153 July 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 38889/11-15, for an update on the five year plan to establish primary care talking therapies hubs in the Northern and Western Health and Social Care Trusts.
  • AQW 48210/11-153 July 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 47554/11-15, to detail when the outcome of the review of MS Neurological Services will be published.
  • AQW 48130/11-152 July 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on revenue and capital project funding in the northern zone, through the Social Investment Fund; and to detail the projected timeline for the full implementation of the Social Investment Fund.
  • AQW 48129/11-152 July 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how the needs of the community and voluntary sector and local enterprises have been considered with regards to the future of the Shackelton site at Ballykelly.
  • AQW 48128/11-152 July 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) how the Social Investment Fund Steering groups were chosen; and (ii) how many members are (a) women; (b) under 30 years of age; and (c) people with disabilities, broken down by Steering Group.
  • AQW 48127/11-152 July 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment what legislation his Department plans to bring forward by the end of the current Assembly mandate.
  • AQW 48119/11-152 July 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning what legislation his Department plans to introduce by the end of the current mandate.
  • AQW 48062/11-151 July 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what legislation his Department plans to bring forward by the end of the current Assembly mandate.
  • AQW 48061/11-151 July 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment what legislation his Department plans to bring forward by the end of the current Assembly mandate.
  • AQW 48060/11-151 July 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development what legislation his Department plans to bring forward by the end of the current Assembly mandate.
  • AQW 48053/11-151 July 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail the legislation her Department intends to bring forward by the end of the current mandate.
  • AQW 47997/11-1530 June 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what discussions he has had with current Early Years funded groups, to inform the new Pathways Fund available in April 2016.
  • AQW 47991/11-1530 June 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what legislation he intends to bring forward before the end of the current Assembly mandate.
  • AQW 47990/11-1530 June 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether his Department’s Pathways Fund will provide services for children aged up to three years of age from April 2016.
  • AQW 47989/11-1530 June 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for an update on his Department's Pathway Fund due to commence in April 2016.
  • AQW 47986/11-1530 June 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice what legislation his Department plans to bring forward by the end of the current Assembly mandate.
  • AQW 47882/11-1529 June 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development for an update on proposals for the regeneration of Portrush, including a study to examine options around the redevelopment of Portrush Harbour.
  • AQW 47880/11-1529 June 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the proportion of the Central Good Relations small grants fund 2015/2016 allocated to projects supporting (a) people with disabilities; (b) females; (c) minority ethnic groups; and (d) older people.
  • AQW 47874/11-1529 June 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail (i) the number of groups who have submitted applications for the Volunteering Small Grants scheme 2015/2016; (ii) the number of applications representing standalone older peoples' groups; and (iii) when the outcome of their applications will be heard.
  • AQW 47872/11-1529 June 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development when he intends to publish the strategy for the delivery of generalist advice services 2015-2020.
  • AQW 47871/11-1529 June 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel, pursuant to AQW 44941/11-15, whether the non-domestic rates revaluation was intended to support the regeneration of town centres: and to detail the number of non-domestic properties in (i) Coleraine, (ii) Limavady (iii) Portstewart and (iv) Portrush, that had rates increases as a result of Reval2015.
  • AQW 47839/11-1526 June 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning, pursuant to AQW 47059/11-15, whether the formal interim evaluation of the Pathways to Success strategy included questions which specifically asked young people and the organisations representing them for their assessment of the Pathways for Young People Education Maintenance Allowance.
  • AQW 47838/11-1526 June 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning whether the Pathways for Young People Education Maintenance Allowance will be continued following the formal interim evaluation of the Pathways to Success strategy.
  • AQW 47837/11-1526 June 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development, pursuant to AQW 46967/11-15, whether there has been any reduction in the number of weekly trips by Partnerships, compared to the number of trips in January 2015, due to financial constraints.
  • AQW 47835/11-1526 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 46898/11-15, whether the Northern Ireland Social Care Council is required to keep a register of social care workers across the Health and Social Care Trusts.
  • AQW 47834/11-1526 June 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment to outline how the £0.5 million fund provided through his Department’s carrier bag levy was allocated in relation to existing Listed Building Grant applications.
  • AQW 47766/11-1525 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 46748/11-15, to provide a breakdown by (a) Health and Social Care Trust; and (b) expenditure.
  • AQW 47765/11-1525 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the criteria used by his Department to select ten care homes, across five Health and Social Care Trusts, for possible closure following a twelve week consultation.
  • AQW 47764/11-1525 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to outline any (i) nursing; (ii) care; and (iii) residential homes that failed to meet the regulations and standards of the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority in (a) the last twelve months; and (b) whether they have been operated privately or by a Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 47754/11-1525 June 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development whether a scoring mechanism has been confirmed for projects making applications to the Rural Development Fund 2014-2020.
  • AQW 47753/11-1525 June 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development, pursuant to AQW 46965/11-15, whether funding has been ring-fenced for 2015/2016 to protect the Senior Citizen Smart Pass for people aged 65 years and older.
  • AQW 47682/11-1524 June 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for their assessment of the under-representation of (a) women; (b) people under the age of 30; (c) minority ethnic communities; and (d) people with disabilities on the boards of local public bodies.
  • AQW 47681/11-1524 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update on the implementation of recommendations from his Department’s review into Enhancing Healthcare Services for Children and Young People in Northern Ireland from Birth to 18 Years, since 2014.
  • AQW 47680/11-1524 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the survival rates for local women with ovarian cancer.
  • AQW 47679/11-1524 June 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the progress being made by Executive Departments to encourage a more diverse range of applicants for public appointments.
  • AQW 47678/11-1524 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of patients involved in clinical trials since September 2014, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 47633/11-1523 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) any decisions that have been made on the future of Paediatric Gastroenterology services at Altnagelvin Hospital; and (ii) when these decisions were made.
  • AQW 47632/11-1523 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail any communication his Department has had with the Crohnscope Patient Advisory Group regarding health care provision for children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and their parents.
  • AQW 47630/11-1523 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of (i) the challenges facing Paediatric Gastroenterology services in the last 18 months, (ii) the impact of this on the provision of health care; and (iii) how local provision compares with provision across the rest of the UK.
  • AQW 47629/11-1523 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail any discussions his Department has had with (i) the Western Health and Social Care Trust, (ii) the Health and social Care Board, and (iii) the Managed Clinical Network for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children in Northern Ireland, regarding the future of Paediatric Gastroenterology services.
  • AQW 47628/11-1523 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the current waiting list for patients seeking an outpatient appointment for Paediatric Gastroenterology Services in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) specifically, Altnagelvin Hospital.
  • AQW 47562/11-1522 June 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development, pursuant to AQO 8404/11-15, how adjustments will focus on protecting the service users of the Disability Action Transport Scheme.
  • AQW 47558/11-1522 June 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how recent budget cuts will impact upon collaborative efforts between the Northern Regional College and Ulster University, Coleraine, to establish Foundation degrees in Performing Arts and Computing in September 2016 and in Business with Information Technology in September 2017.
  • AQW 47556/11-1522 June 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail (i) the groups represented on the Joint Government/Voluntary and Community Sector Forum; (ii) who attended the last Forum meeting; (iii) what was discussed; and (iv) whether a date has been set for the next Forum meeting.
  • AQW 47555/11-1522 June 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for his Department's assessment of the Employment Service Support scheme following its conclusion; including a breakdown of participants by (i) age (ii) gender and (iii) the number sustaining employment following the scheme.
  • AQW 47554/11-1522 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for (i) his assessment of the need for specialist Multiple Sclerosis nurses within the Northern Trust, and specifically Causeway Hospital; and (ii) to detail any recent discussions with regards to increasing the provision of MS nurses.
  • AQW 47488/11-1519 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of local patient access to non-National Institute of Health and Care Excellence approved drugs compared to the rest of the UK.
  • AQW 47487/11-1519 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) the value of rebate payments from the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS) since 2014; and (ii) how this money has been spent.
  • AQW 47486/11-1519 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of access to new drugs used in cancer research and clinical trials for local patients.
  • AQW 47485/11-1519 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number (i) of patients who are currently involved in new clinical trials; and of this figure (ii) involved in observational studies only.
  • AQW 47484/11-1519 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the exceptionality clause within the Individual Fund Request (IFR) process; and the extent to which this clause inhibits the number of requests forwarded for assessment.
  • AQW 47430/11-1518 June 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the intended timeframe for issuing the consultation document for age discrimination legislation on the provision of goods, facilities and services.
  • AQW 47429/11-1518 June 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 41764/11-15, to detail (i) the members of the Ageing Strategy Advisory Group; (ii) the extent to which they have contributed to the draft outcomes of the strategy; and (iii) whether the Strategy will be published before 3 July 2015.
  • AQW 47428/11-1518 June 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 47177/11-15, for his assessment of the value of the Residential and Outdoor Education Services provided by the Woodhall Outdoor Education Centre in Kilrea.
  • AQW 47427/11-1518 June 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for an update on any progress made on the Regional Youth Development Plan for 2016-2019.
  • AQW 47426/11-1518 June 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for an update on the development of a Small Grants Programme as outlined in the Action Plan for Regional Youth Development Framework 2015-2016.
  • AQW 47386/11-1517 June 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure what funding is available for the North West Social and Economic Development Programme in 2015/2016.
  • AQW 47382/11-1517 June 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the outcome of the meetings of the Good Relations Programme Board which were convened in response to the recent increase in race hate incidents, including any actions that followed.
  • AQW 47381/11-1517 June 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister what steps have been taken to support and develop the underpinning principles and key priorities of Together: Building a United Community to address race related and hate crime.
  • AQW 47380/11-1517 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of appeals against unsuccessful Individual Funding Request applications in the last twelve months.
  • AQW 47379/11-1517 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what transitional funding has been transferred from the acute/primary care budget to the community care budget, as stated in Transforming Your Care; and for his assessment of the transfererd funds.
  • AQW 47311/11-1516 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the (i) maximum; and (ii) minimum time it takes for individuals who have submitted Individual Funding Request applications to be informed of the outcome.
  • AQW 47310/11-1516 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail all circumstances which would be considered by an Independent Funding Request Panel as demonstrating exceptional reasons, and result in a successful outcome for an Individual Funding Request application.
  • AQW 47309/11-1516 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether the Health and Social Care Board will assess the need for Ataluren (Translarna) locally, independent of issue or practise in England, following the upcoming publication of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines
  • AQW 47308/11-1516 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what support is in place to allow patients that are receiving treatment through a drugs trial to continue with that treatment once the trial has come to an end.
  • AQW 47290/11-1516 June 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development, pursuant to AQW 41683/11-15, for an update on the review of the Supporting People Policy and Legislative Framework; and the expected date of publication.
  • AQW 47222/11-1515 June 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 41764/11-15, for an update on the publication of the Age Strategy.
  • AQW 47221/11-1515 June 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail how his Department is working with the Housing Executive on initiatives to bring empty homes back into use (i) across Northern Ireland; and (ii) in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 47220/11-1515 June 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail all the initiatives and projects being supported through the Delivering Social Change Fund.
  • AQW 47219/11-1515 June 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for an update on her Department's review of the current business rates system; including any progress on setting up an innovation lab.
  • AQW 47197/11-1515 June 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 43430/11-15, for their assessment of the importance of developing a children's budgeting pilot to assess the impacts of financial decisions on child prospects and well-being.
  • AQW 47177/11-1512 June 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail how the transfer of statutory functions for Outdoor Education Centres to the Education Authority will impact on the sustainability of Woodhall Outdoor Education Centre in Kilrea.
  • AQW 47175/11-1512 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 45433/11-15, what consideration his Department has given to the impact on older people in the Claudy area following cuts to the Meals on Wheels service.
  • AQW 47174/11-1512 June 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development whether (i) all eighteen neighbourhood renewal projects in East Londonderry have received funding for 2015/2016; and (ii) his Department will work with councils to ensure continuity of funding through urban regeneration and community development, beyond 1 April 2016.
  • AQW 47171/11-1512 June 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel pursuant to AQW 45339/11-15 for her assessment of the economic impact of introducing a mandatory Living Wage in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 47161/11-1512 June 2015 · Northern Ireland Assembly CommissionTo ask the Assembly Commission for an assessment of the use of headsets during tours of Parliament Buildings, to enhance the visitor experience.
  • AQW 47062/11-1511 June 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to detail the (i) applications for funding received; and (ii) funding allocated by Disability Sport NI for projects in the (a) Limavady; (b) Claudy; (c) Dungiven; (d) Greysteel; and (e) Ballykelly areas, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 47061/11-1511 June 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning whether his Department will continue to provide Pathways for Young People Education Maintenance Allowance for people who are not in education, employment or training; and to detail any discussions he has had with the Department of Education.
  • AQW 47059/11-1511 June 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning (i) whether the Pathways for Young People Education Maintenance Allowance was included in the formal interim evaluation of the Pathways to Success Strategy: and (ii) to detail the nature of its evaluation.
  • AQW 47058/11-1511 June 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for his assessment of Ofcom's annnouncement that broadband providers will have to give accurate information on broadband speeds to customers, with the freedom to leave contracts if that service is not received; and whether this regulation will be implemented locally.
  • AQW 47056/11-1511 June 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail (i) how the impact of the Pathway to Success Strategy has been evaluated (ii) the outcomes of any evaluation; and (iii) whether this has been published.
  • AQW 47024/11-1510 June 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail the number of 'Meet the Buyer' events which have been facilitated by the Central Procurement Directorate, in each of the last three years, broken down by Constituency.
  • AQW 47022/11-1510 June 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment how the recommendations in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's report The Case of Ireland – Northern Ireland – Regions and Innovation: Collaborating Across Borders are being implemented to benefit the economy in the north west.
  • AQW 47021/11-1510 June 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development, pursuant to AQW 46217/11-15, when the public consultation phase will take place, and the draft strategy will be available.
  • AQW 47020/11-1510 June 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development, pursuant to AQW 46216/11-15, to detail the groups that his Department has engaged with in the pre-consultation phase.
  • AQW 47019/11-1510 June 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 46309/11-15 and given the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety issued a paper on 6 March 2015 seeking agreement to proceed to public consultation on the draft Adoption and Children Bill, to detail why this has not been tabled for consideration and when this is likely to happen.
  • AQW 46968/11-159 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to outline the process following the cancellation of an outpatient appointment within three days of the visit; and whether allowances are made for (i) older people who have appointments; and (ii) extenuating circumstances.
  • AQW 46967/11-159 June 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development to detail the number of weekly Community Transport trips which have been cancelled due to budget constraints since January 2015, broken down by Partnership.
  • AQW 46966/11-159 June 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development to detail the number of people who (i) are eligible for; and (ii) travel using a 60 plus smartpass, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 46965/11-159 June 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development whether (i) immediate; or (ii) future cuts to his departmental budget will impact upon the 60 plus smartpass.
  • AQW 46964/11-159 June 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (i) to outline the ways in which new clients can access the Maximising Access to Services, Grants and Benefits in Rural Areas project; (ii) what is the eligibility criteria; and (iii) to define rural in this context.
  • AQW 46898/11-158 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 46077/11-15, to detail the number of adult carers within each Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 46897/11-158 June 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development, pursuant to AQW 45881/11-15, to detail how his Department engages directly with vulnerable adults and their families when considering their individual needs during the commissioning process.
  • AQW 46896/11-158 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 46077/11-15, to detail the number of applications received, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 46895/11-158 June 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 45872/11-15, to detail the intended publication date of the report on the delivery of the Disability Stategy for 2013/14.
  • AQW 46892/11-158 June 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure, pursuant to AQW 46074/11-15, to detail the amount of funding received by central hubs in (i) Coleraine; (ii) Portstewart; and (iii) Limavady through the North West Socio Economic Development Programme, since its inception.
  • AQW 46754/11-155 June 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development, pursuant to AQW 43284/11-15, to detail the process for assessing applications.
  • AQW 46753/11-155 June 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on work to extend the Programme for Government 11/15 to include 2015/2016.
  • AQW 46752/11-155 June 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the development of an action plan for the Gender Equality Strategy.
  • AQW 46751/11-155 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the benefits to care provision following the development of regional and Health and Social Care Trust projects by the Health and Social Care Board.
  • AQW 46748/11-155 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail what monies have been transferred from acute/primary care to the community care budget since 2011.
  • AQW 46727/11-154 June 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail what communication his Department has had with Education Authority staff who work in more than one school in regards to (i) the future of their employment; (ii) when they will know if their positions are secure.
  • AQW 46700/11-154 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQO 8177/11-15, of the 94 vacancies in the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, to detail how many positions have been (i) offered; and (ii) filled.
  • AQW 46698/11-154 June 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment, pursuant to AQO 8158/11-15, where the £0.5 million has been allocated.
  • AQW 46692/11-154 June 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether he or his officials have given any consideration to the number of compulsory staff redundancies there may be as a result of the new Education Authority.
  • AQW 46691/11-154 June 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the Special Education Needs Literacy & Numeracy Programme; and how he plans to continue meeting the needs of pupils who participate on this programme in 2015/2016.
  • AQO 8404/11-154 June 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development for his assessment of the service provided by the Disability Action Transport Scheme.
  • AQO 8404/11-154 June 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development for his assessment of the service provided by the Disability Action Transport Scheme.
  • AQW 46662/11-153 June 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how he is encouraging the development of links between Ulster University in Coleraine and the Further Education colleges in Coleraine and Limavady.
  • AQW 46660/11-153 June 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning of his assessment of the current condition of the Northern Regional College facility at the Coleraine Campus.
  • AQW 46658/11-153 June 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail all the proposed sites for a new build for the Northern Regional College Campus, within the Northern Regional College area.
  • AQW 46655/11-153 June 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for his assessment of the benefits for students of having a Further Education College Campus located within a town centre.
  • AQW 46654/11-153 June 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning, pursuant to AQW 40499/11-15, whether the evaluation of the Collaboration and Innovation Fund has been completed and published: and how it has been made available for public reference.
  • AQW 46562/11-152 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how his Department is working with officials in the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to develop better access to health care for people who are rurally isolated.
  • AQW 46561/11-152 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the disparity in accessing services for kinship carers depending on whether the kinship arrangements are formal or informal.
  • AQW 46560/11-152 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of referrals to Trust run residential care homes within the Northern Health and Social Care Trust for each of the last five years.
  • AQW 46559/11-152 June 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the development of a cross-departmental hate crime action plan.
  • AQW 46558/11-152 June 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for an update on ongoing discussions between his Department, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment and Tourism NI, to review the skills needs of the tourism sector.
  • AQW 46534/11-151 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail any instances where kinship carers have been required to give up employment in order to meet the needs of children they care for, and if so, for his assessment of this issue.
  • AQW 46533/11-151 June 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail what support, including financial, is afforded to foster parents and kinship carers for children within their care.
  • AQW 46532/11-151 June 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning what provisions are in place to allow parental leave for new foster parents, including Kinship Carers.
  • AQW 46530/11-151 June 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how people providing formal Kinship Care are supported to remain in employment alongside their Kinship Care Agreement.
  • AQW 46528/11-151 June 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure what funding or grants exist to develop community water sports initiatives.
  • AQW 46448/11-1529 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the number of late or outstanding payments for day care centres providing day care for people with learning difficulties or disabilities through a Trust contract.
  • AQW 46447/11-1529 May 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development how many people are in receipt of Independent Living Fund payments in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 46446/11-1529 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 46078/11-16, to detail all the work completed on the Atlantic Philanthropies/Delivering Social Change Dementia initiative since funding was received.
  • AQW 46445/11-1529 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 46076/11-15, to detail the number of inspections the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority are required to carry out for (i) care; (ii) residential; and (iii) nursing homes per year.
  • AQW 46444/11-1529 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to outline the scoring matrix used by the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority during inspections of care, residential and nursing homes; and how this matrix will change following the publication of the revised care standards for nursing homes in April 2015.
  • AQW 46362/11-1528 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of age-sensitive care within day care centres for adults between 19 and 86 years; and whether he plans to review the different needs along this age spectrum.
  • AQW 46361/11-1528 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to outline the support available for 17-19 year olds with learning difficulties and disabilities to transition from the care received as a child to care provision as an adult; and to detail how progression into adulthood impacts upon the care they receive.
  • AQW 46360/11-1528 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of day care centres focusing specifically on the needs and aspirations of people with learning difficulties and disabilities in order to offer the most appropriate choices for personal progress.
  • AQW 46359/11-1528 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to outline how day care centres are being supported by each of the Health and Social Care Trusts.
  • AQW 46358/11-1528 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail how his Department is collaborating with other Departments to meet the needs of adults with learning difficulties and disabilities.
  • AQW 46313/11-1527 May 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail how many groups from the previous European Social Fund Programme have yet to receive their payment in full.
  • AQW 46312/11-1527 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to outline the process by which day care centres, for people with disabilities and learning difficulties, are procured through Health and Social Care Trusts.
  • AQW 46311/11-1527 May 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning whether groups from previous European Social Fund programmes (i) were given a time line for receipt of payment; and (ii) whether payment exceeded that time line.
  • AQW 46310/11-1527 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to outline what support exists for older people who have learning difficulties or disabilities to retire from day care centres and receive care at home.
  • AQW 46309/11-1527 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to outline his Department’s timeline for consultation in relation to the Adoption and Children Bill.
  • AQW 46217/11-1526 May 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development when the Accessible Transport Strategy 2015-2025 will be published.
  • AQW 46216/11-1526 May 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development for an update on the Accessible Transport Strategy 2015-2025.
  • AQW 46215/11-1526 May 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development what plans he has to consult with older people and people with disabilities to highlight barriers to using pubic tansport in respect of developing the Accessible Transport Strategy 2015-2025.
  • AQW 46214/11-1526 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of permanent full time staff nurse posts created in each of the last three years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 46213/11-1526 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of new permanent full time staff nurse posts created in each of the last three years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 46182/11-1522 May 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development how rural groups and youth workers are being represented on the newly formed Local Action Groups.
  • AQW 46181/11-1522 May 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education how his Department is promoting and supporting youth work in rural areas, to reflect the aims and objectives of Priorities for Youth: Improving young people’s lives through youth work.
  • AQW 46180/11-1522 May 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether his Department will update Priorities for Youth: Improving young people’s lives through youth work, to compliment the new Education Authority.
  • AQW 46179/11-1522 May 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education how his Department is working with officials in the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to support and promote youth work in rural areas.
  • AQW 46178/11-1522 May 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to detail the groups that have applied to the Rural Micro Capital Grant Programme, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 46117/11-1521 May 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment, pursuant to AQW 45548/11-15, to detail the discovery and development phases of the Driver and Vehicle Agency's new driver licensing IT system; and whether it will reduce the cost of driving licences.
  • AQW 46114/11-1521 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 45455/11-15, whether the three new consultant posts were based in the Causeway Hospital.
  • AQW 46113/11-1521 May 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development, pursuant to AQW 45547/11-15, to detail which stakeholders contributed to the evaluation report; and which of these are from East Londonderry.
  • AQW 46111/11-1521 May 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development, pursuant to AQW 45441/11-15, to detail the change in the annual contract between TransportNI and local councils, which funds urban grass cutting; and for his assessment of the impact on the tourist economy.
  • AQW 46110/11-1521 May 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development for his assessment of the use of the Don’t Mow, Let it Grow campaign as an answer to cuts to funding for urban grass cutting.
  • AQO 8265/11-1521 May 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure what proportion of the £17.5m SportNI administered National Lottery funding will be allocated to facilitate females, older people and people with disabilities to participate in sport.
  • AQW 46078/11-1520 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether any of the £6.25m funding from the Atlantic Philanthropies/Delivering Social Change Dementia initiative has been allocated within the Northern Health and Socail Care Trust area.
  • AQW 46077/11-1520 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of carer grants provided to individuals to cover the additional costs of caring in (i) 2013/14; and (ii) 2014/15, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 46076/11-1520 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how the revised care standards for nursing homes are being incorporated and used by the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority.
  • AQW 46075/11-1520 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the current waiting lists for (i) private care homes; and (ii) Health and Social Care Trust care homes, broken down by Trust area.
  • AQW 46074/11-1520 May 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure for her assessment of creative incubation spaces for business retail and exhibition; and whether she has any plans to develop such a space in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 45988/11-1519 May 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail all of the steps taken, since the Written Ministerial Statement to the Assembly on 19 February 2015, to further the proposals for prohibiting unfair age discrimination by those providing goods, facilities and services.
  • AQW 45986/11-1519 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how he will ensure that current data for recipients of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) in Northern Ireland is transferred securely and safely to the Scottish Independent Living Fund Infrastructure, as successor to the UK Independent Living Fund .
  • AQW 45985/11-1519 May 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when the consultation document on the proposals for prohibiting unfair age discrimination by those providing goods, facilities and services will be issued.
  • AQW 45983/11-1519 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what immediate steps are being taken to ensure that all Northern Ireland recipients of the Independent Living Fund receive information about plans for changes to the administration of their awards.
  • AQW 45897/11-1518 May 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for an update on the Enterprise Zone in Coleraine.
  • AQW 45881/11-1518 May 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development how his Department engages with relevant stakeholders to identify demand for supported housing for vulnerable adults.
  • AQW 45877/11-1518 May 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister what funding has been made available to implement the Disability Strategy, extended to 2017.
  • AQW 45876/11-1518 May 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline the strategic aims and immediate priorities in the Disability Strategy, as extended to 2017.
  • AQW 45872/11-1518 May 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether the report on the delivery of the Disability Stategy for 2013/14 is available in the public domain.
  • AQW 45841/11-1515 May 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail the number of Disabled Facilities Grant applications which were received by his Department; and of these, to detail (i) how many were successful; and (ii) how many homes were improved as an outcome, in 2014/2015, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 45838/11-1515 May 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development for his assessment of how the transfer of powers for economic redevelopment, to new local councils, is likely to impact the community and voluntary sector.
  • AQW 45836/11-1515 May 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development what discussions he has had with the new local councils to ensure that economic redevelopment includes consideration of the role, and work, of the community and voluntary sector.
  • AQW 45834/11-1515 May 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development how her Department is working with the Department for Regional Development to deliver the commitment to tackle poverty and social isolation, through providing rural community transport and protecting the existing services.
  • AQW 45833/11-1515 May 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development how her Department is working with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to maximize the numbers of rural dwellers accessing high speed broadband.
  • AQW 45751/11-1514 May 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development why the cost per trip varies between rural community transport partnerships.
  • AQW 45750/11-1514 May 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the civic advisory panel proposed in the Stormont House Agreement which was to be in place by June 2015.
  • AQW 45749/11-1514 May 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to list the grants and funding streams which his Department (i) has facilitated for applications in 2014/2015; and (ii) intend to open for applications in 2015/2016.
  • AQW 45748/11-1514 May 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to list the grants and funding streams which his Department (i) has facilitated for applications in 2014/2015; and (ii) intend to open for applications in 2015/2016.
  • AQW 45747/11-1514 May 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to list the grants and funding streams which her Department (i) has facilitated for applications in 2014/2015; and (ii) intend to open for applications in 2015/2016.
  • AQW 45716/11-1513 May 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for (i) an update on the June monitoring round, including what money is expected to be available and (ii) to detail priority allocation areas.
  • AQW 45709/11-1513 May 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development what bids he is preparing to submit for the June monitoring round.
  • AQW 45708/11-1513 May 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment what bids he is preparing to submit for the June monitoring round.
  • AQW 45707/11-1513 May 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what bids he is preparing to submit for the June monitoring round.
  • AQW 45702/11-1513 May 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what bids she is preparing to submit for the June monitoring round.
  • AQW 45658/11-1512 May 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure, pursuant to AQO 6931/11-15, what support and funding opportunities her Department can offer to existing grassroots level sports initiatives that wish to expand.
  • AQW 45655/11-1512 May 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel pursuant to AQW 40452/11-15, what communication has her Department had with the Northern Ireland Hotels Federation regarding VAT rates and what plans she has to raise the issue of a separate VAT rate for the Northern Ireland tourism/hospitality sector with HM Treasury.
  • AQW 45654/11-1512 May 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 40568/11-15, to detail the Area Plan projects that were informed by the Steering Group within the Social Investment Fund Northern Zone that their applications had not been successful.
  • AQW 45652/11-1512 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how his Department is supporting young people with mental health issues in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 45598/11-1511 May 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning when does he expect (i) that the pilot testing process of the Enabling Success Strategy will begin, and (ii) to detail a time line to completion of this stage.
  • AQW 45597/11-1511 May 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for (i) an update on the Northern Ireland Investment Fund, including progress on the feasibility study and (ii) when the outcomes of this study will be published.
  • AQW 45592/11-1511 May 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 44682/11-15, to detail each of the key stakeholders indicated.
  • AQW 45591/11-1511 May 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 44681/11-15, to detail the number of applications received for strand 1 and strand 2 funding streams, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 45590/11-1511 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether money for pay uplifts for Health and Social Care staff is ring-fenced by his Department.
  • AQW 45549/11-158 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update on future arrangements for recipients of the Independent Living Fund; and whether their care packages will be protected following cessation of this fund in June 2015.
  • AQW 45548/11-158 May 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment for an update on the development of a new Driver and Vehicle Agency driver licensing IT system.
  • AQW 45547/11-158 May 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development when the independent interim evaluation of his Department’s five year volunteering strategy will be published.
  • AQW 45546/11-158 May 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development how much his Department contributes to the Motability Special Vehicle Fund UK; and what plans he has to maintain this contribution to ensure provision in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 45545/11-158 May 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, pursuant to AQW 44497/11-15, how much of the funding allocated to Priority 6 of the Rural Development Fund is ring-fenced for administration and promotion; and how it will be drawn down.
  • AQW 45526/11-157 May 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 44623/11-15, when he will submit a business case to the Department of Finance and Personnel for the pay increase.
  • AQW 45525/11-157 May 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, pursuant to AQW 44498/11-15, to outline the nature of the European Commission observation letter on the draft programme; and whether the Commission signed off the programme in this correspondence.
  • AQW 45524/11-157 May 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, pursuant to AQW 44518/11-15, whether the Causeway Coast and Glen Local Action Group has included oversight of the shutdown of the previous programme in the terms of reference of the Monitoring Committee.
  • AQW 45523/11-157 May 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, pursuant to AQW 44519/11-15, to detail the process by which Priority 6 funding under the Rural Development Programme 2014-20 will be administered to local council areas.
  • AQW 45522/11-157 May 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, pursuant to AQW 44520/11-15, to detail progress on the formation of a legal contract, service level agreements, human resource plans, local strategic plans, and preparation for local consultation, between local councils and their respective Local Action Groups.
  • AQO 8177/11-157 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, given the reliance on private ambulance services, whether he plans to increase the number of Northern Ireland Ambulance Service personnel.
  • AQW 45457/11-156 May 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether any Early Years funded groups currently offer funded pre-school places within the Pre-School Education Programme; and if so, to detail how many groups.
  • AQW 45456/11-156 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how many staff in each Health and Social Care Trust have contacted his Department regarding their pay and how it is impacting their standard of living.
  • AQW 45455/11-156 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of new medical posts within the Northern Health and Social Care Trust, which have been based in the Causeway Hospital, in the last twelve months.
  • AQW 45454/11-156 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the current level of unpaid hours worked by Health and Social Care staff, as unpaid overtime; and what consideration has been given to quantifying and providing payment for this work.
  • AQW 45442/11-156 May 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning pursuant to AQW 45015/11-15, to detail (i) what steps he intends to take to improve engagement with people in the target groups and (ii) a time-line for the completion of this stage.
  • AQW 45441/11-155 May 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development to outline the directive on hedgerow cutting which he issued to TransportNI and which is due to take effect from 13 July 2015.
  • AQW 45440/11-155 May 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development whether she has any plans to develop and bring forward a specific programme to address Rural Youth Development.
  • AQW 45434/11-155 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of Staff Nurses across Health and Social Care Trusts who received a 1 per cent pay uplift during 2014/15; and whether this uplift is permanent.
  • AQW 45433/11-155 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how changes to the Meals on Wheels Service is being rural proofed in order to protect vulnerable rurally isolated clients.
  • AQW 45432/11-155 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update on the Meals on Wheels service across Health and Social Care Trusts.
  • AQW 45347/11-151 May 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, pursuant to AQW 44519/11-15, which arm’s-length bodies will distribute funding to projects within council areas; and to detail the role of these bodies.
  • AQW 45346/11-151 May 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, pursuant to AQW 44519/11-15, what proportion of Rural Development Programme funding has been ring-fenced; and where it has been allocated.
  • AQW 45341/11-151 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 43733/11-15, to detail all suppliers of private ambulances, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 45340/11-151 May 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to outline the current provision for incremental pay progression for Health and Social Care staff; and whether this reflects the Agenda for Change framework.
  • AQW 45339/11-151 May 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel whether the Northern Ireland public pay policy mandates the application of a living wage, similar to that of Scotland and Wales.
  • AQW 45314/11-1530 April 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether current levels of pay for Health and Social Care staff reflect the objectives of the Agenda for Change framework.
  • AQW 45313/11-1530 April 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of Health and Social Care staff who have not received a 1 per cent pay uplift since April 2014, broken down by (i) Trust; (ii) profession; and (iii) pay band.
  • AQW 45312/11-1530 April 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety when he will make the 2015/16 pay announcement for Health and Social Care staff.
  • AQW 45311/11-1530 April 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the savings from the rejection of the NHS Pay Review Body’s 1 per cent pay uplift recommendation for 2014/2015; and for a breakdown of how this money had been invested in Health and Social Care.
  • AQW 45310/11-1530 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 44621/11-15 and AQW 44622/11-15, to detail the process from the point of agreement to staff receiving their reward; and for his assessment of the efficiency of this process.
  • AQO 8158/11-1530 April 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment when the current funding for the Northern Ireland Environment Agency Listed Building Grant Scheme was fully committed.
  • AQO 8158/11-1530 April 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment when the current funding for the Northern Ireland Environment Agency Listed Building Grant Scheme was fully committed.
  • AQW 45275/11-1529 April 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development, pursuant to AQW 44500/11-15, why each Rural Community Transport Partnership is required to submit their business financial accounts when departmental funding is allocated for service provision only.
  • AQW 45274/11-1529 April 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, pursuant to AQW 44518/11-15, to detail the changes which have been made to the membership and terms of reference of the 2007-13 Monitoring Committee.
  • AQW 45273/11-1529 April 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, pursuant to AQW 44517/11-15, to detail the expected timeframe for approved expenditure by the European Commission and consequent receipt of EU Funding by her Department.
  • AQW 45272/11-1529 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 44621/11-15 and AQW 44622/11-15, whether the pay rise has been formally agreed; and if so, whether it will be paid before June 2015.
  • AQW 45271/11-1529 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 44622/11-15, to detail the nature of the pending necessary approvals within the Executive's Public Sector Pay Policy.
  • AQW 45155/11-1528 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether the number of groups in receipt of his Department's Early Years Fund has remained the same in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 45154/11-1528 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what departmental funding is available to sustain early childhood services, aside from the Early Years closed fund.
  • AQW 45153/11-1528 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the conditions attached to his Department's Early Years Fund as established in 2004; and (ii) how long his Department have had sole responsibility for Early Years provision.
  • AQW 45152/11-1528 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the due process and Departmental guidelines regarding consultation procedure; and why there was no separate consultation prior to the announcement of significant cuts to his Department's Early Years Fund.
  • AQW 45151/11-1528 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether an equality impact assessment was carried out prior to the announcement of significant cuts to his Department's Early Years Fund.
  • AQW 45136/11-1527 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether his decision to significantly cut his Department's Early Years Fund was subject to rural proofing.
  • AQW 45135/11-1527 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether his Department's annual Service Level Agreement with the Early Years Organisation is in the public domain.
  • AQW 45134/11-1527 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for a breakdown of how the projected need for pre-school places across Northern Ireland for 2015-2016 is calculated.
  • AQW 45133/11-1527 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what discussions his Department has had with pre-school advisory groups, since September 2014, to assess the need for maintaining and increasing pre-school provision.
  • AQW 45132/11-1527 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of children who currently benefit from Early Years funded organisations in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 45064/11-1524 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the fragmentation in responsibility for early years provision and childcare across Departments and arms-length bodies.
  • AQW 45063/11-1524 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education how many groups funded by his Department’s Early Years fund has he visited in the last 12 months.
  • AQW 45062/11-1524 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education how he will ensure that all children and families have equal opportunity to benefit from the school readiness and social pedagogy approaches of early years groups, who are facing closure due to cuts to his Department’s Early Years fund.
  • AQW 45061/11-1524 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the ripple effects of the cuts to his Department’s Early Years funding, in (i) allowing women to return to work and training; (ii) as a bridge to further funding to expand initial groups; (iii) in contributing to the social fabric of communities; and (iv) in providing early years education in isolated areas.
  • AQW 45060/11-1524 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, following cuts to his Department's Early Years fund, how he will ensure that groups will be able to sustain a high quality early years services to vulnerable children and families in areas of great need.
  • AQW 45015/11-1523 April 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how his Department will increase the provision of support for lone parents and carers, to enable them to participate fully in the Enabling Success Strategy.
  • AQW 45013/11-1523 April 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail the immediate steps for the implementation of the Enabling Success Strategy.
  • AQW 45012/11-1523 April 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the work-in-progress to develop a new strategy for Children and Young People, post 2016.
  • AQW 45011/11-1523 April 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 44408/11-15, for the timescale for the delivery of projects within the three work streams in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust area; and to detail the stakeholders who will partner his Department in their delivery.
  • AQW 45010/11-1523 April 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail how the Enabling Success Strategy will target economic inactivity in rural areas.
  • AQO 8069/11-1523 April 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for an update on the allocation of the European Social Fund.
  • AQW 44941/11-1522 April 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for the average rate increase for non-domestic and domestic properties in (i) Coleraine and (ii) East Londonderry, following Reval 2015.
  • AQW 44940/11-1522 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of Early Years Specialists in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) East Londonderry, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 44939/11-1522 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of how cuts to the Early Years Fund will impact on Early Years Specialists; and to detail the number of Early Years Specialist positions which will be threatened.
  • AQW 44938/11-1522 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what communication his Department had with Early Years Specialists prior to the proposal to cut the Early Years Fund.
  • AQW 44937/11-1522 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 44266/11-15, to detail all relevant stakeholders who were consulted, specifically in regards to cuts to the Early Years Fund, prior to his Department’s announcement.
  • AQW 44848/11-1521 April 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail the percentage of businesses, following Reval 2015, who are eligible for the small business rates relief scheme, in (i) Coleraine and (ii) East Londonderry and whether he will consider recalibrating the criteria.
  • AQW 44847/11-1521 April 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail the number of businesses which were eligible for small business rates relief of 20 percent or 25 percent in (i) Coleraine, (ii) in each constituency, prior to Reval 2015.
  • AQW 44846/11-1521 April 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail the number of Post Offices who were eligible for 20 percent and 50 percent small business rates relief, in (i) East Londonderry and (ii) Northern Ireland, prior to Reval 2015.
  • AQW 44845/11-1521 April 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail the percentage of businesses in the East Londonderry area, who were eligible for the small business rate relief scheme prior to Reval 2015, but are no longer eligible following the rise in their Net Annual Value.
  • AQW 44844/11-1521 April 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail the number of Post Offices in the East Londonderry area that were eligible for the small business rates relief scheme prior to Reval 2015 but are no longer eligible following the rise in their Net Annual Value.
  • AQW 44739/11-1520 April 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to list the departmental financial support available to community social enterprises in the Arts sector.
  • AQW 44738/11-1520 April 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to list the departmental financial support available to community social enterprises in the Arts sector.
  • AQW 44712/11-1520 April 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 43733/11-15, to outline how private ambulance services are monitored for training, health and safety, and professional practice.
  • AQW 44710/11-1520 April 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 43733/11-15, what plans he has to train and recruit additional frontline ambulance service staff in order to curb long term expenditure on private ambulance services.
  • AQW 44708/11-1520 April 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 43733/11-15, whether he will consider reviewing the use of private ambulance services as part of his Department’s efficiency savings.
  • AQW 44682/11-1517 April 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether an expert group has been set up to support officials to develop and deliver age discrimination legislation.
  • AQW 44681/11-1517 April 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister what plans they have to pilot the 2015 100 summer camps programme, outside of Belfast.
  • AQW 44679/11-1517 April 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how they are ensuring that the needs of local community stakeholders continue to be considered within plans for the development of the Shackleton Site at Ballykelly; and what proportion of the site will be designated to the community and voluntary sector.
  • AQW 44677/11-1517 April 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel whether he plans to extend the Small Business Rate Relief for small Post Offices beyond 1 April 2015.
  • AQW 44673/11-1517 April 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to list the local community and business representatives which her Department has engaged with on the development of the Ballykelly site.
  • AQW 44623/11-1516 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether the finance to fund a 2.2 per cent pay rise for Education Authority workers for the 2014-16 pay period has been ring-fenced by his Department
  • AQW 44622/11-1516 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education when the 2.2 per cent pay rise for 2014-16 will be paid to employees of the Education Authority.
  • AQW 44621/11-1516 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what contact his Department has had with staff of the Education Authority with regards to an agreed pay rise for the 2014-16 pay period.
  • AQW 44614/11-1516 April 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning, pursuant to AQW 41980/11-15, to detail (i) what communication his Department has had with Ulster University, Coleraine Campus, with regard to preparing a business case; (ii) what items have been submitted to his Department by Ulster University, to date; and (iii) whether funding is available following submission of a complete business case.
  • AQW 44613/11-1516 April 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for an update on the new build for the Northern Regional College, Coleraine; and to detail what progress has been made on a new curriculum design as part of this process.
  • AQO 8008/11-1516 April 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how they ensure their Department undertakes appropriate consultation with relevant stakeholders concerning specific constituency matters.
  • AQW 44535/11-1515 April 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the process to establish a civic advisory panel, as proposed in the Stormont House Agreement; and whether it is likely to be in place by June 2015.
  • AQW 44520/11-1515 April 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for an update on the formation of Local Action Groups, and their full implementation, under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020.
  • AQW 44519/11-1515 April 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development whether funding through the Rural Development Programme has been allocated to local government; and to outline the amount allocated, broken down by council area.
  • AQW 44518/11-1515 April 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development whether monitoring committees, with associated working groups, have been agreed to oversee the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020.
  • AQW 44517/11-1515 April 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development when EU funding for the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 was allocated to her Department; and to detail the amount received.
  • AQW 44501/11-1514 April 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development to detail (i) the amount of money provided for each Rural Community Transport Partnership in 2015/2016; and (ii) the number of trips, and cost per trip, proposed by each Partnership in their funding application.
  • AQW 44500/11-1514 April 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development whether the Rural Transport Fund is intended to fund the Rural Community Transport Partnerships as organisations, or to fund the services which they provide.
  • AQW 44499/11-1514 April 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development, pursuant to AQW 43696/11-15, to detail the funding reduction to each Rural Community Transport Partnership for the year 2015/2016, by (i) per cent; and (ii) the raw figures calculated.
  • AQW 44498/11-1514 April 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for an update on rural development funding for 2015/2016.
  • AQW 44497/11-1514 April 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what proportion of rural development funding has been allocated for 2015/2016, broken down by the recipients.
  • AQW 44415/11-1513 April 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development, pursuant to AQW 43698/11-15, (i) how the percentage of staff costs to total costs for the year 2013/2014 was calculated for each Rural Transport Fund Partnership; and (ii) to give a breakdown of actual figures used.
  • AQW 44413/11-1513 April 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment why social enterprises are excluded from applying to InvestNI’s Innovation Vouchers scheme; and whether she has plans to provide similar support for social enterprises.
  • AQW 44411/11-1513 April 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development to detail (i) the money from his Department which was set aside for the Rural Transport Fund (RTF) in 2013/2014; (ii) the amount received by the RTF, including money from monitoring rounds; (iii) the amount of allocated funding for 2015/2016; and (iii) whether this amount represents a 33 per cent reduction.
  • AQW 44408/11-1513 April 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 44157/11-15, to provide detailed examples, within the Northern Health and Social Care Trust, from the strategy which his Department will use to support the narrative given in his previous answer.
  • AQW 44407/11-1513 April 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 44211/11-15, to detail (i) how many applications were received; (ii) how many of these applications were withdrawn throughout the admissions process; and (iii) to outline the reasons why applications were withdrawn.
  • AQW 44316/11-1527 March 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development which categories of non-domestic customers will be exempt from increases to water charges from April 2015; and to detail the criteria for exemption.
  • AQW 44315/11-1527 March 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development how organisations in the community and voluntary sector will be impacted by increases to water charges.
  • AQW 44314/11-1527 March 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development whether his Department has plans for a subsidy scheme to support non-domestic properties facing disproportionate increases to water charges.
  • AQW 44312/11-1527 March 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development whether the Executive subsidy, which off-sets water charges for domestic customers, will remain in place following the extension of the Programme for Government to include 2015/2016.
  • AQW 44310/11-1527 March 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when the revised Programme for Government will be published.
  • AQW 44270/11-1526 March 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what contingency plans his Department has developed to address the removal of access to vital services for children, and their families, who currently benefit from Early Years funded projects.
  • AQW 44269/11-1526 March 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to outline the correct staff-to-child ratio for children up to 12 years of age; and how the Early Years funding cut is likely to impact upon adequate staff cover within funded projects.
  • AQW 44268/11-1526 March 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education how organisations who are funded by Early Years, and who do not have funding reserves, will be assisted financially in the likely event of having to make staff redundancies.
  • AQW 44267/11-1526 March 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education how many (i) children; and (ii) families currently benefit from Early Years funded organisations in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 44266/11-1526 March 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the public bodies and relevant stakeholders who were consulted with, prior to his Department’s announcement of cuts to Early Years Funding.
  • AQW 44215/11-1525 March 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the role of the Early Years Organisation, and associated bodies, in driving forward improvement in education provision through (i) raising standards; (ii) supporting all children to reach their full potential; and (iii) narrowing the performance gap at an early age.
  • AQW 44214/11-1525 March 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what impact the cut to Early Years funding will have on his Department’s Programme for Government Commitment 43, to ensure that at least one year of pre-school education is available to every family that wants it.
  • AQW 44213/11-1525 March 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of pre-school places provided by the (i) statutory; (ii) voluntary; and (iii) private/independent, sectors in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 44211/11-1525 March 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the capacity of current pre-school provision, including the number of available places, to deal with growing demand.
  • AQW 44209/11-1525 March 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what impact his Department’s cut to the Early Years fund is likely to have in rural areas where organisations receive their sole, or majority, funding from the Early Years fund.
  • AQW 44157/11-1524 March 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 43490/11-15, to detail how people living with dementia, their families and carers, within the Northern Health and Social Care Trust, will benefit from the £6.25m funding provided through the joint Atlantic Philanthropies/Delivering Social Change Dementia initiative; and how the three work streams will be taken forward within the Trust.
  • AQW 44156/11-1524 March 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister what communication they have had with the Racial Equality Unit regarding the Minority Ethnic Development Fund, including the date and outcome of the last meeting.
  • AQW 44155/11-1524 March 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development what communication his Department has had with neighbourhood renewal projects in East Londonderry in respect of funding; and to detail how projects are being assessed to determine need and impacts so that communities with highest levels of deprivation will be supported via projects.
  • AQW 44154/11-1524 March 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety when the Public Health Agency’s work plan 2015/16 will be published.
  • AQW 44071/11-1523 March 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when the consultation report on the Racial Equality Strategy will be published.
  • AQW 44070/11-1523 March 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety why his Department has not provided any funding for research into sexual violence and abuse, including strategies which address this directly, either through, or independent of, the Tackling Sexual Violence and Abuse Strategy, since 2011.
  • AQW 44069/11-1523 March 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how many employees of Minority Ethnic Development funded projects are currently on protective notice pending the outcome of the Minority Ethnic Development fund 2015/16 application process.
  • AQW 44068/11-1523 March 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how many Minority Ethnic Development funded groups are operating without financial reserves, and therefore at risk of issuing redundancies due to the delay in Minority Ethnic Development Funding for 2015/16.
  • AQW 44067/11-1523 March 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development, pursuant to AQW 43283/11-15, for his assessment of the impacts of Neighbourhood Renewal Projects in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 44011/11-1520 March 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 43005/11-15, whether the consultation response was made accessible; and whether there were any definitive outcomes for a future Forum for civic engagement.
  • AQW 44010/11-1520 March 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 43561/11-15, to outline his Department’s policy priorities for 2015/16.
  • AQW 44009/11-1520 March 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when the last meeting of the Northern Steering Group of the Social Investment Fund took place; and whether the minutes of meetings are accessible.
  • AQW 44008/11-1520 March 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 42485/11-15, why the Inter-Ministerial Group on Domestic and Sexual Violence has not met since November 2012.
  • AQW 44007/11-1520 March 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development, pursuant to AQW 41125/11-15, with which groups in the community and voluntary sector did he consult in order to develop the code of practice; and to detail a date for its launch.
  • AQW 43920/11-1519 March 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development, pursuant to AQW 43284/11-15, how many applications his Department has received for 2015/16 funding; and how many applicants have received notification of the outcome of their application.
  • AQW 43919/11-1519 March 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development what percentage of (i) primary; and (ii) post-primary school pupils walk or cycle to school.
  • AQW 43917/11-1519 March 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for the number of (i) carers; and (ii) carers assessments, in each Health and Social Care Trust area in 2014.
  • AQW 43916/11-1519 March 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice how his Department is improving access to Justice, as outlined in the Programme for Government 2011-15 commitment number 52.
  • AQW 43849/11-1518 March 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning, pursuant to AQW 41201/11-15, for the time frame for (i) the establishment of the steering group and (ii) the commissioning of research.
  • AQW 43836/11-1518 March 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to list the community and voluntary sector organisations that have participated in developing both the Autism Strategy and Action Plan; and for his assessment of the importance of these organisations in supporting people with autism.
  • AQW 43835/11-1518 March 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of Secondary Level Pastoral Care provision in meeting the personal and social development of pupils; and to detail the budget allocated for these services in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 43834/11-1518 March 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure how her Department is supporting the needs of children with disabilities from low income families to access and utilise sports facilities.
  • AQW 43833/11-1518 March 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of international standards of Applied Behaviour Analysis training in Northern Ireland; and to detail what consideration has been given to supporting this approach as part of the Autism Strategy.
  • AQW 43737/11-1516 March 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development how many people have received help through the Motability Scheme to access a (i) car; (ii) powered wheelchair; and (iii) mobility scooter, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 43736/11-1516 March 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development whether his Department would consider a Specialised Vehicle Fund, such as the fund administered on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
  • AQW 43735/11-1516 March 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development for his assessment of how changes to the welfare system are likely to impact on people currently eligible for the Mobility Scheme.
  • AQW 43733/11-1516 March 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the expenditure on private ambulances in each Health and Social Care Trust in the last five years.
  • AQW 43731/11-1516 March 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment what support her Department is providing to hospitality businesses in East Londonderry, in anticipation of the Open Championship coming to Royal Portrush in 2019.
  • AQW 43700/11-1513 March 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the funding allocated to the Minority Ethnic Development Fund in 2013/14; and for a breakdown of its distribution.
  • AQW 43699/11-1513 March 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail (i) the employers that have participated in the ESS First Start Programme in East Londonderry; and (ii) the number of 18-24 year olds gaining (a) temporary and (b) permanent employment as a result.
  • AQW 43698/11-1513 March 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development for a breakdown, by organisation, of the funding for community transport in each of the last three years; and for his assessment of how this funding has been distributed.
  • AQW 43696/11-1513 March 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development for his assessment of the impact that cuts to core funding for community transport services will have on the most vulnerable in society.
  • AQW 43653/11-1512 March 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of individual cases in the Londonderry area, which required support through legal aid in order to access justice, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 43652/11-1512 March 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the process, within the Northern Health and Social Care Trust, by which a Social Worker assesses and determines the care needs of individuals; and for his assessment of the efficiency of administering these assessments.
  • AQW 43651/11-1512 March 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the process by which Health and Social Care Trusts administer direct payments to (i) disabled people aged 16 or over; (ii) carers; (iii) people with parental responsibility for a child with a disability; and (iv) 16 and 17 year old children with disabilities.
  • AQW 43650/11-1512 March 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of outstanding direct payments for care which currently exist within the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 43649/11-1512 March 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice what impact the cuts to legal aid will have on Voluntary Sector Organisations who may now face an increase in clients seeking their services.
  • AQW 43578/11-1511 March 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel, pursuant to AQW 39173/11-15 and AQW 42846/11-15, to clarify his response to an oral supplementary question on 9 March 2015 regarding the restricted Voluntary Exit Scheme to generate vacancies for those who lost their jobs in the Driver and Vehicle Agency, Coleraine.
  • AQW 43575/11-1511 March 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment, pursuant to AQW 42492/11-15, to detail the rationale behind the decision to make staff from the Driver and Vehicle Agency exempt from applying to the Northern Ireland Civil Service Voluntary Exit Scheme.
  • AQW 43563/11-1511 March 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how his Department will be effected by a two thirds reduction in funding for Early Years services which include initiatives to address physical and emotional health of children and their families.
  • AQW 43562/11-1511 March 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 42847/11-15, whether this funding will be ring-fenced for the financial year 2015/16.
  • AQW 43561/11-1511 March 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 43347/11-15, following his Department's meeting, to detail the funding allocation for 2015/16, including details of what date funding will end.
  • AQW 43495/11-1510 March 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, pursuant to AQW 42624/11-15, to detail the expected timeframe for extending the Super-connected Cities Programme to council areas outside of Belfast and Londonderry.
  • AQW 43494/11-1510 March 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Superfast Rollout Programme will target rural areas where businesses have poor access to broadband provision, during the survey and design process.
  • AQW 43490/11-1510 March 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 37462/11-15, to detail how services to increase (i) awareness raising, information and support; (ii) training; and (iii) short-breaks, respite and support to carers, are being developed through the Dementia Strategy Implementation Group.
  • AQW 43489/11-1510 March 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the future of the Causeway Hospital, following the publication of the Donaldson Report.
  • AQW 43474/11-1510 March 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to outline the immediate impact on the most vulnerable in society of the announcement that the Early Years Fund is to be reduced by over two thirds in the financial year 2015/16.
  • AQW 43433/11-159 March 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to provide an update on the work undertaken by UNESCO in relation to the child rights indicators.
  • AQW 43432/11-159 March 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when the annual report on the delivery of the Disability Strategy for 2013/2014 will be made available.
  • AQW 43431/11-159 March 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when the child poverty strategy will be published.
  • AQW 43430/11-159 March 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the children's budgeting pilot.
  • AQW 43429/11-159 March 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the rationale behind the reallocation of policy responsibility for Older People to the new Health Department, given the breadth of non-health related issues which affect Older People.
  • AQW 43351/11-156 March 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the outcomes of Early Years funded projects in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 43350/11-156 March 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education how a reduction of the Early Years Fund would impact upon the most disadvantaged communities in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 43349/11-156 March 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what communication his Department have had with Early Years funded projects, in respect of changes to the fund, including when this communication took place.
  • AQW 43348/11-156 March 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education how many employees are likely to be impacted by changes to Early Years funded projects in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 43347/11-156 March 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education when recipients of the Early Years Fund will be notified of funding allocation for 2015/16.
  • AQW 43284/11-155 March 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development when applicants of Neighbourhood Renewal Funding 2015/16 will be notified of the outcome of their application.
  • AQW 43283/11-155 March 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development for his assessment of the outcomes of the Neighbourhood Renewal projects in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 43282/11-155 March 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development how many employees of Neighbourhood Renewal funded projects in East Londonderry are currently on protective notice pending the outcome of the Neighbourhood Renewal 2015/16 Application Process.
  • AQW 43281/11-155 March 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development how he is supporting organisations and their employees who are put on protective notice pending the outcome of the Neighbourhood Renewal 2015/16 Application Process.
  • AQW 43280/11-155 March 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development whether redundancy payments are applicable costs within Neighbourhood Renewal funding when projects come to an end.
  • AQW 43212/11-154 March 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development, in relation to reports of proposed cancellations of twenty town bus services, which towns will be affected; and how the removal of these services will affect older people and people with disabilities.
  • AQW 43197/11-154 March 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel, pursuant to AQW 41948/11-15, to detail the expected timeline for the review of the current business rates system.
  • AQW 43196/11-154 March 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel, pursuant to AQW 41882/11-15, to detail (i) the criteria used to indicate locations and sectors which have not fared so well since 2001; and (ii) the changes in rate liability for these locations and sectors
  • AQW 43194/11-154 March 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development, pursuant to AQW 42769/11-15, to detail the arrangement for administering revenue core funding to Volunteer Centres in Northern Ireland, since 2013.
  • AQW 43193/11-154 March 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 42486/11-15, for his assessment of the effectiveness of these measures, including in encouraging victims of sexual violence and abuse to report these crimes.
  • AQW 43149/11-153 March 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail (i) the number of jobs created through the Step Ahead 50+ Initiative, broken down by Constituency, and (ii) whether the Initiative is on track to meet its original target beyond March 2015.
  • AQW 43148/11-153 March 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning what is his assessment of the Step Ahead 50+ Initiative; and whether it will be extended beyond March 2015.
  • AQW 43146/11-153 March 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment how her Department is supporting employment creation in East Londonderry, through means other than Invest NI support; and to detail the number of jobs created over the last five years as a result.
  • AQW 43142/11-153 March 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development, pursuant to AQW 42334/11-15, to detail the outcomes of these meetings, and whether the minutes are available for Voluntary Community Sector Groups.
  • AQW 43141/11-153 March 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to list the Public Sector Groups and Voluntary and Community Sector Groups that have participatory roles on the Joint Forum; and to detail the activity of Concordat Action Teams to date.
  • AQW 43068/11-152 March 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) nurses in each Health and Social Care Trust; and for his assessment of the regularity of appointments with an MS nurse.
  • AQW 43067/11-152 March 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 42333/11-15, whether there are plans to appoint a member, as representative of the Northern Ireland Executive, to the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission.
  • AQW 43066/11-152 March 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, pursuant to AQW 41872/11-15, to detail the timescale for new mast sites under the Mobile Infrastructure project.
  • AQW 43065/11-152 March 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of people diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in each Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 43064/11-152 March 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the number of appointments that Multiple Sclerosis Patients, in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust, have had with a Consultant Neurologists MS Specialist, in the last two years.
  • AQW 43008/11-1527 February 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for their assessment of a Civic Forum as a realistic mechanism for promoting the views of, and engaging with, civic society.
  • AQW 43006/11-1527 February 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether powers of community planning, as transferred to the new council structures, will create space for a Civic Forum, as outlined in Strand One of the Good Friday Agreement.
  • AQW 43005/11-1527 February 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the outcome of the 2008 review of the Civic Forum, including any conclusions reached.
  • AQW 43004/11-1527 February 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on plans to establish a compact civic advisory panel, as envisaged during the Stormont House Agreement discussions.
  • AQW 42923/11-1526 February 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, pursuant to AQW 42397/11-15, what support, financial and other, her Department offers to Business Action Plans emerging from the Rural Youth Entrepreneurship Programme, to ensure that they are viable long-term initiatives.
  • AQW 42922/11-1526 February 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning when staff in the Northern Regional College will receive their 2014/2015 incremental pay award.
  • AQW 42921/11-1526 February 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how the Delivering Social Change Signature Programmes are preventing and addressing mental ill-health as a priority.
  • AQW 42920/11-1526 February 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 41549/11-15, to define the geographical remit of the North West.
  • AQW 42919/11-1526 February 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update on the Support For Parents Delivering Social Change Signature Programme, including the number of families who have benefited from this programme since 2012.
  • AQO 7788/11-1526 February 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for his assessment of the efficiency of the current Access Northern Ireland system.
  • AQW 42848/11-1525 February 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development for his assessment of the Joint Ministerial Initiative, the Portrush Regeneration Strategy Western Peninsula; and to detail how they are providing indoor leisure facilities in Portrush.
  • AQW 42847/11-1525 February 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the current health provision to treat and support people who are recovering from eating disorders; and what funding has been allocated to programmes and facilities that provide this care, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 42846/11-1525 February 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment, pursuant to AQW 40494/11-15 and AQW 39802/11-15, of the 223 staff who submitted a formal application to exit, to detail (i) how many of these applications are expected to be successful; and (ii) how many jobs are likely to be allocated from these vacancies.
  • AQW 42845/11-1525 February 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the expected timeframe for the roll out of Age Discrimination legislation.
  • AQW 42844/11-1525 February 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail the role of the programme board overseeing the strategic implementation of Portrush Regeneration Strategy initiatives, including; (i) how many times they have met since 2013; (ii) which Departments and agencies were represented at meetings; and (iii) the outcomes of these meetings.
  • AQW 42770/11-1524 February 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment what additional support her Department can offer to businesses in the hospitality industry in rural areas to provide greater access to broadband services.
  • AQW 42769/11-1524 February 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail the specific role of the Northern Ireland Volunteer Bureau Initiative.
  • AQW 42768/11-1524 February 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development for his assessment of the current Volunteer Strategy for Northern Ireland; and whether it is on schedule to meet all of its objectives by 2016.
  • AQW 42767/11-1524 February 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail the number of applicants registered on the social housing waiting list at the end of the last quarter, broken down by council.
  • AQW 42766/11-1524 February 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail the funding allocated to each volunteer centre in Northern Ireland by the Volunteer Bureau Initiative, since 2012, broken down by centre.
  • AQW 42725/11-1523 February 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, in relation to her departmental headquarters relocation to Ballykelly, which procurement contracts have been awarded to suppliers (i) based in East Londonderry; and (ii) in the third sector.
  • AQW 42719/11-1523 February 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel, pursuant to AQW 42202/11-15, to detail any specific training which is provided by the Central Procurement Directorate, for community and voluntary organisations, which offers financial advice and guidance on developing business plans and contract tendering.
  • AQW 42718/11-1523 February 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether he has plans to extend a pilot scheme by his Department whereby extra funding was supplied for rural community pharmacies in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 42717/11-1523 February 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel, pursuant to AQW 42202/11-15, to detail the percentage of government procurement spend which has been with Small and Medium Enterprises, in each year, since 2011.
  • AQW 42716/11-1523 February 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the outcomes of the pilot scheme providing rural community pharmacies with extra funding.
  • AQW 42624/11-1520 February 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to detail the eligibility criteria for the Broadband UK Connection Voucher Scheme.
  • AQW 42623/11-1520 February 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to detail the provision for low cost or free leisure and social activities which meet the needs of disabled children from low income families.
  • AQW 42622/11-1520 February 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure (i) to detail the role of the Sports Matters Monitoring Group; (ii) the date of its most recent meeting; and (iii) whether it has commissioned any reviews of the Sports Matters Strategy since 2011.
  • AQW 42611/11-1520 February 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment what recent engagement he has had with district councils in respect of utilising council space which will now be vacant following the reformed council structures, from April 2015.
  • AQW 42610/11-1520 February 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development for his assessment of the Boiler Replacement Scheme; and what consideration has been given to extending the scheme in 2015.
  • AQW 42564/11-1519 February 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what is the predicted time-scale for the placement of a Consultant Neurologist Multiple Sclerosis Specialist in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 42563/11-1519 February 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice how his Department is working with arm's-length bodies to address cyber bullying and harassment.
  • AQW 42562/11-1519 February 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what programmes exist within secondary level education to raise awareness of cyber bullying and social media exploitation.
  • AQW 42561/11-1519 February 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure for an update on a Government E-strategy for Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 42560/11-1519 February 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for his assessment of the Employment Service Support Programme; and whether it will be extended beyond March 2015.
  • AQO 7681/11-1519 February 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline their responsibility for informing applicants to the Social Investment Fund as to whether their application has been successful.
  • AQW 42489/11-1518 February 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the Inter-Ministerial Group on Domestic and Sexual Violence.
  • AQW 42488/11-1518 February 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the Regional Strategy Action Plan as associated with the Inter-Ministerial Group on Domestic and Sexual Violence, including the resources allocated to implement such a strategy.
  • AQW 42486/11-1518 February 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to outline the measures which have been taken to produce a targeted health promotion approach to raising awareness of the health and social care needs arising from sexual violence and abuse, since 2011.
  • AQW 42485/11-1518 February 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the date of the most recent meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group on Domestic and Sexual Violence; and the number of times it has met since 2011.
  • AQW 42484/11-1518 February 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the funding which has been provided for research into sexual violence and abuse, including the strategies which address these directly, since 2011.
  • AQW 42401/11-1517 February 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for an update on the Rural Borewells Scheme; and whether she has plans to open the scheme for applications in 2015.
  • AQW 42397/11-1517 February 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for her assessment of the Rural Youth Entrepreneurship Programme; and whether it is on course to reach its Tackling Rural Poverty and Social Isolation framework objective by March 2015.
  • AQW 42396/11-1517 February 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 41364/11-15, for an update on the pilot Full Service Programmes and whether the Full Service approach will be pursued further by his Department in 2015.
  • AQW 42395/11-1517 February 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, pursuant to AQW 41001/11-15, how many of the 2,748 assisted households were in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 42390/11-1517 February 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to detail the number of applications from each constituency received by the Rural Borewells Scheme in (i) 2013; and (ii) 2014; and the number which were successful.
  • AQW 42344/11-1516 February 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning which (i) full-time; and (ii) part-time undergraduate courses have been withdrawn from the Ulster University prospectus since the 2012/2013 academic year, broken down by campus.
  • AQW 42343/11-1516 February 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning whether he will promote other courses of potential economic benefit to fill spaces left by the withdrawal of full-time and part-time undergraduate courses from the Ulster University prospectus.
  • AQW 42334/11-1516 February 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development, pursuant to AQW 41066/11-15, what recent engagement he has had with members of the Joint Government/Voluntary and Community Sector Forum; and to detail the number of times the Joint Forum has met in the last twelve months.
  • AQW 42333/11-1516 February 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the role of the Northern Ireland Executive within the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission.
  • AQW 42332/11-1516 February 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development, pursuant to AQW 40785/11-15, whether the eligibility criteria for receiving measures to increase energy efficiency under the Warm Homes Scheme has changed since 2012/13.
  • AQW 42313/11-1513 February 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister who is the primary point of contact for the Social Investment Fund Northern Steering Group.
  • AQW 42312/11-1513 February 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the Minority Ethnic Development Fund.
  • AQW 42311/11-1513 February 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister what are the identified themes further to the completion of the Social Investment Fund application process.
  • AQW 42249/11-1512 February 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the consultancies used to process Social Investment Fund applications; and for a breakdown of the costs of using these consultancies.
  • AQW 42248/11-1512 February 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether there is money ring-fenced to fulfil successful applications of the Social Investment Fund; and whether money was ring-fenced to fulfil successful applications when the Social Investment Fund was agreed by the NI Executive in May 2012.
  • AQW 42247/11-1512 February 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, pursuant to AQW 40905/11-15, to detail the Departmental infrastructural projects which have been put out to tender; and for an update on each project.
  • AQW 42246/11-1512 February 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how many successful applicants of the Social Investment Fund in the Northern Zone received a letter of offer; and further to the receipt of a letter of offer, how many have received funding.
  • AQW 42245/11-1512 February 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether their Department will use Intermediary Funding Bodies to implement the Social Investment Fund; and to detail who these bodies are and their role.
  • AQW 42204/11-1511 February 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for an update on the adoption of a Unique Learner Number as part of the development of a system to track student progress, particularly those at risk of not being in education, employment or training.
  • AQW 42203/11-1511 February 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for his assessment of public procurement as a means of stimulating innovation.
  • AQW 42202/11-1511 February 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel what advice and support is available to third sector organisations who are seeking to bid for public service contracts.
  • AQW 42200/11-1511 February 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline the progress being made on the United Youth programme of Together: Building a United Community, to ensure that it extends to Young People in rural areas.
  • AQW 42199/11-1511 February 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development for an update on a strategy for the delivery of generalist advice services.
  • AQW 42089/11-1510 February 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development who has responsibility for the payment of transport services which enable people with a range of disabilities, to access rural charitable community day centres.
  • AQW 42085/11-1510 February 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development for his assessment of the dial a lift community transport service.
  • AQW 42081/11-1510 February 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the ‘World Around Us’ component of the Key Stage 2 curriculum, including its effectiveness in specifically encouraging students to pursue science subjects.
  • AQW 42080/11-1510 February 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development what provision exists for small voluntary charitable community groups to enable them to bring people with psychological, physical and learning disabilities to and from day centres.
  • AQW 42079/11-1510 February 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development what short term support grants are available for small voluntary charitable community groups to help cover the cost of providing transport for clients to and from day centres.
  • AQW 41980/11-159 February 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning whether the reduction of courses available for study at Ulster University provides space for a veterinary school at Coleraine.
  • AQW 41961/11-159 February 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail the number of cold weather payments since 1 November 2014, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 41959/11-159 February 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for his assessment of how the rise of e-commerce is likely to impact upon the current high street business rates system in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 41957/11-159 February 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail the number of people who have enquired about a reassessment of a non-domestic rate bill since the Schedule of Draft Rateable Values was revealed in November 2014.
  • AQW 41948/11-159 February 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel whether he will carry out a structural review of the business rates system in Northern Ireland, following the announcement of a review of the business rates system in England by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
  • AQW 41882/11-156 February 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for his assessment of whether people who will see an increase in their rates through Reval 2015 NI will be those who have suffered the consequences of the recent recession most heavily.
  • AQW 41880/11-156 February 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the Aiming High Programme in England; and whether he would consider a similar programme in order to transform services for children with a disability in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 41873/11-156 February 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment which areas of East Londonderry do not have adequate and reliable broadband coverage; and what measures her Department is taking to address this issue.
  • AQW 41872/11-156 February 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment which areas of East Londonderry do not have adequate and reliable mobile phone coverage; and what measures her Department is taking to address this issue.
  • AQW 41862/11-156 February 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development for his assessment of the support provided by the Social Fund and Community Care Grants system to working parents on a low income, who have a child with a disability.
  • AQW 41830/11-155 February 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for her assessment of organic farming in Northern Ireland; and what support is available from her Department.
  • AQW 41829/11-155 February 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development to outline the criteria that community groups are required to fulfil in order to be eligible for rural transport support through the Rural Transport Fund; and how an assessment of eligibility is carried out.
  • AQW 41828/11-155 February 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how many groups representing people with a disability applied for the European Social Fund in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) East Londonderry.
  • AQW 41827/11-155 February 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail the number of participants on the Steps 2 Success and Steps Work Programmes who have been offered employment by their work placement, following its completion.
  • AQW 41826/11-155 February 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail the support available for partners of the Steps 2 Success and Steps to Work Programmes to enable them to offer employment to people who complete a placement.
  • AQO 7578/11-155 February 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for an update on the proposed Northern Ireland Investment Fund.
  • AQW 41769/11-154 February 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the process for registering Power of Attorney in Northern Ireland, compared to the process in England and Wales.
  • AQW 41765/11-154 February 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of professional development opportunities currently available for youth work staff.
  • AQW 41764/11-154 February 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister when the Ageing Strategy is expected to be published.
  • AQW 41763/11-154 February 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether there are plans to include children and young people in the extension of age discrimination legislation to the provision of goods, facilities and services.
  • AQW 41762/11-154 February 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to list the groups who have benefitted from funding through the Supporting People Programme, each year since 2012 ; and how they are likely to be impacted if funding is cut.
  • AQW 41693/11-153 February 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning, pursuant to AQW 41202/11-15, to detail the support, other than financial provision, which is available.
  • AQW 41692/11-153 February 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 41203/11-15, to detail the projects, including the partners, which have been delivered in East Londonderry to address fear of crime amongst older and vulnerable people, since 2013.
  • AQW 41685/11-153 February 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail the number of houses which have benefitted from housing support services through the Supporting People Programme, in East Londonderry, since 2012.
  • AQW 41684/11-153 February 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 41363/11-15, whether a mechanism exists to ensure that Education and Library Boards and schools provide appropriate support during the transition period for young people with Special Education Needs who do not have a statement.
  • AQW 41683/11-153 February 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development for an update on the Supporting People Programme; and whether a new strategy will be developed in the future.
  • AQW 41628/11-152 February 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the percentage of pupils achieving five or more GCSEs at grades A-C in each of the last three years, broken down by (i) gender; and (ii) pupils entitled to free school meals.
  • AQW 41627/11-152 February 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the impact that the Mental Capacity Bill may have on the provision of Power of Attorney in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 41624/11-152 February 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for an update on the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020.
  • AQW 41623/11-152 February 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for an update on the European Regional Development Fund Operational Programme.
  • AQW 41622/11-152 February 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice when Lasting Power of Attorney will be introduced in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 41551/11-1530 January 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the Social Protection Fund as outlined in the Programme for Government 2011-15.
  • AQW 41550/11-1530 January 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) what training exists to encourage teachers to identify child victims of domestic abuse; and (ii) the correct link-up process with other relevant bodies if a child is identified, or suspected.
  • AQW 41549/11-1530 January 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to provide further details on the North West Executive sub-group; and to define the geographical remit of the North West.
  • AQW 41548/11-1530 January 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel whether he has considered working with the Treasury to introduce National Savings and Investments pensioner bonds to Northern Ireland, as introduced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in 2014, and recently made available in Great Britain.
  • AQW 41547/11-1530 January 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the Public Health Agency's 10,000 Voices Project; and whether it will be continued in 2015/16.
  • AQW 41489/11-1529 January 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail the current level of unoccupied social housing in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 41488/11-1529 January 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how much funding has been allocated through the Social Investment Fund to deprived areas within the Northern Zone since 2011.
  • AQW 41487/11-1529 January 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for his assessment of the impact that the proposed courthouses closures will have on the Programme for Government 2011-15 commitment to improve access to justice.
  • AQW 41486/11-1529 January 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of people who have a long-term, or chronic, condition who are currently enrolled in a specialist chronic condition management programme.
  • AQW 41485/11-1529 January 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development for an update on his Department's Empty Homes Strategy in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 41430/11-1528 January 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how Health and Social Care Trusts maintain updated registers of children who have a disability.
  • AQW 41429/11-1528 January 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the role of (i) voluntary sector organisations; and (ii) Health and Social Care Trusts, in providing respite services to parents.
  • AQW 41428/11-1528 January 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the provision of classroom assistants in mainstream post-primary schools for pupils who have a disability that were supported by a classroom assistant at primary level.
  • AQW 41427/11-1528 January 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development, pursuant to AQW 40719/11-15, to detail additional eligibility criteria, for properties which were built before 2000 who wish to install mains water, so they can benefit from the supplemented allowance of £12,000.
  • AQW 41426/11-1528 January 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning, pursuant to AQW 40783/11-15, for his assessment of the capacity of further education colleges to independently provide this type of intervention; and what impact falling enrolment figures will have on the future of this programme.
  • AQW 41367/11-1527 January 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning what support exists in Regional Colleges, beyond work preparation programmes, to facilitate young people with disabilities’ entry to employment.
  • AQW 41364/11-1527 January 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether he will expand the Extended Schools’ Programme to provide funding for eligible schools in 2015/16.
  • AQW 41363/11-1527 January 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what provisions exist, within post-primary secondary level schools, to support young people who have low to moderate disability needs to pursue paid employment opportunities.
  • AQW 41362/11-1527 January 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the areas in which Sure Start Programmes are currently funded; and whether services will be expanded to the top 25 per cent most disadvantaged wards in 2015.
  • AQW 41361/11-1527 January 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what transition planning and reviewing arrangements currently exist for young people with a disability, once they have left post-primary compulsory education.
  • AQW 41270/11-1526 January 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice, pursuant to AQW 40651/11-15, whether funding is available for this project.
  • AQW 41269/11-1526 January 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment how her Department is providing support for hotels.
  • AQW 41268/11-1526 January 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of General Practice surgeries in each of the last five years; and how his Department is encouraging young doctors to enter the GP workforce.
  • AQW 41267/11-1526 January 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the current number of General Practice surgeries.
  • AQW 41266/11-1526 January 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail all recipients of the Community Relations, Equality and Diversity Fund in each of the last four years; and whether this will be awarded in 2015/2016.
  • AQW 41203/11-1523 January 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for his assessment of the outcomes of the Community Safety Strategy; Fear of Crime Strategic Action Plan 2012-14.
  • AQW 41202/11-1523 January 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning what support exists for carers who wish to participate in further and higher education.
  • AQW 41201/11-1523 January 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning, pursuant to AQW 40453/11-15, and in light of closer links between Tourism Northern Ireland and InvestNI, what communication has he had with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to ensure that skills challenges facing local tourism industry are a priority.
  • AQW 41200/11-1523 January 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how many students, in 2013/14, in the (i) Northern; and (ii) North West Regional Colleges enrolled in courses which support the hospitality and tourism sectors.
  • AQW 41199/11-1523 January 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for an update on funding availability for the United Youth Programme; and when organisations will receive notification of the outcome of their pilot concept proposals.
  • AQW 41125/11-1522 January 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development for an update on the development of an Addressing Bureaucracy Code of Practice.
  • AQW 41124/11-1522 January 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the average size of primary school class in (i) East Londonderry; and (ii) Coleraine, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 41123/11-1522 January 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of primary school classroom assistants in East Londonderry in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 41122/11-1522 January 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development for his assessment of off-peak, socially necessary, public transport provision.
  • AQW 41121/11-1522 January 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education how primary school funding per head of child is determined; and for his assessment of funding per head in the Coleraine area.
  • AQO 7487/11-1522 January 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for her assessment of the impact that the current differential pig meat market price between Northern Ireland and Great Britain is likely to have on the growth objectives for the pig sector as outlined in the 'Going for Growth' report.
  • AQW 41088/11-1521 January 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development to detail the groups that his Department has consulted with on transport provision for disabled and older people.
  • AQW 41087/11-1521 January 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development for an update on the future of services facilitated through the Translink Rural Transport Fund.
  • AQW 41086/11-1521 January 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development, pursuant to AQW 39660/11-15, for his assessment of the impact that fare increases will have on consumers with disabilities who hold the Half Fare Smartpass.
  • AQW 41068/11-1521 January 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the number of graduates, who have a primary degree in a science discipline, who progress into primary and post-primary teaching positions.
  • AQW 41066/11-1521 January 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development for his assessment of the role of the Joint Government/Voluntary and Community Sector Forum.
  • AQW 41010/11-1520 January 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for her assessment of the effectiveness of the Maximising Access in Rural Areas to Grants, Services and Benefits (MARA) project in providing access to services, grants and benefits for people living in rural areas who are at risk of poverty and social isolation.
  • AQW 41009/11-1520 January 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how many applications for funding from the European Social Fund were received from the East Londonderry area.
  • AQW 41008/11-1520 January 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning what mechanisms are in place to (i) identify young people who are not in education, training or employment; (ii) encourage their engagement in programmes to address their needs; and (iii) monitor the outcomes of their engagement with relevant programmes.
  • AQW 41006/11-1520 January 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for her assessment of the Contacting Elderly Rural Isolated pilot project in the Western Health and Social Care Trust area; and whether she will consider rolling out a similar project to reduce social isolation for vulnerable older people in rural areas of the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 41001/11-1520 January 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development how many rural households have benefited from her Department’s Fuel Poverty Intervention scheme.
  • AQW 40905/11-1519 January 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to detail the number of major departmental infrastructural projects which have been abandoned, having been put out to tender; and to detail the expense incurred.
  • AQW 40904/11-1519 January 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for their assessment of the role and effectiveness of the One Plan Interdepartmental Coordination Group.
  • AQW 40902/11-1519 January 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 39389/11-15, whether it is likely that findings of the stakeholder review of the North West Gateway Initiative, and material relating to further consultation with relevant Departments, will be published in due course.
  • AQW 40856/11-1516 January 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 38521/11-15, what proportion of this site is likely to be designated for use by the community voluntary sector.
  • AQW 40855/11-1516 January 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 40276/11-15, to detail any plans his Department has to fulfil the priorities for Education, as outlined in the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety led draft Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse Strategy, by introducing an awareness programme for use in post-primary schools.
  • AQW 40854/11-1516 January 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment how she is encouraging foreign direct investment by selling the attributes of areas outside of Belfast and Londonderry.
  • AQW 40853/11-1516 January 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 38521/11-15, to detail the outcome of meetings with the local community association in Ballykelly.
  • AQW 40852/11-1516 January 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to list the organisations that received funding from the Collaboration and Innovation Fund, which is due to run out in March 2015.
  • AQW 40786/11-1515 January 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to outline the rationale for removing the bus provided for the visually impaired at the Blind Centre, Coleraine, in December 2014.
  • AQW 40785/11-1515 January 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail the number of applications which have been submitted to the Warm Homes Scheme in each of the last three years; and how many have been successful.
  • AQW 40784/11-1515 January 2015 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail the number of homes that will be targeted by the Affordable Warmth Scheme; and the average annual savings this will generate for his Department.
  • AQW 40783/11-1515 January 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for his assessment of the effectiveness of the Learner Access and Engagement Programme in addressing educational underachievement and social disadvantage.
  • AQW 40782/11-1515 January 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of people over the age of 65 years who receive publicly funded care in their own homes.
  • AQO 7410/11-1515 January 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, further to his recent meeting with the Ulster Farmers' Union, for his assessment of current health care provision in rural communities.
  • AQW 40720/11-1514 January 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail proposals which have been submitted, to benefit from unallocated Financial Transactions Capital funding, since the 2014 October Monitoring Round.
  • AQW 40719/11-1514 January 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development what provision exists within his Department to support rural houses who wish to install mains water.
  • AQW 40718/11-1514 January 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, pursuant to AQW 35358/11-15, how many premises have benefited from more choice and improved broadband speeds through the BT Northern Ireland Broadband Improvement project.
  • AQW 40715/11-1514 January 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for an update on a proposed intervention area for improvements to broadband provision through Phase 2 of the UK Superfast Rollout Programme; and whether she plans to award a supply contract.
  • AQW 40713/11-1514 January 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for her assessment of the success of the BT Northern Ireland Broadband Improvement project in improving access to basic and superfast fixed-line broadband services for rural areas.
  • AQW 40656/11-1513 January 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how his Department ensures that services and support identified in carers assessments for older carers are implemented.
  • AQW 40655/11-1513 January 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether a key point of contact exists within each Health and Social Care Trust to encourage and assist older carers with the carers assessment, review and reassessment.
  • AQW 40653/11-1513 January 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 39997/11-15, to detail specific public awareness campaigns by his Department to ensure that older people who fit the criteria of carer are identified.
  • AQW 40652/11-1513 January 2015 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to detail the projects in East Londonderry which will benefit from the additional resources and capital funding received by her Department in the October monitoring round.
  • AQW 40651/11-1513 January 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the proposed new build for Magilligan Prison.
  • AQW 40574/11-1512 January 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the rationale behind the proposed removal of the remaining Community Relations, Equality and Diversity funding for education by his Department.
  • AQW 40573/11-1512 January 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to list the applications to the Social Investment Fund, from within the Northern Zone; and for an update on the status of these applications.
  • AQW 40568/11-1512 January 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether people applying to the Social Investment Fund have been notified of applications which have been unsuccessful; and if so, to detail how applicants were notified.
  • AQW 40564/11-1512 January 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for her assessment of the success of her Department's policies to address the needs of ethnic minority groups in rural areas.
  • AQW 40563/11-1512 January 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to detail the number of jobs created in (i) 2012/13; and (ii) 2013/14; and of this number, how many were part-time positions.
  • AQW 40499/11-159 January 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for his assessment of the Collaboration and Innovation Fund to support young people who are not in employment, education or training; and what plans he has to continue this Fund post March 2015.
  • AQW 40497/11-159 January 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning, pursuant to AQW 40166/11-15, for his assessment of the Food Engineering Apprenticeship Programme delivered in Southern Regional College; and whether he has plans to introduce this programme in Northern and North Western Regional colleges to promote the food and drink industries in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 40494/11-159 January 2015 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment, pursuant to AQW 39802/11-15, of the number of staff who requested an illustration of entitlements under the Northern Ireland Civil Service Administrative Assistant and Administrative Officer Voluntary Exit Scheme, how many submitted a formal application to leave under the terms of the Scheme.
  • AQW 40493/11-159 January 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of hubs, and associated projects, in East Londonderry, as part of the Delivering Social Change Early Intervention Transformation Programme.
  • AQW 40491/11-159 January 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how the six Delivering Social Change Signature Programmes are addressing the needs of young people who are engaged in cycles of anti-social behaviour.
  • AQW 40453/11-158 January 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for an update on plans within his Department to carry out a review of the skills needs of the tourism sector.
  • AQW 40452/11-158 January 2015 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel what communication his Department has had with the Northern Ireland Hotels Federation regarding VAT rates; and whether he has plans to raise the issue of a separate VAT rate for the Northern Ireland tourism/hospitality sector with HM Treasury.
  • AQW 40450/11-158 January 2015 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning (i) how WorldHost customer service training programmes are being promoted to businesses in the tourism, hospitality, trade and retail sectors; and (ii) how many businesses are currently engaged in these programmes.
  • AQW 40449/11-158 January 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for an update on the plans to publish an updated Strategy for Tourism; and how an enforced strategy will contribute to continued growth in this sector.
  • AQO 7364/11-158 January 2015 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for an update on how her Department is working to ensure that the infrastructural changes required to stage the Open Championship at Royal Portrush in 2019 are approved and completed.
  • AQW 40393/11-157 January 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development whether it is compulsory for public transport drivers to undertake Disability Awareness Training in respect of service users who are visually impaired.
  • AQW 40392/11-157 January 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development what communication his Department has had with the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to ensure that the provision of services for people with visual impairments are protected.
  • AQW 40391/11-157 January 2015 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development what transport provision exists for people with visual impairment; and how cuts to his Department’s budget will impact on this provision.
  • AQW 40390/11-157 January 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail what support is currently provided through his Department to RNIB Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 40318/11-156 January 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice what support the Hate Incident Practical Action Scheme and the Hate Crime Advocacy Service have provided to, or in the vicinity of, the homes of hate crime victims, in the last twelve months.
  • AQW 40317/11-156 January 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for his assessment of the effectiveness of Belfast City Council’s Tension Monitoring Model in addressing hate crime; and whether he plans to introduce similar models to other areas through Policing and Community Safety Partnerships and other structures.
  • AQW 40306/11-156 January 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how the Racial Equality Unit is working with community leaders in areas where recent racially motivated attacks have been most prevalent.
  • AQW 40280/11-155 January 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice how his Department is working with the Chief Constable to address increasing levels of domestic abuse, and to encourage victims to report crimes of this nature.
  • AQW 40279/11-155 January 2015 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update on the Stopping Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse Strategy.
  • AQW 40278/11-155 January 2015 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for their assessment of the effectiveness of the current Gender Equality Strategy in addressing gender related violence.
  • AQW 40277/11-155 January 2015 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for his assessment of the increase in reported domestic abuse incidents and crimes.
  • AQW 40276/11-155 January 2015 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the existing educational programmes which raise awareness of domestic abuse among young people; and whether he plans to introduce further programmes.
  • AQO 7297/11-155 January 2015 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for her assessment of the Farm Management Deposit Scheme, suggested by the Ulster Farmers Union, as a risk management tool against future market volatility.

2014 (351 questions)

  • AQW 40169/11-1512 December 2014 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development to list the community and voluntary groups in East Londonderry that have received funding from his Department since 2011.
  • AQW 40168/11-1512 December 2014 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment what criteria which she is using to promote Northern Ireland and attract Foreign Investment.
  • AQW 40167/11-1512 December 2014 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice how his Department is working with the Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland to address levels of crime against older people.
  • AQW 40166/11-1512 December 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how Further Education Colleges are supporting (i) the creative industries; (ii) tourism food and drink sectors; (iii) the service sector; (iv) finance and business; (v) health service provision; and (vi) the construction sector.
  • AQW 40129/11-1511 December 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to list the community and voluntary groups in East Londonderry that have received funding from his Department since 2011.
  • AQW 40128/11-1511 December 2014 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to list the community and voluntary groups in East Londonderry that have received funding from his Department since 2011.
  • AQW 40127/11-1511 December 2014 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to list the community and voluntary groups in East Londonderry that have received funding from his Department since 2011.
  • AQW 40126/11-1511 December 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment to list the community and voluntary groups in East Londonderry that have received funding from his Department since 2011.
  • AQW 40125/11-1511 December 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to list the community and voluntary groups in East Londonderry that have received funding from his Department since 2011.
  • AQW 40099/11-1510 December 2014 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to list the community voluntary groups in East Londonderry that have received funding from her Department since 2011.
  • AQW 40098/11-1510 December 2014 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to list the community voluntary groups in East Londonderry that have received funding from her Department since 2011.
  • AQW 40097/11-1510 December 2014 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to list the community voluntary groups in East Londonderry that have received funding from her Department since 2011.
  • AQW 40090/11-1510 December 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail all the community and voluntary groups in East Londonderry that have received funding from his Department since 2011.
  • AQW 40089/11-1510 December 2014 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail all the community and voluntary groups in East Londonderry that have received funding from his Department since 2011.
  • AQW 40000/11-159 December 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline the nature of any recent communication with the Commissioner for Older People in respect of extending age discrimination legislation to the provision of goods, facilities and services.
  • AQW 39999/11-159 December 2014 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel whether he plans to provide support for owners of vacant properties where rates are set to increase from April 2015.
  • AQW 39998/11-159 December 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister why Programme for Government 2011/15 commitment number 44, to extend age discrimination legislation to the provision of goods, facilities and services, has not been delivered.
  • AQW 39997/11-159 December 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 39545/11-15, how Health and Social Care Trusts are actively encouraging people who are fulfilling a role as a carer, but are unknown to the Trust, to identify themselves in order to have an assessment carried out.
  • AQW 39996/11-159 December 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update following his recent meeting with the Chairperson of the Fire and Rescue Service Board, in respect of implementing cost saving measures within the Fire Service.
  • AQW 39946/11-158 December 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the Early Intervention Transformation Programme, as part of the framework for Delivering Social Change.
  • AQW 39945/11-158 December 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how areas of his Department’s work, previously funded through the Block Grant, which will now be applying to the European Social Fund (ESF), meet the conditionality requirements of the ESF.
  • AQW 39944/11-158 December 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning what assurances he can give that projects within his Department, for which funding applications are submitted to the European Social Fund, will be judged fairly and on merit alone.
  • AQW 39943/11-158 December 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety when he expects the report on Minimum Care Standards in Nursing Homes to be published.
  • AQW 39942/11-158 December 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister what assurance they can provide that funding to enable the implementation of the Active Ageing Strategy 2014-2020 across Departments will remain a priority.
  • AQW 39879/11-155 December 2014 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development, in relation to the reports that one city and 13 towns are set to lose their urban bus services next year, which towns will be affected; and how the removal of these services is likely to affect older people and people with disabilities who rely on these services.
  • AQW 39877/11-155 December 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for his assessment of the geographical range of Northern Regional College campuses.
  • AQW 39876/11-155 December 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning whether he has any plans to introduce voluntary redundancy packages in the Further Education sector; and whether funding exists within his Department to cover the cost of voluntary redundancies within the sector.
  • AQW 39873/11-155 December 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how cuts are likely to affect the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service in respect of (i) call out times; (ii) public safety; (iii) firefighter safety; (iv) support for animal rescue; and (v) the provision of services during flooding.
  • AQW 39821/11-154 December 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning, in light of budgetary constraints within his Department, which areas of his Department’s work, previously funded through the block grant, will he consider making applications under the European Social Fund to resource.
  • AQW 39818/11-154 December 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning, in light of the budgetary constraints to his Department, how he will protect organisations who are funded by the European Social Fund, whose client groups include those with mental health needs, learning and physical disabilities, lone parents and disadvantaged young people.
  • AQW 39815/11-154 December 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development whether he intends to allow cost of living increases for staff in community voluntary sector organisations, in line with a 2.2 per cent cost of living increase agreed by the National Joint Council from January 2015.
  • AQW 39811/11-154 December 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning, in light of the budgetary constraints within his Department, what funding protection will continue for voluntary and community organisations which are involved in delivering public services, or in meeting the Programme for Government 11/15 objectives.
  • AQW 39802/11-154 December 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment, pursuant to AQW 39173/11-15, to detail the number of expressions of interest in the ‘restricted’ Northern Ireland Civil Service Voluntary Exit Scheme to generate vacancies for surplus Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency staff in Coleraine, which had been received by the December 3 2014 deadline.
  • AQW 39753/11-153 December 2014 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development to detail the number of complaints received by Translink bus and rail services in the last year on the provision of transport services for users who have a disability.
  • AQW 39752/11-153 December 2014 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of new teaching posts in (i) controlled; and (ii) voluntary sector primary and post-primary schools, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 39750/11-153 December 2014 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the impact on staffing levels in schools as a result of budgetary constraints within his Department.
  • AQW 39749/11-153 December 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment whether the new management structures for Local Government from April 2015 will be conducted internally or externally.
  • AQW 39660/11-152 December 2014 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development for his assessment of the effectiveness of services such as Door-2-Door, concessionary fares, and improvements to rural transport provision in enhancing access to public transportation for older people and people with disabilities in urban and rural areas.
  • AQW 39659/11-152 December 2014 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for an update on the process of transferring functions for local economic development from InvestNI to new district councils.
  • AQW 39658/11-152 December 2014 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for an update on the measures in place to ensure the effective transfer of tourism powers to the new district councils.
  • AQW 39657/11-152 December 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail the number of homes considered to be in fuel poverty in East Londonderry; and to outline the measures being taken to ensure that these homes receive assistance this winter through fuel poverty schemes.
  • AQW 39656/11-152 December 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development how his Department are working with the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to ensure that the homes of older people are a priority target for fuel poverty assistance, in order to avoid ill-health during the winter months.
  • AQW 39609/11-151 December 2014 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development, pursuant to AWQ 38732/11-15, what measures are in place to ensure that disability awareness and equality training is (i) available for; and (ii) attended by, all frontline public transport staff.
  • AQW 39608/11-151 December 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development, pursuant to AQW 38729/11-15 for a breakdown of (i) the number of Disabled Facilities Grant applications received; and (ii) the number approved, by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive in (a) Northern Ireland; and (b) East Londonderry in the 2013/2014 financial year.
  • AQW 39607/11-151 December 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development how many people in each constituency were in receipt of Disability Living Allowance in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 39606/11-151 December 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development what measures are in place to protect housing tenants from eviction, as a result of their landlord facing financial difficulties, and which ensure that tenants are given sufficient notice of changes in circumstance by the property owner.
  • AQW 39605/11-151 December 2014 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel, pursuant to AQW 38673/11-15, what provision exists for owners of properties that are not located in areas where district rates are relatively low and therefore do not automatically qualify for the rate subsidy scheme, yet who’s rates increase disparately to others in the area.
  • AQW 39545/11-1528 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what steps are being taken to ensure that older carers are made aware of the support structures available to help them; and that they are offered a carer's assessment.
  • AQW 39544/11-1528 November 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail the number of people who have presented to the Housing Executive as homeless in East Londonderry, broken down by council, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 39540/11-1528 November 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment, in light of budgetary pressures, what contingency measures are in place to ensure that the road safety strategy in his Department is not negatively impacted.
  • AQW 39539/11-1528 November 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 37833/11-15, to detail (i) the programme of support which will be given to people in East Londonderry who are long term unemployed by the Community Work Programme; (ii) when this is expected to be delivered; and (iii) how the programme will be facilitated.
  • AQW 39534/11-1528 November 2014 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, pursuant to AQW 38574/11-15, how many (i) community engagement sessions; (ii) participants and groups progressing action planning; (iii) mentoring sessions with relevant groups; and (iv) promotional and information events have been in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 39467/11-1527 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of (i) the appropriateness of the new computer operated check-in system in Causeway Hospital for patients who are not confident with new technologies, and (ii) the importance of initial bedside manner for those who are experiencing poor health.
  • AQW 39466/11-1527 November 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 36611/11-15, to detail the number of local social entrepreneurs and enterprises who have accessed and used the Social Enterprise Hub, which is operational in the Northern Social Investment Fund Zone through the Accelerating Social Enterprise Signature Programme.
  • AQW 39465/11-1527 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what contact he has had with staff and families of patients who are receiving care in Dalriada Community Hospital, for needs other than Multiple Sclerosis Respite care, in respect of (i) the nature and timescale of their treatment; and (ii) plans to provide an alternative to care in Dalriada Hospital.
  • AQW 39464/11-1527 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to clarify the rationale behind the new ‘check-in’ service for appointments which is currently operating in Causeway Hospital, replacing the initial ‘patient to staff’ contact.
  • AQW 39463/11-1527 November 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail the number of students who are currently in receipt of an Education Maintenance Allowance; and what assurance he can give that money for this will be ringfenced in light of current budgetary pressures.
  • AQO 7224/11-1527 November 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister why the Programme for Government 2011/15 commitment to extend age discrimination legislation to the provision of goods, facilities and services has not yet been delivered.
  • AQO 7224/11-1527 November 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister why the Programme for Government 2011/15 commitment to extend age discrimination legislation to the provision of goods, facilities and services has not yet been delivered.
  • AQW 39390/11-1526 November 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning, pursuant to AQW 38671/11-15, to detail the number of training (i) positions currently available within each of the eleven training suppliers; and (ii) suppliers in East Londonderry being used to capacity, as part of the Training for Success Programme.
  • AQW 39389/11-1526 November 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 38282/11-15, when the findings of the stakeholder consultation on the review of North West Gateway Initiative will be available.
  • AQW 39388/11-1526 November 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment, pursuant to AQW 38577/11-15, what assurance he can provide that a review of current fees for the processing of driver licences, which are currently not in parity with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, will be a priority objective during the development of a new driver licensing IT system.
  • AQW 39387/11-1526 November 2014 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel, pursuant to AQW 37644/11-15, for a breakdown by constituency of the total number of people who are employed in (i) accommodation and food service activities; and (ii) convention and trade show organisers.
  • AQW 39386/11-1526 November 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, pursuant to AQW 38282/11-15, to detail (i) the organisational structure of the North West Gateway Initiative; (ii) the number of officials from each Department contributing to its functioning; and (iii) any associated staffing costs.
  • AQW 39321/11-1525 November 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning whether the financial assistance for students, who have been in foster care or care of social services for a significant period of time, that this currently provided by the University of Ulster and Queen’s University, including Stranmillis University College, will be ring-fenced following budget cuts to his Department's budget.
  • AQW 39318/11-1525 November 2014 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what plans he has to bring forward policy for schools in each of the education sectors which are not provided for under the remit of the new Education Authority.
  • AQW 39317/11-1525 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how he is encouraging people to seek advice on minor ailments from their pharmacist in the first instance, instead of a GP or Emergency Department.
  • AQW 39316/11-1525 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the administrative cost of processing (i) a single NHS HS21 prescription; and (ii) a single NHS PV1 (pharmacist) prescription, excluding the cost of the item dispensed; and how many of each of these types of prescriptions have been processed since April 2013.
  • AQW 39315/11-1525 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the total revenue generated by prescription charges, for each of the three years preceding the abolition of prescription charges.
  • AQW 39250/11-1524 November 2014 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development (i) to outline the rationale for the introduction of charges in off-street car parks on Sundays in the Coleraine area from December; (ii) what impact this will have on traders in the town centre; and (iii) how many town centre car parks will be included in this scheme.
  • AQW 39249/11-1524 November 2014 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development what plans he has to extend his Department’s scheme of five hours parking for one pound.
  • AQW 39248/11-1524 November 2014 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure, pursuant to AQW 38381/11-15, when she will receive the outcome of Sport NI’s review of the business case for the development of sports and community facilities in Dungiven.
  • AQW 39247/11-1524 November 2014 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure, pursuant to AQW 38379/11-15, how many projects in the East Londonderry area are currently being considered for allocation of funding, which was awarded to her Department through the October monitoring round.
  • AQW 39240/11-1524 November 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the measures in place to raise awareness of public appointment opportunities amongst women and members of other under-represented groups, as a step towards encouraging these groups to apply.
  • AQW 39179/11-1521 November 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development whether he intends to extend the temporary work available for surplus staff from the Driver and Vehicle Agency offices in Coleraine with the Child Maintenance Services.
  • AQW 39178/11-1521 November 2014 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel, following Rate Revaluation from April 2015, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that businesses currently eligible for small business rate relief are awarded.
  • AQW 39177/11-1521 November 2014 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for his assessment of the impact that rebalancing business rates will have on businesses investing in Coleraine, given that business properties on streets leading to the town centre are facing increases.
  • AQW 39175/11-1521 November 2014 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel what measures are in place to support occupants of non-domestic properties in Coleraine that are facing rate increases of more than 100 per cent, due to Rate Revaluation from April 2015.
  • AQW 39173/11-1521 November 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment what communication he has had with other Departments to identify further work for surplus staff at the Driver and Vehicle Agency offices in Coleraine; and to detail the work which he has been able to identify.
  • AQW 39096/11-1520 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of (a) whole time; and (b) part time Fire and Rescue workers, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 39095/11-1520 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of a recent incident whereby an ambulance in Coleraine was attacked by a number of individuals during a call out to a victim of assault.
  • AQW 39094/11-1520 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of recorded incidences in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) East Londonderry, which have been attended by the Fire and Rescue Service, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 39093/11-1520 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of how budget constraints will impact the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS); and what communication he has had with the NIFRS regarding the constraints.
  • AQW 39092/11-1520 November 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail the number of people who have (i) applied for; and (ii) been awarded a short term advance of benefit, since April 2013, broken down by constituency.
  • AQW 39029/11-1519 November 2014 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development whether the recent £5million investment in the Translink fleet, which will update the Coleraine Town service, will also allow surrounding rural areas to receive improved public transport provision.
  • AQW 39028/11-1519 November 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail the number of students that graduated from the University of Ulster Business School, in each of the last three years, broken down by Campus.
  • AQW 39024/11-1519 November 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development how his Department are addressing the delay between a claim for Personal Independence Payment and the receipt of money, which is resulting in an average waiting time of six months for people with a disability.
  • AQW 39023/11-1519 November 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment for an update, including the timescale, on any guarantee of assurance that he has received from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in Swansea that it will contribute to an early-exit scheme for employers which may provide previous Driver and Vehicle Agency workers from Coleraine with civil service employment in the North West.
  • AQW 39022/11-1519 November 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development what support exists for people with a disability who are living in severe hardship, due to their Disability Living Allowance being cut, until they can prove that they are eligible for the replacement Personal Independence Payment.
  • AQW 38942/11-1518 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what assurance he can give that other community hospitals will be allowed to continue to provide vital palliative and rehabilitation services in their communities.
  • AQW 38941/11-1518 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what mechanisms are in place to ensure that planned November admissions to the Multiple Sclerosis Respite Unit in Dalriada Hospital are not overlooked, and that these patients receive sufficient care for their specific needs.
  • AQW 38940/11-1518 November 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail (i) what communication his Department have had with Community Technical Aid (CTA); and (ii) the role of CTA, including any current work, within communities in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 38939/11-1518 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what will become of the equipment used for the provision of services, including transport, specifically for Multiple Sclerosis patients at Dalriada Hospital, during the temporary period of closure.
  • AQW 38938/11-1518 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the mechanisms, including timescale, by which he was made aware of the geographical remit, and specific nature, of the services provided by the Multiple Sclerosis Respite Unit in Dalriada Hospital.
  • AQW 38892/11-1517 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the impact of the inaugural all-island Palliative Care Week; and how he intends to use the momentum to support the provision of Palliative Care in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 38891/11-1517 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what steps his Department is taking to encourage a culture of awareness and early intervention in mental ill-health in young people, in order to promote alternatives to pharmacological interventions.
  • AQW 38890/11-1517 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of people in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust in receipt of (i) residential care packages; (ii) meals service care packages, and (iii) home help care packages, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 38889/11-1517 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update on the proposed establishment of primary care talking therapies hubs in each Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 38888/11-1517 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the level of prescription drug use; and to outline the steps his Department is taking to address prescription drug addiction.
  • AQW 38829/11-1514 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safe how his Department communicate with The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority to ensure correct staffing ratios in private care homes.
  • AQW 38828/11-1514 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to outline the assessment process for patients with Dementia who require to be located in a care home with Elderely Mentally Interferred provision, to ensure that they are placed in the most appropriate environment to cater for their individual needs.
  • AQW 38826/11-1514 November 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment, given the recent assessment by Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful outlining litter levels on beaches, what steps his Department is taking to (i) address current levels of litter; and (ii) ensure this does not negatively impact on coastal tourism.
  • AQW 38825/11-1514 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how often the Regulation Quality and Improvement Authority (RQIA) are required to complete individual inspections of private care homes; and for his assessment of the rationale behind care homes being given prior notice of impending RQIA inspections.
  • AQW 38823/11-1514 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety To detail the number of (i) Health Service; and (ii) privately operated care homes in East Londonderry, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 38733/11-1513 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what funding his Department, and its arm's-length bodies, have provided to support programmes which train people with a disability on issues related to sexual health and general wellbeing.
  • AQW 38732/11-1513 November 2014 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development what strategies have been put in place by his Department to address the transport needs of people with a disability, to enable full participation within the community.
  • AQW 38731/11-1513 November 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail the measures his Department is taking to ensure that additional strains are not placed on people with a disability through the Severe Disability Premium which will be introduced by Universal Credit.
  • AQW 38730/11-1513 November 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment what measures are in place to (i) ensure that local councils abide by legal obligations under waste legislation to prevent environmental damage; and (ii) to encourage waste contracts where waste can be traced from source to final destination.
  • AQW 38729/11-1513 November 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to outline the range of options available to people with a disability who are seeking to live independently within their community.
  • AQW 38676/11-1512 November 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment how his Department is addressing the risks associated with the transfer of power to local government; and what preparation has been taken to ensure the competent transfer of these powers in April 2015.
  • AQW 38675/11-1512 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 37834/11-15, to detail the range of measures which are in place to minimise medicines and supplies wastage in each Health and Social Care Trust.
  • AQW 38674/11-1512 November 2014 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for an update on the public consultation on a subsidy scheme for rate payers under the new local government structure.
  • AQW 38673/11-1512 November 2014 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel how the public will be made aware of the relevant changes for rate payers under the new local government structure.
  • AQW 38671/11-1512 November 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for an update on the number of training suppliers providing services for young people in East Londonderry participating in the Training for Success Programme.
  • AQW 38578/11-1511 November 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning what is the deadline for applications to the European Social Fund.
  • AQW 38577/11-1511 November 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment whether his Department plans to reduce the cost of driving licences for motorists, following the announcement by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency that fees will be reduced from October 2014.
  • AQW 38576/11-1511 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) the process by which outpatient appointments are allocated; and (ii) whether hospital staff are advised to take into account where patients live in relation to the hospital, their age, and their ability to arrange travel to their appointments.
  • AQW 38575/11-1511 November 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the proposals to extend age discrimination legislation to the provision of goods, facilities and services.
  • AQW 38574/11-1511 November 2014 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for her assessment of the effectiveness of local Social Enterprise Hubs in actively encouraging business start ups within local communities.
  • AQW 38523/11-1510 November 2014 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for an update on progress being made on proposals from May 2014 to resolve outstanding issues related to the Civil Service Equal Pay Settlement.
  • AQW 38522/11-1510 November 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister what proportion of the Shackleton site at Ballykelly will be designated to the community voluntary sector.
  • AQW 38521/11-1510 November 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline the long term vision for the Shackleton site at Ballykelly; and what interest has been received from the community voluntary sector.
  • AQW 38520/11-1510 November 2014 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, given the present difficulties being experienced by dairy farmers over market milk price volatility, how her Department is encouraging stakeholders to consider long term approaches such as hedging or insurance cover.
  • AQW 38519/11-1510 November 2014 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what measures her Department is taking to tackle the current market difficulties being experienced on local farms, to ensure that cashflow does not become an issue for dairy farmers during the high cost winter months.
  • AQW 38432/11-157 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how long his Department will provide funding for the reopening of four beds at Robinson Hospital, Ballymoney.
  • AQW 38431/11-157 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether his Department has funded the opening of beds in community hospitals in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust for the services of Multiple Sclerosis patients, since 1 November 2014.
  • AQW 38430/11-157 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what consultation his Department had with patients of the Multiple Sclerosis Respite Centre at Dalriada Hospital, and their families, prior to and following its temporary closure.
  • AQW 38429/11-157 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what specialist resources, including staff, are available at the Robinson Community Hospital, Ballymoney, for Multiple Sclerosis patients and their families.
  • AQW 38428/11-157 November 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the repercussions for staff of Dalriada Hospital following its temporary closure.
  • AQW 38383/11-156 November 2014 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure what communication her Department, or associated arm’s-length bodies, have received from Coleraine Football Club Academy requesting financial assistance for grass roots soccer programmes; and to outline the nature of the responses provided.
  • AQW 38382/11-156 November 2014 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure how the withdrawal of funding from the tourism events fund will impact sports competitions in the North West, specifically the Foyle Cup and Milk Cup youth football tournaments and the North West 200.
  • AQW 38381/11-156 November 2014 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure whether she or departmental officials met the Chief Executive of Limavady Council to discuss progress for the Dungiven sports and community facilities project; and when her Department expects to receive a final draft business case for the project.
  • AQW 38380/11-156 November 2014 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure how Sport Northern Ireland, as an arm’s-length body of her Department, are encouraging grass roots soccer programmes to operate on a cross-community basis and demonstrate an active commitment to equality.
  • AQW 38379/11-156 November 2014 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure how her Department is working with relevant stakeholders in East Londonderry to advance the aim of developing the North West as a hub for the creative industries and social innovation.
  • AQW 38285/11-155 November 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail the financial support available through his Department, and other bodies, for students from Northern Ireland who relocate to other areas of the UK for university education.
  • AQW 38284/11-155 November 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning what communication his Department has had with universities on the current freeze on student fees, in light of departmental budgetary pressures.
  • AQW 38283/11-155 November 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how the North West Gateway Initiative has produced social and economic benefits for Limavady since its inception.
  • AQW 38282/11-155 November 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how many projects have been developed in Limavady through the North West Gateway Initiative since its inception.
  • AQW 38281/11-155 November 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether the North West Gateway Initiative has met its initial aims and objectives to socially and economically improve the North West area, since 2006.
  • AQW 38217/11-154 November 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment how his Department is working with the DVLA offices in Swansea to address teething problems since the centralisation of services from Coleraine.
  • AQW 38216/11-154 November 2014 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail the ratio of success to failure of new business start-ups in East Londonderry, in the last three years.
  • AQW 38215/11-154 November 2014 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development what his Department is doing to ensure maximum safety on the roads in the winter months, particularly those with difficult topography.
  • AQW 38214/11-154 November 2014 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development whether his Department’s policy of priority secondary salting for rural schools will be in operation this winter.
  • AQW 38213/11-154 November 2014 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development for an update on the Enterprise Refurbishment Programme.
  • AQW 38120/11-153 November 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for an update on his Department’s Human Resources negotiations with NIPSA over the establishment of an Industrial Relations Framework.
  • AQW 38119/11-153 November 2014 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the proposed shared Police, Fire and Prison Service training facility at Desertcreat.
  • AQW 38118/11-153 November 2014 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for an update on plans for a Northern Ireland Civil Service wide redundancy package, or voluntary exit scheme, in 2015.
  • AQW 38117/11-153 November 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for his assessment of his Department’s treatment of staff under the Inefficiency Sick Absence policy.
  • AQW 38116/11-153 November 2014 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel, in light of the comments by the Royal Bank of Scotland's Northern Ireland Chief Executive that Ulster Bank branch closures are inevitable, what communication her Department has had with the Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank.
  • AQW 37993/11-1524 October 2014 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment what impact the cancellation of the Tourism Events Fund will have on large events in East Londonderry, such as the International Air-show.
  • AQW 37992/11-1524 October 2014 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to detail the number of hospitality sector business start-ups in East Londonderry that received financial assistance from her Department in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 37991/11-1524 October 2014 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment how many jobs have been created in the hospitality sector in East Londonderry in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 37990/11-1524 October 2014 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to detail any proposals for the provision of large scale tourist accommodation in East Londonderry that her Department has received in the last twelve months.
  • AQW 37989/11-1524 October 2014 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for her assessment of the impact of the cancellation of the Tourism Events Fund on the recent growth in tourism and hospitality.
  • AQW 37893/11-1523 October 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for an update on the proposed new facility for the Northern Regional College.
  • AQW 37892/11-1523 October 2014 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what fiscal support currently exists for farm businesses, specifically in the agri-food sector, which are seeking to expand.
  • AQW 37891/11-1523 October 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning whether he has agreed on a location for the proposed new facility for the Northern Regional College.
  • AQW 37890/11-1523 October 2014 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to detail the number of rural enterprises in the agri-food sector in East Londonderry that her Department has supported through funding for capital investment projects in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 37889/11-1523 October 2014 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education how he is currently engaging with relevant stakeholders to ensure that parents of prospective pupils are aware of, and included in, all discussions regarding plans for the transition process, following the amalgamation of Coleraine High School and Coleraine Academical Institution.
  • AQW 37835/11-1522 October 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what financial support has been provided by his Department to assist public health initiatives in East Londonderry, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 37834/11-1522 October 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the current level of resource wastage in the Health Service, in relation to unused drugs and dietary supplements in hospital and residential care environments.
  • AQW 37833/11-1522 October 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how the Social Investment Fund has supported individuals and families facing economic hardship in East Londonderry since 2012.
  • AQW 37831/11-1522 October 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how the Social Investment Fund has been used to support the community/voluntary sector as a means of targeting educational underachievement and skills shortage in East Londonderry, since 2012.
  • AQW 37829/11-1522 October 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how many business start ups the Social Investment Fund has supported in areas of deprivation in East Londonderry, since 2012.
  • AQW 37801/11-1521 October 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail the increase in the number of further education qualifications provided for by his Department in each year since the launch of his Department’s Skills Strategy.
  • AQW 37800/11-1521 October 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how many additional PhD places his Department has provided funding for in areas of economic relevance, since 2012.
  • AQW 37799/11-1521 October 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail the number of Post-Graduate awards that his Department has provided in partnership with universities, in each year since 2011.
  • AQW 37798/11-1521 October 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail the number of departmental funded PhD places available in each year since 2012.
  • AQW 37795/11-1521 October 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how many additional PhD places, which are financially supported by business and philanthropy, his Department has matched funding for in each year since 2012.
  • AQW 37704/11-1520 October 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how many places the University of Ulster at Coleraine has lost to the Magee campus, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 37703/11-1520 October 2014 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for her assessment of the (i) bureaucracy barriers with Invest NI in respect of encouraging inward investment in Northern Ireland; and (ii) information requested of companies wishing to locate in Northern Ireland, compared to information requested in the Republic of Ireland.
  • AQW 37702/11-1520 October 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning what correspondence he has had with the University of Ulster on deploying student places from Coleraine to Magee, in order to meet the ‘One Plan’ target.
  • AQW 37701/11-1520 October 2014 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to detail any interest for inward investment in East Londonderry since 1 April 2013; and how her Department and Invest NI have followed each of these up.
  • AQW 37644/11-1517 October 2014 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel how many people in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) East Londonderry are employed in the hospitality sector.
  • AQW 37643/11-1517 October 2014 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment when she expects the enterprise zone in Coleraine to be confirmed by Her Majesty's Treasury.
  • AQW 37642/11-1517 October 2014 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice how his Department is working with relevant bodies, including the Irish Football Association, to address violent and anti-social behaviour by football fans attending Irish league matches.
  • AQW 37641/11-1517 October 2014 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for his assessment of the benefits of a reduced rate of VAT for the hospitality industry, particularly in geographical areas that attract high numbers of tourists.
  • AQW 37640/11-1517 October 2014 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel what communication his Department has had with HM Revenue and Customs regarding a reduction in the rate of VAT for the hospitality sector.
  • AQW 37586/11-1516 October 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment to detail the number of fatalities from road traffic collisions in Northern Ireland, compared to the rest of the UK, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 37585/11-1516 October 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment for his assessment of the urgent need for progress on the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill, in light of the recent road fatalities in Coleraine and Belfast.
  • AQW 37584/11-1516 October 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment, following the recent teenage road fatalities in Coleraine and Belfast, what assurances he can provide that his Department are doing all it can to work with other Departments and outside agencies to reduce the number of road deaths.
  • AQW 37583/11-1516 October 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment what steps his Department is taking to address the risk factors associated with road fatalities amongst young people.
  • AQW 37582/11-1516 October 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment for his assessment of the effectiveness of televised road safety campaigns in increasing awareness.
  • AQO 6931/11-1516 October 2014 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure what support and funding opportunites her Department can offer to existing grassroots level sports initiatives wishing to expand.
  • AQO 6931/11-1516 October 2014 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure what support and funding opportunites her Department can offer to existing grassroots level sports initiatives wishing to expand.
  • AQO 6917/11-1516 October 2014 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to outline how the establishment of her departmental headquarters in Ballykelly will stimulate both rural development and the local economy in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 37509/11-1515 October 2014 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education how the amalgamation of Education and Library Boards will impact on support for Outdoor Education Centres which provide practical life skills training for young people in throughout Northern Ireland, and particularly Woodhall Outdoor Education Centre in Kilrea.
  • AQW 37508/11-1515 October 2014 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education, following the amalgamation of Education and Library Boards, how his Department will work alongside the North Eastern Education and Library Board Youth Service to ensure they can continue to support local communities and the specific educational needs of young people.
  • AQW 37507/11-1515 October 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment what steps his Department is taking to address dilapidated buildings in East Londonderry, which attract anti-social behaviour, in order to maintain the area as an attractive tourist destination.
  • AQW 37506/11-1515 October 2014 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of peripatetic teachers currently employed by the North Eastern Education and Library Board; and whether this will be impacted by the amalgamation of Education and Library Boards.
  • AQW 37505/11-1515 October 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment for an update on plans to review legislation regarding dilapidated buildings and neglected sites, in order to provide the new councils with an effective legislative framework for addressing and reducing the negative impacts caused by the sites.
  • AQW 37467/11-1514 October 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for his assessment of the number of people completing Post Graduate Diplomas in Education in the last three years, compared with the number of newly created jobs in this field.
  • AQW 37466/11-1514 October 2014 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice how his Department is tackling crimes against older people.
  • AQW 37465/11-1514 October 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how spending cuts will affect provisions for university students with special education requirements.
  • AQW 37462/11-1514 October 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, given that there are over 7,000 people living with undiagnosed dementia, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of the need for early diagnosis.
  • AQW 37461/11-1514 October 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development how his Department has increased provision for Community, Economic, Social and Physical renewal through the Neighbourhood Renewal Programme in Limavady in the last three years.
  • AQW 37392/11-1513 October 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning what steps his Department has taken to promote areas outside of Greater Belfast as locations for US companies who are seeking to invest in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 37373/11-1513 October 2014 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel when he expects the results of the public consultation on a subsidy scheme for rate payers under the new local government structure to be published; and what plans are in place to increase public awareness of relevant changes for rate payers.
  • AQW 37372/11-1513 October 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety when he intends to provide a replacement MS Consultant, who will be based at the Causeway Hospital, to ensure that adequate services are restored for MS patients in this area.
  • AQW 37371/11-1513 October 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development, of the number of public responses expressing views on three research reports commissioned by his Department into the allocation of social housing, how many of these were from individuals who are currently living in social housing.
  • AQW 37370/11-1513 October 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety when he expects the findings of a review of MS services to be published; and whether he intends to place a MS specialist in the Causeway Hospital in the interim period.
  • AQW 37361/11-1510 October 2014 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for his assessment of the increased rate payments which are likely to affect businesses and householders in Coleraine, as a result of local government restructuring from April 2015.
  • AQW 37360/11-1510 October 2014 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what support is available to pupils in primary and post-primary schools whose learning ability is affected by dyslexia.
  • AQW 37359/11-1510 October 2014 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail the input his Department will have in setting the district rate for ratepayers in new super-councils where there is disparity between the existing councils.
  • AQW 37355/11-1510 October 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning what support is available to university students diagnosed with dyslexia.
  • AQW 37353/11-1510 October 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning what steps his Department is taking to assess and address the risk factors resulting in young people who are Not in Education, Employment or Training.
  • AQW 37296/11-159 October 2014 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to outline the ways in which her Department supports statutory bodies, which are designated public authorities in their own right, to produce their own Disability Action Plans.
  • AQW 37295/11-159 October 2014 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to detail the approximate number of staff that will move to her Department’s new headquarters at Ballykelly; and whether economic benefits, through job creation in the local area, is a realistic outcome of this move.
  • AQW 37294/11-159 October 2014 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the current relationship between educational attainment and social disadvantage, and the perceived inequality in outcomes for school age students from the most deprived areas.
  • AQW 37293/11-159 October 2014 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure what support her Department has provided to grass roots soccer programmes in East Londonderry since 2011.
  • AQW 37292/11-159 October 2014 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the capacity of non-grammar schools to meet the challenges of maintaining and improving on the number of students achieving the expected levels of performance in English and maths.
  • AQW 37192/11-158 October 2014 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what provision is in place to ensure that the needs of any pupil attending a post-primary school, who has a physical disability, is appropriately met by school transport services.
  • AQW 37188/11-158 October 2014 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of existing transport provision for school pupils in each Education and Library Board, including eligibility criteria for a free school bus pass for pupils.
  • AQW 37186/11-158 October 2014 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to outline the ways in which his Department is collaborating with the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to promote and encourage healthy eating in primary and post-primary schools.
  • AQW 37183/11-158 October 2014 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the effectiveness of the ‘Food in Schools’ policy on nutritional standards for school lunches and other food in primary and post-primary schools.
  • AQW 37182/11-158 October 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment, following his Department’s submission to the Planning Appeals Commission against the application by Arc NI 1 Ltd to build sixteen wind turbines in Binevenagh Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, when they expect to receive a response.
  • AQW 37107/11-157 October 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail (i) the number of community hospitals currently being used to capacity; and (ii) the number of Health Service beds in use in private nursing facilities, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 37106/11-157 October 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail any communication his Department have had with Ballykelly Private Hospital, with the knowledge that Health Service referrals to the hospital have increased over the last five years, when they are facing staff cuts.
  • AQW 37105/11-157 October 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether he has any concerns regarding the impact on service provision by hospitals such as the Causeway Hospital following the announcement by Ballykelly Private Hospital that they are facing staff cuts.
  • AQW 37103/11-157 October 2014 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to outline the range of measures the Enterprise Zone in Coleraine plans to offer to incentivise firms to move into the area.
  • AQW 37102/11-157 October 2014 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment what assurances she can give that the Enterprise Zone in Coleraine will enable the area to become a long-term competitive business location, to retain companies who are incentivised to locate within the Zone, and to continue to attract more business in the future.
  • AQW 37021/11-156 October 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the timescale for the plans to (i) introduce additional Rapid Response Vehicles to operate alongside emergency ambulances; (ii) to utilise additional deployment points and new Satellite Navigation systems; and (iii) to open a new Regional Emergency Medical Dispatch Centre.
  • AQW 37020/11-156 October 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to outline their plans to reassess the designation of Social Investment Zones in order to allow for changes in need since May 2012; and what criteria an area is required to meet in order to be considered eligible for social investment funding.
  • AQW 37019/11-156 October 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what steps his Department is taking to assist the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service to meet their target of responding to an average of 72.5 per cent of ‘Category A’ calls.
  • AQW 37017/11-156 October 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning what steps his Department is taking to address gender disparity in the Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Services sector.
  • AQW 37016/11-156 October 2014 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to outline any plans her Department has for language projects which encourage cultural integration with migrant communities.
  • AQW 36974/11-153 October 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, pursuant to AQW 35971/11-15, with staff cuts to Ballykelly Private Hospital threatening the effectiveness of health service provision, whether he has any plans to extend services elsewhere in East Londonderry, specifically at the Causeway Hospital.
  • AQW 36973/11-153 October 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment to outline any plans his Department has for legislation, subsequent to the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill, which will address the specific problem of driving under the influence of drugs.
  • AQW 36969/11-153 October 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what engagement his Department have had with staff from the Northern Health and Social Care Trust, since 2009, as part of the Personal and Public Involvement Strategy.
  • AQW 36900/11-152 October 2014 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice, of the deaths under Coroner’s investigation within the Northern Health and Social Care Trust in the last five years, how many have been referred by the Office of the Attorney General for Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 36899/11-152 October 2014 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the stakeholders identified; (ii) the number of responses received; and (iii) a breakdown of the nature of responses during the consultation period leading up to the merger of Coleraine High and Coleraine Institution and increased enrolment at Coleraine College.
  • AQW 36898/11-152 October 2014 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail the total number of deaths under Coroner’s investigation in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 36897/11-152 October 2014 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what commitment to funding can he make for a new build following his acceptance of proposals to merge Coleraine High School and Coleraine Academical Institution, whilst increasing enrolment at Coleraine College.
  • AQW 36896/11-152 October 2014 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the expected pupil intake at Coleraine High School for the 2015 academic year.
  • AQW 36823/11-151 October 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the proposed age legislation, including timescale, which will include provision for goods, facilities and services and protect against discrimination on the grounds of age.
  • AQW 36822/11-151 October 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning what steps his Department has taken to advertise further and higher education as an accessible and viable option for young people who are Not in Education, Employment or Training.
  • AQW 36821/11-151 October 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how his Department is working with the higher and further education institutions and other stakeholders to implement an effective process for the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning.
  • AQW 36820/11-151 October 2014 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education how his Department identifies underdeveloped social, emotional, communication and language skills of young children; and to detail the mechanisms in place to monitor progress in these areas.
  • AQW 36819/11-151 October 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for their Department's definition of an 'older person'.
  • AQW 36732/11-1530 September 2014 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to detail her Department’s role in the Ballymena Business Centre initiative to provide twenty arts and craft businesses five months free retail space in Ballymena town centre; and whether there are plans to encourage this initiative beyond the Ballymena area.
  • AQW 36731/11-1530 September 2014 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to outline the provisional of facilities for the development of sport at an elite level; and whether there are plans to expand the provision of these resources.
  • AQW 36730/11-1530 September 2014 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to outline the steps her Department has taken to provide greater access to support and services which will assist and encourage safe working on farms.
  • AQW 36729/11-1530 September 2014 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure for her assessment of the cuts to funding for local public services which has led to Libraries NI making recent staff cuts; and what reassurances she can give to staff that her Department is working to mitigate the effects of funding cuts.
  • AQW 36728/11-1530 September 2014 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what steps her Department has taken to encourage the wider community to promote and facilitate farm safety.
  • AQW 36616/11-1529 September 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update on his Department’s targets linked to placement moves for young people who are in care; and to detail how these are monitored to ensure that they are being met so that young people in care are provided with as stable a living environment as possible
  • AQW 36615/11-1529 September 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the effectiveness of mentoring schemes, such as the role of mentors working with Voice Of Young People In Care, in tackling issues among young people in care such as educational disengagement; and whether he will promote and increase similar schemes.
  • AQW 36613/11-1529 September 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the current number of Social Enterprise Hubs which have been established as part of the Accelerating Social Enterprise Signature Programme.
  • AQW 36612/11-1529 September 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how social enterprises and entrepreneurs are being encouraged to make use of Social Enterprise Hubs to gain business advice and practical support.
  • AQW 36611/11-1529 September 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister how the Executive is using local Social Enterprise Hubs, as part of the Accelerating Social Enterprise Signature Programme, to actively encourage business start-up within local communities.
  • AQW 36546/11-1526 September 2014 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to detail the cross-departmental strategies designed to increase communication with HEI, FEC and University students regarding the importance of innovation, in which her Department is involved.
  • AQW 36545/11-1526 September 2014 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for an update on her Department’s plans to introduce and facilitate an Innovation Council.
  • AQW 36544/11-1526 September 2014 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel how many small and medium enterprises in East Londonderry have secured business opportunities through public sector procurement contracts, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 36543/11-1526 September 2014 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel how many social economy enterprises in East Londonderry have secured opportunities for growth through public sector procurement contracts, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 36542/11-1526 September 2014 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment what steps are in place to encourage social entrepreneurship in the third sector.
  • AQW 36496/11-1525 September 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development what steps his Department is taking to address low literacy and numeracy levels in East Londonderry, as part of a wider strategy to address educational underachievement amongst young people.
  • AQW 36495/11-1525 September 2014 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice what communication his Department has with the UK Government to ensure that there is appropriate access to information regarding individuals who have settled in Northern Ireland and possess a criminal record in their country of origin.
  • AQW 36494/11-1525 September 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment what steps his Department and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency are taking to encourage (a) businesses; (b) non-governmental organisations; (c) councils; and (d) associations or professional societies to be signed participants in Prosperity Agreements.
  • AQW 36493/11-1525 September 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development what communication his Department has had with universities to put mechanisms in place at the end of the academic year to encourage students to ensure their tenancy deposits are protected.
  • AQW 36492/11-1525 September 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment how many applications for the Third Sector Capacity Fund his Department has received from organisations in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 36452/11-1524 September 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for a numerical break-down, by (i) gender; (ii) age; (iii) disability; and (iv) ethnicity, of the Governing Bodies of each Further Education College, including the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise.
  • AQW 36451/11-1524 September 2014 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure what mechanisms are in place in her Department to monitor funds which it has allocated, and which are being facilitated and executed through district councils.
  • AQW 36450/11-1524 September 2014 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure what responsibility her Department has for ensuring that funding allocated for City of Culture Capital Legacy Projects in the North West is appropriately distributed and used.
  • AQW 36449/11-1524 September 2014 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure what communication her Department is having with the relevant stakeholders to address the delay in the development of the Dungiven Sports Complex as a City of Culture Capital Legacy Project.
  • AQW 36442/11-1524 September 2014 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what proportion of departmental funding has been allocated to independent counselling services for post-primary school pupils, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 36374/11-1523 September 2014 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development how many agri-environment scheme participants are there currently in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 36373/11-1523 September 2014 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development whether his Department is considering improvements to street lighting, including in rural areas, to encourage people from all areas to actively participate in the Bicycle Strategy.
  • AQW 36372/11-1523 September 2014 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what agri-environment schemes are currently operational; and whether they will be maintained within the new Rural Development Programme for 2014-2020.
  • AQW 36370/11-1523 September 2014 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development to outline any Road Safety schemes his Department is planning to introduce to coincide with the launch of the Bicycle Strategy for Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 36368/11-1523 September 2014 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure for an update on the steps her Department is taking to address sports participation rates in the top 30 per cent most deprived areas, where rates are significantly lower than the national average.
  • AQW 36265/11-1522 September 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the number of Good Relations Officers currently in each local council area; and how these positions are likely to be affected, in terms of number and function, when 11 new councils take over on 1 April 2015.
  • AQW 36263/11-1522 September 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of full time staff, working in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust, who are currently on sick absence.
  • AQW 36262/11-1522 September 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how his Department plans to distribute the recent £6m of funding which has been provided to support three new projects which will improve health and social care services for people living with dementia.
  • AQW 36260/11-1522 September 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail the total number of applications received by the Central Good Relations Funding Programme 2014/15; and how many were awarded funding.
  • AQW 36259/11-1522 September 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of (i) 79 per cent of the Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Workforce being female; and (ii) the risks associated with potential staffing shortages considering that of this number only 54 per cent work full time.
  • AQW 36234/11-1519 September 2014 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail the number of small businesses which have qualified for the Small Business Rate Relief Scheme in East Londonderry, in each of the last four years.
  • AQW 36232/11-1519 September 2014 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel for an update on the recommendations his Department have made to the UK Government and NI Executive regarding the devolution of additional taxes and/or duties.
  • AQW 36231/11-1519 September 2014 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for his assessment of the correlation between young offenders and areas of deprivation.
  • AQW 36230/11-1519 September 2014 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for his assessment of the effectiveness of Youth Conferencing; and, of the number of participants in Youth Conferencing, how many have reoffended within six months, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 36229/11-1519 September 2014 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice what cross-departmental initiatives aimed at young people have been considered or implemented to reduce criminal activity related to significant levels of deprivation.
  • AQW 36168/11-1518 September 2014 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development how her Department has promoted the Northern Ireland Countryside Management Scheme to encourage voluntary participation by farmers.
  • AQW 36167/11-1518 September 2014 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure for an update on the measures taken by her Department to achieve the ‘Sport Matters’ commitment to ensure that 90 per cent of the population are within twenty minutes of quality accredited, multi sports facilities.
  • AQW 36166/11-1518 September 2014 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to detail the number of farmers in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) East Londonderry that currently receive support through the Less Favoured Area Compensatory Allowance for farming in naturally less favourable areas.
  • AQW 36165/11-1518 September 2014 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure for an update on the measures taken by her Department to achieve the ‘Sport Matters’ commitment to increase sports participation amongst women, older people and people with disabilities.
  • AQW 36164/11-1518 September 2014 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development how many farmers in East Londonderry have received financial support through the Countryside Management Scheme, in each of the last five years.
  • AQO 6713/11-1518 September 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development what information is available for community and voluntary groups preparing for the transfer of community planning powers to local government in April 2015.
  • AQO 6686/11-1518 September 2014 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice for an update on the submission of an outline business case by the Northern Ireland Prison Service for the new build proposal for Magilligan Prison.
  • AQW 36055/11-1517 September 2014 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education when he will publish the report on the Independent Review of Home to School Transport.
  • AQW 36054/11-1517 September 2014 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education whether he can provide an assurance to staff of each Education and Library Board that their job will be secure when a single education board is created.
  • AQW 36047/11-1517 September 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how many people in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) East Londonderry have been made offers of employment following participation in the Bridge to Employment scheme.
  • AQW 36045/11-1517 September 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how many companies in East Londonderry are partners with his Department’s Bridge Programme.
  • AQW 35999/11-1516 September 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development what communication his Department has had with Neighbourhood Renewal Projects in East Londonderry regarding departmental funding in the immediate to short term future.
  • AQW 35981/11-1516 September 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail any potential employers based in East Londonderry who have signed up as partners to his Department’s Computing and Engineering Scholarship Programme.
  • AQW 35973/11-1516 September 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development whether departmental funding for Neighbourhood Renewal Projects in East Londonderry will continue in the immediate future, particularly funding for the Coleraine Education Community Project.
  • AQW 35972/11-1516 September 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail any recent changes to funding commitments made by his Department for Neighbourhood Renewal Projects in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 35971/11-1516 September 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of patient referrals made by the Health Service to the North West Private Hospital in Ballykelly, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 35950/11-1515 September 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of children who have been placed in foster care in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) East Londonderry, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 35949/11-1515 September 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what steps his Department is taking to work with Health and Social Care Adoption and Fostering to ensure that, where possible, siblings who are placed into foster care are not separated.
  • AQW 35948/11-1515 September 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister what steps the Executive will take to ensure that the Coalition Government’s Tax-Free Childcare Scheme will be promoted and accessible in Northern Ireland.
  • AQW 35947/11-1515 September 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety what steps his Department is taking to (i) increase the number of families choosing to foster children; and (ii) to make the process from application to attainment as efficient as possible.
  • AQW 35946/11-1515 September 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of registered childcare providers in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) East Londonderry, in each of the last three years.
  • AQW 35930/11-1512 September 2014 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development to detail the Departments he is cooperating with to assess the need for transport reform in rural areas and to ensure the implementation of proposed improvements to rural public transport facilities.
  • AQW 35916/11-1512 September 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment what steps his Department is taking to address the recent back-log of clients taking the off-road and on-road motorcycle test in Ballymena; and whether his Department intends to increase efficiency by appointing an additional examiner.
  • AQW 35915/11-1512 September 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister, of the £26m allocated to six Signature Programmes under the Delivering Social Change framework, what proportion of funding has been allocated to delivering benefits for people with disabilities.
  • AQW 35914/11-1512 September 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development what communication his Department has had with landlords of privately rented properties which qualify for the Affordable Warmth Scheme, to ensure that they are registered with the Landlord Registration scheme, and give consent for energy efficiency improvements to be completed for which they must contribute towards costs.
  • AQW 35913/11-1512 September 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister what steps have been taken to reduce poverty amongst people with disabilities and their families since the launch of the strategy to improve the lives of people with disabilities.
  • AQW 35831/11-1511 September 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the 'dementia tax’ faced by carers of dementia patients, to cover expenses directly related to their needs, but only partly covered by the Health Service or local council funding.
  • AQW 35830/11-1511 September 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail (i) the number of applications for social housing in East Londonderry in each of the last three years; and (ii) the average time spent on the social housing waiting list.
  • AQW 35829/11-1511 September 2014 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development what steps her Department is taking to address rural crime, particularly farm theft, and to support the PSNI in their efforts in this area.
  • AQW 35828/11-1511 September 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail the number of applicants currently registered on the social housing waiting list.
  • AQW 35827/11-1511 September 2014 · Department of FinanceTo ask the Minister of Finance and Personnel to detail the eligibility criteria for businesses to qualify for the Small Business Relief Scheme; and whether there are plans to extend the scheme beyond 2015.
  • AQW 35759/11-1510 September 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning, of those students from the (i) Northern Regional College; and (ii) North Western Regional Colleges whose application to either the College Hardship fund or the Further Education fund was rejected, how many were referred to and received support from the other source.
  • AQW 35758/11-1510 September 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail the number of students studying at the (i) Northern Regional College; and (ii) North Western Regional College who have received financial assistance from (a) the Further Education Fund; and (b) College Hardship Funds, in each of the last five years.
  • AQW 35754/11-1510 September 2014 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure how many projects in East Londonderry have been supported through the Creative Industries Innovation Fund (CIIF 2) since 2011.
  • AQW 35751/11-1510 September 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how many applications from students studying at the (i) Northern Regional College; and (ii) North Western Regional College, for financial assistance from the Further Education Fund and the College Hardship Fund, were rejected.
  • AQW 35744/11-1510 September 2014 · The Executive OfficeTo ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the devolution of corporation tax.
  • AQW 35695/11-159 September 2014 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education to detail the timescale for the implementation of changes to the weighting of AS level and A level examinations.
  • AQW 35694/11-159 September 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development whether he has any plans to provide revitalisation investment to support existing traders, improve shop frontages and promote the town of Coleraine.
  • AQW 35693/11-159 September 2014 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what action his Department is taking to ensure that all children, regardless of background, achieve a good standard of literacy by eleven.
  • AQW 35688/11-159 September 2014 · Department for InfrastructureTo ask the Minister for Regional Development whether improvements to the Northern Ireland Railways services, particularly developing rail corridors, will lead to increased ticket prices.
  • AQW 35686/11-159 September 2014 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice what action his Department has taken to target racist behaviour outside the Belfast area, specifically in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 35605/11-158 September 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for his assessment of the number of work placements in East Londonderry that are available to students at the Northern and North Western Regional Colleges.
  • AQW 35603/11-158 September 2014 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment how many new jobs have been created in East Londonderry in the last twelve months.
  • AQW 35583/11-158 September 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether he has considered how people who are dependent on the Independent Living Fund will maintain their independence from July 2015.
  • AQW 35582/11-158 September 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the capacity of health services in East Londonderry to deal with the potential health and safety risks of hosting major events.
  • AQW 35581/11-158 September 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether the required ratio of carers to dependants is being fulfilled in private care homes in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 35564/11-155 September 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety how many people have been admitted to hospital in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust area for alcohol related problems, in the last three years.
  • AQW 35563/11-155 September 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the departmental services, provided through statutory and non-statutory bodies, to address the needs of alcohol and drug dependents in East Londonderry.
  • AQW 35562/11-155 September 2014 · Department of EducationTo ask the Minister of Education what action his Department is taking to ensure that eleven to eighteen year olds are made aware of the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse.
  • AQW 35561/11-155 September 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for an update on the prospects of the extension of the Cancer Drugs Fund to include Northern Ireland, giving local cancer patients access to life-extending cancer drugs.
  • AQW 35560/11-155 September 2014 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for an update on the Programme for Government 2011/15 Commitment 7 to increase visitor numbers to 4.2m and tourist revenue to £676m by December 2014.
  • AQW 35500/11-154 September 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety whether the consultation on a bill containing provisions aimed at restricting the sale of products that contain nicotine will also consider restricting how electronic cigarettes can be used.
  • AQW 35499/11-154 September 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development what action his Department is taking to increase awareness amongst tenants of the importance of checking that their landlords have registered with the Landlord Registration Scheme.
  • AQW 35498/11-154 September 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning whether he plans to establish links with agencies (i) outside of Belfast; and (ii) specifically in East Londonderry, who offer work experience placements through the Youth Employment Scheme (YES), recruit unemployed jobseekers and avail of the Steps to Work and YES employer subsidies.
  • AQW 35497/11-154 September 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment for an update on the number of jobs that the new Seamus Heaney Interpretive Centre in Bellaghy, Londonderry, will create.
  • AQW 35496/11-154 September 2014 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure what communication her Department has had with relevant stakeholders in East Londonderry regarding how they can use the creative arts industry on the North Coast to boost local business.
  • AQW 35420/11-153 September 2014 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for her assessment of the number of people completing Post Graduate Diplomas in Education in the last three years, compared with the number of newly created jobs in this field.
  • AQW 35419/11-153 September 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning for an update on his Department’s commitment to maintaining the existing Executive policy of freezing tuition fees at their current level.
  • AQW 35418/11-153 September 2014 · Department of JusticeTo ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the number of reported incidences of domestic violence abuse in each of the last five years; and (ii) the percentage of these complaints that resulted in prosecution.
  • AQW 35417/11-153 September 2014 · Department of the EnvironmentTo ask the Minister of the Environment how her Department has sought to better manage local heritage sites in the Coleraine area, and explore the potential value of such sites for local business.
  • AQW 35409/11-153 September 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development for his assessment of the resources available to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to ensure the safeguarding of vulnerable adults as Housing Executive customers.
  • AQW 35359/11-152 September 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the current regulation concerning the quality of care for vulnerable and older people in care homes.
  • AQW 35358/11-152 September 2014 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for an update on more efficient broadband provision in rural areas of East Londonderry.
  • AQW 35357/11-152 September 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning how his Department informs further and higher education students of the Student Hardship Fund, Further Education Awards, and other available student welfare provisions.
  • AQW 35356/11-152 September 2014 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment what financial provision is available to small and medium-sized enterprises in East Londonderry to expand following initial set-up.
  • AQW 35355/11-152 September 2014 · Department of Culture, Arts and LeisureTo ask the Minister of Culture, Arts and Leisure to detail the loans advanced by her Department through the Financial Transactions Capital Scheme in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) East Londonderry, since 1 April 2013.
  • AQW 35269/11-151 September 2014 · Department of HealthTo ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the loans advanced by her Department through the Financial Transactions Capital Scheme in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) East Londonderry, since 1 April 2013.
  • AQW 35267/11-151 September 2014 · Department for the EconomyTo ask the Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to detail the loans advanced by her Department through the Financial Transactions Capital Scheme in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) East Londonderry, since 1 April 2013.
  • AQW 35266/11-151 September 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail the loans advanced by his Department through the Financial Transactions Capital Scheme in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) East Londonderry, since 1 April 2013.
  • AQW 35265/11-151 September 2014 · Department for CommunitiesTo ask the Minister for Social Development to detail the loans advanced by his Department through the Financial Transactions Capital Scheme in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) East Londonderry, since 1 April 2013.
  • AQW 35264/11-151 September 2014 · Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to detail the loans advanced by her Department through the Financial Transactions Capital Scheme in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) East Londonderry, since 1 April 2013.
  • AQO 6424/11-1512 June 2014 · Department for Employment and LearningTo ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to outline his plans to establish a veterinary school at the University of Ulster, Coleraine.