1

AQW 17966/22-27

[Mr Stephen Dunne]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure how his Department intends to utilise the additional (i) £22.8 million in Resource Department Expenditure Limit allocations; and (ii) £39.6 million in Capital allocations, as outlined in the Minister of Finance statement on 11 November 2024.



  • Department for Infrastructure

1

AQW 17965/22-27

[Ms Connie Egan]: To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the reasons for the delay of Marine Gardens Public Realm Project, Bangor, until January 2025.



  • Department for Communities

1

AQW 17963/22-27

[Ms Diane Forsythe]: To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the estimated increase in cost to the Northern Ireland Civil Service employers contributions following the Autumn Budget 2024.



  • Department of Finance

1

AQW 17961/22-27

[Ms Cara Hunter]: To ask the Minister of Health, in recognition that recent increases in National Insurance contributions and the minimum wage will increase the wage bill of dental practices, to detail any measures his Department is taking to ensure that (i) costs for dental appointments do not rise; and (ii) dental practices do not leave the NHS.



  • Department of Health

1

AQW 17960/22-27

[Ms Cara Hunter]: To ask the Minister of Health to detail any discussions his Department has had with Northern Health and Social Care Trust to ensure that female patients in need of home care are provided with female carers, especially recognising that intimate care, including showering, can cause female patients considerable stress when performed by male carers.



  • Department of Health

1

AQW 17959/22-27

[Ms Cara Hunter]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any measures his Department is taking to ensure that all taxi firms are providing consistent services for those with disabilities, noting that many firms only provide irregular and intermittent services for those with disabilities.



  • Department for Infrastructure

1

AQW 17958/22-27

[Ms Cara Hunter]: To ask the Minister of Health to detail any action his Department is taking to ensure wheelchair users are able to access smear tests at their GP surgery, especially when the patient is known to have a family history of cervical cancer.



  • Department of Health

1

AQW 17957/22-27

[Mr Phillip Brett]: To ask the Minister of Health to detail the bid he made to the Minister of Finance during the October Monitoring Round to specifically support (i) the Northern Ireland Hospice; and (ii) the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice.



  • Department of Health

1

AQW 17952/22-27

[Mr Patsy McGlone]: To ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps his Department is taking to ensure that honey sold here is genuine and not imported, adulterated honey.



  • Department of Health

1

AQW 17951/22-27

[Mr Patsy McGlone]: To ask the Minister of Health whether he plans to introduce legislation to provide improved labelling of country of origin on jars of honey.



  • Department of Health

1

AQW 17945/22-27

[Miss Nicola Brogan]: To ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans to make the Emotional Wellbeing Teams in Schools a permanent support in prevention and early intervention strategies for schools.



  • Department of Health

1

AQW 17944/22-27

[Miss Nicola Brogan]: To ask the Minister of Health whether he plans to make funding available beyond September 2025 for Emotional Wellbeing Teams in Schools to ensure all schools have access to the program.



  • Department of Health

1

AQW 17939/22-27

[Mr Alan Robinson]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether Ballykelly Primary School will be included in a future roll-out of the Safer Routes to School initiative.



  • Department for Infrastructure

1

AQW 17938/22-27

[Mr Alan Robinson]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the review of the Safer Routes to School initiative.



  • Department for Infrastructure

1

AQW 17937/22-27

[Ms Kate Nicholl]: To ask the Minister for Communities to provide clarification on the Child Maintenance Service’s policy of pursuing payments missed by paying parents.



  • Department for Communities

1

AQW 17936/22-27

[Ms Kate Nicholl]: To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the rationale behind the policy of the Child Maintenance Service to only pursue missing payments if recipients of child maintenance use the pay and collect process.



  • Department for Communities

1

AQW 17935/22-27

[Ms Kate Nicholl]: To ask the Minister for Communities when the policy for Child Maintenance Service to only pursue missing payments if recipients of child maintenance use the pay and collect process was introduced.



  • Department for Communities

1

AQW 17933/22-27

[Mr Gerry Carroll]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) whether construction of Grand Central Station is over-budget; and (ii) for a breakdown of costs incurred to date.



  • Department for Infrastructure

1

AQW 17932/22-27

[Mr Gerry Carroll]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the width of (i) the new rail platforms at Belfast Grand Central Station; and (ii) the rail platforms at the now closed Great Victoria Street Station.



  • Department for Infrastructure

1

AQW 17931/22-27

[Mr Gerry Carroll]: To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the reason for the delay in the implementation of the Pay Review Body's recommendation for healthcare workers; and (ii) when this will be implemented.



  • Department of Health

1

AQW 17930/22-27

[Mr Gerry Carroll]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, given the unresolved issue of remediation of the Mobuoy site, whether his Department is considering alternative routes for the unbuilt section of the A6 between Drumahoe and Maydown.



  • Department for Infrastructure

1

AQW 17929/22-27

[Mr Alan Chambers]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any plans he has to reinstate the reflective central road markings on the Donaghadee Road and Gransha Road South between Newtownards and Six Road Ends.



  • Department for Infrastructure

1

AQW 17920/22-27

[Mr Peter Martin]: To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any planned capital works to libraries in North Down.



  • Department for Communities

1

AQW 17919/22-27

[Mr Peter Martin]: To ask the Minister of Health whether he has engaged with the Chancellor following the Autumn Budget 2024 in relation to extending national insurance contributions relief to dentists, particularly NHS dentists, in order to save practices and prevent costs being passed on to patients.



  • Department of Health

1

AQW 17917/22-27

[Mr Peter Martin]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any actions being taken to replace lead water pipes from the water network.



  • Department for Infrastructure

1

AQW 17916/22-27

[Mr Peter Martin]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail his plan to adequately resource NI Water.



  • Department for Infrastructure

1

AQW 17915/22-27

[Mr Andrew McMurray]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of staff in his Department currently working on unadopted developments.



  • Department for Infrastructure

1

AQW 17914/22-27

[Ms Cheryl Brownlee]: To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the anti-poverty strategy.



  • Department for Communities

1

AQW 17913/22-27

[Ms Cheryl Brownlee]: To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the extent to which he will engage with the community transport sector when developing the disability strategy.



  • Department for Communities

1

AQW 17912/22-27

[Ms Cheryl Brownlee]: To ask the Minister for Communities whether he intends to commission a report into the social and economic benefits of marching bands in Northern Ireland.



  • Department for Communities

1

AQW 17905/22-27

[Miss Michelle McIlveen]: To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the amount of (i) capital; and (ii) resource funding his Department or its arm’s-length bodies has provided to Glór Na Móna since 2007.



  • Department for Communities

1

AQW 17904/22-27

[Miss Nuala McAllister]: To ask the Minister of Health when respite facilities in (i) Redwood; and (ii) Greenhill will be open.



  • Department of Health

1

AQW 17903/22-27

[Miss Nuala McAllister]: To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of adult patients admitted to hospital in 2019 that had initial blood test results showing a sodium level of 135 or above, but subsequently had blood test results showing a sodium level of less than 125, broken down by hospital.



  • Department of Health

1

AQW 17902/22-27

[Miss Nuala McAllister]: To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of adult patients admitted to hospital in 2019 that had initial blood test results showing a sodium level of 135 or above, but subsequently had blood test results showing a sodium level of less than 115, broken down by hospital.



  • Department of Health

1

AQW 17901/22-27

[Miss Nuala McAllister]: To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of adult patients admitted to hospital in 2019 that had initial blood test results showing a sodium level of 135 or above, but subsequently had blood test results showing a sodium level of less than 135, broken down by hospital.



  • Department of Health

1

AQW 17900/22-27

[Miss Nuala McAllister]: To ask the Minister of Health for an update on discussions with the Cabinet Office in relation to the potential impact of the proposed Hillsborough Law on public services in Northern Ireland.



  • Department of Health

1

AQW 17899/22-27

[Mr Mark Durkan]: To ask the Minister of Finance (i) to detail any engagement she has had with the Minister for Communities in relation to restoring the Rates Support Grant; and (ii) for her assessment of ring-fencing this funding.



  • Department of Finance

1

AQW 17898/22-27

[Mr Mark Durkan]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether he will consider exploring a park with us in mind style initiative across local councils areas, including Derry City and Strabane District Council, to address pavement parking.



  • Department for Infrastructure

1

AQW 17897/22-27

[Mr Mark Durkan]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 15318/22-27, to detail the steps being taken to enhance accessibility for all passengers, including training for taxi drivers to assist (i) passengers with dementia; (ii) deaf passengers; and (iii) visually impaired passengers with guide dogs.



  • Department for Infrastructure

1

AQW 17896/22-27

[Mr Mark Durkan]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the engagement he has had with the taxi industry in relation to improving passenger safety, especially for women in light of growing safety concerns.



  • Department for Infrastructure

1

AQW 17895/22-27

[Mr Mark Durkan]: To ask the Minister of Health to detail the steps his Department has taken to address delays experienced by agency health staff who have not received their backdated pay award for 2023-24, including the one-off non-consolidated payment of £1,500, particularly those in the Western Health and Social Care Trust.



  • Department of Health

1

AQW 17894/22-27

[Mr Justin McNulty]: To ask the Minister for Communities to provide a breakdown of the total (i) social; and (ii) affordable housing unit output compared to (a) Britain; and (b) the Republic of Ireland, in each of the last ten years.



  • Department for Communities

1

AQW 17892/22-27

[Mr Justin McNulty]: To ask the Minister of Health to detail life expectancy, broken down by (i) location; (ii) gender; and (iii) social class.



  • Department of Health

1

AQW 17891/22-27

[Mr Justin McNulty]: To ask the Minister of Health to provide a breakdown of the cost to the health and social care system of (i) gambling; (ii) alcohol; (iii) drug-related harms in each of the last ten years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.



  • Department of Health

1

AQW 17890/22-27

[Ms Joanne Bunting]: To ask the Minister for Communities for a status update on the review of licensing laws.



  • Department for Communities

1

AQW 17889/22-27

[Mr Daniel McCrossan]: To ask the Minister for Communities when he will answer AQW 16769/22-27.



  • Department for Communities

1

AQW 17888/22-27

[Mr Daniel McCrossan]: To ask the Minister for Communities when he will answer AQW 16931/22-27.



  • Department for Communities

1

AQW 17887/22-27

[Mr Daniel McCrossan]: To ask the Minister of Health whether he has considered adopting Northern Ireland-wide standards for staff training, similar to Scotland, Wales and England.



  • Department of Health

1

AQW 17886/22-27

[Mr Daniel McCrossan]: To ask the Minister of Health whether he has considered creating a bespoke agency to co-ordinate NHS staff training in order to improve consistency and quality, similar to Scotland, Wales and England.



  • Department of Health

1

AQW 17885/22-27

[Mr Daniel McCrossan]: To ask the Minister of Health to detail the budget for staff training in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.



  • Department of Health