[Ms Kellie Armstrong]: To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the number of pensioners that have made applications for Pension Credit as a result of local promotion actions following the UK Government decision to restrict criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment; and (ii) how he will ensure all pensioners who can avail of Pension Credit will be proactively contacted by his Department.

[Ms Kellie Armstrong]: To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the number of applications; and (ii) the amount of funding secured from Financial Transactions Capital for projects to improve or build new homes in each of the last five financial years, including 2024-25.

[Ms Kellie Armstrong]: To ask the Minister of Finance whether she has given any consideration to support for the hospitality sector through the rating system.

[Ms Kellie Armstrong]: To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any positive actions included in the Civil Service Skills Academy and student placement programme to attract people with disabilities and those over 50 to work in the Civil Service.

[Ms Kellie Armstrong]: To ask the Minister of Finance whether there is a requirement to consider the requirements of each Department to enable a change of use to meet wider Executive priorities, such as Housing, as part of her review of the Civil Service office estate.

[Mr Paul Frew]: To ask the Minister of Health, in light of the roll-out of encompass, to detail any difference members of the public will see when obtaining their medical notes for Personal Independence Payment and Employment Support Allowance appeals.

[Ms Sinéad McLaughlin]: To ask the Minister of Health to detail any correspondence he has had with the Minister of Finance in relation to additional support that can be provided to dental practices following the Autumn Budget 2024.

[Ms Diane Forsythe]: To ask the Minister of Finance how much of the £1.5 billion increase to the Northern Ireland budget in 2025-26, announced in the Budget Statement, will be additional money to spend freely on new items rather than absorbed by inflation, pay increases and other already committed items.

[Ms Diane Forsythe]: To ask the Minister of Finance whether she has commissioned any research into the impacts of the recent budget announcement on specific sectors, either directly within her Department or in partnership with other bodies such as NICVA for the voluntary and community sector impact.

[Ms Diane Forsythe]: To ask the Minister of Finance, in relation to her Ministerial Statement following the announcement of the Chancellor's Autumn Budget, to provide an estimated value of the total exceptional items mentioned in the Reserve Claim section.

[Ms Diane Forsythe]: To ask the Minister of Health to detail the percentage of non-complex discharges from an acute hospital setting that took place within 4 hours of the patient being declared medically fit in 2023-24, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.

[Ms Diane Forsythe]: To ask the Minister of Health to detail the percentage of complex discharges from an acute hospital setting that took place within 48 hours of the patient being declared medically fit in 2023-24, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.

[Ms Cara Hunter]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) whether his Department has been in contact with Northern Ireland Electricity Networks to discuss recurring incidences of power outages in the Greysteel and Ballykelly areas; and (ii) to detail the steps being taken to prevent future occurrences.

[Ms Cara Hunter]: To ask the Minister of Health to detail the processes in place to ensure that next of kin are informed of a patient's decision to request a do-not-resuscitate order.

[Ms Cara Hunter]: To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department plans to cut the VAT rate on donor sperm for couples where the man is infertile.

[Mr Phillip Brett]: To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the amount of funding that will be allocated to (i) Belfast City Council; and (ii) Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council from the Integrated Advice Partnership Fund.

[Ms Kate Nicholl]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 14633/22-27, to detail the timeline for delivery of the resurfacing scheme on the A24 Ormeau Road and Saintfield Road.

[Ms Kate Nicholl]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 14633/22-27, to detail the level of priority that will be given to the resurfacing scheme on the A24 Ormeau Road and Saintfield Road in the 2025-26 financial year.

[Ms Kate Nicholl]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 14633/22-27, to detail the pre-works engagement he intends to undertake with local (i) residents; and (ii) businesses in relation to the resurfacing scheme on the A24 Ormeau Road and Saintfield Road.

[Ms Kate Nicholl]: To ask the Minister of Health when he will bring proposals for minimum unit pricing for alcohol to the Executive for approval.

[Ms Kate Nicholl]: To ask the Minister of Health when he expects to bring legislation to the Assembly in relation to minimum unit pricing for alcohol.

[Mr Gary Middleton]: To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department will consider bringing forward legislation to lower the age limit for prostate cancer testing.

[Mr Gary Middleton]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether his Department plans to improve the pedestrian and cycle infrastructure between Bready and Newbuildings, Londonderry, in the absence of the new A5 Western Transport Corridor progressing in that area.

[Mr Gary Middleton]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the steps his Department is taking to prepare for adverse winter weather conditions in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area.

[Mr Gary Middleton]: To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the funding support his Department currently provides for grassroots football clubs.

[Mr John Blair]: To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department is implementing any measures to reduce general waste in buildings used by his Department or its arm's-length bodies.

[Mr John Blair]: To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department is implementing any measures to increase recycling rates in buildings used by his Department or its arm's-length bodies.

[Ms Claire Sugden]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to outline reasons for delays in considering contentious planning applications.

[Ms Carál Ní Chuilín]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to provide an overview on how he will work with NI Water to ensure that homes developed in areas of highest demand will be able to connect to water and sewage facilities.

[Mr Brian Kingston]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether the resurfacing work at Townsend Street will cover all of the street up to Peter’s Hill on the Shankill Road, Belfast.

[Mr Peter McReynolds]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on plans to permit all taxis to use certain bus lanes in Belfast City Centre.

[Mr Danny Donnelly]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the development of a Climate Action Plan.

[Ms Cara Hunter]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to provide an update on plans for the A2 Ballykelly Bypass.

[Miss Áine Murphy]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on funding for rural roads.

[Mr Eóin Tennyson]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the redevelopment of Lurgan Train Station.

[Mr Andrew McMurray]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for his assessment of the impact of 163 vacancies in his Department's Water and Departmental Delivery Group.

[Miss Nuala McAllister]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure when the findings of the feasibility study into extending the North-South Glider route to Glengormley and Carryduff will be published.

[Mr Mark Durkan]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to provide an update on efforts to ensure timely street lighting repairs.

[Mr Robbie Butler]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the technical issues impacting journeys on the Portadown-Belfast-Bangor train line as a result of the opening of the Belfast Grand Central Station.

[Ms Diana Armstrong]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure what emergency plans his Department has in place to mitigate the risk of flooding this winter in Fermanagh and South Tyrone, around the Fermanagh Lakelands.

[Mr David Honeyford]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure what input his Department will have into the development of any aviation strategy agreed by the Executive, relating to road and rail access, further to York Aviation's Air Connectivity to Support Inbound Tourism and Business Growth report submitted to the Department for the Economy.

[Dr Steve Aiken OBE]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on his considerations in relation to the Hightown incinerator planning application.

[Ms Kate Nicholl]: To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the review of Minimum Standards for Childminding and Day Care for Children Under Age 12.

[Mr Doug Beattie MC]: To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the financial position within his Department.

[Ms Liz Kimmins]: To ask the Minister of Health to outline any actions he has taken to address inequalities in women's cardiovascular health.

[Mr Andrew McMurray]: To ask the Minister of Health for an update on his Department's efforts to ensure there is no suspension of maternity services at Daisy Hill Hospital.

[Mrs Cathy Mason]: To ask the Minister of Health for an update on his Department’s ongoing work to promote early intervention practices in the childcare and early years sector to meet the needs of children showing early signs of special educational needs.

[Mr David Honeyford]: To ask the Minister of Health to outline the budget required for the Women's Health Action Plan.

[Ms Sian Mulholland]: To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the Mental Health Strategy 2021-2031.

[Mr Colin Crawford]: To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the work of the IMPACTAgewell project in the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council.