[Ms Kate Nicholl]: To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the implementation of the GP referral pathway for asylum seekers.

[Ms Kate Nicholl]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 12703/22-27, to detail any plans his Department has to upgrade and resurface footways on Locksley Park, South Belfast.

[Mr Gerry Carroll]: To ask the Minister for Communities for a breakdown of the number of households on the social housing waiting list for each Common Landlord Area in West Belfast in the last five years, broken down by (i) those with Full Duty Applicant status; and (ii) those in housing stress.

[Mr Gerry Carroll]: To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 17237/22-27, whether his Department collects information on the clinical reasons for, or circumstances behind, birth before arrival at hospital.

[Mr Gerry Carroll]: To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 17237/22-27, for his assessment of whether the reconfiguration of maternity services has an impact on instances of births before arrival at hospital.

[Mr Gerry Carroll]: To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the establishment of the mother and baby unit at Belfast City Hospital.

[Mr Gerry Carroll]: To ask the Minister of Health whether he plans to introduce a regional screening programme for prostate cancer.

[Mrs Ciara Ferguson]: To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department's Residential Building Safety team will explore possible avenues of redress for homeowners affected by defective blocks, such as potential VAT exemptions.

[Mrs Ciara Ferguson]: To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any engagement his Department has had with Derry City and Strabane District Council in relation to (i) homeowners affected by defective blocks.; and (ii) homeowners suspected to be affected by defective blocks.

[Mrs Ciara Ferguson]: To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any discussions his Department has had with HMRC in relation to possible VAT exemptions for homeowners affected by defective blocks.

[Mrs Ciara Ferguson]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the development of a grant scheme to assist reservoir managers to meet their obligations under the Reservoirs Act (Northern Ireland) 2015.

[Mrs Ciara Ferguson]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on progressing the secondary legislation that will establish a framework for controlled reservoirs under the Reservoirs Act (Northern Ireland) 2015.

[Miss Jemma Dolan]: To ask the Minister of Health when he will answer AQW 17223/22-27.

[Miss Jemma Dolan]: To ask the Minister of Health whether he plans to approve the use of Apple AirPods Pro 2, which has an inbuilt clinical quality hearing aid facility, to allow people with hearing loss to upgrade their devices.

[Mr Doug Beattie MC]: To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) whether the Access and Inclusion Programme will open for applications this year; (ii) when it will open; and (iii) the budget that has been allocated to it.

[Mr Peter Martin]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the number of recommendations from the report on the Review of the Implementation of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 that have been carried out to date; and (ii) when this work will be completed.

[Mr Peter Martin]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether his Department will be reviewing the intervention levels for repairing road defaults.

[Mr Peter Martin]: To ask the Minister of Health for an update on Reshaping Stroke Care.

[Mr Peter Martin]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any plans his Department has to expand park and ride facilities in North Down.

[Ms Cheryl Brownlee]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant to AQW 15333/22-27, (i) for an update on the assessment of the area; and (ii) whether he intends to implement a 20mph speed limit at Islandmagee Primary School.

[Miss Michelle McIlveen]: To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) whether the Access and Inclusion Programme will open for applications this year; and (ii) the budget that has been allocated to it.

[Miss Michelle McIlveen]: To ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount his Department has paid to the private health care sector in each of the last five years, broken down by the reason for the spend.

[Mr Maolíosa McHugh]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure who has responsibility for the collection and disposal of used sandbags that have been supplied by his Department to those affected by flooding incidents.

[Miss Nuala McAllister]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure how he ensures that temporary infrastructure, erected during roadworks being carried out by either his Department or contractors, accounts for the needs of pedestrians.

[Miss Nuala McAllister]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure who is responsible for the clearance of fallen leaves from footpaths and roads which have become hazardous.

[Mr Mark Durkan]: To ask the Minister for Communities for a breakdown of the planned expenditure for the £17 million allocated to Winter Fuel Support.

[Mr Mark Durkan]: To ask the Minister of Health whether he will consider introducing tobacco-style warning labels to help reduce the rate of alcohol consumption and abuse.

[Mr Mark Durkan]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for a breakdown of how the October Monitoring Round allocation of £39.6 million to his Department will be spent.

[Mr Mark Durkan]: To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) how the target of 1,400 new social homes was determined; (ii) any engagement with the Housing Executive prior to setting this figure; and (iii) whether potential costs for water and wastewater connections have been considered as part of this calculation.

[Mr Justin McNulty]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any plans his Department has to review traffic calming measures on Cavanacaw Road, Armagh.

[Mr Justin McNulty]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the schedule for resurfacing works on Church Road, Bessbrook.

[Mr Justin McNulty]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for a breakdown of where blue-green infrastructure funding has been allocated in each of the last five years.

[Mr Justin McNulty]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the funding allocated by his Department for blue-green project delivery.

[Mr Justin McNulty]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the progress his Department has made on the implementation of the All-Island Strategic Rail Review recommendations.

[Mr Daniel McCrossan]: To ask the Minister for Communities how he plans to spend the £17 million allocated through the October Monitoring Round to partially mitigate the impact of the cut in winter fuel payments for pensioners.

[Mr Daniel McCrossan]: To ask the Minister of Health how he plans to spend the £350 million allocated through the October Monitoring Round.

[Mr Daniel McCrossan]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure how he plans to spend the £39.6 million allocated through the October Monitoring Round towards capital pressures.

[Mr Daniel McCrossan]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure how he plans to spend the £22.8 million allocated through the October Monitoring Round.

[Mr Daniel McCrossan]: To ask the Minister for Communities how he plans to spend the general allocation of £11.3 million allocated through the October Monitoring Round.

[Ms Paula Bradshaw]: To ask the Minister of Health whether he will consider placing a guarantee of fair pay for health service workers into forthcoming Safe and Effective Staffing legislation, compelling pay rises to take place at the start of the financial year.

[Ms Paula Bradshaw]: To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the action he is taking to ensure the arts sector in Northern Ireland has the funds to enable it to play a full part in UK arts exports.

[Ms Paula Bradshaw]: To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the action he is taking to address low pay in the arts sector.

[Mr Stephen Dunne]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of Penalty Charge Notices that made up the £1,306,562 written-off in 2023-24 as claims waived or abandoned, broken down by constituency.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.