[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.

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

[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.

[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.

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

[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.

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

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

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

[Mr Andy Allen MBE]: To ask the Minister for Communities whether his Department will receive funding through the monitoring round to provide support to households struggling with the high cost of living.

[Ms Kate Nicholl]: To ask the Minister of Health whether he plans to develop and implement a public health campaign around the dangers and potential harm of children using vaping products.

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

[Ms Cheryl Brownlee]: To ask the Minister of Health to detail his Department's plans to reduce the age for prostate cancer testing.

[Mr Daniel McCrossan]: To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the latest Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services waiting list figures, which state that 299 patients in the Western Health and Social Care Trust have been waiting for an assessment for over nine weeks, compared to 155 patients in March 2023.

[Mr Daniel McCrossan]: To ask the Minister of Health to detail the average time for a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services assessment to take place in the Western Health and Social Care Trust in each of the last five years.

[Mr Daniel McCrossan]: To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the revival of the Portadown to Derry rail line, connecting Omagh and Strabane, as contained in the All-Ireland Strategic Rail Review.

[Ms Paula Bradshaw]: To ask the Minister of Health why the pay rise to health service workers, due in April 2024, has not yet been paid.

[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.

[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 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 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.

[Ms Cara Hunter]: To ask the Minister of Health for an update on waiting lists for specialist dental care for children in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust and the Western Health and Social Care Trust.

[Mr Peter Martin]: To ask the Minister for the Economy whether smart electricity meters will be rolled out in Northern Ireland.

[Mr Phillip Brett]: To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail each bid he submitted to the Department of Finance as part of the October Monitoring Round.

[Ms Kate Nicholl]: To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to his Good Jobs Employment Rights Bill, to detail the support that can be provided to parents with multiples.

[Mr Phillip Brett]: To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on the work of his Department's Credit Union division, announced on 19 March 2024.

[Mr Justin McNulty]: To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on the engagement he has had to include Armagh and Down in Ireland’s Ancient East destination marketing brand.

[Mr Justin McNulty]: To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the provisions that exist for rural residents whose properties were not included in Project Stratum.

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