Alliance Party MLA for East Antrim
Every written and oral question Danny has tabled to Executive ministers and the Assembly Commission since 15 June 2022, with the answers.
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Showing the 20 most recent of 397 questions.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he plans to take stabilise community pharmacy to support its full integration into the Neighbourhood Model, given issues facing the sector and its vital role in providing accessible healthcare within local communities.
Not on the NI Assembly website yet
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) how his Department assesses pressures on community pharmacies, including increased patient demand, medicines shortages and additional workload during winter periods; and (ii) how any pressures are taken into account in winter planning and funding decisions.
Not on the NI Assembly website yet
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any engagement his Department has had with community pharmacy representatives in the development and implementation of winter preparedness plans for 2026-27; and (ii) any specific role community pharmacies will have in supporting the health and social care system during winter pressures.
Not on the NI Assembly website yet
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department has reported back to the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman within the six-month period specified in the recommendations of its report, regarding the Larne West Distributor Road.
View on the NI Assembly website (AQW 54758/22-27) (opens in a new tab)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) any options her Department has considered to bring about the completion of the missing section of the Larne West Distributor Road; and (ii) whether vesting of the required land has now been formally examined, following publication of the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman report.
View on the NI Assembly website (AQW 54757/22-27) (opens in a new tab)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any specific actions her Department has taken to comply with the recommendations in the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman report regarding the Larne West Distributor Road, since its publication.
View on the NI Assembly website (AQW 54756/22-27) (opens in a new tab)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether any meetings have taken place with (i) Mid and East Antrim Borough Council; (ii) developers; (iii) landowners; and (iv) other stakeholders, as recommended in the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman report regarding the Larne West Distributor Road.
View on the NI Assembly website (AQW 54755/22-27) (opens in a new tab)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) what the extra £20 million in funding, requested this year for the encompass IT system is intended to fund; and (ii) the reason why this additional funding was not anticipated by his Department.
View on the NI Assembly website (AQW 54232/22-27) (opens in a new tab)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any unexpected costs for (i) implementing; and (ii) the running of, the encompass IT system in each year from inception to the projected end of the project.
View on the NI Assembly website (AQW 54231/22-27) (opens in a new tab)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any expected costs for (i) implementing; and (ii) the running of, the encompass IT system in each year from inception to the projected end of the project.
View on the NI Assembly website (AQW 54230/22-27) (opens in a new tab)
To ask the Minister of Health whether the Northern Trust currently has (i) a neurologist, providing adult epilepsy services; and (ii) an adult epilepsy specialist nurse service.
View on the NI Assembly website (AQW 54102/22-27) (opens in a new tab)
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has evaluated the impact of replacing the Health and Social Care Board with the Strategic Planning and Performance Group on (i) administrative costs; and (ii) workload.
View on the NI Assembly website (AQW 54101/22-27) (opens in a new tab)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the total expenditure on staff at (i) Band 8C; and (ii) above, within the Strategic Planning and Performance Group, for each financial year from 2018-19 to 2025-26.
View on the NI Assembly website (AQW 54100/22-27) (opens in a new tab)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of posts at (i) Band 8C; (ii) Band 8D; (iii) Band 9; and (iv) director level and above, that existed within the Strategic Planning and Performance Group at (a) its establishment; and (b) the latest available date.
View on the NI Assembly website (AQW 54099/22-27) (opens in a new tab)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the total staffing expenditure of the Health and Social Care Board, in its final full financial year; (ii) the equivalent expenditure of the Strategic Planning and Performance Group, in the most recent full financial year.
View on the NI Assembly website (AQW 54098/22-27) (opens in a new tab)
To ask the Minister of Education following the identification of building structural issues at Carrick Central Primary School, to detail (i) any assessment the Education Authority undertaken to identify structural defects elsewhere in the school estate; and (ii) the number of other schools that have been identified as having structural issues, in the last five years.
View on the NI Assembly website (AQW 53975/22-27) (opens in a new tab)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans his Department has to utilise community optometrists in the prevention and early detection of systemic health conditions and referral for early intervention.
View on the NI Assembly website (AQW 53974/22-27) (opens in a new tab)
To ask the Minister of Health whether any assessment has been made of the case for rolling out the PEARS Plus pilot across Northern Ireland, including the costs and potential to reduce demand on eye casualty services.
View on the NI Assembly website (AQW 53973/22-27) (opens in a new tab)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any plans his Department has to extend the role of community optometrists in delivering neighbourhood care.
View on the NI Assembly website (AQW 53972/22-27) (opens in a new tab)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any progress his Department has made in expanding access to community optometry services across Northern Ireland.
View on the NI Assembly website (AQW 53971/22-27) (opens in a new tab)