Ref No | Member | Question | Tabled | Status | Index Terms |
AQW 10119/22-27
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Mr Jim Allister KC
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for Communities, as a consequence of the designation of Irish as an official language in the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022, for their assessment that Irish no longer meets the qualifying definition under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.
| 15/04/2024 |
To be answered by 30/04/2024
| European Union; Linguistic minorities; Irish language; Regulation; Culture |
AQW 10118/22-27
|
Mr Jim Allister KC
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any instructions that have been issued by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to his Department under the Windsor Framework (Implementation) Regulations 2024.
| 15/04/2024 |
To be answered by 30/04/2024
| Central government; Ministers; Northern Ireland Protocol; Regulation |
AQW 10095/22-27
|
Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for the Economy how many fines have been issued for the unlawful renting of short-term let tourist accommodation, under the Tourism (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 since 2019, broken down by constituency.
| 15/04/2024 |
To be answered by 30/04/2024
| Tourism; Holiday accommodation; Registration; Enforcement; Regulation |
AQW 10070/22-27
|
Miss Órlaithí Flynn
(SF - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Health whether he plans to strengthen the regulation and registration of psychologists in order to address concerns over the issue of unregulated mental health practitioners.
| 15/04/2024 |
To be answered by 30/04/2024
| Psychology; Regulation; Registration |
AQW 10069/22-27
|
Miss Órlaithí Flynn
(SF - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Health whether he is aware of the concerns of the Association of Clinical Psychologists over the regulation and registration of psychologists.
| 15/04/2024 |
To be answered by 30/04/2024
| Psychology; Regulation; Registration |
AQW 10046/22-27
|
Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure (i) when he will review proposed changes to the Taxi Operators Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012; and (ii) what steps he will take to mitigate negative impacts on the taxi industry.
| 12/04/2024 |
To be answered by 29/04/2024
| Taxis; Licensing; Regulation; Reviews |
AQW 10008/22-27
|
Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Health what legislative changes he is considering to improve the regulation of private medical treatments, aimed at maximising patient safety.
| 12/04/2024 |
To be answered by 29/04/2024
| Private sector; Health services; Patients; Regulation |
AQW 9994/22-27
|
Mr Peter McReynolds
(APNI - East Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether his Department will instigate a review of the Planning (General Permitted Development) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015 No. 70) with regard to electric vehicle charge points.
| 12/04/2024 |
To be answered by 29/04/2024
| Reviews; Regulation; Planning permission; Electric vehicles; Facilities |
AQW 9990/22-27
|
Ms Carál Ní Chuilín
(SF - North Belfast)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities what discussions he has had with Executive colleagues to introduce legislation to bring the regulation of funfairs under the responsibility of local councils.
| 12/04/2024 |
To be answered by 29/04/2024
| Local councils; Entertainments; Regulation |
AQW 9917/22-27
|
Mr Maurice Bradley
(DUP - East Londonderry)
|
To ask the Minister of Health what checks are carried out to ensure that tanning salons are following the Sunbeds Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.
| 11/04/2024 |
To be answered by 26/04/2024
| Sunbeds; Regulation; Personal care services |
AQW 9900/22-27
|
Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister of Health whether he will amend the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 so that baby scan clinics are included in the list of regulated establishments and agencies as defined in the Order.
| 11/04/2024 |
To be answered by 26/04/2024
| Clinics; Babies; Tomography; Regulation |
AQW 9876/22-27
|
Mr Danny Donnelly
(APNI - East Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of fixed penalty notices issued to sunbed operators, broken down by (i) year; and (ii) district council area, since the provisions of the Sunbeds Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 came into effect in 2012.
| 11/04/2024 |
To be answered by 26/04/2024
| Sunbeds; Enforcement; Local councils; Regulation |
AQW 9838/22-27
|
Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure what plans he has to (i) amend; and (ii) close the loopholes in Class C taxi licensing in order to protect passengers.
| 10/04/2024 |
To be answered by 25/04/2024
| Taxis; Licensing; Regulation; Protection; Passengers |
AQW 9834/22-27
|
Mr Jim Allister KC
(TUV - North Antrim)
|
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the legal consequences of a draft Budget not being laid, pursuant to the mandatory requirement of Section 64(1) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
[Priority Written]
+ Display Answer
| 10/04/2024 |
Answered on 16/04/2024
| Regulation; Government departments; Budgets |
AQW 9832/22-27
|
Mr Jim Allister KC
(TUV - North Antrim)
|
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 7880/22-27, how long the control period is.
| 10/04/2024 |
To be answered by 25/04/2024
| Gaelic Athletic Association; Equality; Regulation; Terrorism; Sportsgrounds |
AQW 9831/22-27
|
Mr Jim Allister KC
(TUV - North Antrim)
|
To ask the Minister of Health whether he will bring forward legislation to amend the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 to reflect the reforms introduced by the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019.
| 10/04/2024 |
To be answered by 25/04/2024
| Mental illness; Reform; Regulation; Responsibility |
AQW 9792/22-27
|
Ms Sinéad McLaughlin
(SDLP - Foyle)
|
To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on the implementation of the Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, including any plans in place to roll-out (i) training; (ii) policy development; and (iii) pathways to support organisations in relation to the Act.
| 10/04/2024 |
To be answered by 25/04/2024
| Domestic violence; Abuse; Regulation; Training; Leave |
AQW 9747/22-27
|
Mr Jim Allister KC
(TUV - North Antrim)
|
To ask the Minister for the Economy (i) how he intends to address the lack of regulation in the funeral care sector; and (ii) whether he has any plans to follow steps taken by the Scottish government.
+ Display Answer
| 09/04/2024 |
Answered on 15/04/2024
| Funerals; Regulation; Business; Scotland |
AQW 9746/22-27
|
Mr Jim Allister KC
(TUV - North Antrim)
|
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in consequence of the Windsor Framework (Implementation) Regulations 2024, how impacted staff in his Department will operate in terms of answerability to both him and the Secretary of State.
| 09/04/2024 |
To be answered by 24/04/2024
| Northern Ireland Protocol; Regulation; Civil service; Departmental responsibilities |
AQW 9650/22-27
|
Miss Órlaithí Flynn
(SF - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of regulation in psychological therapy; and (ii) whether he intends to bring forward measures to ensure that patients are treated by therapists who are adequately qualified, trained and regulated.
| 09/04/2024 |
To be answered by 24/04/2024
| Psychology; Regulation; Medical treatments; Patients; Psychiatry |
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