Latest Daily List Of Written Questions

Friday 23 January 2026


 
Note: [R] indicates a registered declaration of interest
Ref NoMemberQuestionAnswer By
AQW 39000/22-27 Ms Aoife Finnegan
(SF - Newry and Armagh)
To ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of the report, Totally Invisible: The experiences of domestic violence and abuse victims/survivors and children engaging with private law family court processes in Northern Ireland, Commissioner for Victims of Crime Office. [Priority Written]

02/02/2026
AQW 38999/22-27 Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 35910/22/27, whether any assessment was made of potential links between the China Chamber of Commerce in Britain and the Chinese Communist Party or to Chinese state bodies.

09/02/2026
AQW 38998/22-27 Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 32204/22-27, (i) for his assessment of dermatology patients waiting in excess of 300 weeks for an initial assessment; and (ii) to detail any immediate actions he is taking to address the longest waits.

09/02/2026
AQW 38997/22-27 Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 32204/22-27, to detail (i) the number of dermatology patients that have been placed on (a) virtual consultation pathways; (b) telephone consultation pathways; and (c) Patient Initiated Follow-Up pathways, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) any evaluation that has been undertaken of the impact of these measures on waiting times and patient outcomes.

09/02/2026
AQW 38996/22-27 Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 32204/22-27, to detail (i) any targets that have been set for reducing dermatology waiting times in each Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) by what timeframe that patients waiting over 104 weeks are expected to be treated.

09/02/2026
AQW 38995/22-27 Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 32204/22-27, to detail (i) any additional funding that has been allocated specifically to reduce dermatology waiting times in each Health and Social Care Trust in (a) 2024/25; and (b) 2025/26; and (ii) how that funding has been used.

09/02/2026
AQW 38994/22-27 Mr Peter Martin
(DUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the current legislation and regulations in relation to the parking of (i) occupied; and (ii) unoccupied caravans and motorhomes, on public roads overnight.

09/02/2026
AQW 38993/22-27 Mr Peter Martin
(DUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any actions he is taking to improve waiting times for gynaecological (i) consultant appointments; and (ii) surgery.

09/02/2026
AQW 38992/22-27 Mr Peter Martin
(DUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the average waiting time for gynaecological consultant appointments, in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.

09/02/2026
AQW 38991/22-27 Mr Peter Martin
(DUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the average waiting time for gynaecological surgery, in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.

09/02/2026
AQW 38990/22-27 Mr Peter Martin
(DUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any additional resources he plans to allocate to gynaecology services to address waiting times.

09/02/2026
AQW 38989/22-27 Mrs Michelle Guy
(APNI - Lagan Valley)
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any work underway to achieve the recommendation in A Strategic Review of the Northern Ireland Curriculum, to recognise the changing levels of development of children arriving in pre-school and school and address this through targeted funding to pre-school and foundation stage settings to pay for evidence-based interventions through higher staff pupil ratios, professional development and/or para-professionals.

09/02/2026
AQW 38988/22-27 Mrs Michelle Guy
(APNI - Lagan Valley)
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any monitoring of school preparedness currently taking place in (i) pre-schools; and (ii) primary schools.

09/02/2026
AQW 38987/22-27 Mrs Michelle Guy
(APNI - Lagan Valley)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail how each Health and Social Care Trust coordinates adult day centre placements.

09/02/2026
AQW 38986/22-27 Mrs Michelle Guy
(APNI - Lagan Valley)
To ask the Minister of Health whether there is transport support available to adults attending day centres outside of their Health and Social Care Trust.

09/02/2026
AQW 38985/22-27 Mr Andrew McMurray
(APNI - South Down)
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on works to replace the special educational needs classroom at St Francis' Primary School, Drumaroad, which was destroyed one year ago, during Storm Eowyn. [Priority Written]

28/01/2026
AQW 38984/22-27 Mr Andrew McMurray
(APNI - South Down)
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any support he can provide to Ardmore Special School, given the school's increase in numbers.

09/02/2026
AQW 38983/22-27 Ms Cheryl Brownlee
(DUP - East Antrim)
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the introduction of the prohibition of right-hand turn legislation, at the junction of Glenville Road and A2 Shore Road, Whiteabbey. [Priority Written]

28/01/2026
AQW 38982/22-27 Ms Cheryl Brownlee
(DUP - East Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of (i) the recent US dietary guidelines emphasising increased protein, red meat, and full-fat dairy; and (ii) what impact this guidance will have on current UK and Northern Ireland dietary advice.

09/02/2026
AQW 38981/22-27 Ms Cheryl Brownlee
(DUP - East Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the waiting times for paediatric Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) services in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust; (ii) any recent actions his Department and the Health and Social Care Trusts have taken to reduce waiting times, including specific measures targeted at children with recurrent ENT issues; and (iii) what additional support is available to families whilst children remain on paediatric ENT waiting lists.

09/02/2026
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