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All questions, asked by Jonathan Buckley to the Minister of Health during the 2024-2025 session


 
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AQO 2026/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health to outline the total legal costs incurred by his Department in the last five years.

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08/05/2025 Answered on 20/05/2025 Government departments; Legal costs; Health and social care trusts; Public inquiries; Legal profession
AQW 27812/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any (i) clinical (ii) logistical; and (iii) financial, barriers that are preventing wider availability of self-injecting medications for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

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28/05/2025 Answered on 25/06/2025 Medicine; Gastroenterology; Diseases; Prescription drugs; Medical treatments
AQW 27811/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health to outline the availability of self-injecting biologic medications for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

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28/05/2025 Answered on 25/06/2025 Medicine; Gastroenterology; Diseases; Medical treatments; Prescription drugs
AQW 27810/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount spent on (i) management consultants; and (ii) external advisory services, in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.

28/05/2025 To be answered by 12/06/2025 Management; Consultants; Health and social care trusts; Expenditure
AQW 27809/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the annual cost of language translation services including (i) face-to-face translation; and (ii) telephone interpreting, across all Health and Social Care Trusts.

28/05/2025 To be answered by 12/06/2025 Translation services; Health and social care trusts; Expenditure
AQW 27808/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the progress made in integrating digital and technological solutions to reduce cost burdens and increase efficiency across the health service.

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28/05/2025 Answered on 12/06/2025 Digital technology; Electronic services; Cost effectiveness; Health services; Technology
AQW 27534/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health whether in-house electricians within (i) his Department; and (ii) arm's-length bodies are required to be registered on license to practice schemes.

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21/05/2025 Answered on 06/06/2025 Electrical engineering; Staff; Registration; Government departments; Public bodies
AQW 25274/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 23029/22-27, to detail what this total amounts to in each of the last five years. [Priority Written]

28/03/2025 To be answered by 02/04/2025 Government departments; Staff; Equality; Personnel management
AQW 25194/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to increase the number of appointments for people displaying signs of endometriosis.

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27/03/2025 Answered on 11/04/2025 Gynaecology; Patients; Health and social care trusts; Diseases; Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
AQW 25193/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps his Department is taking to shorten the diagnosis period for endometriosis.

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27/03/2025 Answered on 11/04/2025 Gynaecology; Diseases; Patients; Diagnosis; Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
AQW 25192/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on progress on the development of the new Public Health Bill following the period of public consultation.

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27/03/2025 Answered on 11/04/2025 Health; Legislation; Public consultation; Public Health Agency; Websites
AQW 25191/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 24187/22-27, when each Health and Social Care Trust will review their Gender Identity and Expression Employment policies.

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27/03/2025 Answered on 13/05/2025 Health and social care trusts; Personnel management; Gender; Employment; Legal opinion
AQW 25108/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of staff in his Department responsible for (a) processing; and (b) responding to Freedom of Information Act requests; and (ii) the annual cost of this work in each of the last five years.

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26/03/2025 Answered on 30/04/2025 Freedom of information; Costs; Government departments; Staff; Administration
AQW 25107/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the total cost of gender reassignment services in each of the last five years.

26/03/2025 To be answered by 10/04/2025 Gender; LGBT; Mental health services; Expenditure
AQW 25106/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number; and (ii) the proportion of staff that are (a) qualified healthcare professionals; and (b) administrative staff, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.

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26/03/2025 Answered on 10/04/2025 Health and social care trusts; Staff; Allied health professions; Qualifications; Administration
AQW 25105/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health for an estimate on the amount spent on language translation services in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.

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26/03/2025 Answered on 10/04/2025 Health and social care trusts; Expenditure; Translation services; Business; Business Services Organisation
AQW 25104/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health whether he will increase NHS dental funding to improve (i) accessibility; (ii) workforce retention; and (iii) patient outcomes.

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26/03/2025 Answered on 10/04/2025 Dental services; Finance; Access; Patients; Investment
AQW 24893/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department has any plans to introduce a similar scheme to the temporary ROI Reimbursement Scheme.

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24/03/2025 Answered on 07/04/2025 Health services; Republic of Ireland; Medical treatments abroad; Waiting times; Patients
AQW 24187/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health whether he will develop regional guidance on the Gender Identity and Expression Employment Policy undertaken by each Health and Social Care Trust.

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11/03/2025 Answered on 26/03/2025 Health and social care trusts; Personnel management; Gender; LGBT; Policy
AQW 23029/22-27 Mr Jonathan Buckley
(DUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the annual cost of salaries for (i) diversity officers; and (ii) equality officers currently employed in each Health and Social Care Trust.

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20/02/2025 Answered on 27/03/2025 Government departments; Staff; Equality; S; Personnel management
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