| Ref No | Member | Question | Tabled | Status |
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AQO 3494/22-27
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Mr Doug Beattie MC
(UUP - Upper Bann)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to outline any pressures in recruiting and retaining skilled staff in the Northern Ireland Civil Service.
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| 16/04/2026 |
Answered on 29/04/2026
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AQW 44494/22-27
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Mr Jon Burrows
(UUP - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Finance whether any assessment has been made of the skills gap in project delivery across the Civil Service, including any actions being taken to address this.
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| 21/04/2026 |
Answered on 05/05/2026
(Revised)
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AQO 3105/22-27
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Mr Jon Burrows
(UUP - North Antrim)
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To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to whom the Head of the Civil Service is responsible to in terms of their performance.
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| 05/02/2026 |
Answered on 21/04/2026
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AQW 44260/22-27
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Mr Jon Burrows
(UUP - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Finance whether any assessment has been undertaken of the financial and operational risks associated with the absence of a centralised IT strategy across the Civil Service.
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| 17/04/2026 |
Answered on 05/05/2026
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AQW 44078/22-27
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Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 43316/22-27, to detail a breakdown of the information provided for each property disposed of in the period covered.
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| 16/04/2026 |
Answered on 23/04/2026
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AQW 43914/22-27
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Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Finance whether a Data Protection Impact Assessment has been carried out regarding the telemetry and data collection practices embedded in Microsoft products across Civil Service Departments.
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| 15/04/2026 |
Answered on 29/04/2026
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AQW 43913/22-27
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Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the amount that has been spent by the Civil Service on proprietary software in each of the last ten years, broken down by Department.
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| 15/04/2026 |
Answered on 06/05/2026
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AQW 43766/22-27
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Mr Jon Burrows
(UUP - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail when the Civil Service’s policy on workplace harassment and bullying was (i) introduced; and (ii) updated, across Departments.
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| 13/04/2026 |
Answered on 23/04/2026
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AQW 43765/22-27
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Mr Jon Burrows
(UUP - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of (i) workplace harassment; and (ii) bullying, cases involving Civil Service staff which were upheld, in each of the last five years.
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| 13/04/2026 |
Answered on 22/04/2026
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AQW 43689/22-27
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Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail, of the 72 people dismissed from the Northern Ireland Civil Service in 2024-25, the number who received a compensation or settlement payment on their dismissal, including the value of the payments, in the last three years.
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| 13/04/2026 |
Answered on 23/04/2026
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AQW 43582/22-27
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Mr John Stewart
(UUP - East Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the estimated value of (i) underpayments; and (ii) overpayments, in pensions discovered during the review of the Civil Service Pension Scheme benefits by the McCloud remedy team.
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| 31/03/2026 |
Answered on 14/04/2026
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AQW 43581/22-27
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Mr John Stewart
(UUP - East Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of (i) underpayments; and (ii) overpayments, of pensions discovered during the review of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Pension Scheme benefits by the McCloud remedy team.
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| 31/03/2026 |
Answered on 14/04/2026
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AQW 43463/22-27
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Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail whether (i) his Department has carried out any assessment of the written statement from the Minister of Education calling for the publication of a Civil service HR Review; and (ii) he plans to make this review public.
[Priority Written]
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| 27/03/2026 |
Answered on 23/04/2026
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AQW 43446/22-27
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Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of bank accounts held by the Civil Service.
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| 27/03/2026 |
Answered on 14/04/2026
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AQW 43325/22-27
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Dr Steve Aiken OBE
(UUP - South Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Finance whether (i) the Civil Service HR Strategy will apply to all Departments across the Civil Service; and (ii) any consideration has been given to including the 101 arm's-length bodies in the strategy, as these account for approximately 75 per cent of the overall NI Executive public pay budget.
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| 26/03/2026 |
Answered on 14/04/2026
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AQW 43316/22-27
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Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any Civil Service properties that were disposed of, in the last five years, including (i) the Land and Property Services Red Book valuations of the property; and (ii) the final sale price agreed on the property.
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| 26/03/2026 |
Answered on 16/04/2026
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AQW 43315/22-27
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Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any action his Department is taking in its role as shared service HR to the Civil Service to (i) support staff experiencing violence against women; and (ii) raise awareness of the issue.
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| 26/03/2026 |
Answered on 14/04/2026
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AQW 43052/22-27
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Mr Patsy McGlone
(SDLP - Mid Ulster)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any discussions they have had with the British Government on the potential merits of compensating people who were unable to pay mortgages, credit card bills and other household bills, due to delays in payments from the Civil Service Pensions Scheme.
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| 24/03/2026 |
Answered on 02/04/2026
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AQW 42971/22-27
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Ms Paula Bradshaw
(APNI - South Belfast)
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To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail (i) any plans their office has to develop the digital and artificial intelligence skills base within the Civil Service to support public service reform; and (ii) any measurable targets, timelines and indicators that have been set to assess progress.
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| 23/03/2026 |
Answered on 21/04/2026
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AQW 42876/22-27
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Ms Kellie Armstrong
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Finance whether he has considered the release of funding through investment of Civil Service and public sector pension funds, to finance social housing.
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| 20/03/2026 |
Answered on 03/04/2026
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