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Written questions on the subject Civil Service


 
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AQW 22119/22-27 Mr Timothy Gaston
(TUV - North Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any current relationship between the Northern Ireland Civil Service and Stonewall. [Priority Written]

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06/02/2025 Answered on 11/02/2025
AQW 21486/22-27 Mr Matthew O'Toole
(SDLP - South Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the number of sick days lost in the Northern Ireland Civil Service in each of the last ten years; and (ii) the Northern Ireland Civil Service workforce in each of the last ten years. [Priority Written]

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28/01/2025 Answered on 31/01/2025
AQW 21449/22-27 Ms Connie Egan
(APNI - North Down)
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any engagement she has had with civil service Trade Unions on the revised Northern Ireland Civil Service Dignity at Work policy.

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28/01/2025 Answered on 07/02/2025
AQW 21440/22-27 Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 20721/22-27, to detail why there is such high spending on agency staff when the Northern Ireland Civil Service has 3,500 vacancies and 2,800 people on temporary promotions.

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28/01/2025 Answered on 07/02/2025
AQO 1444/22-27 Ms Connie Egan
(APNI - North Down)
To ask the Minister of Finance for her assessment of the effectiveness of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Dignity at Work policy.

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16/01/2025 Answered on 28/01/2025
AQW 21023/22-27 Mr Justin McNulty
(SDLP - Newry and Armagh)
To ask the Minister of Finance whether she will change Civil Service subsistence rates to receipted actuals for officials travelling and working in Dublin as part of their outworking of strand 2 of the Good Friday Agreement, to ensure they are not at a financial loss given the high costs in Dublin.

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21/01/2025 Answered on 29/01/2025
AQW 20819/22-27 Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Health (i) for his assessment of the recruitment processes for staff undertaken by the Health and Social Care NI; and (ii) how this process differs from that of the Northern Ireland Civil Service.

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17/01/2025 Answered on 03/02/2025
AQW 20746/22-27 Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
To ask the Minister of Finance (i) whether interviews for posts in the Northern Ireland Civil Service or arm's-length bodies are conducted online; and (ii) whether there are specific circumstances where this medium is used.

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16/01/2025 Answered on 23/01/2025
AQW 20722/22-27 Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the number agency workers engaged on the framework agreement for agency workers in the Northern Ireland Civil Service; (ii) the current spend on this contract; and (iii) her assessment of how this compares to numbers and costs in previous periods.

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16/01/2025 Answered on 24/01/2025
AQW 20718/22-27 Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the number of staff dismissed from the Northern Ireland Civil Service in each year since 2020, broken down by Department; (ii) the number of these dismissals that included a financial settlement; and (iii) the associated value of the financial settlements.

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16/01/2025 Answered on 31/01/2025
AQW 20695/22-27 Ms Kate Nicholl
(APNI - South Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the (i) roles; and (ii) responsibilities of the Head of the Policy Profession in the Northern Ireland Civil Service.

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16/01/2025 Answered on 27/01/2025
AQW 20692/22-27 Ms Kate Nicholl
(APNI - South Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 20136/22-27, to detail the (i) terms of reference; and (ii) membership of the Civil Service AI Working Group.

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16/01/2025 Answered on 21/01/2025
AQW 20682/22-27 Mr Doug Beattie MC
(UUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Finance when the Northern Ireland Civil Service Human Resources will (i) cease using the term inefficiency as part of their Sickness Absence Management; and (ii) stop the issuing of written warnings to members of the Northern Ireland Prison Service who are suffering from diagnosed mental health conditions.

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16/01/2025 Answered on 27/01/2025
AQW 20441/22-27 Mr Eóin Tennyson
(APNI - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the number of complaints initiated under the Northern Ireland Civil Service Dignity at Work policy that resulted in (i) early retirement; and (ii) dismissal of those being investigated, between 2021-22 and 2023-24.

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13/01/2025 Answered on 21/01/2025
AQW 20136/22-27 Ms Kate Nicholl
(APNI - South Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail any steps being taken to enhance the understanding of artificial intelligence in the Northern Ireland Civil Service.

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08/01/2025 Answered on 15/01/2025
AQW 19790/22-27 Mr Doug Beattie MC
(UUP - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the rate of sick absence in the Northern Ireland Prison Service compared to the rest of the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS), as outlined in table 7 of the Quarterly Sickness Absence in the NICS July 2024 - September 2024; and (ii) for her assessment of whether there is a trend in the Northern Ireland Prison Service in relation to sick absence that is not seen elsewhere in the NICS.

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12/12/2024 Answered on 06/01/2025
AQW 19603/22-27 Ms Diana Armstrong
(UUP - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to the disposal of the Northern Ireland Civil Service office at Castle Barracks, Enniskillen, in April 2025, to detail any engagement her Department has had with other stakeholders in the Castle Barracks complex in relation to this disposal.

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09/12/2024 Answered on 12/12/2024
AQW 19395/22-27 Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the amount paid to Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) staff for NICS on-call allowance in each of the last three financial years.

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05/12/2024 Answered on 12/12/2024
AQW 19343/22-27 Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the number of agency staff employed in the Northern Ireland Civil Service in each of the last five years; and (ii) how much additionally this has cost.

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04/12/2024 Answered on 14/01/2025
AQW 19329/22-27 Mr Daniel McCrossan
(SDLP - West Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 13348/22-27, to detail the number of people applying for a position in the Northern Ireland Civil Service that have been unsuccessful in the interview process due to the panel being unable to assess their interview as a result of sound or video issues in the 2024-25 financial year.

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04/12/2024 Answered on 14/01/2025
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