| Ref No | Member | Question | Tabled | Status | Index Terms |
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AQW 20603/22-27
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Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Finance, pursuant to AQW 20131/22-27, for her assessment of whether current public procurement policy permits public bodies to procure goods and services from areas that are illegally occupied, in violation of international law.
| 15/01/2025 |
To be answered by 30/01/2025
| Procurement; Policy; International relations; Trade |
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AQW 20423/22-27
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Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 19913/22-27, for a breakdown of how the cost of transport provided by the Education Authority has increased by over 20 per cent in the last two financial years.
| 13/01/2025 |
To be answered by 28/01/2025
| Education Authority; Procurement; Extracurricular activities; Costs; Transport |
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AQW 20227/22-27
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Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any (i) plans; and (ii) work undertaken to purchase dilapidated properties for the purpose of providing temporary accommodation.
| 09/01/2025 |
To be answered by 24/01/2025
| Empty property; Procurement; Temporary accommodation |
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AQW 20131/22-27
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Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Finance for her assessment of whether current public procurement policy permits public bodies to trade in goods and services produced in areas that are illegally occupied, in violation of international law.
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| 08/01/2025 |
Answered on 10/01/2025
| Procurement; Policy; International relations; Trade; Public bodies |
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AQW 20077/22-27
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Mr Paul Frew
(DUP - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 18916/22-27, when the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust accepted the (i) new Maternity Hospital; and (ii) Neonatal Hospital.
| 07/01/2025 |
To be answered by 22/01/2025
| Belfast Health and Social Care Trust; Maternity services; Hospitals; Procurement |
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AQW 20039/22-27
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Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to provide a list of external consultants engaged by her Department in the last five years, including (i) the project or piece of work each consultant was engaged on; and (ii) total spend on each consultant.
| 07/01/2025 |
To be answered by 22/01/2025
| Government departments; Consultants; Procurement; Expenditure |
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AQW 20020/22-27
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Ms Cheryl Brownlee
(DUP - East Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Health (i) when he expects the final commissioning arrangements for diabetes healthcare technology to be finalised; and (ii) whether there is a timeline for stakeholders to be consulted on these plans.
| 06/01/2025 |
To be answered by 21/01/2025
| Diabetes; Medical equipment; Procurement; Health and social care trusts; Patients |
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AQW 19995/22-27
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Mr Paul Frew
(DUP - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 18916/22-27, at the time of the handover of the new Maternity Hospital and Neonatal Hospital who was the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust’s Senior Responsible Owner for the project.
| 06/01/2025 |
To be answered by 21/01/2025
| Belfast Health and Social Care Trust; Maternity services; Procurement; Construction; Design |
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AQW 19988/22-27
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Ms Diane Forsythe
(DUP - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail (i) the number of government contracts procured through Construction and Procurement Delivery that have been extended beyond the originally advertised term of contract; and (ii) the value of contract spend on these extended contracts, in each of the last three financial years.
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| 06/01/2025 |
Answered on 15/01/2025
| Government departments; Procurement; Advertising; Contracts; Expenditure |
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AQW 19943/22-27
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Mr Maolíosa McHugh
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Education for an update on efforts to secure suitable premises in the Strabane area.
+ Display Answer
| 13/12/2024 |
Answered on 31/12/2024
| Education Authority; Property; West Tyrone; Youth services; Procurement |
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AQW 19914/22-27
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Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Education, in light of Education Authority bus hire price increases, whether his Department will consider additional financial support to primary schools for extra-curricular activities outside of school premises.
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| 13/12/2024 |
Answered on 19/12/2024
| Education Authority; Procurement; Buses; Primary education; Extracurricular activities |
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AQW 19913/22-27
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Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the impact of recent price increases for Education Authority bus hire upon schools' affordability to carry out extra-curricular activities, such as travelling to swimming lessons.
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| 13/12/2024 |
Answered on 19/12/2024
| Education Authority; Procurement; Buses; Primary education; Extracurricular activities |
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AQW 19910/22-27
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Mrs Diane Dodds
(DUP - Upper Bann)
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To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of the effectiveness of the process of arriving at contracts for major capital projects in his Department, given that the new Maternity Hospital was declared unsafe within weeks of meeting contractual requirements.
| 13/12/2024 |
To be answered by 03/01/2025
| Procurement; Health and safety; Maternity services; Hospitals; Belfast Health and Social Care Trust |
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AQW 19908/22-27
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Mrs Diane Dodds
(DUP - Upper Bann)
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To ask the Minister of Health for his assessment of whether the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust had considered sufficient information by March 2024 to take a well-informed decision to accept handover of the new Maternity Hospital.
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| 13/12/2024 |
Answered on 03/01/2025
| Belfast Health and Social Care Trust; Procurement; Hospitals; Maternity services; Construction |
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AQW 19907/22-27
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Mrs Diane Dodds
(DUP - Upper Bann)
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To ask the Minister of Health to detail the individuals the chairman of the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust wrote to to relay the thanks of the Trust's board for bringing the Maternity Hospital project to the stage of accepting handover from the contractor.
| 13/12/2024 |
To be answered by 03/01/2025
| Correspondence; Belfast Health and Social Care Trust; Maternity services; Hospitals; Procurement |
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AQW 19906/22-27
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Mrs Diane Dodds
(DUP - Upper Bann)
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To ask the Minister of Health whether he will place a copy of any risk assessment carried out by the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust prior to accepting handover of the new Maternity Hospital from the contractor in the Assembly library.
| 13/12/2024 |
To be answered by 03/01/2025
| Procurement; Belfast Health and Social Care Trust; Maternity services; Hospitals; Risk assessment |
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AQW 19891/22-27
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Mr Nick Mathison
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 19294/22-27, whether funding to schools for outdoor play will be earmarked for that purpose.
+ Display Answer
| 13/12/2024 |
Answered on 20/12/2024
| Finance; Schools; Equipment; Playgrounds; Procurement |
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AQW 19811/22-27
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Mr Nick Mathison
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 19109/22-27, to detail (i) the original planned completion date for the school management system; and (ii) the new anticipated completion date further to the end of the contract with Fujitsu.
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| 12/12/2024 |
Answered on 18/12/2024
| Education Authority; Procurement; Computer software; Business; Contracts |
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AQW 19727/22-27
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Mrs Diane Dodds
(DUP - Upper Bann)
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To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of items that were on the snag list for the new Maternity Hospital.
| 11/12/2024 |
To be answered by 31/12/2024
| Maternity services; Hospitals; Belfast Health and Social Care Trust; Procurement; Contracts |
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AQW 19712/22-27
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Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the circumstances when her Department can intervene to amend or cancel public sector contracts with other Departments.
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| 11/12/2024 |
Answered on 19/12/2024
| Government departments; Departmental coordination; Procurement; Contracts; Business |
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