Pam Cameron: I put on record that my thoughts and sympathies are with all those families who have lost a loved one during the entirety of the pandemic, which we know continues to plague, not least of all —.
Pam Cameron: Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I also put on record that my thoughts and prayers are with Councillor Paul Hamill's family as they go through this difficult period of grief. Since we last met in this place, we have made proportionate progress in the easing of restrictions. That has helped us to move towards the normalisation of society that we all crave, while not forgetting the public health...
Pam Cameron: I thank my colleague for that intervention. I agree wholeheartedly with that position. I remember looking at a similar issue on a previous Health Committee. I was very conscious that many clinicians were nervous around this type of legislation at that point. They were very keen to see the results from Wales and the impact that that would have on the availability of organs. Having that...
Pam Cameron: I rise to speak on my own behalf to support the principles of the Bill. I do so after considered thought. I am very conscious of the sensitivities around the issues at the core of the Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill. We all know someone who has required an organ donation to improve their quality of life or, indeed, to save their life. That life giving at a time when life is...
Pam Cameron: I also thank my colleague Trevor Clarke for securing the Adjournment debate this evening. Obviously, this is a matter that needs focus, a plan and sufficient investment. There needs to be a marked change in the conditions in South Antrim for all road users and for the residents. I suspect that, as my colleague mentioned, Members representing every constituency in this place could propose a...
Pam Cameron: Mrs Cameron asked the Minister of Health to respond to concerns raised by service users and health and social care (HSC) advocates in relation to his Department's new policy on continuing healthcare in Northern Ireland.
Pam Cameron: I thank the Minister for making himself available to the House to answer questions on this incredibly important topic. Many across NI will, rightly, be concerned at how their caring needs are going to be met now and in the future. The Marie Curie response to the consultation on continuing healthcare in Northern Ireland, specifically on option three, which was to introduce a single eligibility...
Pam Cameron: I beg to introduce the Autism (Amendment) Bill [NIA 31/17-22] which is a Bill to amend the Autism (Northern Ireland) Act 2011. Bill passed First Stage and ordered to be printed. Adjourned at 6.19 pm.
Pam Cameron: I welcome the opportunity to get an update from the Minister on the very concerning news from the Northern Trust. Given the distress that the recall will cause the affected patients, clear and speedy communication is of utmost importance. Will the Minister give us an assurance that patients will be regularly and properly updated throughout the review process should concerns arise relating to...
Pam Cameron: I welcome today's legislative milestone and the progress that it represents for our licensing laws. For our hospitality and tourism industry, this day has been long-awaited. As we respond to the needs of that industry, we are all the more aware of the need to support it to fully recover from the impact of COVID-19, to protect the jobs of thousands of people employed across those sectors and...
Pam Cameron: I support the motion. I thank my party colleagues for securing the debate on an important subject. As constituency representatives, we all deal with Housing Executive tenants daily. The range of issues can be varied, as indeed can the experience of dealing with the Housing Executive to get a remedy to the issues raised. I must say that I find the issue before us today — damp in Housing...
Pam Cameron: I support the regulations. It is regrettable that our travel industry remains so badly affected by the pandemic. We must continue to do all that we can to protect our constituents from countries where COVID is still prevalent, given that people incoming from such nations add to the risk. As we move forward, we need to look at how the information about green lists and so on is communicated. We...
Pam Cameron: 2. Mrs Cameron asked the Minister of Finance what work his Department is undertaking to develop multi-year Budgets to assist longer-term health transformation. (AQO 2176/17-22)
Pam Cameron: I thank the Minister for his response. Does he agree that health will need to be a high priority for budgetary allocations in future to properly address the horrendous waiting lists and to deliver the health transformation that is so badly needed, which may mean a tightening of the purse strings for less important political projects?
Pam Cameron: I am speaking as a DUP member of the Health Committee. There is no doubt that the challenges facing our health service are unprecedented, and, as such, we must look for unprecedented levels of support for our health service. We have all heard the figures for our waiting lists, and they are heartbreaking. Every person on the waiting lists represents a health need. Every one of them, because of...
Pam Cameron: I thank the Deputy Speaker for the extra minute, which I will not be needing. The protocol as it impacts on the delivery of healthcare is a protocol that is not fit for purpose.
Pam Cameron: I thank the Member for his intervention. I completely agree with him. The protocol is not fit for purpose, is not as good as it gets and is not the best of both worlds. It is damaging to our constituents, and, as such, I urge others in the House to work with us for better. The next number of months are going to pose more challenges from COVID. Thankfully, however, we can now place more focus...
Pam Cameron: The Minister may already have answered my question, but, obviously, teenage suicides are a terrible tragedy in our society. Will the Minister outline how many of those critical incident school interventions related specifically to suicide?
Pam Cameron: T2. Mrs Cameron asked the First Minister and deputy First Minister whether they agree that it is time to properly progress a sign language Act for Northern Ireland, given that although the implementation of the New Decade, New Approach (NDNA) deal is a regular topic for discussion in the Chamber and in the media, its commitment to our sign language community is often overlooked. (AQT 1362/17-22)
Pam Cameron: I thank the deputy First Minister for her answer. Does she recognise that, for the deaf community, translation is not an added luxury to communication but simply provides the most basic access to information to which those of us who do not suffer from hearing loss have full access? Surely she agrees that it is completely unacceptable that those who cannot hear have no access to the public...
