Category Archives: Committee of Supply 2025

Sport Facility Bookings

Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap (Aljunied): Madam, in June 2024, MyActiveSG+ was launched. The web-based platform was meant to address the problems faced by users in booking sport facilities. Since the platforms launched, there have been problems with transferring of credits from the previous MyActiveSG apps, access to facilities by children and accompanied byContinue reading “Sport Facility Bookings”

Progress of Malay/Muslim Community

Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap (Aljunied): Chairman, in Malay. (In Malay): Sir, I would like to seek clarification and elaboration on four matters concerning the Malay/Muslim community in Singapore. These matters are: (i) the construction and management of mosques; (ii) Warees Halal Limited; (iii) the Asatizah Recognition Scheme (ARS); and (iv) full-time madrasahs. Sir, theContinue reading “Progress of Malay/Muslim Community”

Raising World-class Athletes

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Madam, I declare my interest as a parent of a child in a high performance sports programme run by SportSG. I congratulate Yeo Jia Min and Loh Kean Yew on their stellar performance in the recent German Open Badminton tournament. They and other team Singapore athletes have blazed a trailContinue reading “Raising World-class Athletes”

Workload of Junior Doctors

Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap (Aljunied): Madam, I would like to address the issue of the workload of junior doctors. MOH has mentioned on 10 January 2024 in Parliament, that their guideline for junior doctors stipulates that, when average out over a month, the total work hours per week of junior doctors should notContinue reading “Workload of Junior Doctors”

Maternity Fees for Mothers of Singapore Citizens

Ms Sylvia Lim (Aljunied): Madam, Singapore’s total fertility rate stands at 0.97, yet delivery costs vary widely by maternal nationality. Foreign mothers married to Singaporean fathers whose children will be Singaporean by birth, face significantly higher expenses. At KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, a normal delivery in a C class ward cost Singaporean mothers $1,390, whichContinue reading “Maternity Fees for Mothers of Singapore Citizens”

SPH Media Trust – KPIs

Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Sir, the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) shared at last year’s Budget that $260 million was earmarked for SPH Media Trust for the FY2024/2025. We were also told that the Ministry had established key performance indicators (KPIs) for SPH Media Trust. The Minister said that while SPH Media TrustContinue reading “SPH Media Trust – KPIs”

Preventive Dental Care

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): MediSave generally does not cover dental treatments unless they involve surgery and are medically necessary. Non-surgical procedures like extractions, crowns, dentures and braces are not MediSave claimable. Singaporeans are not seeing their dentist regularly enough. Over 50% of Singaporeans visit a dentist at least once a year. However, 40% ofContinue reading “Preventive Dental Care”

Digital Inclusion & Public Opinion Surveys

Digital Inclusion Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Sir, digitalising services improves efficiency and convenience for both individuals and organisations. However, some Singaporeans struggle to keep up, whether due to physical limitations, lack of digital literacy or difficulties adapting. These individuals risk being left behind as more Government and business services move online. Providing parallel paperContinue reading “Digital Inclusion & Public Opinion Surveys”

Compensating Family Caregivers

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Sir, family caregivers provide unpaid care, often at great personal costs. Many sacrifice their careers, drain their savings and push through exhaustion, and sometimes even abuse, to care for their loved ones, often at the expense of their own well-being. Without them, the healthcare burden on the state willContinue reading “Compensating Family Caregivers”

Thaipusam as National Holiday

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: In October 2022, I filed a Parliamentary Question on whether the current slate of national public holidays was a holdover from the colonial era practice of allocating two holidays per ethnic group. The response from MOM was that it was the result of a decision made in 1968 to reduce the numberContinue reading “Thaipusam as National Holiday”