Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Health (a) what is the current waiting time for ophthalmology appointments at the Singapore National Eye Centre; and (b) what arrangements exist to facilitate patients to secure earlier ophthalmology appointment dates at other public healthcare institutions. Mr Ong Ye Kung: In the second quarter of 2023, the median wait timeContinue reading “WAITING TIME FOR OPHTHALMOLOGY APPOINTMENTS AT SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE AND ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR EARLIER DATES”
Category Archives: PQ: Sylvia Lim
REPLACEMENT OF HARD COPY APPLICATION FOR NEWSPAPER PERMITS WITH DIGITALLY-ENABLED FORMS
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) whether the Infocomm Media Development Authority intends to replace its hard copy application forms for newspaper permits with digitally-enabled forms; and (b) if so, when. Mrs Josephine Teo: The Ministry of Communications and Information has been reviewing the process for the application of political party newspaperContinue reading “REPLACEMENT OF HARD COPY APPLICATION FOR NEWSPAPER PERMITS WITH DIGITALLY-ENABLED FORMS”
QUERIES INTO AND LESSONS FROM RECENT BILLION-DOLLAR MONEY LAUNDERING CASE
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs what is the extent to which Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) are useful in uncovering suspected money laundering activities. Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether there are practical disparities between the implementation of AML protocols when executed by officers employed in MAS-regulated financial institutionsContinue reading “QUERIES INTO AND LESSONS FROM RECENT BILLION-DOLLAR MONEY LAUNDERING CASE”
RULES APPLIED TO POLITICAL OFFICEHOLDERS FOR SPEAKING AT EVENTS ORGANISED BY COMMERCIAL ENTITIES
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Prime Minister (a) what rules apply to Ministers and other political officeholders on whether to accept invitations to speak at events organised by commercial organisations; and (b) what are the enforcement mechanisms in place to ensure that political officeholders are not leveraged on to promote commercial interests. Mr Chan Chun SingContinue reading “RULES APPLIED TO POLITICAL OFFICEHOLDERS FOR SPEAKING AT EVENTS ORGANISED BY COMMERCIAL ENTITIES”
DEPLOYMENT OF REDESIGNED FULLY AUTOMATED AND UNMANNED NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE POSTS
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether the Ministry has studied the outcomes thus far from the deployment of the redesigned Neighbourhood Police Posts (NPPs) which are fully automated and unmanned; (b) whether there is evidence of a displacement of workload from such NPPs to other touchpoints like 999 calls or NeighbourhoodContinue reading “DEPLOYMENT OF REDESIGNED FULLY AUTOMATED AND UNMANNED NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE POSTS”
WORK PERMIT HOLDERS GRANTED APPROVAL TO MARRY SINGAPOREANS
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Manpower (a) in the last two years, how many current and former Work Permit holders respectively have been granted approval to marry Singaporeans, segmented by gender; (b) what industries have these approved spouses of Singaporeans worked in; and (c) what criteria are currently used to decide such applications forContinue reading “WORK PERMIT HOLDERS GRANTED APPROVAL TO MARRY SINGAPOREANS”
DATA ON MONTHLY PENSION PAID TO RETIRED CIVIL SERVANTS UNDER GOVERNMENT PENSION SCHEME
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Prime Minister what is the (i) lowest, (ii) median and (iii) highest monthly pension currently paid to retired civil servants under Government pension schemes. Mr Chan Chun Sing (for the Prime Minister): The pension of a retired pensionable officer is fixed and is based on the officer’s length of service and pensionableContinue reading “DATA ON MONTHLY PENSION PAID TO RETIRED CIVIL SERVANTS UNDER GOVERNMENT PENSION SCHEME”
TIMELINE FOR INTRODUCTION OF ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAW
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Manpower (a) what are the remaining issues to be sorted out before the Government will introduce the anti-discrimination law announced by the Prime Minister at the National Day Rally in 2021; and (b) when is the draft law expected to be circulated for public review. Dr Tan See Leng: TheContinue reading “TIMELINE FOR INTRODUCTION OF ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAW”
TIMELINES FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON ENHANCED COMMUNITY DISPUTES MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) what are the timelines for public consultation in 2023 on the enhanced Community Disputes Management Framework to tackle neighbourhood disputes; and (b) with the necessary modifications, whether any part of this framework can be used for neighbour disputes in private estates. 48 Dr Wan Rizal askedContinue reading “TIMELINES FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON ENHANCED COMMUNITY DISPUTES MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK”
SINGAPORE’S POSITION ON RUSSIAN-UKRAINE WAR ONE YEAR ON
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs (a) whether remarks on the Russia-Ukraine war by the Minister for Home Affairs at a workshop on 8 March 2023 held at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute represent the views of the Government; and (b) whether there has been any revision to Singapore’s position on the Russian invasion ofContinue reading “SINGAPORE’S POSITION ON RUSSIAN-UKRAINE WAR ONE YEAR ON”
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