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Ms Cara Hunter: Assembly records
All of Ms Cara Hunter’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any steps that his Department and Health and Social Care Trusts are taking to ensure that patients with severe and high-risk mental health conditions receive timely access to psychiatric review, continuity of care, and appropriate follow-up; (ii) the number of complaints or…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any discussions with the Minister of Health regarding the provision of nursing cover for special school summer schemes, including (i) the date on which the issue of nursing provision was first raised with his Department; (ii) any requests made by his Department or the…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the current level of nursing provision in all special schools during the standard school term; (ii) any measures in place to ensure the medical needs of pupils with complex care requirements are met safely in schools, without on site registered nurses; and (iii) any…
Cancellation of Summer Schemes in Special Schools That this Assembly expresses grave concern that the Education Authority has announced the cancellation of summer schemes in special schools in 2026 due to concerns about healthcare provision for participating children; recognises that these schemes provide a lifeline…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail whether (i) their Department has considered, or is currently considering, the introduction of a structured integration programme for newly arrived migrants, including refugees, incorporating English language provision and civic orientation on living and…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) whether, in light of the use of assessed oral components within the International Baccalaureate, he considers that issues relating to (a) reliability; (b) workload; and (c) scalability, remain barriers to their inclusion in statutory assessment; and (ii) any evidence…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the amount of (i) ring-fenced; and (ii) non-ring-fenced, funding that has been allocated to programmes and support services that are delivered to support pupils for whom English is an additional language in each of the last five years, broken down by Education Authority…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail how programmes and support services to support pupils for whom English is an additional language are delivered across each Education Authority district.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any provisions in place to support pupils for whom English is an additional language, including all dedicated programmes and support services.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of instances of administration of rapid tranquillisation or other acute behavioural management sedative medication without a patient’s consent that have been recorded in psychiatric hospitals, in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of incidents involving the discovery or seizure of controlled or non-prescribed drugs that have been recorded within psychiatric hospitals, in each of the last five years, broken down by hospital.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) how the Education Authority’s SEN reform proposal to reduce reliance on one-to-one classroom assistant support aligns with its assurance that pupils who require such support will continue to receive it; and (ii) whether any criteria used to determine a child's level of…
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 42579/22-27, to detail (i) how he can demonstrate that proposals to close small rural schools deliver a net financial benefit once all associated costs are included; and (ii) whether he will publish a system-wide cost-benefit analysis covering transport, capital…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any reason why approximately £25 million per year continues to be spent on permanent bedroom tax mitigation, rather than being redirected toward the construction of one-bedroom social housing, given departmental estimates that such funding could deliver around 300 units…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of times patients receiving inpatient psychiatric care have been transferred between hospitals, in each of the last five years; and (ii) in how many of those cases the transfer occurred without the patient’s consent.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the rationale as to why patients receiving inpatient psychiatric care, who are identified by clinicians as potentially having conditions such as ADHD, are not able to access formal diagnostic assessment within that setting; and (ii) any assessment that has been made on…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any assessment that has been made of the effectiveness of trauma-informed safeguarding practices within abortion and reproductive healthcare services, particularly in identifying and supporting individuals experiencing sexual abuse, coercion, or incest; and (ii) whether any…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any (i) lessons that have been identified from recent meningitis clusters elsewhere in the UK; and (ii) actions that have been taken to mitigate the risk of similar outbreaks locally.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any consideration she has given to introducing measures to prevent the misuse of parking spaces designated for parents with young children, including (i) improved enforcement mechanisms; and (ii) the potential introduction of a permit or badge scheme to demonstrate…
Amy Doherty was in her late 20s.She was mother to Rhea and Ronan; a loved daughter of Patrick and Sharon; a sister to Shane and Ryan; a granddaughter, a niece, a cousin and a friend to many. Over the weekend and today, I have been genuinely lost for words to say about the continuing murders and to say to Amy's family…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any targeted public health measures that are in place to protect students and young people from meningitis, including (i) awareness campaigns; (ii) on-campus vaccination access; and (iii) guidance for further and higher education institutions.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of classroom assistant posts that have been advertised, but not filled, in each of the last three years; and (ii) whether his Department has carried out any assessment of the reasons for posts remaining unfilled.
To ask the Minister of Education, as part of ongoing assessment reform under TransformED, to detail the extent to which he is considering the use of oral presentations, structured discussion, and debate as methods of assessing pupil learning across the curriculum.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of complaints received regarding failure to implement special educational provision, in the last year.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 37503/22-27, for an update on the Violence at Work policy he has referenced, including (i) whether the policy has now been formally launched; (ii) to detail a summary of the key measures and guidance it contains to protect teachers and classroom assistants from…