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.
Minister, given the clear benefits of early diagnosis, will you commit to setting a target of 12 weeks by which no patient will wait longer for a dementia assessment? Will you detail further some of the current waiting times in Northern Ireland?
I thank the Chair of the Committee for tabling this important motion. It is really nice that we, as a Committee and as a collective, endorse and support it. From my school experience of outdoor learning, I vividly remember that, while attending Dominican College in Portstewart, which is based beside the sea, many…
To ask the Minister of Health, under the provisions of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 which prohibits the sale of nicotine inhaling products to persons under 18, to detail (i) the number of inspections of vape retail premises carried out by Environmental Health Officers in local…
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail whether centralised guidance will be issued to ensure all public sector managers apply (i) carer's leave; and (ii) flexible working, policies consistently across Departments and arm's-length bodies.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail whether the Education Authority provides mandatory training for managers regarding reasonable adjustments for employees with caring responsibilities for disabled dependants.
To ask the Minister of Education, in light of the UK Supreme Court judgement in the matter of an application by JR87 and another for Judicial Review (Appellant), to detail (i) any steps his Department will take to (a) bring the Religious Education curriculum and associated guidance into compliance with human-rights…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail how his Department will monitor compliance with its equality obligations, under Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, in relation to transgender and non-binary pupils’ access to physical education and school sport, when his Department does not collect any participation…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of (i) full-time art teachers, employed; and (ii) students entered for art at (a) GSCE; and (b) A-Level, for each of the last 15 years, broken down by sector.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, given that the Air Quality Standards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 and the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 place a statutory duty on his Department to identify, assess and reduce all significant sources of harmful pollutants, including…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department will consider reinstating late-night rail services, departing from Portrush, given that the lack of services is having an adverse impact on local businesses.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any action his Department plans to take on the University of Stirling’s August 2024 report Independent Review of the Liquor Licensing System in Northern Ireland, including the Surrender Principle which recommends the replacement of the current alcohol licensing system.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) whether fee-paying or voluntary-grammar schools are permitted to use the payment or non-payment of (a) school fees; (b) voluntary contributions; or (c) consolidated charges, as criteria for determining pupil eligibility for over-subscribed school trips; and (ii) the…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any plans his Department has to ensure that schools systematically identify and record pupils with rare diseases, given current gaps in data and the evidence that improved awareness and whole-school understanding, significantly enhances outcomes for these children.
I thank Declan for raising this. I did not intend to speak today, as it is not my constituency; I just wanted to listen in. It is important, however, to be here to contribute to any debate on the expansion of our mental health services in the trust area. I, too, am very concerned about the lack of clarity on this…
We do not agree on much, Minister, but I am glad that we agree that smartphones do not belong in schools, so I welcome that. Referring to my initial point about instilling confidence in young people, there are school projects in the South that teach 11- to 17-year-olds how to be critical about media influence and…
Thank you, Minister. At the time of the proposed amalgamation, the school was described as a flagship school for the whole island, yet we have had delay after delay, the interim board of governors resigning and three school communities feeling abandoned. I have spoken to their prinicipals. When will we get funding for…
Ms Hunter asked the Minister of Education, noting that we live in a changing world, where many young people have unfiltered access to smartphones and social media, and that, inside and outside the classroom, they are exposed to never-ending content of unrealistic beauty standards, and that she recently wrote to the…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the amount of (a) funding; and (b) resources available to assist victims of romance scams; (ii) any (a) services; or (b) support mechanisms that exist for victims and for family members seeking to help someone escape such a scam; and (iii) any (a) awareness campaigns; or…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) any protections available to consumers from the Republic of Ireland, purchasing vehicles in Northern Ireland, that subsequently fail National Car Testing due to defects that should have been identified at MOT; and (ii) whether her Department plans to enhance…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) whether her Department has considered establishing formal engagement with the Road Safety Authority in the Republic of Ireland, to explore greater alignment and cooperation between the MOT and National Car Testing regimes, with a view to improving cross-border…