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 Education, pursuant to AQW 29743/22-27, to outline (i) any evidence his Department holds to show that children with special educational needs are receiving equal access to physical education and sport, in practice; and (ii) any enforcement or intervention measures available, should Boards of…
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 30213/22-27, to detail any mechanisms his Department has in place to demonstrate compliance with Article 86 of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, for children unable to attend school due to emotionally based school avoidance.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 31834/22-27, to outline why the Northern Ireland Environment Agency does not conduct routine monitoring of pollution at bonfire sites, given these being large-scale public events which generate significant emissions.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 31834/22-27, what discussions his Department has had with local councils and the Public Health Agency to ensure that any public health risks arising from bonfire emissions are being properly monitored and addressed.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail any steps her Department is taking to ensure Translink maintains full public transport provision on the Ulsterbus 115 service between Kilrea, Rasharkin and Ballymena during the closure of the Bann Bridge, given the disruption faced by passengers.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline any assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Arts Council’s mechanisms to withhold or withdraw funding through the Musical Instruments Scheme if an applicant organisation does not meet its equality of opportunity and good relations duty.
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 31410/22-27, whether his Department will take steps to begin collating data on the number of people on waiting lists for psychological services that have accessed primary care and secondary care prior to their initial appointment, in order to better understand patterns of…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail, in light of evidence given to the Education Committee by the Independent Autism Reviewer, (i) any actions his Department is taking to address concerns that hundreds of children are currently on reduced timetables, or are out of school; and (ii) how he plans to ensure…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps his Department is taking to ensure that all schools adopt a whole-school approach to emotional wellbeing.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her decision to reclassify road resurfacing, footpath maintenance, street lighting and staff costs, as active travel expenditure, was subject to (i) consultation with local councils and external stakeholders, such as active travel organisations; and (ii) approval or…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the reason why the £100 million allocation for new social housing in 2025-26, presented in January as additional to his Department’s capital budget, is now recorded within the Department’s existing allocation; and (ii) the number of new social homes will be delivered…
To ask the Minister of Health what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the new access improvement measures in the 2025-26 general medical services contract, particularly in reducing the number of patients being asked to call back multiple times before securing a GP appointment.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any evaluation his Department has carried out of international models of digital access to GPs, including video consultations.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) how his Department will measure the effectiveness of the new requirement for GP practices to establish patient participation groups; and (ii) whether patients will be able to directly report persistent access difficulties to his Department.
Thank you, Madam Principal Deputy Speaker. The SDLP firmly believes that young people are the foundation of our future and must have access to the right skill sets to help them and our businesses to prosper. Upskilling the thousands of young people across NI is key to unlocking and creating a stronger and more…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) the number of emotional support dogs housed within Northern Ireland prisons in each of the last ten years; (ii) the number of incidents of abuse or harm towards these dogs reported in each of the last ten years; (iii) the number of emotional support dogs that have been…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether his Department has engaged in any formal cooperation or dialogue with the Irish Government or the European Environment Agency in relation to the September 2025 report Europe's Environment 2025; and (ii) whether there are plans to coordinate…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps he plans to take in Northern Ireland, or with the Department for Work and Pensions, to address the issue whereby Universal Credit claimants paid every four weeks receive two payments within a single monthly assessment period, leading to reduced or nil awards and…
To ask the Minister of Education to clarify the process for initiating a special educational needs statutory assessment, including (i) whether a referral for statutory assessment must be made by a community paediatrician, or whether parents, schools, educational psychologists, or other professionals are equally…
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 31047/22-27, whether he will urgently intervene to address the ongoing uncertainty regarding the permanent site and capital funding for Causeway Academy, in light of concerns that the lack of clarity is already impacting staff retention, enrolment projections, and the…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs pursuant to AQW 30560/22-27, (i) to detail any assessment his Department has made of the approximately 70 per cent decline in farmer participation in forestry grant schemes over the last three years; and (ii) to detail any steps being taken to address…