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 whether he will explore awarding funding from RAISE to the new Causeway Academy, recognising that the non-selective sector is in critical need for support in the bid to tackle educational underachievement.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQO 941/22-27, for an update on the review of current skills and training provision for school leavers with special educational needs, and on the legislative protections.
To ask the Minister for Communities to outline (i) the criteria used in the assessment and selection process for stadia funding under the Northern Ireland Football Fund; (ii) the reasons for the rejection of Coleraine FC’s application for Tier 3 funding; and (iii) what steps will be taken to ensure full transparency…
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 30107/22-27, to detail (i) whether the Curriculum Taskforce will consider the inclusion of evidence-based harm reduction approaches within the statutory curriculum framework; and (ii) any engagement his Department plans to undertake with (a) young people; and (b)…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the uptake of modern languages at (a) GCSE; and (b) A-level since 2010; and (ii) any assessment made of the implications for language education.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) a breakdown of the uptake of each A-level subject by gender over the last five years; and (ii) any assessment his Department has made of any consistent gender disparities in the uptake of certain subjects.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any cross-border co-operation that has taken place in relation to the 9 per cent of Lough Neagh's catchment located in the Republic of Ireland.
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for their assessment of jobs creation at Shackleton Barracks, in light of the late deputy First Minister’s comments in 2015 stating he had no doubt that we are going to create thousands of new jobs
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any consideration which has been given to (i) exploring cooperation with the Department of Education in the Republic of Ireland to share Irish-medium teaching resources; and (ii) employing Irish-speaking educational psychologists to support pupils in Irish-medium schools.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any (i) monitoring of air and soil pollution carried out by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in the vicinity of bonfire sites during July 2025; and (ii) pollutants detected.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail her Department's engagement in active cross-border economic initiatives with the Irish Government or Ireland's Foreign Direct Agency, to stimulate investment and job creation in the North West.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 28415/22-27, to detail whether any (i) assessment has been carried out on the appropriateness of continuing trade in goods and services between Northern Ireland and Israel, in light of the ongoing proceedings at the International Court of Justice, concerning alleged…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) a breakdown of the number of outstanding arrest warrants, as of 9 September 2025, broken down by (a) warrant type; and (b) the length of time each has been outstanding; and (ii) what measures are being taken to enforce or reduce the backlog.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the current (i) prison population; and (ii) number of unoccupied prison cells, broken down by institution, as of 9 September 2025.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of breech births recorded, in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) the proportion of these that resulted in (a) vaginal delivery; and (b) caesarean section.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any assessment his Department has made of the implications for the delivery of Relationships and Sexuality Education following his direction to the Education Authority to withdraw its guidance on supporting transgender pupils, particularly in relation to how issues of (i)…
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail (i) what assurances she has received from the PSNI that individuals on bail with an imposed internet ban are being appropriately monitored; and (ii) what measures are in place to ensure compliance with such conditions, recognising that internet bans have been shown to be…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the number of (a) landowners; (b) farmers; and (c) community organisations, that have accessed support through the forestry grant schemes in each of the last three years, and (ii) the total area of land reforested through these schemes to…
To ask the Minister for the Economy, in light of the proposed ending of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, what immediate measures her Department is taking to ensure the continuity of support for economically inactive cohorts, particularly carers, disabled people, and those transitioning from the justice system.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) the average waiting time for applicants to the Affordable Warmth Scheme to receive financial support; (ii) what percentage of applicants to the Affordable Warmth Scheme have received financial support; and (iii) when will more funds be delivered to the Housing…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) an update on the scheme that will replace the Affordable Warmth Scheme; and (ii) a timeline of when he expects this to be implemented.
To ask the Minister of Justice whether she will work with her Executive colleagues to develop a coordinated, interdepartmental plan, focused on harm-reduction to prevent further drug-related deaths, particularly in light of the recent tragedies associated with events such as the Emerge Festival.
To ask the Minister of Health, following the tragic deaths at the Emerge Festival in August 2025, whether he will give consideration to making drugs testing facilities available at future music festivals and similar public events as part of a broader harm-reduction strategy.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) what discussions he has had with (a) the Education Authority; and (b) Departmental officials, regarding ongoing problems with the provision of Special Educational Needs transport; and (ii) his assessment of current arrangements, particularly in light of repeated annual…