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 to detail what steps are being taken, in conjunction with the Department of Health, to address the geographical disparity in access to autism assessments; particularly the disparity between the Belfast Trust, where children must wait up to several years or pay privately, and other…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail: (i) his Department's assessment of the impact that reduced timetables for children has on their learning; and (ii) any measures his Department is taking to ensure that all learners are returned to full time timetables as soon as possible.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail what steps his Department has taken to recruit Educational Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists and Special Educational Needs professionals with the requisite language skills to support children and teachers in the Irish Medium sector.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant of AQW 27252/22-27, whether his Department can provide clear evidence that action short of strike in the industrial relations arena as carried out by unions in the last five years has compromised child safety.
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department is exploring the introduction of dedicated mental health crisis response services, such as psychiatric ambulances or mobile crisis teams, that would enable individuals in mental health crisis to be taken directly to appropriate mental health facilities rather than…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant of AQW 26777/22-27,in light of the Department not holding the information to determine the percentage of textiles currently being recycled, (i) how he intends to establish a baseline for measuring progress; and (ii) whether he will commit to…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant of AQW 26846/22-27, to detail what immediate actions his Department will take to accelerate progress, improve transparency, and ensure credible plans are in place to avoid breaching statutory recycling obligations., given that current…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (i) to detail the steps his Department is taking to ensure compliance with EU obligations under the Waste Framework Directive in relation to the registration, traceability, and reporting of hazardous waste; and (ii) how these are being enforced across…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) what percentage of electrical goods are currently being recycled; and (ii) what steps his Department is taking to increase recycling for electrical waste.
To ask the Minister of Education, in light of his recent commitment to look again at funding options for the Scoil Spreagtha scheme, to provide a timeline by which Gael Linn will learn whether further funding will be forthcoming.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps his Department is taking to ensure that appropriate acoustic standards are incorporated into the planning and design of all future school buildings and ongoing renovations, particularly in recognition of the sensory and communication needs of pupils with special…
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department has plans to set clearly defined targets for (i) increasing the number of Integrated school places; (ii) increasing the number of schools transforming to Integrated status; and (iii) expanding the number of Integrated schools.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 26925/22-27, to detail an expected time frame for the full replacement of the Schools Information Management System under the Education Information Solutions programme, noting the importance of data on children on reduced timetables.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant of AQW 24882/22-27, for an update on (i) the operations of the Water Catchment Partnership, outlining the issues being dealt with and specific points regarding problems identified; and (ii) any solutions they are currently implementing, with…
The Budget is not just a set of numbers; it is a test of whether the Executive can turn words into action or whether they will continue the cycle of failure, short-termism, blaming and shifting that has held the North back for far too long. Let us be clear: the public deserve a Budget that works and matches resources…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail why the use of Expert Panels has not been considered for a review of Irish Medium Education, given that they have been utilised to carry out the Independent Review of Education, Review of the Curriculum and A Fair Start report.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant of AQW 25573/22-27, to detail what specific steps he is taking to ensure that the review of the Northern Ireland Curriculum will lead to a consistent and comprehensive approach to teaching the historical causes of conflict, particularly the deep-rooted issues highlighted in…
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 26923/22-27, to detail: (i) what percentage of children leave Key Stage 2 having achieved the required level of swimming proficiency, broken down by (a) gender, (b) age, and (c) any other relevant demographic factors; (ii) how his Department ensures consistent access…
To ask the Minister for Communities what ringfenced money has been allocated for the construction of outdoor gyms in the last five years, broken down by constituency.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the average waiting time from a patient's initial presentation at an Emergency Department to their admission to an acute mental health ward, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he will commit to not introducing legislation that would criminalise teachers for taking part in action short of strike by refusing to cooperate with inspections, recognising that to do so would risk undermining industrial relations and punishing lawful union activity.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure, pursuant of AQW 24983/22-27, whether the policy to introduce dual Irish and English signage and ticket machines at Belfast Grand Central Station will be extended to all other Translink train and bus depots.
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 20623/22-27, to detail any plans the Department has to (i) reconsider or (ii) formally review its position on the three-year reapplication rule, given the over-subscribed nature of the funding schemes and recognising that other schemes may not be suitable for many…
To ask the Minister of Health for his Department's assessment of the impact that the 92 per cent shortfall in annual funding is having on the Preventing Harm, Empowering Recovery strategy.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he will have discussions with the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment in relation to questions that have again appeared in the GCSE Learning for Life and Work exam papers that imply homosexuality is intrinsically negative.