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 any action his Department is taking to better facilitate the recognition of privately diagnosed medical conditions as a precursor to receiving a statement of special educational need.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any action her Department is taking to facilitate those on the autism spectrum into employment, recognising that research from Ulster University reveals that those with autism in Northern Ireland experience a greater gap in employment compared to any other group recorded…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the funding provided by Sport NI and any other funding bodies to support the building, maintenance, upgrading or renovations of council-run sports facilities in each local council area, including the details of the specific (i) sport; and (ii) facility.
I thank the Minister for his answer. In an Education Committee meeting, one of the teachers' trade unions said that there is a growing fear that our schools are becoming exam factories. Will you reassure us today that that will be addressed in your curriculum reforms and that any changes will be subject to Executive…
While SEN needs grow across the North, I am being contacted by parents, teachers and young people who are waiting up to four years for autism and ADHD assessments. What is the Minister's Department doing to quicken up these waiting lists?
Ms Hunter asked the Minister of Education, while registering her disappointment that there was no mention of curriculum review in the Programme for Government, whether his Executive colleagues agree with him on that matter, given the fact that he has talked at length about its importance.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail the number of incidences recorded in Northern Ireland in relation to (i) revenge porn victims; (ii) childhood sexual abuse images; and (iii) voyeurism in the last five years.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the criteria for implementing rumble strips; (ii) the criteria for implementing a speed ramp; and (iii) the number of villages currently awaiting approval of either rumble strips or a speed ramp; and (iv) how far Drumsurn has progressed in this process.
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any measures he is taking to ensure that Foras na Gaeilge receives urgent funding so that Gael Linn may continue with the roll-out of the Scoil Spreagtha scheme, recognising his Department's obligation to support the Irish language and that organisers have stated that the…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any actions his Department is taking to work with the Education Authority to ensure that no child who has applied to attend Our Lady of Fatima preschool, Tamnaherin, is left without a place in September, recognising that if placements are not facilitated children are at risk…
I too welcome Aoife to the Chamber. It is great to have another woman on board. You did very well today. It is a pleasure to contribute to the debate, to celebrate the women in and around my constituency on International Women's Day and to share some of the uplifting things that they do to take care of the people in…
I beg to move Thank you, Principal Deputy Speaker. I welcome the opportunity to propose our motion in recognition of how much pain addiction causes in our communities across the North, focusing in particular today on the north-west. I thank the Minister of Health for being here. I thank his predecessor as Health…
I welcome today's debate. The SDLP will support the School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill at its Second Stage. Any discussion on potential capping of school uniform costs is most welcome. School uniforms are meant to promote equality, discipline and school identity: in reality, their high costs create…
As a member of the Opposition, I welcome the opportunity to raise the aspects of the Programme for Government that I welcome and to highlight where the Executive have fallen short. I feel strongly that the document lacks the ambition that the public would have liked to see. The Programme for Government agreed by the…
There are 1,079 delays to adaptations to the housing of people living with a disability. Minister, what are you doing to end those delays and speed things up?
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any discussions she has had with the US Consulate on tourists' road safety ahead of The Open at Royal Portrush Golf Club in 2025.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether she plans to review the speed limit on the Somerset Road, Coleraine, from 40mph to 30mph, following the increase of new build houses.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any consideration he has given to expanding the categories of children eligible for short-term breaks under Article 18 of the Children Act 1989; and (ii) whether his Department will introduce legislation or regulations to prescribe the inclusion of other categories of…
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department will consider aligning its provisions with Section 17(6) of the Children Act 1989 to facilitate the provision of services, including accommodation, for children and families in need.
I thank the party to my left for tabling this important motion. We support it and the DUP amendment. I fear that some of my comments may repeat what other Members have said, but I add my voice to those from across the Chamber to demand immediate and meaningful change in the way that schools procure essential goods and…