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Ms Cara Hunter: Assembly records
All of Ms Cara Hunter’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any arrangements in place for coordination between Health and Social Care Trusts, schools and adult disability services during the transition of young people with significant additional needs from education into adult services, including who has responsibility for ensuring that…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the mental health activity; (ii) performance; and (iii) waiting-time datasets currently provided by each Health and Social Care Trust (HSCT) to his Department which remain subject to data-quality, validation or completeness issues following the implementation of encompass,…
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant of AQW 50839/22-27, whether he will direct his Department to make an assessment of the reasons why transformed schools have subsequently not maintained a balanced community representation, including any steps he will take to address this, in light of his obligation to…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister for an update on the rollout of the coercive control campaign as part of the Strategic Framework to End Violence against Women and Girls.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of consultant gynaecologists and other clinicians specialising in the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis, including (a) the number of whole-time equivalent posts; (b) the number of vacant posts; and (c) the number of clinicians who have undertaken specialist…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the extent to which the diagnosis and management of endometriosis is included in undergraduate medical education and clinical training, including (i) the number of hours of teaching dedicated specifically to endometriosis; (ii) the stages of medical education at which this…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) any provisions available for the diagnostic imaging of suspected endometriosis, including (a) the number and type of MRI and ultrasound machines available; and (b) the number of clinicians with specialist training or expertise in imaging for endometriosis; (ii) the most…
To ask the Minister of Education to publish the (i) agendas; (ii) minutes or notes; (iii) attendance records; and (iv) records of decisions, arising from meetings of each of the Subject Working Groups established as part of the Curriculum Taskforce, in the interests of transparency regarding the development of the…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any changes being considered to the proposed history curriculum in response to concerns raised by the History Teachers’ Association of Northern Ireland regarding (i) the volume and sequencing of prescribed content; (ii) teacher workload and autonomy; and (iii) the development…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail all discussions his Department and its agencies had with PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide in the 12 months preceding its closure, including (i) dates of those discussions; (ii) any funding arrangements discussed; and (iii) any steps taken to assess the potential impact of the…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any arrangements put in place to secure the long-term future of the Scoil Spreagtha scheme, including the (i) duration; and (ii) level, of funding committed to its continued delivery.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the proportion of meat and poultry procured by the Education Authority for use in school meals which is halal-certified, broken down by type of meat or poultry.
To ask the Minister of Education, in relation to meat and poultry supplied for use in Education Authority school meals in each of the last three financial years, to detail the proportion sourced from (i) Northern Ireland; (ii) the Republic of Ireland; (iii) Great Britain; and (iv) other countries, broken down by…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail his Department's role and responsibilities in relation to the UK Government-funded research into climate-cooling approaches, including any assessment undertaken of the potential environmental implications for Northern Ireland.
I start by paying tribute to my incredible and inspiring colleague Sinéad McLaughlin. Sinéad has put her heart and soul into the Bill. She is a true Derry girl. As someone who married a Derry boy and whose father is from Strabane and previously served as a councillor in the Derg district electoral area, I have a…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any actions contained in the Teacher Workload Action Plan that have been completed since its publication in April 2026.
To ask the Minister of Education whether any assessment has been undertaken of the impact of children's use of smartphones, social media and other digital devices on reading for pleasure, literacy attainment and sustained attention.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any evidence on which his Department's policy of leaving decisions on school library provision to individual schools is based, in light of the decline in Northern Ireland's Programme for International Student Assessment reading performance.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail how the findings of the Programme for International Student Assessment 2025 will inform the development of the Northern Ireland Curriculum 2028, particularly in relation to mathematics.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any funding available to schools to develop reading-rich environments, including library provision, given the publication of the latest Programme for International Student Assessment results.
This week, I tried to get a constituent who is a victim of domestic violence a safe space and access to services to keep them safe in a refuge, and that was not possible due to the large number of people who desperately need help. Many community organisations that work tirelessly to help victims of domestic violence…
Minister, you will know that roughly one in five children in Northern Ireland live in absolute poverty, and that that will shape their lives and have serious implications for their life chances. We all know that preschool can play a powerful, vital and meaningful role in closing that gap. Knowing that, Minister, why…
To ask the First Minister and deputy First Minister to detail any engagement undertaken with the Minister of Education in the development of the draft Northern Ireland Artificial Intelligence Strategy, including (i) its proposals; and (ii) any assessment of the potential impact of artificial intelligence on (a)…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any measures used by his Department to assess the quality of life and social outcomes of people with severe and enduring mental ill health, including their access to employment, education, housing, social activities and independent living.
To ask the Minister of Education, given his stated commitment to encouraging, facilitating and supporting integrated education, to detail any weight given to the substantial parental majorities in favour of transformation at (i) Downshire Primary School; (ii) Killowen Primary School; (iii) Ballyhenry Primary School;…