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Mrs Cathy Mason: Assembly records
All of Mrs Cathy Mason’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for his assessment on when Bovine Tb will be eradicated in (i) the North; and (ii) across the island of Ireland.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on his Department's work to reduce restrictions on accessing Seasonal Worker visas for the fishing sector.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) any engagement his Department has had with the Government in the south of Ireland in regard to the development of the Blueprint for Bovine TB Eradication; and (ii) any all-island interventions being considered to collaboratively eradicate…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) her assessment of the effectiveness of the flood alleviation plans for Downpatrick; and; (ii) a timeframe for the completion of the works.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether her Department has considered the effectiveness of installing pumps at the Quoile River to mitigate flooding during periods of high water.
Minister, you have just said that we should listen to school leaders. Day in, day out, we are contacted by school leaders, who tell us just how stretched they are. A number of weeks ago, the EA sent them a letter to tell them to tighten the purse strings. We have heard about teachers spending their own money on…
To ask the Minister of Health whether a scoping exercise has been carried out to extend urgent care in the Downe Hospital to alleviate pressures in emergency services at the Ulster Hospital.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 34319/22-27 and AQW 34323/22-27, of the approximate 9% equivalent to £900,000 of total subsidy funding paid out between April 2025 and October 2025 used to offset the increase in childcare fees, to detail (i) any measures the Department implemented to help offset these…
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to, AQW 34319/22-27 and AQW 34323/22-27, to detail the percentage increase of childcare fees in the private childcare sector, excluding the community and voluntary sectors, since the introduction of the Childcare Subsidy Scheme in September 2024.
To ask the Minister of Education pursuant to AQW 34319/22-27 and AQW 34323/22-27, to detail whether approximately 9 per cent, equivalent to £900,000, of the total subsidy funding paid out between April 2025 and October 2025 was used to offset the increases as a result of the 10 per cent increase in the monthly subsidy…
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) the amount invested by NI Water on wastewater infrastructure in South Down in the 2022-27 mandate; (ii) the capacity, in terms of new properties, unlocked by each project; and (iii) any planned wastewater investments for the remainder of the mandate.
To ask the Minister of Justice to detail any consideration her Department is giving to a dedicated portal, where members of the public can submit dash cam footage of dangerous driving, allowing the police to follow up directly.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) which Health and Social Care Trusts (HSCT) have Laser Protection Advisor (LPA) contracts with the Regional Medical Physics Service; and (ii) the number of LPAs contracted to each HSCT.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of Laser Protection Advisors (i) available in the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) that operate in other Health and Social Care Trusts.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps that will be taken to secure Laser Protection Advisors to assist in Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority pre-registration inspections.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether a review of legislation is being considered to reduce the national speed limit, to align with the reduction of speed limits in other areas, such as the Republic of Ireland and Scotland.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail a breakdown of the Pre-School Education Programme funding for the 2025-26 academic year, broken down by funding per pupil in (i) full-time statutory nursery units; (ii) part-time statutory nursery units; (iii) full-time non-statutory settings; (iv) part-time non-statutory…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of school (a) principals; and (b) vice principals, currently receiving full pay while not at work; and (ii) the cost of this, in each of the last three years.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the average time users have spent on the InnerDrive online learning platform; and (ii) any evaluation of engagement, to date.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any plans in place for (i) when the InnerDrive contract expires in May 2026; and (ii) evaluation; and (ii) renewal.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the cost of (i) surveys; (ii) consultations; and (iii) evaluations, commissioned by his Department, in each of the last three years.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any consideration has his Department given to the role and operation of bTB finishing farms.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the current accuracy rate for the Interferon Gamma blood test; and (ii) the number of cases requiring retesting in (a) 2021-22; (b) 2022-23; (c) 2023-24; and (d) 2024 to date.